leaves of the hemp plant and is smoked or chewed for euphoric affects. Currently in the U.S.‚ approximately 5 million Americans use marijuana daily. 18 states now allow marijuana to be used medicinally and as of November 2012 both Colorado and Washington permit marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. With the number of people growing rapidly each day it is important that potential benefits to humans are not overlooked. With the legalization of Cannabis in all 50 states‚ the hemp plant can be
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Cannabis’ Impact on our Society “Did you know that hemp seeds are used for feedstock and are eaten directly as a good source of fat from vegetables?” (Marijuana Facts). “Marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ as it is more appropriately called‚ has been part of humanity’s medicine chest for almost as long as history has been recorded.” (Medical Use) It has been a growing debate as to whether cannabis is a harmful drug‚ but with so many positive experiences through using the drug‚ it is how to believe that it
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Marijuana are the buds off the Cannabis sativa plant‚ which contains a higher concentration of the active ingredient in Marijuana‚ THC or tetrahydrocannabinol. Hemp‚ on the other hand‚ is a common name for plants in the entire family of Cannabis‚ although the term usually only refers to Cannabis strains cultivated for industrial use. Hemp is cultivated virtually everywhere in the world except for the United States‚ for its wide range of uses and ease of cultivation makes for
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isolated by societies. In our days narcotics are a tremendous problem with a lot of effects on the societies. I want to give the definition of Marijuana that is important for my research. “Marijuana is a mixture of leaves‚ stems and flowering tops of the hemp plant.”(Marijuana‚ 317). Today in most countries soft narcotics and especially narcotics like marijuana are illegal. Marijuana is a misunderstood drug that is thought of as dangerous but it isn’t. Because of people’s ignorance and gullibility marijuana
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medical doctor. Over 70% of Canadian’s approve of the decriminalization of marijuana. Legalizing marijuana‚ growing hemp‚ producing it’s products‚ supporting research and development into it’s many uses‚ cutting down the pollution and deforestation levels to well below Kyoto’s meager demand‚ I wouldn’t see why any Canadian would vote against it’s decriminalization. One acre of hemp produces the same amount of cellulose fiber as 4.1 acres of trees. This not only uses less land but takes a shorter
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also known as cannabis and hemp. Marijuana come from the cannabis sativa plant. Cannabis is several of mildly euphoriant‚ intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs‚ such as hashish or marijuana‚ prepared from various parts of the hemp plant (Dictionary‚ 2013). The founding fathers of the United States like George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin grew cannabis (Regan‚ 2010). Benjamin Franklin grew on of the first paper mill that produced durable and long-lasting hemp paper that was to play a
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Marijuana as a Social Problem Introduction Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of the hemp plant. You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot‚ herb‚ weed‚ grass‚ boom‚ Mary Jane‚ gangster‚ or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana. All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. In other words‚ they change how the brain works. They all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ the main active chemical
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the world. Cannabis can also be hemp which is the most durable‚ robust‚ natural soft fiber on the face of the planet. It had thousands of use‚ the majority of fabric‚ lighting fuel‚ medicines‚ paper and fiber came from hemp.(Procon) The 1st marijuana law to exist in the United States was a law ordering farmers to grow hemp. Benjamin Franklin used it to start one of America’s 1st paper mills. The 1st 2 copies of the declaration of independence were written on hemp paper. Up until the 1800s most of
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legalizing marijuana are; health benefits‚ job benefits‚ economic benefits‚ and it also save tax payers money on court cost for prosecuting offenders. Another benefit from legalizing marijuana is it would decrease the jail population‚ and growing hemp would be legal if marijuana was made legal. In 1972‚ marijuana was placed in Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substance Act. During that time‚ marijuana was considered to have no accepted medical use. (Medical Marijuana) Under federal law‚ being in
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Administrative Law Judge‚ Francis L. Young‚ stated this in the matter of Marijuana Medical Rescheduling Petition‚ in 1988 when attempting to list marijuana as a Schedule II drug (Keene 93). Marijuana‚ or “weed‚” is made from the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant cannabis sativa. In 1937‚ cannabis was made illegal with the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act. Since it was criminalized‚ billions of dollars have been spent in marijuana –related incarcerations. Marijuana consumption should be decriminalized
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