The effects of cannabis Cannabis is a chemical compound found in the flowers‚ leaves or extracts of cannabis plant known as marijuana. Smoking marijuana releases psychoactive chemical (tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ which is absorbed into the bloodstream via lungs. This causes both psychological and physiological effects on the human body. Effects of cannabis generally range from 10 minutes to 8 hours‚ depending on the potency of the dose and personal tolerance to the drug’s various effects.-(1) When THC enters
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Sativex is a recent drug that uses cannabis as its main ingredient‚ and UK Company GW Pharmaceuticals discovered the drug for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Sativex is a mouth spray that alleviates neuropathic pain‚ spasticity‚ overactive bladder and other symptoms of MS. Marijuana can
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History documents show that the fiber-rich cannabis plant was used to produce rope and woven fabrics around 7000 B.C. in Central and South Asia. Additionally‚ it was referenced in Chinese manuscripts dating back to 2700 B.C. and ancient Indian scriptures have attributed medicinal properties to it. After being used by half of the world for nearly 8‚000 years‚ marijuana traditionally reached North America with Christopher Columbus in 1492 A.D. Initially‚ cannabis was only used to make industrial goods;
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Legalize it I Abstract There are many reasons why marijuana should be legalized. Throughout this paper‚ evidence will be given to show how the positive outcomes of legalizing cannabis outweighs the negative. Not only does marijuana have many medicinal characteristics‚ but this plant would help the society overall. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States‚ and has created a multibillion dollar industry (Datwyler and Weiblen‚ 2006). The effects legalization of marijuana
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Yehiel Gaoni isolated‚ and first synthesized THC. In the world’s history‚ THC has had a long journey. The first discoveries of it being used were in hemp ropes‚ and burial clothes made by the Chinese in 10‚000 BC. In the middle Ages‚ Cannabis was grown abundantly throughout Cairo and was never successfully banned due to its use being reinforced by the Koran. When France invaded Napoleon attempted to further the ban on the drug‚ but people started to spread the word of the wonderful effects
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Within the United States‚ there has been a controversy over the ethics of legalizing marijuana and other cannabis products. Recently‚ there has been a surge of anecdotal evidence in social media and the news‚ which demonstrate the efficacy of marijuana in treating certain medical conditions such as epilepsy and anxiety as well as combating nausea and appetite suppression in chemotherapy patients. Furthermore‚ with the epidemic of heroin overdoses‚ the prescription of medical marijuana as an alternative
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any other country and has even gone to the extreme of extraordinarily relaxing its laws regarding soft ’ drugs. However‚ a common misconception about drugs in the Netherlands is that people believe they have been legalized there. Rather‚ cannabis and its by-products‚ marijuana and hashish‚ have merely been decriminalized. This means that the sale and use in moderate amounts of marijuana and hashish is not prosecuted. This begs the question: Is a permissive legal system more effective
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James Morton Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized Marijuana has been used recreationally as well as medicinally for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of inhalation of marijuana‚ a small pile of charred cannabis/seeds‚ was found in Romania and believed to be dated prior to the 3rd millennia BCE. Marijuana use is considered to be beneficial to some‚ however has been controversially classified as a schedule 1 controlled substance‚ making it as illegal as heroin‚ politicians claim it to
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Issue Exposé #1 It is known that cannabis is a popular drug amongst university students. My peers and close friends smoke pot for a variety of reasons – aid sleep‚ cope with stress‚ etc. Almost everyone in my group circle welcomes the legalization of marijuana. With time‚ the perception and attitudes marijuana has altered; in the 1900s(?) it was perceived as a drug that causes deviant behavior‚ and in present day‚ it is seen as a plant with healing properties‚ used medically. Marijuana is many health
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available forms and types of cannabis use. He suggests that “the smoked herb is highly effective against a vast array of diseases that are refractory to all other medications and requires no further studies to prove its medical worth.”
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