thought how marijuana can affect your life? Many people think that the legalization of marijuana will bring only negative effects but they forget about medical benefits of using it. The issue of whether marijuana should be legalized for medical use has been a very important subject in the United States. Fourteen states in the United States including NJ allow medical marijuana. While medical marijuana has a few side effects it should be legalized for medical use for many reasons. Marijuana refers to
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Medical Marijuana The causes to the use of medical marijuana in the United States are illnesses, cancer patients, and to help AIDS. There are some pros and cons to the use of medical marijuana. Most people across the U.S say they need it for a sickness they have, but they’re using it just to get high. Studies say that it helps people get relief from their illness but that does not make it a medicine. There have been many debates over legalizing this “medicine” or not. But there has to be a decision
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debated and infamous. The topic of using Marijuana for medical purposes is so controversial that even federal and state legislatures are left at opposite points in dealing with legality. Policies regarding marijuana differ in several degrees from state to state and thus public or government human service agencies have to act within the regulations that envelop them. This in turn brings us to the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. To better understand
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in the United States that have medical cannabis laws in place. The patients suffering from ailments that are most widely cited to benefit from the uses of medical cannabis include: sufferers of glaucoma, nausea, and chronic pain sufferers. Cannabis is widely regarded as an appetite stimulant. This appears to be a short list of reasons for legalizing a drug that has been illegal for nearly 80 years, however, this short list contains common symptoms of countless medical conditions. People who suffer
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Medical Marijuana: The Good, the Bad and the Truth As Americans, we have come to greatly rely on modern medicine and prescription drugs. According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly seventy percent of Americans use one or more prescription drugs. This percentage has shown a steady increase in the past ten years. Each of these drugs come with a list of possible side effects. Sometimes these side effects can be very serious depending on the medicine being used. Even causing the patient experiencing
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up on my own”’ (qtd. In “Medical Cannabis Helped a Cancer Survivor Live Again” n. pag.). Furthermore, the pain effects of medical marijuana helped Kelly to resume doing regular daily activities such as gardening and landscaping. In addition, medical marijuana is a great resource to go to for those dealing with pain and other medical problems. Medical marijuana is beneficial for the world because it has positive psychological effects, has promising research regarding medical treatment, and reduces chronic
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Legalization of marijuana: The present The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic that has an impact on today’s society. A lot of people want to ban the use of marijuana in the United States for medical and recreational use the main group of people is the federal government. Marijuana activists think otherwise. They think that smoking weed is a way to get in touch with their spiritual side. Currently 18 states have legalized marijuana for medical use (medical marijuana pros and cons.org)
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De’Monte Smith CRJC 450 Medical Marijuana in California Introduction Marijuana has been used for many centuries all over the world. It has been used for recreational, religious, and for medical purposes. Medical marijuana has been used quite often in California for decades now. California was one of the first to enact against marijuana. The principal activity came in the Poison Act of 1907, which added marijuana to a rundown of poisons that, albeit considered perilous and unsafe, could even now
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when they say, “The AAN supports all efforts to conduct rigorous research to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of marijuana-based products” (Patel, et al). This statement reaffirms what they stand for. The American Lung Association uses metonymy when they say, “the ALA is concerned about the health impacts of marijuana use, especially on lung health” (“Marijuana and Lung Health”). They attribute this statement to the mindset of the association. The White House uses metonymy when they
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LINDO MEDICAL MARIJUANA Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Medical Marijuana Initiative Section 1. Section 11362.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 11362.5. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. (b) (l) The people of the State of California hereby find and declare that the purposes of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 are as follows: (A) To ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical
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Ferdinando Language Arts 56 March 20, 2015 Oui Oui to Weed Marijuana is usually known as the drug that is a gateway to many other drugs, but is it really? The real name for it is called cannabis but many people use nicknames like weed, pot, reefer, ganja, herb, and hemp. What people don’t realize is that alcohol is more damaging and destructive to people. If you try some alcohol, you won’t go to jail. If you try marijuana once you could go to jail, or at least get in more serious trouble than if you were caught with
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Nickolas DePrisco Hagood Comp II February 18th, 2014 Medical Marijuana Legislation Every year new types of diseases come about and devastate parts of America. For instance different types of the flu are popping up all the time. Many of these diseases can’t be cured with the medicine we have available now. This calls for advancements in medicine, and a new controversial medicine is hitting America, and this medicine is marijuana. The plant marijuana isn’t like normal medicines due to the fact that it
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Medical Marijuana in California The marijuana pant is one of the oldest plants known to mankind. It has become one of the most widely used plants. The plant has many uses other than medicinal use. It was used to make cloth and paper for centuries and was the most important source of rope until the development of synthetic fibers (Grinspoon and Bakalar). There are two different species of cannabis called sativa and indica. The feeling of each has a slight difference. Sativa has a more relaxing
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Marijuana: A Controversial Argument I think marijuana is and will always be a controversial argument. In my opinion marijuana should only be legalized for medical purposes, not for recreational use. As a civilized society we should be thinking about preventing and staying away from drugs that can harm us as individuals and society. It is proven that medical marijuana can be an option to treating tumors and cancers. Also, it is scientifically confirmed that marijuana has anti-cancer properties that
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as marijuana, for medicinal use. Marijuana can provide relief to those suffering with diseases that cannot be treated with modern medicine. On the contrary, marijuana can provide a psychoactive high and has been known to be addictive. However, according to the federal government, marijuana has no medicinal value and offers an extremely high potential for abuse (O’Keefe, 2013). Marijuana is also thought to be harmful and detrimental substance (O’Keefe, 2013). History illustrates marijuana use
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combined his information with some other employees of medicine, about Marijuana. Employee, Jonathan long has said “smoking pot turns the volume on this system way, way up.” He says that Marijuana has its positive and Negative Effect in a human’s body for ex Marijuana can attach receptors within the brain, and can Modulate systems like eating and learning. He has said that there have been less cancer deaths because of Medical Marijuana “It was science that eventually curtailed the power of big tobacco
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Kincaid, Cliff "Yale study shows danger of Marijuana". Academia.org. 2016. Kincaid goes into detail as to how in one observational that the effect of medical marijuana to treat Veterans for mental disorders has actually enhanced the psychosis, PTSD, and Schizophrenia. In the observational study it attained information of 2,000 veterans that and found that with most veterans who use Cannabis were more likely to behave increasingly out of the ordinary and that it dramatically causes them to act out
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English 10 22 April 2014 Medical Marijuana There is a plant that for thousands of years has had a history for medicinal use within many cultures. What is that plant people might ask? The Cannabis plant. Cannabis is a plant used as a medicine and a psychoactive drug, more commonly known as marijuana. Although it can be used as a medicine, it is mostly seen as just another bad drug that kills brain cells. The sale, distribution, possession, and use of marijuana have been illegal since the early
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For over five thousand years, marijuana has been used for both medical and recreation use (Haerens 23). Marijuana also known as weed, Ganga, Mary Jane and other various nicknames, ultimately refer to to the dried leaves, flowers, and stems from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. This plant contains the psychoactive chemical, known as THC (delta-9-tetrehydiscannabinol) which triggers the blood vessels in the lungs and brain to expand causing more oxygen onto the rest of the system. In addition, THC’s
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FINAL RESEARCH PAPER 1 Final Research Paper Medical Marijuana FINAL RESEARCH PAPER 2 Alternative medicine has become a rather popular method of relieving everything from a headache to depression. Some common forms of alternative medic include aromatherapy, acupuncture, and crystal therapy. Among them is the healing power of medical cannabis. It has been praised for its soothing and hallucinogenic qualities. Medical marijuana has been on the forefront of public debate for quite
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Marijuana comes from the plant Cannabis sativa and is used as an illegal drug. In 2700 BCE, marijuana was used in China and India and then spread worldwide to treat pain, seizure, muscle spasms, and nausea. In 2000 BCE Egyptians used marijuana to treat sore eyes. In 200 CE, the Chinese used marijuana as an aesthetic. In twelfth-century Africa, marijuana was used to treat snakebites and malaria. In the eighteenth century, the United States used it to treat sexually transmitted diseases. It was also
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There are many viewpoints on the use of medical marijuana. One side’s opinion is that marijuana shouldn't be used because it's known as a gateway drug. The other side’s opinion is that it should be used because of the advantages marijuana gives to people. The benefit of using marijuana is almost limitless. It relieves cancer patients by repressing the pain. Autistic children and pregnant women are also aided by the use of medical marijuana. Medical marijuana, a safe and natural drug when managed properly
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should we make marijuana illegal if it will saves lives of millions? Marijuana is medically, economically, and recreationally beneficial, therefore, it should be legalized nationally. There are dozens of different benefits to medical marijuanas. Medical marijuana can cure all kinds of different diseases, helps make the treatment for cancer less painful, it can be used to help with bad habits like smoking and drinking. As of now researchers know of the 2 different chemicals in marijuana the THC which
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003 Samantha Pettey February 18, 2013 Medical Marijuana The opinion of Marijuana during the 70’s was much more definitive than it is today. Approval of Marijuana by 27 states, new medical studies, and its consequences on those convicted from use of the most common illicit drug in the world, is forcing the United States of America to rethink its stance on the matter. In general, the underlying argument about Marijuana in this country is: should Marijuana continue to be prohibited to citizens based
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Marijuana and Medical Marijuana Health Risks Yvonne Vance Com/156 October 13, 2012 Kelly Rottman Marijuana and Medical Marijuana Health Risks Marijuana became legalize in some states and a concern problem for some advocates because of the harmful chemicals that found in marijuana or THC. Its’ been reported that marijuana has many more harmful chemicals than tobacco products. On the other hand, advocates’ say that marijuana is beneficial to some patients that can
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MEDICINAL MARIJUANA Though medical marijuana has proved to be very beneficial for medicinal purposes, some would say its pros do not outweigh it’s cons. It has said to have many side effects which include brain damage, heart problems, damage to lungs and immune system, impaired learning, memory loss, perception problems and poor judgment. Smoking marijuana has also been the cause of a large amount of car crashes and workplace accidents. On a federal level it is still illegal but in 13 states
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Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana is a hot button topic, and with good reason. There is lot of conflicting information. One doesn’t have to search very hard to find information supporting the medical use of marijuana. Marijuana has been proven to be beneficial treatment for many conditions such as chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, nausea from chemotherapy, and glaucoma among others. Yet, despite scientific evidence of marijuana’s therapeutic benefit, it remains on the DEA’s list of
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Medical Marijuana Various assumptions are made based on the results from the use of the biased drug, Cannabis. Controversy has been dealt with this topic for quite some time now and all of the representatives in our government have different perspectives. Twenty four states have legalized this drug for the use of medicine and this is very crucial because almost more than half of the country has passed this law. This number is still rising and will continue to rise over time. What some representatives
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Opposing Views on Medicinal Marijuana The legality of medical marijuana possession is as hot a topic as exists in the discussion of possible drug decriminalization in the United States. Some agencies, both federal government and non-governmental advisors, urge continued vigorous prosecution of marijuana offenders because they see medical marijuana as both a gateway to hard drugs like heroin and cocaine and as a smokescreen for an effort to decriminalize marijuana for general use (Marshall, 2005)
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Medical Cannabis Richard Davis Neff English 111 Professor Bryant October 16, 2012 More than 100,000 U.S. deaths are caused by excessive alcohol consumption each year. Direct and indirect causes of death include drunk driving, cirrhosis of the liver, falls, cancer, and stroke. In that same year a staggering 440,000 people die from tobacco use in the U.S. Nearly 1 of every 5 deaths is related to smoking. Cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and
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