The Legalization of Marijuana Thesis Statement: The legalization of marijuana in the United States would create a drastic change by forming a more productive society through all of the positive uses of cannabis‚ physically‚ economically‚ and socially. I. Examination of the plant A. The other common names—hemp‚ cannabis‚ bud‚ and weed B. Society’s views on the plant are very stereotypical 1. Known as harmful‚ deathly‚ and hazardous 2. It is said that one’s attitude can be alarming and harmful
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Medical Cannabis Benefits American Lit Research Paper Adrian Varela Credit Recovery Doyle January 20‚ 2014 Cannabis 2 Abstract Throughout this paper is an in depth description of the newly favorable side of the argument on the medical aspects of marijuana. This paper overall fully supports the legalization and benefits of medical marijuana and marijuana in general. Medical marijuana is less harmful than most pharmaceutical
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The Use of Marijuana in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders The use of marijuana as a medicinal treatment has been met with much controversy. Public opinion of marijuana use‚ whether recreational or medical is sharply divided. Some dismiss medical marijuana simply as a hoax to make it legal. Others are adament about the unique medicinal properties that it has. Both sides have used science as the backbone of their case‚ supporting claims that the others have deemed false. In this report I
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Medical Marijuana: Why The U.S. Government Should Reassess Its Laws Marco A. Trujillo Wayland Baptist University Oct 27‚ 2012 Medical Marijuana: Why The U.S. Government Should Reassess Its Laws The topic of marijuana‚ also known as Cannabis Sativa (Cannabis) has been a hot issue of debate in the United States for quite some time. Many people have argued that marijuana should be classified in a manner relative to that of tobacco or alcohol. In recent years however‚ the focus
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Medical Marijuana is a very controversial topic in today’s time. Many people have their own different opinions on medical marijuana and if it should be used as a medical treatment. Medical marijuana is defined as using any part of the marijuana plant as a treatment for health problems. It is to be used to help relieve symptoms‚ not for the high. In this essay‚ I am going to discuss the pros and cons of medical marijuana and why I believe it should be used as a medical treatment. Medical marijuana
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana If something does more good ‚than bad ‚then is it truly bad? This is the case with marijuana. The United States groups marijuana in with much harsher drugs such as heroin‚ cocaine‚ and other opiates which are proven to lead to death. The federal government fails to realize the benefits which marijuana provides. These benefits range from helping the medical field expand into cheaper and more beneficial solutions to helping solve financial issues for state and federal
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Release the Green! Cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ should be legalized for medicinal usage because of its beneficial effects on a wide array of patients and diseases. It is a natural plant that is grown containing THC‚ a chemical that causes psychoactive reactions. Cannabis is an effective way to treat Alzheimer ’s disease‚ symptoms of the terminally ill‚ mood disorders‚ chronic pain‚ conditions in which conventional medicines have no effect or have negative side-effects on the patient‚ Tourette ’s Syndrome
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Medical marijuana is the snake oil of the 21st century. Snake oil‚ popular in the 18th century for the relief of pain and disease‚ was proven to have no real value or any remedy. Much like snake oil‚ medical marijuana has no value as medicine. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 narcotic and is among the list of some of the most potent drugs that can be taken. The DEA‚ Drug Enforcement Agency‚ considers it lacking medical merit and having a high potential for abuse as it can be addictive and people can become
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evidence that medical marijuana has benefited people socially‚ medically‚ and economically in many ways. Socially‚ allows medical marijuana patients get out of the house and experience a better life giving them the aid they need to tolerate their symptoms and live life. The plant has given some the chance to live life longer than expected and more comfortably with terminal illnesses such as HIV. There any many other diseases that have had symptoms relieved by the proper usage of medical marijuana such as
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Background: How is Cannabis used in the medical field and should it be legalized for recreational purposes as well as medical use? Medical marijuana has been used for many years in the medical field. According to AAMC‚ adjunctive therapy with cannabis has helped patients deal with their symptoms of disease or disorders. A study was done by University of California medical researchers in which they placed “an ingredient in chili peppers beneath the skin of marijuana smokers to see if it could relieve acute
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