ability. Long Term Effects of Marijuana:1 • lung cancer • chronic bronchitis • energy loss • slow confused thinking • apathy • and blood vessel blockage. • Use by adolescents can disrupt emotional development‚ delay puberty‚ and can delay the monthly cycle in females. • Marijuana may produce a mild physical dependence that causes minor withdrawal symptoms when discontinued‚ including nausea‚ insomnia‚ irritability‚ and anxiety. Physical effects of marijuana • diarrhea • cramps • weight
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Legalization of Marijuana: Benefits and Statistics The topic of legalizing marijuana has been a topic of controversy for quite some time now not only throughout our local streets‚ but throughout the local and into the state government. The legalization of marijuana is such a controversial topic because some are for it and some are against it. People are for the legalization because of the great uses it has towards medicine‚ the money that could come from the taxation of legalized marijuana‚ and the
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2012 The Legalization of Medicinal Marijuana Many scientific communities around the world have compiled persuasive evidence supporting marijuana’s cannabinoid potential as a source of treatment. Analgesia‚ glaucoma‚ chemotherapy and HIV-related gastrointestinal disorders are just a few among the vast amount of afflictions which from marijuana can help provide relief. Unfortunately the United States government continues to place a negative stigma on marijuana by regulating its availability for testing
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Final Paper December 14‚ 2009 Cannabis: The Billion Dollar Crop When most people are asked about their opinion of marijuana‚ not very many actually have a problem with the drug itself. The driving force behind their decision to be against marijuana is based mostly on the fact that it is illegal. TIME magazine held a poll on their website in which they asked their readers if marijuana should be legalized. Given that TIME’s website is not likely to be a full representation of ALL their readers‚ nor
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Legalization of Marijuana Peter Hsieh West Coast University Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ can be found hundreds of century ago. Cannabis is mixture of dry green and brown flowers‚ stems and seeds that contains the chemical ingredient delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC for short (Marijuana 2012). Marijuana is one of the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse and other government agencies
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Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable‚ but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it? In this paper‚ I will explain my reasoning for my personal opinion that‚ yes‚ America is ready for legalization with proper regulation. Personally I think marijuana is the most
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Legalization of Marijuana Have you ever wondered why marijuana was illegal? Keeping marijuana illegal costs tax payers a bunch of money‚ and is not even an effective way to solve the problem of marijuana use. People have the right to choose for themselves if they want to use marijuana or not. The use of marijuana does not affect anyone but the person using it‚ so why not let them use marijuana if they choose to. According to the Marijuana Legalization Organization‚ the criminalization of marijuana does not
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Marijuana has been around for thousands of years ‚ Many citizens of the united states have heard of marijuana (cannabis) as a common drug‚ but there are also people who use it medically. The official term for marijuana is cannabis sativa. The active ingredient with in marijuana is tetrahydrocannabinol‚ frequently called THC. Marijuana is a plant that grows from a seed just like every other plant. My proposal is not defending the legalization of marijuana for recreational use‚ but essentially the
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The social issue I will be talking about is marijuana addiction. Nowadays marijuana usage is very common throughout the United States because of its legalization in some states. It is also very common throughout teens and is very likely for them and many others to become addicted. In my opinion I believe marijuana is addictive because I went to school with many people who had tried it one time and suddenly became addicted and started changing‚ drastically. It began to affect their social life because
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communication systems” THESIS STATEMENT: “Intake of marijuana‚ whether excessive or not‚ has different effects to the health of individuals that eventually affects the community as a whole” I. INTRODUCTION a. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY i. Definition ii. History 1. Laws of bills II. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION b. Interpretation of collected data iii. Reception of people towards marijuana 2. Positive perspective 3.
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