legalize the use of marijuana. While some are dismissed for being interested only in the recreational high that marijuana offers‚ others maintain legitimate reasons for using the drug. Marijuana has been proven to be effective in treating certain major illnesses such as cancer and glaucoma‚ and is instrumental in preventing symptoms such as nausea and vertigo that are often associated with such illnesses. Recently‚ medical marijuana has been legalized in many areas‚ and marijuana dispensaries have
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Annotated Bibliography- Medical legalization of Marijuana Casey Young- English 1302 Bostwick MD‚ J. Michael. “Blurred Boundaries: The Therapeutics and Politics of Medical Marijuana” Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 87 Issue 2. February 2012: pages 172-186. Print. Bostwick’s article is a very detailed account of the history of marijuana‚ recreational uses and dangers of misuse‚ the pharmacokinetics involved with endocannabinoid system‚ federal and state barriers to administration and use‚ as well as
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in the past‚ marijuana has been made to look like a dangerous drug‚ linked to crime and addiction. In the early 1920s and ‘30s most people still did not know what marijuana was or had even heard of it yet. Those who had heard of it were largely uninformed. The drug rarely appeared in the media‚ but when it did it was linked to crime and even thought to be murder-inducing. A 1929 article in the Denver Post reported a Mexican-American man who murdered his stepdaughter was a marijuana addict (Baird
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illegal. This natural plant is Cannabis‚ also known as Marijuana. Medical marijuana refers to the use of cannabis and it’s cannabinoids to decrease or improve symptoms. Marijuana has been the topic of discussion for many‚ many years‚ but recently the developments and law changes have started to increase. In this essay I will explain the pros versus the cons‚ how the drug can be used‚ and a medical issue that could be resolved with using medical marijuana. If you had the power to ease someone’s pain‚ would
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Legalize Marijuana Outline Legalize Marijuana Outline I. Introduction A. The pros and cons of the cost of legalize marijuana. 1. The jobs gained by legalized marijuana 2. Enforcement of the Consumption Laws 3. Enforcement of Agriculture Laws 4. Distribution of marijuana B. The jobs lost by legalize marijuana 1. The Border Patrols 2. The Street Patrols 3. Medical Drug Testing C. The moral issues of legalize marijuana. 1. Employment Restrictions
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Steven Delgado Compassionate use of Medical Marijuana Are you pro or con in the Legalization of Marijuana? Cannabis or marijuana is a plant that yields both drug and useful fibers‚ it’s no question ancient civilizations have been using this plant for thousands of years. The earliest known record that the cannabis plant has medicinal purposes that dates back to ancient china. The Chinese used the plant to treat their emperor Shen Nung.This dates back to 2737 B.C. this is where the plant spread throughout
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Much of the medical marijuana discussion has focused on the safety of marijuana compared to the safety of FDA-approved drugs. On June 24‚ 2005 ProCon.org sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to find the number of deaths caused by marijuana compared to the number of deaths caused by 17 FDA-approved drugs. Twelve of these FDA-approved drugs were chosen because they are commonly prescribed in place of medical marijuana‚ while the remaining five
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to treat current and furure generations alike. Being that it can treat a variety of mental disorders and physical diseases and illnesses‚ medical cannabis may leave one of the greatest legacies of our generation.
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opinionated is the field dealing with medical and recreational marijuana. This can be seen in an article by Fox News in which Dr. David Samadi stated that a study claiming marijuana is 114 times less harmful than alcohol is “a very deceiving and flawed study” (Fox 1). Right off the bat the fact that
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Generation FCAT! Unfortunately my generation was driven by budget cuts‚ and standardized test. I feel like I got cheated out of what could’ve been a more productive learning environment. Throughout all twelve years of school‚ all everyone would worry about is passing the FCAT. The teaching curriculum was based off of that standardized test‚ teachers that actually loved teaching got let go due to budget cuts. Most of my highschool years I had substitutes for two weeks at a time! This summer I
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