aesthetic effects” (Marijuana Legalization 3). For those who don’t know‚ “cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ is an annual flowering plant of the botanical order Rosales‚ which today occurs across large
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going on for over 4743 years. The first dated use of marijuana was in 2737 BC when the emperor of China‚ Shen-Nung‚ prescribes cannabis for beri-beri‚ constipation‚ ’female weakness‚’ gout‚ malaria‚ rheumatism and absentmindedness. One of the most interesting factors in this pro and con debate is that until the late 1800’s not many people were against the use of cannabis for medical purposes. But from 1856 - 1937 marijuana’s image as a medicine turned into the image as an intoxicant. Ever since the
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Substance Use & Misuse 43.3/4 (2008): 577-579. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. " Side Effects of Arthritis Medications. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. "Sleep Aids and Insomnia." Herbal & Natural Sleep Aids. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. "Cannabis and Insomnia." MediCann. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2015.
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scientists were given the same opportunity to study marijuana‚ as they did LSD in the 1950’s‚ it would soon be obvious that it (marijuana) has been misclassified due to political prejudice (Lee & Shalin 3-4). Because of the “Schedule I” label on cannabis‚ a license must be acquired from the Drug Enforcement Agency to conduct any research pertaining to the study of marijuana. Additionally‚ once a license has been procured‚ the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) is responsible for supplying the
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THC (Cannabis) Between 1840 and 1900‚ European and American medical journals published more than 100 articles on the therapeutic use of the drug known then as Cannabis indica (or Indian hemp) and now as marijuana. It was recommended as an appetite stimulant‚ muscle relaxant‚ analgesic‚ hypnotic‚ and anticonvulsant. As late as 1913 Sir William Osler recommended it as the most satisfactory remedy for migraine headaches . Today the 5000-year medical history of cannabis has been almost forgotten
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James Corbett English 101-75 November 2‚ 2011 Essay 3 draft 1 The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a long drawn out battle‚ these two articles‚ one from the CNBC website and the other from High Times magazine‚ reveal the many truths and misconceptions from each side of the argument. People who are advocates for the legalization of marijuana often end up being labeled as “pot heads” in society‚ while the people who are against the use and legalization of marijuana use misleading
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Marian Hong Professor Brown Period 3 Health Marijuana and the Brain Even though marijuana affects the brain‚ it is the most commonly used illegal drug out there. The drug affects all parts of your body; it first goes through the brain so it can damage it severely. Just a one milligram dose of marijuana can seriously affect your mental and psychological health. The drug usually goes to your brain seconds after it is in your bloodstream or is inhaled. Your brain sucks up the drug
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Legalizing Medical Marijuana Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Chemotherapy is poison. Many prescription drugs have harmful side effects and interactions. A: chemo kills millions of cells - good and bad – the body tries to expel the poison – nausea B: Lortab‚ Percoset‚ Oxycontin‚ Morphene – highly addictive‚ cause ulcers‚ nausea – overdose is fatal C: Many
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I am lucky enough to say that my dad took me to Amsterdam. I was seventeen at the time and a junior in high school. To a seventeen year-old‚ Amsterdam is known as the party capital of the world‚ or the Las Vegas a Europe (minus the billionaire casinos). In other words‚ Amsterdam is known as the place to go if you want to “party‚ party‚ party‚” with the minimal fear of consequences. Amsterdam is a city on water in the Netherlands. There‚ the consumption of marijuana is legal as long as the person
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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION Recently‚ the issue of whether to legalize marijuana has arisen due to its benefits and the ineffectiveness of the current prohibition on it being recognized. There has been vehement argument about this idea weighing its advantages and disadvantages‚ and it has no sign of coming to an end soon because it is hard to decide whether it is worthy of a risk. It is undeniable that marijuana legalization will bring us a lot of benefits‚ which Joe Klein mentioned in his article “Why
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