com_criminal-charges_medical-marijuana-an-overview.pdf MEDICAL MARIJUANA The trending and often controversial term‚ "medical marijuana‚" can be loosely defined as the use‚ possession and/or cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes only. Because of marijuana’s history of illegality in the United States‚ its use for health purposes has been widely criticized by many and frowned upon by the government. As a politically accepted principle‚ medical marijuana or cannabis is no different than standard marijuana. It
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English 1101 Medical Marijuana In “Medical Marijuana Should Be Legal”‚ by Daniel J. Pfeifer‚ the author states what he thinks justifies medical marijuana being legal. I disagree with that completely‚ because medical marijuana has no proven medicinal values to make it a legal form of medication. The article states that‚ “marijuana use‚ especially by terminally ill patients‚ mitigates their suffering from unnecessary chronic and unbearable pain that persists until death.” Marijuana may help with
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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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dated use of marijuana was in 2737 BC when the emperor of China‚ Shen-Nung‚ prescribes cannabis for beri-beri‚ constipation‚ ’female weakness‚’ gout‚ malaria‚ rheumatism and absentmindedness. One of the most interesting factors in this pro and con debate is that until the late 1800’s not many people were against the use of cannabis for medical purposes. But from 1856 - 1937 marijuana’s image as a medicine turned into the image as an intoxicant. Ever since the image changed the medical community suffered
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and rewards of Medical Marijuana are worth it all comes down to a science. Research has shown that some strains of Medical Marijuana help cancer patients reduce the pain they receive from the tumorous cells‚ others help PTSD‚ Arthritis‚ Glaucoma‚ Alzheimer’s and many other diseases. Medical Marijuana should also be studied and treated like every other type of medicine. Therefore‚ I believe Medical Marijuana should be legal nationwide. Cancer is a prime example of what Medical Marijuana can treat. Patients
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Medical Marijuana Marijuana is one of the most controversial topics in the U.S today. Many associate the substance with some of the most highly addictive and dangerous drugs used in our society. While others claim marijuana to be the safest substance to use to date. One of the biggest debatable topics amongst marijuana use is the legalization of the substance medically. Many people believe marijuana should be accessible to those with terminally ill diseases. While others believe
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Pros And Cons of Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana is something that has been considered making legal in California for a couple of years now. People are allowed to get there medical marijuana card very easily in California if they qualify for some of the illnesses that medical marijuana is supposed to help with the pain that the illness causes. There are some pros and cons about medical marijuana which people who do use medical marijuana should know. * Believe it or not there are actually
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Medical Marijuana? A young woman has HIV. In fact‚ she has had HIV for 7 years. She contracted it from her boyfriend after her first sexual experience. Unfortunately‚ she has taken a turn for the worse. Her body is now deteriorating. She is going through cachexia‚ what one would refer to as HIV wasting syndrome. Cachexia defined‚ is the physical wasting and malnutrition of the body that is associated with chronic disease. HIV wasting syndrome causes infected people to lose weight and to suffer
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The debate on medical marijuana use and legalization generally centers on the potential effect that cannabis may have on the user. Arriving at an answer to the question of‚ “How does medical marijuana affect mental illness?‚” requires an understanding of the research that exists on the issue‚ an assessment of the scientific evidence relevant to the correlation between cannabis and mental illness‚ as well as the possible application of marijuana and CBD as treatment options for varying mental illness
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Educate Yourself‚ Mary Jane While synthetic marijuana such as K2 and Spice are getting used less frequently because of the health risks‚ views of real marijuana have gone in the opposite direction. Adolescents don’t know where to look today; from marijuana legalization ads‚ to online reports supporting synthetic marijuana‚ there’s too many inaccurate and unreliable resources that teens have easy access too. Many see that “pot” is not as addictive as other available drugs and that it will
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