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    probably heard something about the marijuana argument‚ where the drug is being used to help with pain relief for cancer patients and in certain cases can assist in saving lives. If you haven’t heard‚ two thirds of the Australian population support legalising marijuana for medicinal purposes‚ others feel as though it shouldn’t be legalised because it has a negative effect on the user’s actions. If medical marijuana was any other drug it would be formally assessed by the medical profession‚ but as the public

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    Medical Marijuana Essay Medical Marijuana has proved itself to be very helpful by providing relief and and many other things to millions of people not only in the United States‚ but also countries where its legal all over the world. Medical Marijuana has also proved to be one of the safest drugs out there. Medical Marijuana is currently legal in 28 of the 50 states in the US‚ thats more than half of all the states in the US. Medical Marijuana has proven to be a beneficial drug. It’s also very safe

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    Medical Marijuana There are a number of ethical issues that a nurse faces while in the clinical setting. One of these issues deals with using marijuana as medicine to treat patients. There has been controversy over medical marijuana ever since it was discovered that patients respond to it. There are many arguments supporting the use of medical marijuana in the health care field and many arguments in opposition of its use. The United States Congress classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance

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    Whether medical marijuana should or should not legalized for medical use only has been a coherent argument in the United States for many years now. It is a complex issue that has many different approaches to it. Marijuana has been used to treat patients with glaucoma‚ multiple sclerosis‚ cancer‚ epilepsy‚ AIDS‚ and arthritis. It helps relieve pain‚ controls nausea‚ and can stimulate appetite. The legalization of medical marijuana in the United States would be very effective and benefit millions of

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    support of marijuana legalization. Here are 10 reasons to oppose legalization: 1. Marijuana legalization will usher in America’s new version of “Big Tobacco.” Already‚ private holding groups and financiers have raised millions of start-up dollars to promote businesses that will sell marijuana and marijuana-related merchandise. Marijuana food and candy‚ with names such as “Ring Pots” and “Pot Tarts‚” are being marketed to children and are already responsible for a growing number of marijuana-related

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    The use of medical marijuana is an issue of great interest in health care institutions around the world. Although this medication is yet to become popular in some countries‚ other countries have adopted legislations to govern the use of medical marijuana. In some cases‚ patients are required to provide a signed document from a health institution to gain access to medical cannabis. Cannabis is especially useful in the treatment of chronic pain (Schatman‚ 2006). However‚ various concerns arise in relation

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    Release the Green! Cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ should be legalized for medicinal usage because of its beneficial effects on a wide array of patients and diseases. It is a natural plant that is grown containing THC‚ a chemical that causes psychoactive reactions. Cannabis is an effective way to treat Alzheimer ’s disease‚ symptoms of the terminally ill‚ mood disorders‚ chronic pain‚ conditions in which conventional medicines have no effect or have negative side-effects on the patient‚ Tourette ’s Syndrome

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    Medical Marijuana is proven to have good uses for illnesses. It helps out certain syndromes and symptoms. For example including multiple sclerosis‚ Crohn’s disease‚ migraine headaches‚ severe nausea and vomiting‚ chronic pain‚ and many others. It can also be taken different way. You can smoke it or consume it. It’s also less expensive than other medicines. It is organic‚ not made of chemical and other things. It also has less serious side effects. Lester Grinspoon wrote an article in the Boston

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    Medical marijuana is the snake oil of the 21st century. Snake oil‚ popular in the 18th century for the relief of pain and disease‚ was proven to have no real value or any remedy. Much like snake oil‚ medical marijuana has no value as medicine. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 narcotic and is among the list of some of the most potent drugs that can be taken. The DEA‚ Drug Enforcement Agency‚ considers it lacking medical merit and having a high potential for abuse as it can be addictive and people can become

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    people taking medical marijuana has increased to a very large extent. The doctors at Marijuana dispensary in Graham‚ usually recommend the patients that they are going to get relief from marijuana. They describe the diagnosis of the patient in a letter and then recommend marijuana to them. A law has been made according to which the state can issue ID cards to the patients of the medical marijuana that can be used in spite of the recommendation letter. Thus‚ the use of medical marijuana is not a problem

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