What is Marijuana? Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). It is the most often used illegal drug in this country. All forms of cannabis are mind-altering (psychoactive) drugs; they all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ the main active chemical in marijuana. There are about 400 chemicals in a cannabis plant‚ but THC is the one that affects the brain the most. There are many different names for marijuana. Slang terms
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Rosie Caporaso 3/9/12 Period 1 Bio Marijuana Considered First off‚ what is marijuana? Marijuana‚ also known as weed‚ pot‚ and grass is a type of THC drug that comes from a plant called Cannabis Sativa. It is a green‚ brown‚ or gray combination of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ flowers‚ seeds‚ that’s in this plant. Marijuana is usually smoked in a blunt‚ bong‚ water pipe‚ joint‚ or a piece. Weed can be mixed in many things such as food‚ tea‚ or mixed with another drug. THC is an active substance
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The Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana By Robert Tanner On November 6‚ 2012‚ Colorado passed Amendment 64‚ which outlined a statewide drug policy for cannabis. This popular initiative ballot measure was an electoral first not only for America but for the world‚ and is now enacted as Article 18‚ section 16 of the state constitution. The law approves “personal use and regulation of marijuana” for adults 21 and over‚ and effectively regulates the drug in a manner similar to alcohol (Amendment 64). Since
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Benefits of Marijuana Today’s society judges marijuana by all of its negative effects‚ but what about all of the positives? They are commonly overlooked. Marijuana is a very versatile plant that has been used in many applications over the past 12‚000 years‚ from spiritual purposes to making cars. Lets take a look at some of the positives‚ and you can form your own opinion about whether marijuana is a friend or menace. Marijuana has been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. It was sold legally
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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION Recently‚ the issue of whether to legalize marijuana has arisen due to its benefits and the ineffectiveness of the current prohibition on it being recognized. There has been vehement argument about this idea weighing its advantages and disadvantages‚ and it has no sign of coming to an end soon because it is hard to decide whether it is worthy of a risk. It is undeniable that marijuana legalization will bring us a lot of benefits‚ which Joe Klein mentioned in his article “Why
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First‚ let’s talk about what marijuana is and how people use it. Marijuana is referred to as dried leaves‚ flowers‚ stems‚ and seeds from the Indian Hemp plant‚ according to the March 2016‚ drug facts-Marijuana site. Today‚ this is the world’s most widely and oldest used drug‚ which dates back to the 8‚000 BCE’s in China. This drug contains mind altering chemicals called THC‚ which has been increasing in marijuana over the past years. This means that for new users exposure to higher THC levels
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Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana was first used for medicinal purposes dating back as early as the 1600’s. However‚ a law was passed in 1930‚ which banned the substance. Since then we have been fighting a never-ending war on drugs that has estimated to be over a trillion dollar failure‚ and we have nothing to show for it. There are many different takes on legalizing marijuana nation-wide but some states are not convinced yet. There are two main views on legalizing cannabis. One is the government
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. It is made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. People smoke‚ chew‚ or eat marijuana for its hallucinogenic and intoxicating effects. The flowering tops of the Cannabis plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the active ingredient of marijuana‚ known as Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The plant has both male and female forms. The sticky flowers of the female plant are the most
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Legalizing Marijuana Shirley Whitley Soc120 David Jung September 15‚ 2012 Legalize Marijuana 1 When you think about legalizing marijuana‚ what comes to your mind first? The benefits it would have on legalizing marijuana. Everywhere you go someone is debating whether we should or should not legalize marijuana. There’s a lot of good in this plant. Having an open mind‚ there is advantages and disadvantages that it can have for this country. There is medicinal marijuana‚ relativism
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2013 Marijuana should be legalized in America for both medical and recreation use. There are many reasons to support this opinion. Marijuana probation is a costly failure; studies have shown no negative health effects from the smoking of marijuana. Organized crime would disappear by reducing the crime at the Mexican border because the major drug lords would no longer profit from the sales. Downsize jails. A major portion of tax money goes towards people being incarcerated for having marijuana. Away
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