... and relaxation are generally the desired effects of people who use marijuana. The euphoric feeling generally peaks in 10 - 30 minutes, and may last for up to three hours (Albany Counseling Center). Industrial hemp is one the most versatile resources used in the world today. The following statements provided by ... alternative to the many crops we grow today. In one year, one acre of hemp will produce as much fiber for textile products as two to three acres of cotton could produce. Hemp is also stronger and softer than cotton. Cotton will grow only in moderate temperatures and requires ....

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... costing the government millions, while drug use continues to rise. Legalizing and taxing marijuana and focusing their efforts against is a logical route for drug policy makers to take. The government could make money while putting the black market in disarray. The government could concentrate on the ... is also a big advantage to chronic pain sufferers or people with spastic disorders like multiple sclerosis. While other prescription drugs can incapacitate a patient for the whole day, marijuana allows patients to administer the desired amount. Marijuana can be used to treat glaucoma. Gl...

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... been exemplified and documented within all cultures and societies, from the Native Americans to the Chinese to the Catholic priests. Moreover, homeopathic remedies and herbalist practices remain the laid foundation for modern medicine. Despite the undisputable evidence that "drugs" have played a natural, pivotal, and essential role in the existence of man, society, through the centuries, has attempted to ... more easily, in all fifty states, being frost tolerant, and not needing any pesticides or fertilizers. One acre of hemp can produce as much paper as two to four acres of trees, the...

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... paying citizen wants to be involved with an activity, the laws have to be eventually changed to accommodate that. After all, this is a government for the people by the people. To debar the individuals right to choose comes up again, and again. I believe the government has no valid reason ... of Jazz music" (Herer, 1985) through the nation like wildfire. Marijuana had many uses in our society before "reefer madness" came to a head. For over 150 years, the second-most prescribed medication in America was a highly concentrated cannabis extract. According to a February 1938 article in Popular...

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... rheumatism, and discharging puss form sores. Today, it is considered to be a strong pain reliever. It is one of the few treatments today for glaucoma. It controls vomiting for patients in chemotherapy. The problem with cannabis plan is its association with marijuana. Studies, however, show that industrial hemp does not have the same ... content of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC for short. Marijuana cantinas twenty percent THC and that is sufficient to make s person high. Hemp, on the ether hand contains only 0.1 to 0.4 percent ... soap, inks, as well as all the ancient uses already menti...

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... crop next to tobacco; however, during this time hemp was used more for survival than for any other purpose. Later in history, our own government, during the Second World War subsided hemp and U.S. farmers grew about a million acres as part of that program. Hemp is a highly durable plant fiber, ... patients. Although marijuana essentially may be legalized in certain states in the eyes of the Federal Government it is still an illegal dangerous drug. For this assignment I plan to research more on the history of the Federal Governments studies and justifications. I also want to learn about th...

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... integral role in America's development. From the many medical uses to the economic promise that marijuana will bring; legalization is the only way for pot to be accessible to the masses of Americans who need its benefits. Over the years marijuana and its uses have been drastically misinterpreted ... , the father of our country, said over 200 years ago. On his farm in Virginia he had acres of hemp plants growing and it was rumored a small amount of it was for purposes other than ropes or paper. Without pot, the US Constitution would no longer be around because instead ... in the treatme...

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... metric tons of cocaine and 6.5 tons of heroin is then shipped to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Mexican drug trafficking organizations are responsible for the transportation of cocaine from the Southwest border to the New York market. Traffickers operating from Mexico now control wholesale cocaine distribution throughout the western ... they have. Most drugs are produced in Colombia and Peru because they use the Amazon rainforest to grow the drugs. There are also135, 000 acres of coca farms in Colombia and 35, 000 farmers are involved in growing coca and poppies. The reason w...

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... fibers of marijuana can be used for making paper, which would reduce the amount of trees that are cut down. One acre of hemp will make the same amount and quality of paper as 4 acres of 20 yr old trees without the need for chlorine in the bleaching process and, ... creating no toxic dioxin pollutants. What I'm wondering in why haven't we used marijuana for paper all along? I think it is senseless that are constantly ... so why keep ruining America's old growth forests when growing marijuana grows much more quickly and it is cheaper? Most importantly, marijuana should be legalized for m...

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... amount of potentially harvestable coca plants in Colombia in 1998. This, combined with crop reductions in Bolivia and Peru, made Colombia the nation with the largest number of acres of coca under cultivation. Trafficking Cocaine shipments from South America transported through Mexico or Central America are generally moved overland or by air to staging sites in northern Mexico. ... elaborate, specially constructed greenhouses. Rates of vegetation, growth, and maturation are enhanced by special fertilisers, plant hormones, steroids, insecticides, and genetic engineering. In 1998, the five l...

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