issues discussed today is to legalize medical marijuana or to keep it illegal because of the high risks it poses. US Congress placed marijuana in schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act in 1972 because it was considered to have no use for medical purposes. Since then‚ 16 of the 50 states have legalized marijuana for medical use. Many studies state that marijuana can treat symptoms of cancer‚ pain‚ and many more serious illnesses. Opponents of medical marijuana argue that it lacks FDA approval
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Medical Marijuana Controversy Medical Marijuana Controversy Jacqueline L. Wilson Daymar Institute Abstract The use of marijuana has become a very well talked about topic‚ more so this year. Legalization of marijuana has been very much talked about in your upcoming 2012 Presidential elections. This topic has and is being heard around the world. People in my generation are more like to smoke marijuana then they are to smoke a cigarette. Legalizing marijuana is not an easy topic to discuss
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associated with the medicinal use of cannabis. Personally‚ I work on a psychiatry unit and the number of patients admitted with cannabis associated psychosis is mind boggling. On 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
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Many people in the U.S. assume that cannabis‚ is dangerous. Why do so many people find this drug harmful? The downfall in our youth society today gives a very‚ negative reputation of cannabis. Many people that smoke on a daily‚ believe that this drug is no more dangerous than smoking an everyday cigarette. People overlook the positive facts of why marijuana should be legal‚ and the positive effects it has on the human body‚ but first what is marijuana? Cannabis contains 500 chemicals‚ and over
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Medical Marijuana Marijuana has many useful purposes in this day and age‚ especially if monitored correctly. All though it is still an illegal substance‚ it can benefit our country in many ways. Marijuana can help people cope with illnesses‚ help insomnia‚ and lastly stimulate the economy. Sometimes in society our people and government need to take a step back and look at the big picture to see where they really need to be focusing their attention on. Law enforcement should not be spending all
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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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Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana should be legalized because it helps treat depression‚ helps ease physical and emotional pain‚ and it is known to provide relief for seizures and other serious body illnesses. Medical marijuana treats depression in many ways. Not only by relieving the pain‚ but controls and prevents depression going any farther than it already might be. Medical marijuana helps control and prevent depression by relieving the numbness and/or emptiness the body feels. Depression
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Diversity of Small Caps Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB.CN) Our group decided to only pick three small cap companies to invest in‚ because we were only left with $3‚000 to invest with‚ so we spent $1‚000 on shares on each of the 3 companies. The first company we invested $1‚000 into was Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB.CN). Aurora Cannabis is a licensed producer of medical marijuana‚ and is a key player in the cannabis industry. Our group picked this stock because medical/legal marijuana is becoming very popular
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I am for medical marijuana being legalized because it helps with the side effects of Chemotherapy‚ it is safer than pharmaceuticals‚ and most of all‚ because legalization means government control. The benefits far outweigh the risks. My first reason that medical marijuana should be legal in all states is because it helps with the side effects of chemotherapy. There is a chemical in Cannabis (cannabis is medical marijuana with a different name)‚ that helps with the side effects of chemo and does
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Cannabis verses pharmaceutical drugs to treat seizure disorders Melissa M. Phillips COM/172 April 21‚ 2014 Scott Tobias Cannabis verses pharmaceutical drugs to treat seizure disorders. Chronic illnesses are prevalent this day and age due to various environmental factors‚ lifestyle choices‚ and the use of pharmaceutical drugs. There are various pharmaceutical drugs to treat patients who have chronic pain‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ Alzheimer ’s‚ cancer‚ and various seizure disorders. However‚ the
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