Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana should be legalized because it helps treat depression‚ helps ease physical and emotional pain‚ and it is known to provide relief for seizures and other serious body illnesses. Medical marijuana treats depression in many ways. Not only by relieving the pain‚ but controls and prevents depression going any farther than it already might be. Medical marijuana helps control and prevent depression by relieving the numbness and/or emptiness the body feels. Depression
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Why We Should Not Use Marijuana The Damage it Causes Statistics • The effects of taking marijuana include rapid heart beat‚ disorientation and lack of physical coordination. Afterwards a person experiences sleepiness or depression. Some people will experience panic attacks or anxiety. Some studies have linked heavy Marijuana use to brain abnormalities. This is very similar to what would happen with longterm drug abuse of a major drug. Marijuana changes the structure of sperm cells. A man can become
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The War on Drugs and The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world. The word “marijuana”‚ referred to as “herbal cannabis” by the rest of the world‚ is the American term for dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis sativa plant (Caulkins 2012). The drug can be dated back to as far as 6000 B.C. when the plant’s seeds were used in China as food. It was used as a pain reliever and sedative in Napoleonic France (Spaulding and Fernandez). The flowers on
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Marijuana Addiction in Adolescents Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs in the Nation and the world. In an article by Gray (2007) he states that “42% of high school seniors have tried marijuana‚ 18% have used it in the past 30 days‚ and 5% use it daily. Among adolescents aged 12 to 17‚ 3.6% met criteria for cannabis use disorder (abuse or dependence) and 2% met criteria for cannabis dependence”. Gray (2007) also explains how easily adolescents say it is to obtain marijuana
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the thruths about health problems that are said to be derived from marijuana? Introduction Cannabis is Australia’s most common illegal drug. It is derived from the plant cannabis sativa; the acting chemical known as ‘THC’ is in the upper leaves and flowers of the female plant. Cannabis is traditionally used by combusting the plant and inhaling the smoke that is produced. There is much speculation about whether or not marijuana causes many health problems. People most commonly say that smoking
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affirmative action‚ and you’re looking at marijuana. You legalize marijuana‚ no need for quotas‚ because really‚ who’s gonna wanna work?” Although Stewart’s intent is to shed some laughter on this controversial subject‚ he brings up a valid point; if marijuana is legalized‚ how will the behavior of the population be altered? The mental health and social risks we take in regards to legalizing marijuana are much too large for our country to take at the point in time. Marijuana usage is known to impair the brain
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana Tiffany Strangio-Knopp ENG103 Dana LaMantia January 30‚ 2013 Colorado Technical University Abstract Over time the use of medical marijuana has grown significantly. Research shows that the opposed opinions of well noted people and agencies have fought to both keep marijuana illegal as well as make it legal. Both sides stake claim to the use medically. This battle has been escalating greatly over the last 20 years. Marijuana has many uses‚ as well as
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Lately there have been many topics up for discussion. One that is most talked about in 2015 is medical marijuana. Now that marijuana’s medicinal use is at the forefront of most conversation‚ it brings many misconceptions. There are a lot of benefits of marijuana when used medicinally. Yes‚ marijuana can be used recreationally but the medicinal benefits should not be dismissed. Marijuana has many medical benefits that help a patient in need of relief and the ability to improve healthcare as a whole
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“The Extent of Marijuana Users among Teenagers of Poblacion District III in LaPaz‚ Leyte” Background of the Study According to an article in the website of National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)‚ “Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint) or in a pipe. It is also smoked in blunts‚ which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with a mixture of marijuana and tobacco. This mode of delivery combines marijuana’s active ingredients with nicotine and other harmful chemicals
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ANALYSIS: MARIJUANA Critical Issue Analysis: Marijuana Janet Matthews University of Phoenix April 22‚ 2009 Critical Issue Analysis: Marijuana Gfroerer‚ J. W. (2005). Marijuana Is a Gateway Drug First time marijuana use will lead to harder drugs‚ creates health risks including HIV. Earleywine‚ M. (2004). Marijuana Is Not a Gateway to Other Addictive Drugs. Most marijuana users do not touch hard drugs. First time marijuana use does
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