The numerous effects of marijuana on our environment shape our society and their response to it. With the expansion of its use and education of its effects‚ marijuana is becoming more socially accepted around the United States‚ and the negative stigma surrounding it is dissipating. Marijuana can be produced by “squatters in national forests‚ hydroponic operators in homes and warehouses‚ industrial-scale operations on private land‚ or conscientious mom-and-pop farmers” (Zuckerman). The most common
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Vic’Torrie Turner ENGL101 Research Topic The Effects of Marijuana Marijuana has become one of the most widely used drug in America and some other countries. Marijuana is the dried leaves and female flowers of the hemp plant. Marijuana grows only in certain temperate regions‚ particularly dry and hot lands‚ but with good light‚ good circulation and good soil‚ you can grow it just about anywhere. The effect of using the plant varies according to the user and how it is used. It could have
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The effects of smoking marijuana on the body and mind There are many reasons why some people start taking drugs. Many of these are social. But with the very first use‚ chemical changes occur in the brain that may lead to addiction. Drug addiction is a disease. And with every additional use‚ the user increases his or her chance of becoming addicted. Drugs are chemicals. They work in the brain by tapping into the brain’s communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send
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Marijuana is a psychoactive drug with various common names‚ such as pot‚ weed‚ ganja‚ and herb. Marijuana originated hundreds of years ago in Asia. Since the discovery of marijuana‚ people have been using it for numerous reasons: medicine‚ making ropes and cloths‚ and enjoyment. Today‚ it is mostly used is as a narcotic. The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). The marijuana contains between zero to three percent of THC. THC stays in the human body for about 28
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Marijuana is a stimulant‚ that’s currently illegal in the United States. Twenty-eight states have gone through various legislatives to decriminalize marijuana which accounts for 2‚224‚00 people incarnated across the United States [www.Drugpolicy.com]. Despite the medicinal advantages marijuana posses its still outlawed in majority of states. In the United States‚ the Controlled Substance Act classifies marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. Schedule I drugs have a higher risk for abuse.
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Victoria Cantu Professor Moore English 1301-033 16 July 2012 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In her essay “Here ’s why I ’m against legalizing marijuana‚” Loolwa Khazzoom addresses the debate about legalizing marijuana in the United States. Around 2003‚ Khazzoom visited Amsterdam‚ where marijuana was legal. In an attempt to avoid marijuana‚ she searched for an internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs
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Risks and Effects of Marijuana…. Do young people understand what the effects are of marijuana? Short-term Effects: Loss of coordination and distortions in the sense of time‚ vision and hearing‚ sleepiness‚ reddening of the eyes‚ increased appetite and relaxed muscles. Heart rate can speed up. In fact‚ in the first hour of smoking marijuana‚ a user’s risk of a heart attack could increase fivefold. School performance is reduced through impaired memory and lessened ability to solve problems. Long-term
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Carolina Quiroga April 02‚ 2012 Leslie Jones English 102 The Drinking Age and Young Adults. Because underage drinking is a major problem for young adults‚ the drinking age has become a very controversial issue. In the 1990’s‚ the drinking age was 18‚ but it was changed to 21 in 1984. The Federal Government informed states to choose between raising the drinking age to 21 or foregoing highway funding. This decision obviously affected 18 to 20 year olds who could no longer buy alcoholic beverages
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hands‚ who believes that marijuana can withdraw symptoms? For example‚ the symptoms include irritability‚ sleeping problems‚ negative emotions‚ craving‚ and anxiety can harm your whole nervous system (2219). Marijuana is an illegal drug which affects our living at a high risk‚ increasing the causes of cancer or breathing problems which leads your life to danger after taking marijuana. The first reason of how marijuana withdraw your symptom is emotional stress. Marijuana withdrawal is linked to
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Legalizing marijuana has been such a large debate for so many years. There are reasons on both sides of the argument that have kept it illegal for such a long time but recently that has changed. “Initiative 502‚ passed last month by Washington [and Colorado] voters‚ legalized recreational marijuana use starting December 6” (Duke). These were just the first two states to push for marijuana to be legal for recreational reasons. Are there going to be more states legalizing
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