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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    17/10/2014 Compare culture and social organisation in any two societies‚ making reference to at least two different sociological theories and key concepts associated with them. Within every society‚ and every community or settlement across the globe‚ there is undoubtedly one thing that they have in common; we identify this as ‘culture’. “Culture is a design for living” (Clyde

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    SOCIOLOGY PERSPECTIVES Collectivism and the New Right Aims & Objectives    Aims:- to research two further theories of sociology – Collectivism and the New Right – P1 to link these two theories to explanations of health or ill-health provision – P2 Objectives:- by the end of this lesson you will be able to begin your posters as the assessments for Collectivism and the New Right – (P1 & P2) Re-cap  Can you remember what we discussed last week . . ?  Researched the given task for the

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    ------------------------------------------------- SOC. 480‚ Sociological Theories Spring 2011 Lacy V. Wood ------------------------------------------------- SOC. 480‚ Sociological Theories Spring 2011 Taking It Big Charles Wright Mills is most commonly known for his theory of the sociological imagination. Through both the acknowledgement of biography and history within the context of sociology‚ his analysis was able to determine an interesting perspective that tied religion‚ the end of history‚ and sociology

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    Sociological Approach

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    | | | Sociology | Assignment 1   Paper - The | | |Sociological Approach | | | | Faculty Use Only 1. Define

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    Sociological Imagination

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    addition to sociological imagination contests the individualistic and naturalistic approach to the analysis of social forces that mould human behaviour in contemporary society. The interrelated social concepts that influence human behaviour challenge both explanations through suggested theories‚ empirical investigation and critical analysis hence‚ illustrate difference in perception. A direct interpretation of sociology‚ as defined by the writers of the text‚ "˜Sociology: Themes and Perspectives’ is‚ "¦"˜

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