THE STUDY OF AND THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA It was once thought to be one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the planet‚ polarizing the public’s opinion. In today’s world people’s opinion have swayed a bit for medical reasons specifically. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used on the planet. For decades the global supply of the marijuana was controlled by criminals‚ but now it has become a legal industry worth billions of dollars. It is roughly a 120 billion dollar industry
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hear the term medical marijuana‚ you may just imagine a group of stoned hippy teenagers sitting in a circle around a fire smoking the devil’s lettuce‚ then bursting out in fits of frivolous laughter before devouring their entire kitchen like famished hyenas‚ but when do people think of medical marijuana? You probably “herb” of the term Medical marijuana use in cancer patients or perhaps that weird friend you know. A lot of people are uneducated about marijuana‚ most anti-marijuana users‚ they will
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The Legalization of Marijuana Thesis Statement: The legalization of marijuana in the United States would create a drastic change by forming a more productive society through all of the positive uses of cannabis‚ physically‚ economically‚ and socially. I. Examination of the plant A. The other common names—hemp‚ cannabis‚ bud‚ and weed B. Society’s views on the plant are very stereotypical 1. Known as harmful‚ deathly‚ and hazardous 2. It is said that one’s attitude can be alarming and harmful
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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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Legalization of Medical Marijuana A. I researched the social trend of legalizing medical Marijuana. In the 1800’s‚ physicians in the United States gave their patients marijuana to treat anything from excessive menstrual bleeding to tetanus. Now days there are other ways to treat and prevent both issues‚ but what about the horrid disease‚ cancer. Marijuana went from being a very common "prescription" to illegal. My view on this is that it should not be legal in regards to recreational use‚ but it
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Medical marijuana‚ and just plain marijuana should be illegal in all of the United States because it is a very hazardous and toxic drug. According to Peter Bensinger a co-author of “Marijuana: A Reference Handbook” says that‚ “marijuana has 468 different and toxic chemicals‚ causing a 40% increase to more cancer causing than tobacco cigarettes‚ and four times the tar of tobacco cigarettes.” And then New York Times argues that‚ “stems from the fact that many otherwise law-abiding citizens use marijuana
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Marijuana or the medical term "Cannabis" was first used for medicinal purposes in 2737 BC‚ by Emperor Shen Neng of China. He used it for rheumatism‚ gout‚ malaria‚ and forgetfulness (4). In 1996‚ California became the first state to approve medical marijuana use in the United States. It was first used to treat AIDS‚ cancers‚ muscular spasticity‚ migraines‚ and several other disorders (3). Since its first use Cannabis has a long history of improving the quality of life of people who suffer from certain
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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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Medical Marijuana: Scourge or Savior May 15‚ 2012 Medical Marijuana: Scourge or Savior In the United States and many other countries around the world Marijuana (the plants cannabis sativa or cannabis indica) is considered an illicit drug. In the North America‚ marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC‚ its variants and synthetics) have been classified in the DEA’s schedule I drug class‚ under the Control Substances Act of 1970‚ which includes many other substances such as heroin‚ LSD‚ mescaline
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Professor Campbell English 1021 02/02/15 Medical marijuana The use of marijuana is popular for its recreational use but is beginning to rise in the medical field and should be legalized for its many purposes. Legalizing marijuana will not only help those with arthritis but it could help those with insomnia and help fight off the nausea and vomiting of chemotherapy. Although people think that smoking marijuana also has many side effects regardless of whether it’s medical or not‚ it is in many ways better
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