Medicinal Marijuana Essays and Term Papers
230 Essays on Medicinal Marijuana. Documents 151 - 175
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Against Legalizing Marijuana
You know it as grass, tea, or chronic. Maybe even reefer, herb, or ganja. Someone you know has probably experienced it. Even more people want try it. What is it; marijuana. So what is all the big fuss about? Legalization, that's what. I for one am positively against Marijuana being legal. For one, why should Marijuana be legal? Medical researches are quick to point out their research on the benefits of this substance, especially with
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Should Medical Marijuana Be Legalized?
Should Medical Marijuana be Legalized? The Legalization of Medical Marijuana is one of the most controversial issues we face today as a society. There are many advantages and disadvantages that are attached with smoking marijuana. Many people believe that this drug should be legalized for medical use, and others disagree. Even if marijuana is legalized, there are so many problems that people will have to face because of this drug. Either way you look at
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The Decriminalization of Marijuana
The Decriminalization of Marijuana Today it is not uncommon to be watching television and come across an advertisement promoting the use of alcohol and cigarettes. Both substances are detrimental to your health, and have no medical value yet both are legal to anyone of age. To a Cancer or AIDS patients seeking relief from marijuana, these commercials must be difficult to bear. Peter McWilliams stated, "Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and
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Should New Jersey Legalize Medical Marijuana and Decriminalize Marijuana?
You will not endure pain if you become bound to the drug said Galen, a roman physician in context to gladiators consuming opium to numb their battle wounds. For over 4,800 years marijuana has been used for medical purposes. Until the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act banned marijuana and created uncertainty in Americans. Especially with the with the arrival of new drugs like aspirin which became the new pain reliever and marijuana came to be known
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Marijuana: The Good Part
Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. No one has ever died from an overdose, and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications: Relief from nausea and increase of appetite; Reduction of eye pressure; Reduction of muscle spasms; Relief from mild to moderate chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by the ailment
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Marijuana: Effects and After Affects
One of the most common illegal drug in the United States is marijuana. There are mixed views about this drug, some people want it legalized, other people don't. In this essay, I hope to display the facts about this illegal narcotic, and explain many vie Marijuana has many different names such as "kif" in Morocco, "doggo" in South Africa and "gangi" in India. There are many slang terms for this type of drug such as
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The Marijuana Controversy
The Marijuana Controversy The General perspective that society throws on marijuana is that equal to any drug; negative. However, many researchers have found that the effects of marijuana for medicinal purposes can be beneficial to the right patients, as well as the United States government. The negative effects from marijuana use in a medicinal environment are far less than that of most over the counter drugs, while the benefits remain the same. There are instances
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The Usefulness of Medical Marijuana and the U.S. Government
The Usefulness Of Medical Marijuana and the U.S. Government Marijuana is often looked at as an awful gateway drug that should remain illegal. Though it is illegal, marijuana is already a very big part of American culture. People are going to smoke it anyway, illegal or not. With its extensive medical capabilities and limited side effects, marijuana is becoming more accepted around the world. Many people are misinformed with untrue rumors of marijuana causing
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal?
Travis Williams English Essay Why Marijuana Should Be Legal In today’s world there are an infinite amount of drugs. Some drugs are legal, while others are illegal. Marijuana is an illegal drug that should be legalized. Many drugs that are illegal can be fatal and addictive but marijuana doesn’t fall into the same categories as the other illegal drugs. This drug is a drug that is often used as a recreational drug, but has gained
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Health and Medicine of the Middle Ages
Health and Medicine of the middle Ages During the Middle Ages people lived very different lives compared to what we live today. They were very unsanitary and apt to catching illnesses. There were many different types of diseases and epidemics during the middle ages and very little was done to prevent them with the lack of knowledge the people had about each illness. There were many different types of illnesses and epidemics occurring in Europe
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Alternative Medicine and Its Effects on the Consumer
More and more "medicines" are being produced/discovered by doctors and medicinal companies, mainly with the economic growth of the company in mind rather than the well-being of the person. Things such as chemotherapy, unnecessary surgery, and so on are to blame for millions to even billions of excess spending in this country. Can this be reduced? Many people around the nation, even around the world, agree that there have to be different cures rather than
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Marijuana Legalization
Here in America, marijuana is completely banned, and is punishable by law if caught using, possessing, or selling it. However, this law against marijuana is not the same in all parts of the world. Amsterdam and Canada, for instance, are not a strict about marijuana, and either allow it or have decriminalized it. In 1976, Amsterdam decriminalized possession of soft drugs such as cannabis, or weed. Due to increased demand, outlets quickly cropped up
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The Dangers of Marijuana
THE DANGERS OF MARIJUANA THC disrupts the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are formed. This makes it hard for the user to recall recent events (such as what happened a few minutes ago), and so it is hard to learn while high. A working short-term memory is required for learning and performing tasks that call for more than one or two steps. Some studies show that when people have smoked
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Marijuana: Abused Narcotic or Wonder Drug?
Marijuana: Abused Narcotic or Wonder Drug? I. Introduction A. History of marijuana B. Pros C. Cons II. History of Marijuana A. Scientific Information and various uses B. History of use III. Pros of Marijuana A. Nausea and cancer patients B. Usage for other medical conditions IV. Cons of Marijuana A. Immunosuppressant B. Mind altering substance. C. Gateway drug V. Conclusion Marijuana is one of the oldest known cultivated plants. It has been used for recreational
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Tetrahydrocannabinol - Marijuana
THC (TetraHydroCannabinol) is found in marijuana, a mixture of the dried flowering tops and leaves from the plant cannabis sativa. This chemical, THC, is responsible for the euphoric feeling associated with smoking marijuana. Marijuana contains over 400 different chemicals. THC belongs to a group of chemicals found in marijuana called cannibinoids. There are only 60 of these cannibinoids known at present, all of which can only be found in marijuana. THC is the main
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Marijuana Prohibition: A Loss of Freedom
The Ninth Amendment of the United States Constitution states, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” Simply put, this means that, although limited in its scope of rights and privileges, any particular right, even if not mentioned specifically in the Constitution, cannot be taken away from the American people. Yet, the chosen lifestyles of one particular group of people are violated
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Marijuana Use
Marijuana (also called pot or grass) is derived from the hemp plant (Cannibas Sativa), from which hashish is also derived. Hashish consists of the concentrated resin produced by the flowering tops of the plants. Technically, marijuana and hashish are classified as cannibols or cannabinoids. Marijuana is reportedly the most widely used illegal drug in the United States, with 10 million users (Frohberg & Herting, 1999). Although usually classified as a hallucinogen, its effects are different
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Research Proposal on Marijuana
Research Proposal I chose drugs for my topic of my first research paper. I decided that it was to broad of a topic so I broke it down to just one of many drugs, marijuana. I want to find out how it controls people's lives and how it changes or controls the way they think. The group that I plan to target was college students but considering I attend IUP, I decided to just focus
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Legalizing Marijuana
The topic of legalizing marijuana has been widely discussed and debated throughout the country. Just like any other topic, there are many who are for, but there are also many who oppose the idea. Legalizing marijuana is wrought with both pros and cons. Both sides have equally convincing arguments as to why it should or shouldn't be done. In this paper we will discuss what marijuana is and some of its history. Also, we will
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Thomas King, Medicin River
THOMAS KING - WRITER Thomas King is a multi-talented and accomplished writer who expresses concerns of Aboriginal people through literature. He was born in 1943 in Sacramento California to a Cherokee father and a German and Greek mother and grew up in Sacramento. In 1980, King moved to Canada with his nine-year old son and lived in Alberta for about ten years. He returned briefly to the United States in 1986 to receive his PhD
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the cause of much commotion and debating, as the question of legalization becomes more of an issue. Drugs are a major influential force in countries all over the world today. Legalization is an option that has not had a chance, but really should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great
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The Egyptian Culture of Medicine
Ancient Egyptians were said to be highly advanced society. Through their belief of preserving the body for the afterlife (mummification) they became masters of the human body, health, and healing (Bailey, 2002). Their findings have shaped what is commonly known today about the human anatomy. There was little separating mainstream practice and alternative medicine in ancient times: However, such is not true today in Egypt. Their healthcare system today is similar to that of the
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Leglization of Marijuana
Aaron Lamb Professor Calabrese Hum 1020 29 November 2004 Legalization of Marijuana Imagine that your only father is lying in a hospital bed with one of the many life-threatening ailments. The disease has left him with nothing but agonizing pain and he only has a short time to live. Wouldn’t you like to see him live the last weeks of his life not having to deal with the pain? Sure you would, however, this would
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Legalization of Marijuana
Marijuana is a drug a don’t forget that. There could never be a chance for this drug to be legal it is a gateway drug, to many more harmful drugs. If it was to be legalized more people would have the chance to do this, and more people would try it. These points clearly suggest why this drug can never be legalized. But there is an alternative to make both sides happy, the choice of
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Legalize Marijuana
Nick Locker English 101 December 2, 2003 Legalize Marijuana After 30 years of marijuana use being subject to such harsh penalties and unreasonable consequences, the world has not yet to agree on the truth about marijuana. I feel that it is a very controversial issue in this day and age with very strong and supportive arguments on both sides of this issue. The issue has caused a lot of political feuds, and it also has
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