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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to Editor Dear Editor‚ Mary Jane. No‚ not the name of someone. I am talking about marijuana‚ or whatever you want to call it. Pot‚ dope‚ weed‚ grass‚ or green‚ whatever you fancy. It sweeps through just about every school and you either choose to smoke or not. Marijuana is illegal at the moment‚ but I think it should be legalized. More than 750‚000 people are arrested each year on charges of marijuana possession and $42 billion is spent on these arrests alone! Certainly‚ I think that is
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talking about is marijuana‚ and surprisingly it is all around us. Marijuana is even referred to in today’s media Mainstream media sources that people enjoy‚ like music‚ movies‚ and TV shows‚ do not even bother to leave the drug out of their system. Now being a young adult and having my own personal experience with the drug and knowing its effects on others‚ I wonder why it’s not legal. Why is it that this drug has become illegal all over the world? The debate to legalize marijuana in the United
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Medical Cannabis: The Legalization The use of marijuana in human civilization dates back to 6000 B.C. In this era‚ China found that cannabis seeds are edible and later discovered a greater use as textiles. From that time period‚ humanity has made significant advancement‚ and has discovered further uses for the marijuana plant. Today‚ marijuana can be used as medical cannabis to treat ailments that other medication cannot possibly treat. Although medical cannabis has some great benefits‚ in the
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The Battle of Marijuana "A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly fifteen hundred pounds of marijuana within about 15 minutes to induce a lethal response... In strict medical terms‚ marijuana is far safer than many of the foods we commonly consume. For example‚ eating ten raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison‚ it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death." - DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young Opponents of legalization
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by Skyler Sarmento Professor Brand ENC 1101 28 September 2013 Marijuana has been around since man was created. Our founding fathers grew and smoked cannabis frequently. It wasn’t until the 1900s marijuana became a problem‚ and was looked at negatively. Legalizing marijuana would prove to aid millions in the medical field and produce billions of dollars to stimulate our economy. Marijuana was very much legal back in the day‚ it wasn’t just legal it was one of the biggest agricultural
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Josh Pradia 1067 Words Informative Essay October 19‚ 2012 The Truth about Marijuana When people hear marijuana they hear all the negative trends set by the media. They hear drugs‚ prison and negative influences and the term gate-way drug. Marijuana is illegal in most states and frowned upon by many. Even though there is medical marijuana‚ which is more intense than street weed‚ medical marijuana is legal in seventeen states. These states include Alaska‚ California‚ Arizona‚ Colorado
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Pros and Cons of Marijuana Niki De Leon November 13‚ 2012 Fall 2012 English 110 section 14 Mr. Johnson In the early 1900s possession or intoxication of marijuana was considered illegal in the Untied States of America. Marijuana started to become the thing to do in the 1960s. In the mid 1970’s the use of marijuana declined; although‚ since the mid 1990s its use has been rising. Many states have passed laws allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes. In the Untied States
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Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. No one has ever died from an overdose‚ and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications‚ including: • Relief from nausea and appetite loss; • Reduction of intraocular (within the eye) pressure; • Reduction of muscle spasms; and • Relief from chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea‚ vomiting‚ and loss of appetite
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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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