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    Marijuana is a psychoactive drug and is sometimes used as medicine. Its other name is cannabis. It is used as a medicinal or recreational drug and as well as part of spiritual or religious rites. According to the United Nations estimation of the year 2004‚ approximately world’s four percent of the adult population that is 162 million people use cannabis annually. Among these people‚ 0.6% that is approximately 22.5 million people uses it daily. It shows physiological and psychoactive effects upon

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    Should Marijuana be legalized for Medical Purpose? The argument on legalizing marijuana for medical reason is not just a simple pro/con debate. It is a very complex issue that has many different approaches to it. The question that must ultimately be answered is that do the benefits of marijuana outweigh the risk and side effects. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I agent under the Federal Controlled Substance Act. In order to be a Schedule I agent under this act the substance

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    The Cannabis Wellness Center | Industry and Competitor Analysis | * Introduction The Cannabis Wellness Center will provide services/products to customers who are medically certified. To qualify as a medically certified candidate you must have your physician certify that you have an eligible condition. Your physician will certify you if you suffer from severe chronic pain‚ painful peripheral neuropathy‚ intractable nausea/vomiting‚ severe anorexia/cachexia‚ hepatitis C infection currently

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    English Persuasive Essay Medical Marijuana Unfairness Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) has been around for thousands of years. It’s a plant that grows native to Africa and Asia. But it has been exported all over the world and used for its physcoative ingredients known as THC. The THC gives you a feeling of being high and is now illegal is the single most used elicit substance on the planet today. (Wikipedia) Marijuana has been used for many different reasons over the last couple thousand years. It

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    Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal? Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. Though illegal in most states‚ several states have passed laws allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. As of 2013 there are 18 states and DC‚ who have legalized marijuana for medical use while 10 more states are pending the bill to be passed. Marijuana remains illegal throughout the United States and has not been approved by the FDA for prescription for medicine. In fact‚ “The FDA and comparable

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    Most marijuana‚ also called medical cannabis‚ that’s sold legally as medicine has the same ingredients as the kind that people use for pleasure. But some medical marijuana is specially grown to have less of the harmful and dangerous chemicals. But even though it can have less chemicals‚ it still comes with many consequences‚ especially if the user takes more than the prescribed amount. Plus only some medical marijuana is grown to have less of these chemicals. Medical marijuana is harmful to the

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    Medical cannabis refers to the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids‚ such as tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol‚ as medical therapy to treat disease or alleviate symptoms. The Cannabis plant has a history of medicinal use dating back thousands of years across many cultures. Its usage in modern times is controversial‚ and in recent years the American Medical Association‚ the MMA‚ the American Society of Addiction Medicine‚ and other medical organizations have issued statements opposing

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    Marijuana and its medical benefits have been a controversial topic for years. Medical marijuana can help cure most diseases‚ but other people believe that marijuana has no medical benefits and should remain illegal. I believe that medical marijuana should be legalized on the state and federal level because it’s a medicine that helps people with debilitating diseases‚ there are many ways to consume marijuana‚ keeps good people from going to jail‚ and if taxed would add massive amounts of revenue back

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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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    Charles Donner Week 9 Final Expository Essay Sheryl Braswell 05/09/2013 Medical Marijuana Throughout the world there have been many different studies on how to cure illness that have led to a medication called Medical Marijuana. Medications are not very effective as they can have many side effects‚ a very possible addiction problem‚ and/or death. Prescriptions are all meant to help cure one thing‚ but they may have many or few consequences‚ such as liver failure from taking too many of one prescribed

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