... 85% of marijuana related car accidents also involved alcohol. It is sad to think that a legal drug like alcohol, the drug of choice for most teens, causes so many fatalities on our highways each year, yet marijuana is the drug that is illegal. I personally feel that ... is cheaper? Most importantly, marijuana should be legalized for medicinal reasons. Hemp can be used to treat many diseases, some of which include: multiple sclerosis, depression, epilepsy, migraine headaches, asthma, glaucoma, cancer treatment, AIDS treatment, emphysema, and stress reduction. This list does not even ... ...

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... meth lab- the drug itself is capable of offering harsher physical effects to the body than pot. With the majority putting emphasis on marijuana, less addicting than caffeine according to multiple studies, one could only imagine how many busts for cocaine could be done if more time was put on tracking down those users and dealers. Colorado and Washington already took ... the past ten years to noticeable smaller percentages. Most of the time, the dealer has marijuana in one hand with crack in the other, causing the user to have no choice but to give in and try the far more abusive substan...

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The law that makes marijuana illegal is unconstitutional, the government shouldn't tell us what we can and cannot put in our bodies. This is our choice to put in our body what we want. The evidence that we've been presented with about hemp is misleading. This represents the government trying to control American youth and ... , help reduce effects of neurological and movement disorders, stop nausea and vomiting, and help glaucoma patients. It has also been thought that it might help people with AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and other serious condition where nothing else seems to ...

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... smoking marijuana is a deviant activity only practiced by those who are considered to be the dregs of society. In reality, it is extremely common and is the recreational drug of choice for millions of mainstream Americans. In fact, it is the third most popular drug in America, exceeded only by alcohol and tobacco. A survey conducted by the ACLU found that 32 ... in the treatment of many serious and painful ailments. In many cases, it is also less expensive and toxic than many conventional medicine. Specifically, it is effective on pain, nausea, multiple sclerosis, and anorexia. Still, t...

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... illegal. To some people marijuana is considered a "gateway" drug. Legalizing marijuana may lead to the use of much more harsh drugs. I know someone who is currently sitting in a prison on multiple drug charges. He is sentenced to eight years in a minimum-security prison. When my friends and I think back about how his life got so messed up, it's weird to think ... issue, I came to the conclusion that marijuana should be legalized in order to help people suffering from terminal diseases such as AIDS, Cancer and Glaucoma. It should be the people's choice to decide if the usage of marijuana...

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... , many prefer to eat it." His book includes personal accounts of how prescribed marijuana alleviated epilepsy, weight loss of aids, nausea of chemotherapy, menstrual pains, and the severe effects of multiple sclerosis. The illness with the most documentation and harmony among doctors which marijuana has successfully treated is MS. Grinspoon believes for MS sufferers, "Cannabis is the drug of necessity." One ... policy as making currently illegal drugs available in their crude forms to certain types of medical patients. It might include the maintenance of addicts on heroin or their drug o...

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... , many prefer to eat it." His book includes personal accounts of how prescribed marijuana alleviated epilepsy, weight loss of aids, nausea of chemotherapy, menstrual pains, and the severe effects of multiple sclerosis. The illness with the most documentation and harmony among doctors which marijuana has successfully treated is MS. Grinspoon believes for MS sufferers, "Cannabis is the drug of necessity." One ... policy as making currently illegal drugs available in their crude forms to certain types of medical patients. It might include the maintenance of addicts on heroin or their drug o...

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... marijuana as a medicine, her nausea disappeared and she began to gain the weight back. Cannabis is also useful in treating muscle spasms. Spasms are caused by strokes, cerebral abnormalities, and multiple sclerosis. It can also be caused by spinal cord damage from athletics, car accidents, and other dangerous activity. Millions of Americans suffer from this condition, and yet, there is not ... federal spending, and regulations would make it harder for kids to obtain marijuana. Cannabis is a natural substance, and when looking at the information available about it, legalization is the lo...

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... ways that marijuana would benefit the economy if legalized. An economy benefits when there is a healthy flow of money within. This means internal spending by citizens on items of their choice. Citizen spending is what keeps the economy going. The use of citizen's tax money would also be greatly affected. The taxation of items such as legalized marijuana brings a flow of ... Abuse, some 19.5 million Americans used marijuana at least once a year, of which 5.3 million used at least once a week, and 3.1 million daily. Now assuming that some of the 3.1 million are multiple daily users of 2-3...

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... and support their families, and work hard to make a better life for their children. Suddenly they are arrested, jailed and treated like criminals solely because of their recreational drug of choice. State agencies frequently step in and declare children of marijuana smokers to be "in danger", and many children are placed into foster homes as a result. This causes enormous pain, suffering ... exception for the medical use of marijuana. The tens of thousands of seriously ill Americans who presently use marijuana as a therapeutic agent to alleviate symptoms of cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, or mu...

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Marijuana has been proved as a safe natural medicine that can be used effectively as a treatment for a variety of illnesses such as: Cancer, Glaucoma, Alcoholism, Epilepsy, AIDS, and Multiple Sclerosis. Medicinal use of marijuana dates back to the ancient Chinese Emperor Chen Nung, over 5000 years ago (Grinspoon 3). Until recently in history have civilizations considered marijuana use unacceptable and ... abused by its users. With the national debt so high, the federal government could step in and grow marijuana and make a profit, while eliminating drug dealers and potential violence. The ch...

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... over the age of twenty- one should be legal in all states. Marijuana has gotten a bad rep for years until lately because many scientists have started to research it. After multiple researches and test were conducted the results amazed many scientist so they decided to bring it forward and present it to many treatment searching facilities to try and use it ... as a cure . In the end they all found out that marijuana can help patients with such diseases as Alzheimer's, anxiety , Parkinson's , cancer , epilepsy , glaucoma and multiple sclerosis just to name a few . it can may be able to sl...

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... thousands are taking it to help them with diseases they are suffering from. II. The second part of the problem is that many patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis can find relief of side effects and get treatment with marijuana. A. Patients suffering from AIDS 1. The estimated number of Americans living with AIDS is about 1 million people. 2. The symptoms ... Center, over 3 million Americans currently suffer from glaucoma. 2. Doctors and researchers report that marijuana is effective in lowering internal eye pressure associated with glaucoma. Thus reducin...

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... thousands are taking it to help them with diseases they are suffering from. II. The second part of the problem is that many patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis can find relief of side effects and get treatment with marijuana. A. Patients suffering from AIDS 1. The estimated number of Americans living with AIDS is about 1 million people. 2. The symptoms ... Center, over 3 million Americans currently suffer from glaucoma. 2. Doctors and researchers report that marijuana is effective in lowering internal eye pressure associated with glaucoma. Thus reducin...

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... and therapies they receive) enabling them to fight of emaciation. Cancer patients can use marijuana to relieve them from severe nausea that often results after chemotherapy. "In the case of multiple Sclerosis, marijuana seems to bring relief to suffers like no other painkillers can. Suffers say that smoking a marijuana cigarette before bedtime can be the difference between getting a good night sleep ... and staying awake tossing and turning due to the pain. Suffers of Multiple Sclerosis also experience spasms as a result to nerve damage. Marijuana has shown to help control the incidence...

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... city of San Diego "to go on the record for supporting the medical use of marijuana. Marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis". Among some of the terminally ill patients in need of marijuana are AIDS victims, glaucoma sufferers, and cancer patients. AIDS patients find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they ... why the Drug Enforcement Agency does not want marijuana to be legalized is because in twenty years of research by The American Cancer Society, The American Glaucoma Society, The National Multiple Sclerosis Soc...

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... as a potentially dangerous drug with no redeeming medical value. According to the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), medicinal marijuana can provide superb relief for patients who suffer from: arthritis, depression, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, etc. Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. No one has ever died from an overdose, and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications: Relief from ... United States. It damages vision by increasing eye pressure over time.) Cancer. Marijuana can stimulate the appetite and alleviate nausea and vomiting, which are commo...

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... 's grades can rapidly drop due to not being in a state of mind to get work done. Not getting work done and falling behind can lead to a lack of motivation. After multiple bad grades, people tend to quit. Through my own experiences, I have seen this happen many times where people will just say, "what is the point anymore? "They begin to not ... to the conclusion, "In addition to confirming high levels of negative affect and impulse traits, this study highlights the links between drug use and low conscientiousness " (Five-Factor 1) They tested multiple drugs including cigarettes as well as...

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... on of them. It has been used by a lot of doctors to 1) curb the sickness associated with chemotherapy, 2) help with the symptoms of glaucoma, 3) treatment for AIDS, and 4) treatment for multiple sclerosis. The THC in smoking marijuana can decrease the intraocular pressure in the eye and reduce the chance of going blind. A study had shown that 40% of cancer specialist had ... make them stronger and help them to try and recover from this awful sickness. Marijuana has been proven to relax your muscles and used to stop the spasms caused by multiple sclerosis. There are also some reasons to ...

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... Institutes of Health, marijuana should remain illegal. Although it does have many medicinal benefits - including improving the appetite in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, reducing muscle spasms associated with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, and alleviating eye pressure in glaucoma patients - there is no proof that marijuana is the most effective treatment. The main active ingredient in marijuana (THC) is already available in ... applications; therefore, the whole substance of marijuana does not necessarily need to be legalized. In addition, marijuana has many side effects that may har...

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... wasn't before. Until 1937, there were twenty-seven medicines containing marijuana were legally available in the United States to aid suffering patients including those of AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and even multiple sclerosis. Lobbying groups like the PAAC and the NLF, are working hard to show substantial evidence that marijuana can be used as a prescribed drug. Many advocates who are pro-legalization ... city of San Diego to go on the record, "we support the medical use of marijuana. Marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis". M...

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... of legalizing medicinal marijuana should be long over because legalizing marijuana for medical purposes would bring about more help than harm to the miserable patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and other serious or terminal illnesses. Marijuana comes from the plant classified as Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica. The cannabis plant was first used for medicinal purposes nearly 5,000 ... inside of the eye and sometimes stops the condition from worsening. With cancer patients, smoking cannabis or marijuana can stimulate common side effects of chemotherapy ...

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... the city of San Diego "to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana; marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis. '' Many agencies, which are anti marijuana such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police departments, argue marijuana should not be legalized. These agencies believe that marijuana should not be legalized ... an effective drug as a medicine. In twenty years of research, no reliable scientific proof that marijuana has medical value was produced. The American Cancer Society, American Glaucoma Society, the Nati...

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... most of the time and that things around you are unreal. This disorder is categorized with the famous Dissociative Identity Disorder or as it is more commonly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder. Both are dissociative disorders where a person detaches him/herself from familiar things, such as; reality, personality, and other things directly effecting the human mind. (American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic ... , too laden with oppressive images of mortality, to permit him to experience the philosophers' detachment." (Barrett, William. The Irrational Mind. ch.4, Doubleday. 19...

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... it could be helping many people cope with the diseases they have. Medical marijuana should be legal for people that suffer from incurable diseases such as cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis, they would benefit from medical marijuana because it would help relieve their chronic pain and suffering. Marijuana can also be very useful in treating many illnesses and it is ... doctors and patients, the report's authors concluded that the active components in marijuana appear to be helpful in treatment of pain, nausea, AIDS-related weight loss, and muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis...

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