that comes into the mind is that it’s a drug which is illegal. Many people believe that the only use of marijuana plant is that it can get you high‚ which isn’t true. The Marijuana‚ cannabis‚ or hemp plant is one of the oldest psychoactive plants known to humanity. Its history dates back as far as 6000 B.C.‚ when cannabis seeds were used as food in early Chinese traditions. People have used the hemp plant for fabric‚ ropes and even ethanol fuel. The perception of marijuana in today’s society is that
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edu:2208/ehost/results?sid=3755c0a1-71cd-459da415adee679f8f53%40s essionmgr111&vid=2&hid=4&bquery=medical+marijuana+for+pain&bdata=JmRiPXJ6aCZjbGkwP UZUJmNsdjA9WSZ0eXBlPTAmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl Hollister‚ L. (2001). Marijuana (cannabis) as medicine. Journal Of Cannabis Therapeutics‚ 1(1)‚ 5-27. Retrieved from http://liboc.tctc.edu:2208/ehost/results?sid=3755c0a1-71cd-459d-a415-adee67 9f8f53%40sessionmgr111&vid=3&hid=4&bquery=marijuana+%22as%22+medicine&bdata=JmRi PXJ6aCZjbGkwPUZUJmNsdjA9WSZ0eXBlPTAmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl
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many deaths than the heavily criminalized‚ all natural drug we know as marijuana. Because of its non-toxic and non-addictive characteristics not one death has resulted from the use of marijuana. Some skeptics argue that marijuana‚ also known as ‘cannabis’‚ can become a gateway drug but those who use it for medical purposes find that they never really become tolerant to marijuana’s medicinal effects‚ eliminating the need to move on to harder drugs such as cocaine. Because of its therapeutic value
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Team Debate Paper Rhonda Baskin‚ Carmil Gregory‚ Peter Hill and David Sutherland BCOM/275 February 24‚ 2013 Instructor: Jennifer Buchholz Should marijuana be legalized for personal use? This is a question that many have been asking as well as debating over for many years. Marijuana has been used for many medicinal purposes throughout medical history. However‚ many consider marijuana to be gateway drug that could lead to harder drug use. Many argue that marijuana use poses less of a threat
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The milestone drug legislation I have chosen is the “Pure Food and Drug Act” of 1906 which was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. Its fundamental design was to boycott remote and interstate movement in contaminated or mislabeled sustenance and medication items‚ and it coordinated the U.S. Department of Chemistry to review items and elude wrongdoers to prosecutors. It required
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marijuana for the terminally ill and the positive economic benefits for our community. Cannabis Sativa‚ Marijuana‚ Weed‚ Herb‚ Mary Jane these are just a few names that this little 5 leaf plant goes by. How could this life saving and healing plant get such a bad reputation? When clearly it has nothing but positive powers‚ people all over the world have been using marijuana for thousands of years. Cannabis has been around since the Garden of Eden‚ it is even mentioned in the Bible. Yes in the
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products including; food‚ textiles‚ plastics‚ fuel and paper. It grows in 100 days with no wastage‚ little water‚ no chemicals and has huge biomass. Hemp being a cousin of Marijuana fell victim to smear campaigns that lead to the criminalisation of cannabis in the 1930’s and that stigma remains. In my explorations‚ I found out that over 80% of kiwis had no idea there was a difference between Hemp and Marijuana. Most related Hemp to hippies and marijuana. The misconception of Hemp was clear throughout
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to May 2‚ 2008.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development June/46(6) 2009: 851-878 WEB August 15‚ 2011 www.cinahl.com/cgi-bin/refsvc?jid=1009&accno=2010544758 Sanna‚ E. J. Mind Altering Weed Broomall: Mason Crest‚ 2008 Print What if Cannabis could Cure Cancer. Dir. Lee Richmond. Lee Richmond Films LLC 2010 Film
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Legalization of Marijuana Peter Hsieh West Coast University Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ can be found hundreds of century ago. Cannabis is mixture of dry green and brown flowers‚ stems and seeds that contains the chemical ingredient delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC for short (Marijuana 2012). Marijuana is one of the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse and other government agencies
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Proposition 19 Debates in California Proposition 19‚ also known as The Regulate‚ Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010‚ has come to an end on November 2‚ 2010. The decision to legalize marijuana in California was unsuccessful. Votes came in at 54% no to 44% yes (LA Times). If I were a voter in California‚ I would have supported the legalization of marijuana for many reasons. I find marijuana to be a drug that could ultimately help the state of California as well as the United States as a whole
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