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Native Americans Stop Smoking
537 words
There are about 1. 5 million smokers that are age
seventeen or younger. Many historians believe
smoking started with the Native Americans. There
are many uses of the tobacco leaf. Also there are
many things to consider if you thinking about
using any type of tobacco. First, one must realize
there is illness associated with the use of
tobacco. Secondly, the cost of using tobacco keeps
going up every year and often the amount being
used increases. Thirdly, if one is already a
smoker and wishes to ...
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Tobacco Smokers Franklin Watts
532 words
Marijuana is an illegal narcotic drug and is a
green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers
and leaves from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It
is also known by its many slang names like pot,
weed, Mary Jane, dope and chronic. The main active
chemical in marijuana is THC (delta- 9
-tetrahydrocannabinol). The THC causes a series of
cellular reactions with protein in certain nerve
cells that lead to the high the user experiences.
Most of the marijuana used in the United States is
brought in ill...
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Marijuana Smoke Marijuana Causes
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Hurry Up Long recognized as one of God's greatest
gifts to mankind, Ganja truly can heal the earth.
Unknown to many today, cannabis hemp was used
worldwide in paper, fiber, lamp oil and nautical
applications throughout the 19 th century,
constituting "possibly the largest agricultural
and industrial businesses in America" (Here 83).
In the early part of the 1800 s cannabis was the
number one medicine in the US (83). It held that
spot tightly, until it was nudged to second place
by morphine in 18...
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Marijuana Prohibition Marijuana Smokers
1,156 words
... e of the nation's leading ocular pathologists"
(Brazaitis unknown). Later in Randall's life he
discovered by accident that smoking marijuana not
only lessened the strain on his eyes, but
eliminated the tricolored halos that marred his
vision. Randall didn't believe that smoking an
illegal drug could stop the deterioration of his
precious eyesight. Then after six months of trial
and error, he became a believer. Randall began to
grow his own marijuana, due to the fact that he
could not afford ...
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Respiratory Infections Cigarette Smoke
813 words
Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi. It
may develop suddenly, following a head cold (acute
bronchitis), or it may continue or return
regularly for many years, causing worsening of the
bronchi and lungs (chronic bronchitis). Certain
people are more likely to get bronchitis than
others. Men are effected more than women, out
numbering them 10 to 1. The reasons for this are
unknown. Smokers are 50 times more likely to get
chronic bronchitis than non smokers. Acute
bronchitis is a bacteria ...
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Excise Taxes Legalized Gambling
1,202 words
... h' is the strongest. However decreases in tax
revenues are not the only reason that private
sector gambling is on the rise. For the many areas
in the United States that are experiencing
extremely poor economic conditions, legalized
gambling is very attractive. The incredible
destitution of Indian reservations has prompted
many to push measures through that would allow
them to build bingo halls and casinos on
reservation properties to create jobs. (Indian
Gaming, incidentally, took in approxi...
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Legalization Of Marijuana Possession Of Marijuana
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An Interest group is an organization that seeks to
affect the operation of government by using
peaceful means to persuade key persons in
government to act in accordance with the groups
interests. Basically what this means in layman's
terms is they are their to change laws that a
particular group feels is unnecessary. Interest
groups also try to get legislation to make laws
that they feel is necessary. Their are different
kinds of benefits involved in interest groups.
This gets people to join the...
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Food And Drug Administration Tobacco Smokers
1,716 words
Cigarettes - Addiction and Product Dangers It is
clear that businesses have an obligation to inform
their customers about their product's ingredients
and dangers. Looking at the case of Rose Cipollone
we see that she was a heavy smoker. Her doctor's
had to remove part of her right cancerous lung and
informed her that she had to quit smoking.
Unfortunately, she was addicted. Her doctor's
removed the rest of her lung that year and she
finally quit smoking. She then sued the Liggett
Group, the make...
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Philip Morris Marlboro Cigarettes
1,199 words
A Western landscape, a rugged cowboy and the color
red have come to embody years of advertising tag
lines for Philip Morris' Marlboro cigarettes.
These three elements, combined or separate, are
recognizable as the American call to Marlboro
Country even without the brand name, sales pitch
or slogan. We, as consumers, all know where the
flavor is and what can be found in Marlboro
Country. Marlboro advertisements today reap the
benefits of the tradition that proceeds them; they
capture a complex me...
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Short Term Effects Effects Of Smoking
1,263 words
There are numerous effects of smoking that affect
the individual. They can affect not only your
health but also your social and family life. It
can also affect the non-smoker around you.
Non-smokers suffer from allergies, noise and eye
irritations and headaches as a result of inhaling
second hand smoke. Smoking while youre pregnant
can result to the growth of the foetus and may
even result in the death of the baby. Down below
are some long term and short term effects of
smoking. Cigarette smoke ...
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Marijuana Tax Act Marijuana Smokers
1,619 words
Why? Marijuana is illegal. Illegal to possess,
purchase, distribute or grow. To start off the
basic non-creative, non-read between the lines
question; Why? Why was marijuana made illegal that
fateful day 68 years ago. Is there a justifiable
reason to the original criminalization and
continuation of that law to present day? So, again
I ask; Why? Yet, besides the reason why marijuana
is illegal many are against the prohibition laws.
However, possibly just as many are for keeping
marijuana in the s...
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Pot Smokers Rolling Stone
1,371 words
John B. Pattison Cynthia Quam English II 11 / 6 /
99 Decriminalization of Marijuana Think for a
minute about alcohol. Its something we are well
accustomed to in our every day lives. We associate
it with celebrations, parties, relaxation, and
many other things that involve leisure. What else
do we associate alcohol with? How about drunk
driving and the deaths that occur as well. The
thought of alcoholism and the destruction of the
body as well families might spring in to mind. Now
think about mar...
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Short Term Effects U S Department
2,322 words
Essay Question: Outline the use of marijuana and
identify the acute and chronic harmful biological
and psychological effects of marijuana on
individuals. The use of marijuana is widespread by
all classes, races, and cultures. Marijuana has
been used for a multitude of purposes over
thousands of years, and is still, today, is being
used for many of the same purposes. (Hawks 1982)
It is some of the possible outcomes of the usage
of marijuana, and a brief history of marijuana
that will be discussed...
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Marijuana Smoke Marijuana Causes
2,396 words
8 Ganja Sean P. Silverman 8 December 1999 Ganja
Long recognized as one of Gods greatest gifts to
mankind, Ganja truly can heal the earth. Unknown
to many today, cannabis hemp was used worldwide in
paper, fiber, lamp oil and nautical applications
throughout the 19 th century, constituting
possibly the largest agricultural and industrial
businesses in America (Here 83). In the early part
of the 1800 s cannabis was the number one medicine
in the US (83). It held that spot tightly, until
it was nudg...
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Secondhand Smoke Logical Fallacies
535 words
The Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke Are
Exaggerated, according to an article written by W.
Kip Viscusi, which is published in 1997 in
Smoking, Opposing Viewpoints. The article, is not
effective. Not only are the sources of the
evidence not clearly identified, but also Viscusi
uses logical fallacies, and the organization is
confusing. The first reason why Viscusi's article
is not effective is that the sources of the
evidence Viscusi uses are not clearly identified.
To begin with Viscusi talks ab...
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5 Th Grade Risk Taking
243 words
Results of a recent study suggest that rebellious,
risk-taking kids as young as 11 are more likely to
smoke by the time they reach high school.
According to the report, children who demonstrate
these personality traits in the 5 th grade are
most likely to smoke in the 12 th grade. Targeting
smoking in high school students is important since
studies have shown that adolescents who smoke
daily in the 12 th grade are likely to become
established smokers as adults. Results of the
study, published in...
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U S Census Bureau South Dakota
400 words
SOUTH DAKOTAN SMOKERS: AGES 18 AND OLDER By Karen
Kezar A Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for MA 211: Business
Statistics Dr. R. L. Freese, Instructor National
American University Sioux Falls Campus August 7,
2001 INTRODUCTION Smoking is a great concern in
our society. Smoking is a danger to not only the
smokers? health but also those around him or her.
It is hard to spend a day in public without seeing
someone smoking. Is this amount of smoking as
common in the rest...
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Effects Of Marijuana Tobacco Smokers
800 words
Marijuana is a Marijuana Marijuana Marijuana is a
green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers
and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
There are over 200 slang terms for marijuana
including pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane,
gangster, and chronic. It is usually smoked as a
cigarette (called a joint) or in a pipe or bong.
In recent years, it has appeared in blunts. These
are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and
re-filled with marijuana. Some users also mix
marijuana into foods su...
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory One Of The Girls
2,052 words
Cognitive Dissonance How do human beings make
decisions? What triggers a person to take action
at any given point? These are all questions that I
will attempt to answer with my theoretical
research into Leon Festingers theory of cognitive
dissonance, as well as many of the other related
theories. We often do not realize the
psychological events that take place in our
everyday lives. It is important to take notice of
theories, such as the balance theory, the
congruency theory and the cognitive di...
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Hundred Years Ago Excise Taxes
2,533 words
ASin Taxes Sin Taxes A Fiscal Temptation Gambling
and Excise Taxes as Revenue Alternatives The
squeeze is on. Demand for government to decrease
its reliance on sales, property, and income taxes
as sources of revenue is continuing to rise,
leaving policy makers scrambling for new, less
painful sources of revenue. Also going up are the
costs of providing public services, entitlement
programs, and conducting the other various
functions of government. This upward spiral
requires that they simultaneo...
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