Participation in Government Proposed Solution #1 Legalization of Medical Marijuana There are many “haters” and many supporters of the legalization of medical marijuana. It’s a very arguable topic‚ but in reality it’s all on how people really view it. My viewpoint is that in the United States of America adults should be allowed to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if a physician recommends it. The “haters” are always going to hate. Regardless‚ it’s considered a drug. But do they
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The issue on legalizing marijuana is a very controversial topic in the U.S. and all around the world. This is an issue for the fact that some people are being denied medical treatments just because marijuana has been illegal and misunderstood for so long. For as long as anyone can remember medical and legal marijuana has been seen in the negative side of the news and bad opinions by the general population. In recent years people‚ local governments‚ and state governments in the United States have
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Michele Sanchez ENC1101 Professor Goldberg December 15‚ 2014 Legalization of Medical Marijuana My father is a diabetic and is currently a medical marijuana patient in California due to his poor eating habits. He was prescribed medical marijuana to lower and control his insulin level. In a multicenter collaboration‚ researchers found that regular marijuana use was associated with better blood sugar control in diabetics‚ according to an Elsevier press release (Rizk‚ par.2). The team was able to
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Marijuana Madness: A Look at Organizational Implications After the release of the film “Reefer Madness” in 1936 and all of the horrible things marijuana is purported to make a person do‚ who would have thought marijuana would ever gain legal status anywhere in the U.S.? It only took 76 years but on November 6th‚ 2012 marijuana became legal for recreational use in two states: Colorado and Washington. This report aims to analyze the many organizational aspects that need to be established in order
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The Ethics of Medical Marijuana: Government Restrictions vs. Medical Necessity Author(s): Peter A. Clark Source: Journal of Public Health Policy‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 1 (2000)‚ pp. 40-60 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3343473 . Accessed: 05/12/2014 23:32 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that
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Today marijuana is one of the most discussed and controversial topics in the U.S. The issue at hand is the fact that it’s being legalized for recreational use as well as medical. Many state there is a “high potential for abuse” and should remain illegal. Yet‚ among the arguments‚ proponents of medical marijuana have presented a stronger argument for legalization through their use of research and evidence. Marijuana was first legalized in Europe for recreational use. In the U.S there are nine
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About Medical Marijuana Marijuana is medicine. It has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of ailments. Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) was legal in the United States for all purposes - industrial and recreational‚ as well as medicinal until 1937. Today‚ only eight Americans are legally allowed to use marijuana as medicine. NORML is working to restore marijuana’s availability as medicine. Medicinal Value Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the safest therapeutically
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Whether or not medical marijuana should be legalized is a bigger controversy than it should be these days. There are advantages and disadvantages to medical marijuana being legalized‚ as there are pros and cons to any and everything in this world‚ but first I just want to add that in 1972‚ the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use." Since then‚ 20 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the medical use of marijuana
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A growing number of states have adopted medical marijuana legislation in light of the many benefits that cannabis has shown to have in treating a number of medical conditions. Traditional medication has failed to produce the results that patients have expected in treating conditions such as severe epilepsy. South Carolina has joined with other medical marijuana states in allowing its citizens to have safe access to medical marijuana for treating the depilating condition. Six-year-old Mary Louise
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Medical Marijuana in football The NFL could allow players to use medicinal marijuana in the future‚ pending medical reviews and studies. Here are some facts about marijuana: According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ marijuana is a Schedule 1 substance‚ which means that it has no medicinal purpose and has a high risk for abuse. Although marijuana is not federally legalized or approved by the FDA‚ 20 states (including Hawaii and Washington D.C.) have already legalized medical marijuana
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