of the psychological aspect of marijuana. The paper attempts to determine the long term psychological and neurological effects of marijuana and if those effects will have a lasting negative impression on society. The paper looks at an fMRI test of neurologically activity of frequent marijuana smokers as they complete different tasks. It will also examine the neurological and psychological condition of teenagers‚ some who smoke pot and some who don’t‚ to show marijuana affects the developing brain.
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Medical Marijuana Should Be Legalized Melinda W. Knowles COM 220 January 31‚ 2010 Dr. Kim Capehart Medical Marijuana Should Be Legalized Despite these considerations‚ the United States government is reluctant to legalize marijuana for medical use. Even though marijuana is an illegal substance and considered by many to be a gateway drug‚ it should be legalized for medical purposes because it is proven to be more effective than prescription drugs in the treatment of many serious medical
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Professor Hull English 1213 Outline Essay #3 17 November 2012 The Pros to legalizing marijuana Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States and legalizing Marijuana has been an ongoing controversial debate for decades. Marijuana comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa and the main active ingredient is THC. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint)‚ but can also be put in food or brewed as tea. When smoked it has a distinctive smell‚ which is usually a sweet-and-sour
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Kyle Batchelder R-Researcher Ms. Schneider A-Teacher/Government English 1 A‚ Period F-Essay format 6 November 2013 T-Effects of legalization of marijuana in the U.S. If the U.S. Legalized Marijuana Although marijuana has not one reported death in history the government can still find ways to convince the American people that it is deadlier than alcohol which kills 75‚000 U.S. citizens per year. The government made the medicine illegal after they found out the plant
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Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body COM 150 The Negative Effects of Marijuana on the Human 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
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Should Marijuana Be Legal When searching for answers as to why marijuana should be legal‚ I found recent studies that have shown what the cannabis plant can do for our health. Marijuana‚ a plant that has been around for many years now and scientist are finally able to show proof that marijuana can cure people of various ailments. Research from the NORML.org website gives us plenty of reasons as to why Marijuana should be legal. One of those reasons is that it is safer to use than what people are
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known someone who has died from the consumption of weed? Or have you seen people suffering dramatic health experiences from consumption of weed like tobacco does? They have some very addictives products that are legal all over the globe why can’t marijuana be legal as well? Well it’s because the government is receiving lots of cash every single day in taxes for the consumption of those shitty products‚ which are killing our people slowly. Never before has my brother smoked not even in college. Then
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The Negative Effects of Marijuana The effects that marijuana has on the brain has been a widely controversial topic for the past century. Scientist have found both pros and cons in their studies on users of marijuana. In this essay‚ I will be reviewing the known negative effects that marijuana has on the body. There are several points I will be discussing. These points are distorted perception‚ loss of coordination‚ increased heart rate and blood pressure‚ trouble with thinking and problem solving
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized Just Like Alcohol? Cannabis‚ or commonly known as Marijuana and many other names is a preparing of the cannabis plant for the use of medicine as well as recreation. Marijuana is a dry‚ mixture of green and brown leaves‚ flowers‚ stems‚ and seeds from the plant Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is commonly smoked in the form of a cigarette known as a joint. Some people mix tobacco with the marijuana to make it easier to smoke. It is also smoked in pipes and bongs. Marijuana is
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Marijuana in the United States Marijuana can be considered the most popular and widely used illicit drug in the United States. State drug policies have changed in recent years‚ however many American citizens still face prosecution for the cultivation‚ distribution and possession of marijuana. Despite the known benefits of legalizing marijuana on the economy and crime rate‚ the US federal government has still not changed its policy. The United States must acknowledge and change its role in the imprisonment
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