Increasing use of Medical Marijuana ENGL103 Colorado Technical University March 18‚ 2013 In the United States of America‚ marijuana is a Schedule 1 controlled substance; but 17 states and Washington D.C. have legalized medical marijuana. Even though marijuana is legal within those states‚ it is still a federal offense which is punishable by incarceration and fines. There are many sick people who benefit from using medical marijuana. Medical marijuana helps cancer patients‚ slows
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Is Medical Marijuana a good thing? Medical Cannabis or as most know it‚ Medical Marijuana‚ is parts of the herb cannabis used as a doctor- recommended form of medicine. It also refers to synthetic forms of cannabinoids‚ which are a class of diverse chemical compounds that activate cell membrane receptors‚ like Tetrehydrocannabinol (THC)‚ which is why it is recommended from doctors as well. THC is the psychoactive drug in Medical Cannabis that works with the central nervous and immune system to
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Mortality). The death rate of marijuana is zero‚ but yet the government sees it as a risk and criminalized a plant with great potential. The decriminalization of medical marijuana could create many cures and treatments‚ bring enormous tax revenue‚ and could be used for everyday needs. The criminalization of medical marijuana has proven to be a failure and a waste of resource and should be abolished. Concerns on the drug are understandable; many people fear that marijuana can lead to the use and abuse
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Marijuana Legalization “Marijuana gets about 9% of the smokers addicted” (Boffey‚ Philip M). Marijuana saves tons of lives in the medical field so it needs to be legal for everyone to use. Marijuana also doesn’t make people stupid like people say it does. Marijuana should be legalized because it doesn’t make people lose brain cells‚ people can become successful with it‚ and it won’t hurt people’s brains or them. Marijuana should be legalized because people can come very successful from growing
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a daily basis we have seen many patients come in “acting crazy” post cannabis use (young adults). marijuana remains to be classified as a schedule I substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act‚ “a designation declaring it to have high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use “.(Bostwick‚ 2012). But the article does show that “at least some benefit for smoked marijuana in stimulating appetite‚ particularly in AIDS-related wasting syndrome‚ and in combating chemotherapy-induced
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Background: How is Cannabis used in the medical field and should it be legalized for recreational purposes as well as medical use? Medical marijuana has been used for many years in the medical field. According to AAMC‚ adjunctive therapy with cannabis has helped patients deal with their symptoms of disease or disorders. A study was done by University of California medical researchers in which they placed “an ingredient in chili peppers beneath the skin of marijuana smokers to see if it could relieve acute
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Medical marijuana is a very controversial topic in the news today. The people who think medical marijuana should be legal believe that it could help with symptoms of many diseases and disorders‚ like epilepsy‚ AIDS‚ and even cancer. (“Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?” :ProCon‚ “Medical Marijuana”: Drug Policy Alliance) The people who think medical marijuana is bad believe that if the drug is made legal‚ it will just encourage people to abuse it‚ making its symptoms‚ like slow reaction time
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Make Medical Marijuana a Choice “Traditional” cancer treatments are on the rise and are in abundance. The most common treatments are surgery‚ chemotherapy‚ and radiation. A few of the lesser known are targeted therapy‚ immunotherapy‚ and stem cell transplant. Surgery is not only a treatment‚ but it can be used to diagnose and prevent most cancers. There are multiple surgical techniques‚ such as‚ full removal‚ partial removal‚ and some techniques are to treat a specific problem caused by the cancer
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HRE4M – Chapter One Should Marijuana be legalized? Some would say … Marijuana should be legalized Because… It is no worse than alcohol‚ and it safe if controlled. If the government controlled the use of marijuana like they do with alcohol then there would be fewer drug dealers and the marijuana would be safe because it is regulated. “Marijuana does not cause permanent mental illness; it is not highly addictive; it is not stronger than in previous decades; it is not more damaging than tobacco;
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about why marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana legalization is a very heated topic that has great controversy and is rarely discussed or taken seriously among US politicians because politicians are too preoccupied in preserving their seats in congress‚ and taking on marijuana legalization would be political suicide. Politicians and the media want the public‚ to believe that marijuana is a ”gateway drug” that leads to more dangerous drugs. Although‚ marijuana is non-lethal
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