word meaning a substance causing intoxication. The history of marijuana can be traced back to the civilizations of ancient Greek‚ Persians and Chinese around 3000 B.C. E. Throughout history one way of discourage the non-usage of marijuana was to use racism and stereotypes to strike fear in the general population about the dangers of marijuana. However‚ before the film reefer madness in 1936‚ there were other forms of propaganda‚ an example of this is‚ after the Mexican Revolution around 1910‚ rumors
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Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization
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things - so why is it frowned upon in todays society? The plant is banned in most of the world because it can used as a psychoactive drug‚ but consuming it is proven not only to be completely safe‚ but it can also be used to cure a number of symptoms‚ ranging from nausea to anxiety‚ with almost no side effects. Not only can the plant be used as medicine‚ you can also use it to make cheaper paper‚ strong natural textiles‚ fuel and many more things. The psychoactive part of the is know as Marijuana
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dispute between the legalization of marijuana has been around for hundreds of years. The history of marijuana dates back to the third millennium BC. Cannabis‚ which is marijuana‚ has many different uses. Some of these uses include a recreational drug‚ as a religious rite‚ as a spiritual rite and even medical uses. So why is cannabis illegal? Cannabis was once legal and was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world. It was once one of the largest agricultural crops because cannabis can also be
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for Psychology 102G‚ section 01‚ taught by Professor Chris Markham. Cannabis is a plant that can be grown all over the world. Many people use the common term marijuana instead of Cannabis. Moreover‚ in today’s society‚ marijuana can be defined as a political movement‚ legal issue‚ agriculture crop‚ medical drug‚ or as a recreational intoxication. In more simple terms‚ marijuana is a bunch of leaves. Many would think that a bunch of leaves could not be harmful. However‚ marijuana contains
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Cause and Effect: Smoking Weed We’ve all listen to our parents tell us what happens to people who do drugs. Their brain melts‚ their teeth rot‚ and the live in a dumpster eating thrown out pizza crust. Obviously none of that sounds like the American dream to most people. With all this campaigning against drugs‚ an alarming 17% of 10th graders have smoked marijuana in the past month‚ according to http://www.drugabuse.gov. There is a lot of debate as to whether or not marijuana is actually bad
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Body Marijuana is known to some as a drug with unheralded possibilities. Believed to relieve the symptoms of glaucoma‚ promote eating as well as relieve the pain of cancer or AIDS patients‚ marijuana has caused a stir in its debate for legalization. Throughout the last few decades‚ the main focus of research has been placed on these and other potential benefits of medicinal marijuana whereas the public has focused on the addictive properties and recreational factors‚ but research has also taken place
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Introduction Psychopharmacology refers to the study of mood changes‚ sensation‚ thinking and behavior which was induced by pharmaceuticals or drugs. There is both a professional and commercial side to the field of psychopharmacology and contrary to some beliefs their primary study is not just recreational drug‚ but more so of drugs that can help to alleviate symptoms of behavioral and mental disorders (Coghill‚ Dave‚ 2003). Basically psychopharmacology’s main focus is the chemical and
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Even though in the federal government ’s view‚ marijuana is a gateway drug‚ it should be legal because medical marijuana has fewer side effects than other legally prescribed drugs and it can be prescribed for many symptoms. The controversy of marijuana has been going on since the United States Government has made it illegal in the 1930s. Alcohol is legal and causes problems with the law along with other legally prescribed drugs. This essay will show facts that marijuana is not as bad as the government
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Alcohol vs. Marijuana There are many sedatives to disconnect from reality in the modern world of today. All of them are used everyday but there are two main drugs that are affecting modern day America‚ that is between marijuana and alcohol. Which is better? Are the two different? We can’t disconnect these two completely from the world‚ we’ve tried prohibiting alcohol for a solid 13 years. That didn’t last too long. The first documented date marijuana became illegal was 1906. ( Charles Q. Choi
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