Throughout the decades‚ due to extensive research‚ society’s views on medical marijuana have changed. Many people are use to seeing it as a harmful substance. Medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is a plant that some physicians may recommend to be use as a herbal remedie or a liquid medicine as part of a medical treatment. Cannabis has an ingredient called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol which is often abbreviated as THC. This ingredient alters the mind and it is usually about one to seven percent of this in
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problems‚ such as our increasing national debt‚ our overpopulated prisons‚ our ever failing war on drugs‚ and even diseases previously thought of as being incurable? Now what if I told you this solution was legalizing and regulating a plant called cannabis sativa‚ more commonly known as marijuana? What makes more sense prohibition or legalization. Since marijuana’s first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago‚ the plant has never gained as much popularity as in the last century during prohibition
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America’s love for marijuana 1950-2000 “A Critical Analysis” By Mohsin Aftab Prof: Thomas Anderson CJ-411 In this paper I will be analyzing the various aspects of American culture in terms of drug use and abuse particularly marijuana‚ such as legislation‚ the media’s relationship to drug use‚ drug use and advertising. I have chosen to discuss the time period spanning from 1950-2000. According to the research‚ marijuana is the most used drug in the U.S. besides tobacco
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Billie Whitfield Whitfield 1 Dr. Henry Stewart English Composition II 29‚ January 2015 Medical Marijuana in the United States of America Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ is a flower that is indigenous‚ meaning it is produced naturally‚ with the compound chemical of tetrahydocannabinol‚ known as THC; which gives psychoactive and physiological effects. The plant was well known from the early 1600 ’s and known uses go back to 7000 B.C‚ but the plant didn’t reach public awareness as a
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the plant for beneficial purposes but most are against having the drug in our society because they see it as a nuisance to society. The Drug Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ weed‚ and ganja refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug. The most common form of cannabis used as a drug is the dried herbal form. The typical form of marijuana consists of flowers the leaves and the stalks of the mature female plants. The residue form of the drug
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The Partnership at Drugfree.org. The Partnership at Drugfree.org‚ 2011. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . Marklein‚ Mary Beth. “Colleges See Risk to Easing Pot Bans.” USA TODAY. 7 Mar. 2011: A.3. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. Melamede‚ Robert. “Cannabis and Tobacco Smoke Are Not Equally Carcinogenic.” Harm Reduction Journal. Biomed Central Ltd.‚ 2005. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. . “Milton Friedman‚ 500+ Economists Call for Marijuana Regulation Debate; New Report Projects $10-$14 Billion Annual Savings
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marijuana use have on the different characters in those films. Of course‚ a common saying was marijuana will rob a person of their ambition‚ and is the gateway to the usage of other extreme drug use. More than twenty years ago the lack of education of cannabis caused people not to support the now present effortless access to medical marijuana. However‚ The Compassionate use Act of 1996 or Proposition 215 in the state of California has convinced me to reevaluate my old perspective in this matter and promote
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Facts that are kept from legalizing marijuana A cording to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime‚ “Cannabis continues to be‚ by far the most widely used drug in the world.” More then 100 million Americans aged twelve or older- or 40.2 percent of the population-have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes. More than 3.2 million Americans use it on a daily basis.1. Thus why does marijuana continue to be illegal? After researching the topic‚ I was amazed on how much exaggerated
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Is Marijuana Safer than Alcohol? COM 172 December 4‚ 2012 Is Marijuana Safer than Alcohol? It is Friday night‚ and you are getting ready to get your weekend stated. What to do is the question; to roll one or pour one. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States‚ whereas alcohol is legal and can be purchased anywhere. Marijuana and alcohol are two of the most commonly used recreational substances. Although using marijuana is not as dangerous as drinking alcohol. Marijuana
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The Effects of the Legalization of Marijuana on the Economy Marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ anyway you put it; cannabis has been a very controversial topic for many years. Cannabis‚ the technical term for marijuana‚ is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Marijuana is known to heightened mood or euphoria‚ help with relaxation‚ and increase a person’s appetite. The bad side effects of using marijuana are dry mouth‚ red eyes‚ a decrease
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