Should Marijuana be Legalized for Medical Purposes? Marijuana has been used extensively as a medical remedy for more than five thousand years. In the early 1900s‚ medical usage of marijuana began to decline with the advent of alternative drugs. Injectable opiates and synthetic drugs such as aspirin and barbiturates began to replace marijuana as the physician’s drug of choice in the twentieth-century‚ as their results proved to be more consistent than the sometimes erratic effects of the
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Employer Legal Issue – Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado Colorado voters have unfortunately approved Amendment 64‚ legalizing marijuana‚ which shall take into effect as of January 5th‚ 2013. As with alcohol‚ marijuana can be sold to those twenty-one and over. Because these individuals do not need to possess a certificate in order to use marijuana for other reasons than medical illness‚ our employers will most likely be partaking in this “opportunity.” The question for management now is what
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Should Marijuana be legalized? With accordance to the Federal Government Controlled Substance Act‚ marijuana is considered to have a high potential for abuse‚ no currently accepted medical use and a lack of accepted safety. In this hectic and fast pace life that most of us have to wake up to‚ we venture off to the beach‚ vacations‚ or a well shaded corner in the park‚ to a find a moment of clarity‚ and comfort to for a second be able to not think about the everyday stress of life we face for some
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Marijuana The pros and cons of using marijuana as medicine The pros and cons of using marijuana as medicine can be established from a quote from page 63 of the book Marijuana‚ Noah Berlatsky‚ book editor‚ which has an excerpt from Bill McCarberg’s book “Marijuana and Pain Management” saying “Numerous studies have now established that cannabinoids help lessen pain and affect a wide range of symptoms and bodily functions.” Bill McCarberg‚ founder of the Chronic Pain Management Program for Kaiser
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Rachel Neverdal Professor Otoo English 091 26 January 2015 Marijuana: The Gateway to A Better Life There has been much debate on whether or not marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana has been used for centuries in numerous cultures for various reasons. The Romans and Greeks used it for its medicinal properties and the Scythians and Indians used in their spiritual ceremonies. Even the Persian founder of Sufism‚ who struggled with depression until discovering the plant
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101-1009 November 10‚ 2012 Diane Wilkins Medical Ethics Ethics in the medical field have many issues that doctors and medical professionals face everyday like‚ does the good of a treatment outweigh the bad of the treatment. In most people’s eye ethics are the medical professional’s opinion but that is not the case in today’s society. Physicians face accountability‚ privacy/confidentiality‚ and inform consent. These are very good areas that medical professionals should follow no matter what
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support that marijuana should be legalized. Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation‚ my audience will be encouraged to support that marijuana should be legalized. Central Idea: Marijuana in its natural form should become legalized. Its illegalization began with false claims from the government‚ made taxpayers foolishly waste billions on the war on drugs‚ and prevented a drug that would have been otherwise praised for its medical value become despised. Introduction I. Marijuana‚ the devil’s
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Controversial research What types of research are considered controversial? -nuclear and military research; -some medical things; -unethical testing on humans; Rules regarding research We all know science advances quite fast and that’s why there are a lot of regulations that try to prevent abuse or problems that might appear in some areas of research…not so welcomed by the social pulse. The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results
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Marijuana Marijuana is a dangerous drug known throughout the world; it is not to be trifled with. Marijuana is also called "grass‚" "pot‚" "reefer‚" "joint‚" "hashish‚" "cannabis‚" "weed‚" and "Mary Jane" across the globe. It’s been sold for medical reasons as well as other purposes. It’s a typical herbal form of cannabis consists of the flowers and subtending leaves and stalks of mature pistillate of female plants. The resinous form of the drug is known as hashish‚ or merely as hash‚ a drug
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Introduction Marijuana‚ the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States‚ is taken from the leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis Sativa plant. It also comes in a more concentrated‚ resinous form‚ called hashish‚ and as a sticky black liquid called hash oil. Marijuana in the Philippines is also called Aunt Mary‚ Bud‚ Dope‚ Grass‚ Hash‚ Herb‚ Kush‚ Mary Jane‚ Pot‚ Smoke‚ Weed‚ and many more. Last February 17‚ the Philippines’ Health Secretary‚ Enrique Ona‚ told reporters that the Department
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