... sick, is the most important. Marijuana can therapeutically help patients who suffer form illnesses such as AIDS and cancer. Marijuana is less toxic than any conventional medicine and an overdose death from marijuana is unheard of partly because marijuana is an all natural herb as Grinspoon states, the most serious risk taken is the effects it has upon the respiratory system ... values, because our society (who vote against reforming these laws), are not truly aware of the benefits that can be obtain from legalizing marijuana. In my field research, I wanted to test my theory and try to d...

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... use of marijuana and marijuana related products. I believe that Marijuana should be legalized because there is no evidence that it has caused a single death, it is useful in treating medical conditions, and it is less dangerous than alcohol. Marijuana is probably the most popular drug used by people ... marijuana that would cause people to use other drugs. Through many years of research, it has been proved that marijuana has never caused a single death. Test performed on mice has shown that the ratio of Canabinoids (chemicals in pot that make you stoned) necessary for intoxication is 40...

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... drug. He counters that argument by saying that the nauseous sensations that patients feel are almost impossible to measure in experiments; that what is the far more important than mere test results is whether the patients feel relief when using the substance. Kassiner also provides his thoughts on what he thinks should happen with regards to the drug here in the ... and due to a lack of compassion by politicians, the courts will be forced to decide between the wishes of the bureaucrats and the rights of the citizens lying on their death beds. This could end tragically if those who are s...

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... a regular basis. NORML claims that marijuana use is far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco, because these drugs account for 450,000 deaths per year. In comparison, marijuana cannot cause death by overdose and is non- toxic. A European medical journal, The Lancet, states that, "The smoking of cannabis, even long term, is not harmful to health. It would be reasonable to ... substances. This bill would provide that any known manufacturer or dealer of illegal substances could have them tested. If he or she makes false negative substances when added to a drug test, then they would be gui...

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... , banning it cannot be justified while alcohol remains legal Small dealers could dell it legally, but it would be regulated." I agree completely with this. When marijuana is put to this test, it passes with flying colors. Alcohol cause much more problems than marijuana. To understand this, the effects of marijuana must be analyzed. Marijuana makes people laid back and docile. One ... is using alcohol. Alcohol has caused deaths first and second hand. Alcohol poisoning being the first hand and automobile accidents being the latter. Marijuana cannot be attributed to one single death EVER. T...

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... desire to socialize. The long term affects of marijuana include sexual problems, possible immune system damage, and possible lung dysfunction. Its never been reported a death because of marijuana overdose, or marijuana at all. There have been test done on lab mice that have shown that ratio of THC necessary for overdose to the amount necessary for intoxication is 40,000:1. Comparing to ... ...

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