University Abstract In this paper I intend to show you that the best treatment for PTSD is in fact medicinal marijuana‚ also known as cannabis. I will show past and present studies and research analysis that shows that properly used‚ cannabis can successfully treat PTSD . PTSD sufferers are among the highest users of cannabis. Research shows that not only can cannabis help the PTSD patient‚ with nightmares and mood swings‚ it can also smooth over traumatic memories in which the patient can become
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Kif in the Rif: An examination of the illicit drug trade in Morocco Muslim North Africa Graham Mattison Research Paper 5/16/2008 The economic disparity between western Morocco’s upper class‚ urban elites‚ and eastern Morocco’s lower class‚ rural poor‚ has led to an increasingly problematic illicit drug trade over the last half century. Morocco’s schizophrenic personality is one that has been shaped by many internal and external influences. The vast majority of Morocco’s
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country like wildfire‚ and the topic should be addressed. Medical marijuana is never acknowledged for its benefits and use of good in the world. Lots of people simply just write off marijuana as just a bad drug. Compared to modern pharmaceuticals‚ cannabis is viewed as a radical medicine because it is natural and contains unique chemical compounds. A compound within the marijuana also creates a hunger effect. This means‚ that by smoking or taking a pill version of marijuana‚ it then makes people get
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purchasing legal age from 18 to 21. Other states my follow suite. Imagine a company like us making a controversial business campaign to purchase Cannabis Science Inc.‚ an established pharmaceutical and marijuana dispensary company in the North West. Cannabis Science Inc. is not just your typical marijuana dispensary company‚ as it produces cannabis in a variety of forms‚ including as a topical ointment. We will become the first tobacco company to produce and distribute a product that is seen to
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be helped by new drugs which lower the blood pressure by what seems to be action on the central nervous system. (3) Psychotherapeutic-new compounds are antidepressants and antianxiety drugs (Culliton: 1970). Mikuriya cites it studies concerning cannabis funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in 1961. The studies were "either specialized animal experiments‚ part of an observational sociologic study of a number of drugs‚ or explorations of chemical detection methods" (Mikuriya‚ 1969: 38)
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Medical Marijuana 1 Medical Marijuana COM/156 UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II October 26‚ 2013 Christy Spindler Medical Marijuana 2 Many people have a very slanted and negative view of marijuana‚ and it’s medical uses. There is so many advantages as well as disadvantages to using medical marijuana‚ over traditional medications. The use of medical marijuana goes back farther in to United States history than many believe.
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tax all cannabis purchases in the U.S. eliminates $46.7 billion in potential annual revenue. Over 200‚000 students in the U.S. have lost federal aid eligibility due to drug convictioni. This causes lifelong financial issues due to a nonviolent crime‚ while over 70‚000 people have been killed in Mexico’s drug war since 2006i highlight the worst impacts. Similarly‚ weak regulations on cannabis in Afghanistan allow terrorist groups‚ like al Qaeda‚ to grow nearly 24‚000 hectares of cannabis annuallyiv
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current marijuana laws. Reading the article provided me with insight about the ways marijuana can aid those with many different diseases and illnesses. To briefly summarize NORML’s article‚ it first goes into the history of marijuana stating that the cannabis plant has been used since the beginning of
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scientific name is cannabis sativa. It is a plant that consists of dried flowers‚ leaves‚ stems‚ and seeds that provide medical benefits by the main active chemical THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol){Mayo Clinic}. The membranes of certain nerve cells in the brain contain protein receptors that bind to THC. Once securely in place‚ THC enacts a series of cellular reactions that ultimately leads to the “high” that users experience when they use marijuana. The principal constituent of cannabis‚ tetrahydrocannabinol
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point that not all cannabis substances are beneficial. He refutes that although‚ the substances of marijuana do have the risks of side effects‚ but those risks are nothing serious. In addition‚ the use of marijuana as medicinal treatment is the safest compared to other pharmaceutical drugs on the market. Unlike opiods‚ cannabinoid‚ medicines do not promote appetite loss‚ wasting‚ and constipation‚ but instead [is for] therapeutically treating these symptoms (Medicinal Cannabis 163). The side effects
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