vaping has taken off during the same time frame as medical marijuana legalization. Because the conventional method of marijuana smoking is just as hazardous as smoking a tobacco cigarette‚ marijuana vaping is now the latest movement towards safe cannabis use. Still‚ there are questions to be answered when the vaping vs. smoking debate begins. Let’s look at‚ and attempt to clarify‚ a few of the major issues here. Will vaping marijuana cause lung damage? When vaping began to attract attention from
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Marijuana is not the only the only word used to define cannabis. They are plenty of street names for marijuana such as Buddha‚ tree‚ green‚ ganja‚ grass‚ pot‚ reefer‚ maryjane‚ sweet cheeba and bud. Cannabis in its most familiar form is marijuana. Marijuana is derived from the Mexican word maraguanquo which means “intoxicating plant”. Some people site historical information in which the name was used to create a evil image for use of cannabis or any other THC components. The process of developing
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The legality of marijuana has been a hot topic debated upon for years. However‚ upon close inspection of studies and articles‚ it is clear that it is in the better interest of the government to lift the ban on marijuana. The first thing I learned from the inquiry into this issue was that prohibition fails to control the use and production of marijuana. On the contrary‚ the illegal aspect tickles the curiosity of teenagers‚ resulting in opportunists seizing this chance to sell marijuana to them
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Morehouse College‚ Department of Psychology Author Note: This paper was prepared 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
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legal medical use of the drug and two states allowing legal use of the drug without medical necessity. Cannabis remains on the federal drug schedule today as a Schedule I substance since 1970‚ with our society constantly evolving should these laws not as well? In 2013‚ a survey conducted by Pew Research Center demonstrated that 52% of American citizens support the total legalization of cannabis. The legalization of marijuana would not only decrease crime
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on Drugs ’has Failed ’ Say Former Leaders." BBC - Homepage. 2 June 2011. Web. 10 June 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13624303>. 2. Staff. "Marijuana Can Prevent Cancer‚ Not Cause It." Cannabis News. Google News. Web. 10 June 2011. <http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-states/marijuana-can-prevent-cancer-not-cause-it.html>. 3. Chung‚ Jen. "Man Jumps to Death from Roosevelt Island Building: Gothamist." Gothamist: New York City News‚ Food‚ Arts & Events. Gothamist
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asdflkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk- kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk The topic about marijuana legalazation in the united states is a very hot topic. Many people think that marijuana is a harmful drug‚ the truth is it is the less harmfull of both drugs and alcohol and tabacco. And with so many states legalizing the medical use and two states legalizing it recreationally the future of marijuana appears to be a bright one. The amount of tax dollars marijuana
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Before the age of technology‚ World War I‚ The Constitution and the Pyramids there was Marijuana or also known as Cannabis or Hemp. This resourceful‚ medicinal‚ and overall popular plant has been used as far back as 2900 BC by the ancient Chinese and later by Egyptians and survived more than 4‚913 years to continue to be one of the longest and most profitable crop in history. The Cannabis plant has some of the most versatile usage’s amongst any other plant that has lived even half its life‚ ranging
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The Relationship of Marijuana Accessibility & Substance Abuse Abstract A growing concern in the medical and mental health field is the relationship between marijuana use and further illicit drug abuse. Due to the recent state laws passing in Washington and Colorado‚ there has been a need for a study to address the accessibility factor in relations to the “gateway hypothesis” to marijuana. The fear is that the increase in accessibility of marijuana will result in an increase of substance abuse
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“For example‚ in February 2010 investigators at the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research publicly announced the findings of a series of randomized‚ placebo-controlled clinical trials on the medical utility of inhaled cannabis. The studies‚ which utilized the so-called ‘gold standard’ FDA clinical trial design‚ concluded that marijuana ought to be a “first line treatment” for patients with neuropathy
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