next door? Marijuana use is looked down upon by society in general but more and more people are taking advantage of it. Marijuana has favorable effects for its users when it comes to physical feeling and experience‚ but it can also put our families and those that we expose it to in uncomfortable and often dangerous situations. | The scientific term for marijuana is “Cannabis Sativa”‚ but is also referred to as weed‚ Mary Jane‚ grass‚ hash‚ and countless other street names. Marijuana can be smoked
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Medical Marijuana or medical cannabis can be defined as the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana is a drug that comes from cut and dehydrated leaves of a marijuana plant also called cannabis sativa. Throughout history marijuana has been used in many different cultures to change perception‚ mood and consciousness. Around the globe‚ it has been used for many purposes. For example in the primitive tribes of South America India and Africa it is used for religious and ceremonies and also for
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Communication 4 January 2012 Should Marijuana be legalized in the United States of America? Marijuana “is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa- the hemp plant” (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). It is the most widely used illegal drug in America according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and was the only drug used by more than half of all drug users (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). Marijuana is most commonly smoked in the form
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Medical Marijuana is a highly controversial topic in America. Twenty-five states have already made laws legalizing the medical use of marijuana (25 Legal Medical Marijuana). With this growing number of states which have the drug legalized already it begs the question whether or not medical marijuana should be legalized in all 50 states. The drug has been proven to be suitable for treating many symptoms of many diseases. Additionally‚ it has less side effects than many other drugs. Finally‚ it is
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Medical Marijuana Essay Medical Marijuana has proved itself to be very helpful by providing relief and and many other things to millions of people not only in the United States‚ but also countries where its legal all over the world. Medical Marijuana has also proved to be one of the safest drugs out there. Medical Marijuana is currently legal in 28 of the 50 states in the US‚ thats more than half of all the states in the US. Medical Marijuana has proven to be a beneficial drug. It’s also very safe
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support that marijuana should be legalized. Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation‚ my audience will be encouraged to support that marijuana should be legalized. Central Idea: Marijuana in its natural form should become legalized. Its illegalization began with false claims from the government‚ made taxpayers foolishly waste billions on the war on drugs‚ and prevented a drug that would have been otherwise praised for its medical value become despised. Introduction I. Marijuana‚ the devil’s
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Attitudes on Legalizing Marijuana Black Hills State University Abstract With the differing views of political parties‚ the debate regarding the legalization of marijuana has been an ongoing controversy that has shown the ability to divide persona and social attitudes especially in regards to an individual’s political party affiliation and their political views. To determine the validity of the above given statement‚ data was gathered from the General Social Surveys ranging from 1994-2000
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positive finding was that marijuana wasn’t much different from some other‚ but legal drugs. So I decided to look for some of the positive effects that marijuana legalization might have on society‚ first starting with supposed effects and then finding statistics and facts from areas where marijuana is already legal. After a bit of searching I fell upon another web article called “Pros of Marijuana Legalization” from the site marijuanatoday.org which wrote about effects of marijuana but inclined towards
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Persuasive essay I firmly believe that marijuana should be legalized in America for both medical and recreation use. There are many reasons to support this opinion. Marijuana prohibition is a costly failure‚ studies have shown no negative health effects from the smoking of marijuana and can actually be used to help patients medically for many diseases‚ legalization of marijuana could also lead to lower crime rates. In 1937 when marijuana was first federally prohibited only few Americans even
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Marijuana: Medication or Threat to society? By Ciro R.Wong Ms. Mims English 1302 8 May. 2012 Ciro R. Wong Ms. Mims English 1302 8 May 2012 Marijuana: Medication or Threat to society? As we all know the United States has made marijuana also known as cannabis illegal‚ but should they re-legalize it? There is a high demand for marijuana even though it’s against the law. It can be very profitable. For each gram of marijuana the street value is $17.20‚ but the production cost was only
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