Marijuana and the Great Debate Cannabis or Marijuana‚ is the most popular illegal drug used recreationally today. It is derived from the flowering plant called cannabis and is also known by many other names such as pot‚ weed‚ hemp‚ and grass. Botanically‚ there are well over three hundred chemicals that derive from the cannabis plant. The main active ingredients of the drug are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ and CBD (Cannabidiol). Of the cannabinoids‚ THC is the main
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The Ethics of Medical Marijuana: Government Restrictions vs. Medical Necessity Author(s): Peter A. Clark Source: Journal of Public Health Policy‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 1 (2000)‚ pp. 40-60 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3343473 . Accessed: 05/12/2014 23:32 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that
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English Persuasive Essay Medical Marijuana Unfairness Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) has been around for thousands of years. It’s a plant that grows native to Africa and Asia. But it has been exported all over the world and used for its physcoative ingredients known as THC. The THC gives you a feeling of being high and is now illegal is the single most used elicit substance on the planet today. (Wikipedia) Marijuana has been used for many different reasons over the last couple thousand years. It
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Edibles. Hash. Marijuana. When a person hears these things they think of drugs and money. But in a time before guns‚ illegal smuggling‚ and gangs‚ marijuana was used for natural and normal everyday uses. Marijuana also has some more common names that include but not limited to pot‚ weed‚ grass‚ dope‚ or herb. For simplicity sakes‚ I’m going to call marijuana weed‚ pot‚ and herb. I am going to be writing about the history of weed‚ the legality of marijuana‚ and the different types of marijuana and the different
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Austin Biswell Mrs. Van Mierlo English 101-16 3 March 2013 Marijuana vs. Tobacco When the term medical marijuana is heard most don’t take time to think of the true benefits this plant holds. Some say it is harmful and destroys the body just like tobacco. Research says different. What benefits does tobacco hold? Obviously none since it is the number one killer in America. “Marijuana can help relieve pain‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis‚ cancer
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The use of marijuana as a medical option has a controversy not only to the medical community but to the public as well. The government has enacted its war on drugs for years now and still places marijuana as a schedule 1 drug even when there are numerous studies that prove it to be beneficial. Marijuana in natural form is known as Cannabis sativa. Cannabis has been around for many years‚ dating back to 28th Century as well as to the Egyptians. The use of marijuana before the 20th century is well
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people rule out marijuana as a derogatory thing that has no positives‚ I am here to tell you this is untrue and marijuana has plenty of health benefits‚ for example‚ marijuana slows the progression of alzheimer’s‚ slows the spread of cancer‚ and treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. This shows that marijuana has a reason to be used‚ not just for the enjoyment. Keep in mind that there are many more than three positive benefits of marijuana. First off‚
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{text:bookmark-start} Marijuana vs. Tobacco {text:bookmark-end} Though many people feel differently‚ statistics show that marijuana has more harmful effects than tobacco. Most of the time‚ people are misinformed about the effects relating to tobacco and marijuana smoke. Cannabis smoke has a more substantial amount of harmful chemicals than tobacco and the way people smoke them makes a big difference when it comes to long and short-term effects. The nineteenth century‚ also known as the age
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5 Learning Team Debate Paper 10/7/2012 Although marijuana usage has shown some benefits in very specific cases it is not the miracle cure that its proponents make it out to be. The medical community should continue to look for a better solution to these problems as marijuana has proven to have many harmful side effects. Scientific studies have shown an increased rate of depression and schizophrenia in habitual marijuana users (Marijuana|drugfacts|national Institute On Drug Abuse‚ 2010).Patients
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Exercises for Marijuana Detox Passing a drug test if you’ve been using marijuana is a challenge that‚ when lost‚ can lose you your job and ruin your career. Are exercises effective in raising your chances of passing a drug test? Learn how your body stores marijuana‚ and learn how you can detox from the drug! How is marijuana stored in the body? Tetrahydrocannabinol‚ also more popularly known as THC‚ is the main chemical compound in marijuana that gives the “high”. But while the “high” will probably
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