battle wounds. For over 4‚800 years marijuana has been used for medical purposes. Until the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act banned marijuana and created uncertainty in Americans. Especially with the with the arrival of new drugs like aspirin which became the new pain reliever and marijuana came to be known as an intoxicant. Until today‚ with the rise in popularity of medical marijuana‚ we see states one by one changing their laws to decriminalize the use of medical marijuana. As of today there are 12 states
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Recent studies on medicinal marijuana show benefits in its use for cancer‚ seizures and PTSD conflicting reports cause doubt in its benefits. The topic of marijuana as a medical drug as a treatment has sparked much controversy. Generally people tend to be fiercely on one side‚ for or against medicinal marijuana‚ while some remain undecided‚ believing much more research is needed. Cancer research has shown that marijuana can drastically reduce nausea associated with chemotherapy and may also aid chemotherapy
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For 80 years Marijuana prohibition‚ the standard fallback position throughout most states‚ is undergoing the next phase of transition. Politicians‚ and corporate entities have utilized outdated‚ and unproven information to continue the war against this drug‚ and its users. The arguments about why prohibition started‚ and continue is varied -- it seems complicated‚ but is it really? Just because something appears complicated‚ does not mean the facts hold to that view. Some scholars‚ citizens‚ and
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U.S. Government Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana should be made legal in the state of Ohio. Not only will this help alleviate petty misdemeanors‚ but it will produce unbelievable amounts of tax dollars for the state. The bottom line is kids and adults will smoke marijuana if it legal or not. The legalization of marijuana will allow for the government to have a monitor of how many users there are‚ instead of speculating. There are some cons‚ such as underage users‚ or people driving while
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This pollical cartoon is talking about the positives of the legalization of marijuana. Today‚ the use of alcohol and cigarettes are legal‚ however‚ the use of marijuana is illegal. In the top section of the cartoon‚ it is a graveyard filled with tombstones‚ which is labeled death from alcohol. In this graveyard‚ there are tombstones spread everywhere as far as the eye can see. Additionally‚ the next section of the cartoon represents the death from cigarettes. This section also has a lot of deaths
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Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization
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Over the past several years the support for marijuana legalization is rapidly growing in the US. A recent poll in 2015 shows that 58% of Americans say that the drug should be legal while only 42% say it should stay illegal. Most polls regarding Americans and their pot use hover around the 40% mark for having tried marijuana at least once which is equivalent to about 127.7 million people‚ nearly half the country has already tried marijuana which is more than how many Americans know who Jennifer Lawrence
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THC (Cannabis) Between 1840 and 1900‚ European and American medical journals published more than 100 articles on the therapeutic use of the drug known then as Cannabis indica (or Indian hemp) and now as marijuana. It was recommended as an appetite stimulant‚ muscle relaxant‚ analgesic‚ hypnotic‚ and anticonvulsant. As late as 1913 Sir William Osler recommended it as the most satisfactory remedy for migraine headaches . Today the 5000-year medical history of cannabis has been almost forgotten
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I believe that marijuana is not bad for you there is no death from marijuana. I think it is ward that the FDA thinks that alcohol and cigarettes is safe and weed will kill you that is mind boggling that alcohol and cigarettes are good. Alcohol is known to cause liver cancer and cigarettes is known to cause throat and lung cancer. Many people say that marijuana is bad but the statistics say that alcohol is worse. It seems to me that alcohol has all these dangers‚ yet‚ according to the statistics
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The Pros and Cons on the legalization of Marijuana for Medical use Thermon V. Ratliff Jr DeVry University Professor Snyder April 13‚ 2011 Thesis: The debate over the legalization of marijuana may not be decided in my lifetime‚ but the sub topic of legalizing marijuana for medical use should not be held back by political agendas‚ unethical laws‚ and a misinformed social conscience. By examining both the pros and cons on this subject‚ I hope to provide balanced information that will aid other
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