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Tobacco Smokers Franklin Watts
532 wordsMarijuana 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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Evidence That Marijuana Life In Prison
1,824 wordsA total of 3, 470, 545 Americans have been arrested for marijuana offenses. In 1997 state and local law enforcement arrested 695, 200 people for marijuana violations. That number is the highest ever recorded by the FBI. Of the 682, 885 arrests made in 1998, approximately 88 % were for simple possession. The remaining 12 % were for sale and manufacture. Every 52 seconds, a marijuana smoker is arrested in America. This is truly a waste of law enforcement and a waste of our tax money. These people ...
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Short Term Effects Cannabinoid Receptors
1,126 words... of Drug Abuse are correct, the suppressed neurones of the hippocampus caused by marijuana use, and Mccance and Huether's (1998) research into the suppressed neurones of the hippocampus the following can be concluded. Presence of suppressed neurones in schizophrenia patients clearly links the common theory of a cause of drug induced schizophrenia as being contributed to by marijuana use / abuse . According to Continuing Medical Education, Inc. (web) this is the reason as to why marijuana had ...
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United States Department Positive Or Negative
565 wordsMarijuana has become one of the most widely used drugs in the United States. Marijuana has many different effects which result from using the drug. Effect means how a person reacts to the drug. Marijuana is a mild hallucinogenic drug which is used for individual pleasure or medical treatment. The effects can be physical, psychological, or medicinal. Many physical effects result from smoking marijuana. The most common effects from the use of marijuana are an accelerated heart rate and a reddening...
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Effects Of Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms
1,790 wordsCLAIM FOUR: "Marijuana causes long-term changes in the brain similar to those seen with other drugs of abuse... " Back in the 1970 s, animal experiments led to groundless fears that marijuana blew holes in brain tissue. The experiments organisations like NIDA now fund are more sophisticated but the controversy still rages. George Koob, an addiction researcher from The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, claims the new message from the animals is simple: "The more we discover abou...
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized Legalization Of Marijuana
1,254 wordsThe question of whether to legalize drugs or not is very controversial. Drugs affect so many areas of society. For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems of society. There are two views on the legalization of drugs: some people think that they should be legalized, the other group of people think that they must not be legalized. I support those who refuse legalization of hard drugs. Well, and what about marijuana? Whether you call it hemp, Mary Jane, hash, pot, june, giggle-smo...
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Long Term Effects Marijuana As A Medicine
1,341 wordsPeople have been using Marijuana as a medicine for thousands of years, beginning in China, India, and the Middle East. The plant's therapeutic potential became known in Western countries during the nineteenth century. From 1840 to 1900, more than a hundred articles on cannabis appeared in European and American medical journals, recommending it as an appetite stimulant, muscle relaxant, painkiller, sedative, and anti-convulsions. The use of Marijuana should be legalized in Canada for the benefits...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis
2,060 words... f cells. However, recent research suggests that autoimmune diseases maybe due to the dys regulation of the immune system, and that poor thymus functioning results in T 4 Helper cells losing control of humoral immunity so that antibodies lose their specificity and attack host cells (Beardsley, 1997). Thus immuno modulation in this area could be highly effective. It must be stated that this is merely a theory and that extensive testing is still needed in this area before such drugs can be used...
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Marijuana Is Smoked Marijuana For Medical
1,200 wordsIt may Marijuana Marijuana It may be one of the most discussed controversies of the decade. There have been many different contradictions between the two sides, pro-marijuana and anti-marijuana. Also, many statements have a derogatory basis towards marijuana use. But on the other hand, marijuana has many positive aspects. In this report, all the different areas and stipulations will be examined. I feel that the best place to begin with is the basics. So as basic as it can get: What is marijuana?...
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Short Term Memory Evidence That Marijuana
1,148 wordsThe Benefits Of Marijuana Are you sick of hearing your girlfriend nagging you about letting go of your pot pastime? Have you been hearing a lot of negative things about the use of marijuana lately? Would you like to know what the real deal is behind the use of this infamous drug? Then read on because youre in for a surprise. One of the saddest things in North America is the lack of clinical trials on marijuana use. Many other countries in the world have already performed such tests in order to d...
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized Thousands Of Years
2,172 wordsHemp: A Help or a Hindrance? Hemp, also known as Cannabis sativa, marijuana, grass, and by many other names, has not been a legal commercial crop in the United States for almost sixty years. As common two centuries ago as cotton is today, hemp is not seen on the market. As many groups fight for hemp to become legalized as a drug, many people are battling for the plant to become legalized for its industrial and medical uses. From Disney Indiana Jones hats to fuel for our automobiles, hemp is a ha...
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Hemp Seeds Industrial Hemp
1,023 wordsHemp: Hawaii fs Future Industry Hawaii fs economy is based primarily on the tourist industry. But, there is another industry that can do even better, the hemp industry. Hemp is a tall, fast-growing plant, or scientifically, the Cannabis sativa L. Many people confuse hemp with the drug-type of this plant. They are both from the Cannabaceae family, but are very different from each other. Many people believe that hemp may have been the first cultivated plant. For thousands of years, it has been use...
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Lester Grinspoon Aids Patients
753 wordsLegalization of Marijuana What is marijuana? According to Harvard Medical Professor Lester Grinspoon, it is a miracle drug, one that prevents blindness, acts as an appetite stimulant for AIDS patients, and prevents muscle spasms in epileptics. When speaking of the same plant, head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics for over thirty years, Harry J. Anslinger said that this evil weed led to killings, sex crimes and insanity. How can two such highly respected experts have such night and day outlooks...
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Marijuana Laws Medical Marijuana
782 wordsCannabis has been one of the most controversial and most misunderstood genus of the plant kingdom. Used for a number of things including clothing, paper, fuel, food, and medicine, marijuana seems to be a wonder crop. However in 1937 due to some of its medical and chemical properties, U. S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Marijuana Traffic Act, outlawing the possession and sale of marijuana. Since then the majority of countries around the world have created similar laws. Why would the ...
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1,199 wordsMarijuana: How can its Medical Use be Denied? Although marijuana may be an illegal drug, it has many medicinal values. However the federal government and the FDA agree that legalizing it for medical use will only cause problems in society. If legalized it will be easier to obtain, resulting in a rise of the recreational use. This may be true, but research and studies prove that marijuana has a great medical value. Its use is advantageous to people with certain illnesses. Marijuana can ease side ...
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2,226 wordsOver 3000, 000 people a year are arrested because of it in our country. Its recreational usage boomed in the 1960 s and by the 1980 s one half of all college students had tried it. Once a simple plant, cannabis strip, or marijuana, has become one of the most controversial topics of the 20 th century. Although illegal for some time now in the United States, we know of its widespread availability and usage. Once a huge threat to society, it is now being overlooked as we turn to the seemingly more ...
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1,099 wordsMarijuana: The Legalization? Marijuana is the focus of more debate today than any other drug. The on-going debate has intensified greatly since the propositions passed in Arizona and California that allow the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes. Lots of people admit that they ve tried marijuana and they have found that it gives them a high without excessive detrimental side effects. Therefore, due to its medical uses and limited serious side effects, marijuana should be legalized for med...
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Years Of Age Sperm Count
983 wordsMarijuana: Problem or Cure? Drug use and abuse is becoming more common today than in recent years. In fact, 63 % people taken in a survey said they had smoked marijuana in the past. That number is scary, since 81 % of them were under 25 years of age and have their whole lives ahead of them. Some may be thinking So What Bill Clinton has admitted smoking marijuana, and he is President. Well, that surely is not a good attitude to have considering the damage that marijuana may cause to the body. Man...
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1,049 wordsCrime or Past Time According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Presently, law enforcement arrests a marijuana smoker every 45 seconds in America at a tremendous cost to society. The marijuana issue often times goes in many directions such as legalization, decriminalization, and prohibition. There are good arguments to all three directions. The key to which direction to choose is not that easy. One must way the positives and the negatives of each direction befo...
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Second Hand Smoke Lung Cancer
1,130 wordsSmoking. What is it? Is it safe? What is in it? All these questions constantly appear in the minds of the world s youth. In due time, you will begin to discover the truths and myths of smoking both marijuana and tobacco. Many people wonder about the actual hazards of smoking. Some think that all the stuff that they see is what really happens. Not quite. Sometimes you might wonder what that is you re smoking. If so, do you even know what s in it? What is second hand smoke? Is it even dangerous? W...
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