... lungs and then in the central nervous system, causing breathing to cease. The chronic use of inhalants has been associated with a number of serious, long-term, and often irreversible health problems. These include hearing loss, brain and central nervous system damage, bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, and blood oxygen depletion. Inhalant abuse is shockingly common among ... " section. A trend toward indoor marijuana production in the United States is largely due to successful drug law enforcement efforts to curtail outdoor cultivation. Moreover, indoor growing provides a contr...

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... Related: Pharmaceuticals Hallucinogens produce a wide range of effects, depending on the properties, dosage, and potency of the drug, the personality and mood of the drug taker, and the immediate environment. Visually, perception of light and space is altered, and colors and detail take on increased significance. If the eyes are closed the drug taker often sees intense visions of different ... three. The federal government budgeted $17.9 billion on drug control in 1999 for interdiction, prosecution, international law enforcement, prisons, treatment, prevention, and related items. In 199...

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... ." When also examining the medical affects of marijuana use, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded, "A careful search of the literature and testimony of the nation's health officials has not revealed a single human fatality in the United States proven to have resulted solely from ingestion of marihuana. Experiments with the drug in monkeys demonstrated that the dose ... state represents an optimal treatment goal, research has demonstrated that this goal cannot be achieved or sustained by the majority of opiate-dependent people." According to the National Institute...

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... ." When also examining the medical affects of marijuana use, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded, "A careful search of the literature and testimony of the nation's health officials has not revealed a single human fatality in the United States proven to have resulted solely from ingestion of marihuana. Experiments with the drug in monkeys demonstrated that the dose ... state represents an optimal treatment goal, research has demonstrated that this goal cannot be achieved or sustained by the majority of opiate-dependent people." According to the National Institute...

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... dangerous; there has not been a reported death from smoking marijuana unlike alcohol or cigarettes, and also there are less health risks than cigarettes and alcohol. People think that marijuana causes health risks; this however is not exactly true. Sure it does cause some health risks but not anything major like cigarettes or alcohol do. Marijuana can also be used as medicine. There is ... other toxic chemicals. In this sense, it is actually the fact that marijuana is illegal that causes the health danger. If marijuana were legal, steps could be taken to reduce the health risks associat...

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... ATF. In Colorado anyone can use Marijuana for medicinal purposes as long as they posses a medical Marijuana card and buy the marijuana from a medical dispensary. The Colorado Department of Health and Environment approves all applications and keep records of those registered to use medical Marijuana. The Colorado Department of Revenue is responsible for establishing the criteria for approval of existing and new ... pay taxes on what they purchased. The IRS is constantly auditing dispensaries to ensure that proper sales taxes are collected and paid to the state. The Colorado Department of...

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... that we have in our country and world. Legalizing marijuana can help with our overcrowding prison problem. It can also help provide us a cleaner environment because of what hemp can replace. Hemp can be used to make paper rather that cutting down rain forest trees to make paper. Enforcing marijuana ... in 1984, the figure has doubled to thirty-three percent by 1992- (Maccoun and Reuter, par. 11). A 1991 survey conducted by the Department of Health and Human survey, reports that 30 million people in the United States are either regular or irregular users of marijuana (Caputo and Ostrom, p...

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... concluded that the drug war is failing. Its failure is not an issue. Indeed, the issue is knowledge, or lack thereof. This knowledge involves information regarding taxpayers" money, health, and free choice. Information regarding these issues have either not been adequately publicized or have not been readily retained by the public. The task of assessing and converting expert ... a propensity to select information, whether it is reading materials or television programs, which conforms or is in harmony with their particular beliefs. In doing so, a comfortable and relaxing environment is cr...

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... Many were about the fight for medicinal marijuana and how it could benefit us if we could legalize it. Some gave the good and the bad health benefits of pot and explained the value and harm it does to our bodies. But others had no other reasons but to just legalize it to get ... as we thought it once was or is it the freedom of speech playing for the pro-pot fight? Trying to discover the answer I looked at the health issues that have been brought up about pot. For this question I referred to my source "Is Pot Good for you?" an article in Time magazine. Time ... based on the new initiativ...

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... symptoms of glaucoma, and to improve appetite dangerously reduced from AIDS, are only some to mention. Medical marijuana has taken its toll in improving the health of all. But why is it, that if some is caught in possession of this drug, the government says that you should be arrested, sentenced ... just keep their distance from the police and be more sneaky and clandestinely about it. "There was a new study compiled by the Netherlands government health ministry and Amsterdam University and the results indicated there is far less per-capita pot use in the Netherlands than in the U.S. The...

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... is "why?" Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? Is it because its poisoning the youth of today? Is it because it leads to harder drugs, the health problems, the addictiveness, the short-term memory impairment, the auto accidents, or is it simply because politicians tell us it is for "our own good?" We have grown up learning ... could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere. Hemp can also be used for heating homes. Using marijuana for fuel would not only help our environment save us a lot of money for fuel, but it would also benefit our ...

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... view of one symptom of a much larger social problem. You cannot talk about legalizing marijuana without getting into discussions of other "Social problems". I am talking about all other "drugs"-- prostitution, health care, social security, or just about any other issue that we as a country, and as a people are dealing with. For the purposes of this paper, I will confine, or rather use ... correcting as we approach the next millenium. The obvious arguments for legalization that are used, happen to be ones that the masses that make this argument usually resort to-- the health and environm...

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... first pair of Levi's jeans was made out of hemp, and even today you can find some imported shoes made out of hemp. It's a comfortable material that's safe for the environment, and is economically available; it's softer than wool and cotton, and also warmer than cotton. Cannabis-hemp takes up much less land than cotton plants do, and needs no fertilizer ... peaceful people who happen to like to get high. These people get locked up in prison and taxpayers have to pay the bill. We have to pay for food, housing, health care, attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses to lock these peopl...

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... doped up on dangerous, toxic, and addictive drugs. Marijuana can help these problems inexpensively and safely. While activists and patients, battle with the government over medicinal marijuana, an even bigger health issue may be at stake. Scientists have discovered that hemp oil, the non-psychoactive oil from seeds, may hold the key to fighting Cancer, Aids, and other common diseases. (Rosenthal ... make buying pot more dangerous, it exposes people to more dangerous drugs, and violence. If it were legal, it would keep more people off the streets, and create a better living environment a...

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... treatment is outpatient treatment where a patient usually spends one day a week with a councilor they usually get similar treatment as an inpatient addict but are able to stay in their normal environment, unfortunately usually addicts relapse 6 or 7 times before hey are able to be free from the chemical they individually abuse. Most hospitals have both of these programs. These are the steps ... needed) • Group and peer counseling • Films on pharmacology and the issues of self-esteem, boundaries and abandonment • Lectures on communication skills, setting limits and family relations...

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... big decision teens often have to make is weather or not to try drugs there are many different factors which can influence this decision. On a good note the department of health took a survey related to drug use. The survey was spread nation wide to 394 schools, and found that drug use is on a decline. Drug abuse has gone down in numbers ... kids between 12-17 years old seemed to not use as many drugs as in the past years. This survey is used to help the administrators build a safe drug free environment for the teaching of kids and adults. NIDA did a study in December 1997 on drug use. M...

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... one's ability to perform everyday procedures, and to increase the chance of a loss of control in normally simple tasks. Tobacco is another legal drug that poses many of the same health risks as marijuana. In fact it is proven that tobacco smoke cause more damage to the lungs than that of marijuana smoke. Tobacco smoke has also been proven to be ... children are overdosing, or have addiction problems throughout their lives. If you lock up non-violent drug users than there is a good possibility they will have a negative reaction to the environment in the jail system. They will go from a m...

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... source of marijuana is the hemp plant (cannabis sativa) and its content of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) and other cannaboids found in the leaves and flowering shoots of the plant.) (Yahoo Health.) In the 1600's hemp was considered such a vital resource, that laws were passed ordering farmers to grow it. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington both grew hemp on their plantations. When ... who smoke marijuana or wear something made from it. It has been proven to be a valuable cash crop that should be legalized to provide for the sick and save our environment. I strongly believe that ...

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