... both sides of the issue. In particular, the media frenzy that lasted from 1983 to 1987 will be examined. This period in the coverage on the "war on drugs" followed a classic pattern of a slow initial increase in overall media attention, followed by a shift in emphasis to subjects of broader interest. Then interest in the drug issues increased sharply, peaked, and declined ... ...

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... this lie during the first "Reefer Madness", in order to scare men into thinking that they would lose their manly characteristics after using the drug. Another misinterpretation of a study involves propaganda stating that prolonged marijuana usage makes men sterile. In fact, "marijuana use shows no conclusive evidence of reducing the sperm counts in males age 18-39, ... ever been documented, because tobacco contains much more of this substance than marijuana. Anti-drug literature also promotes the misconception that marijuana smoking causes laziness. The U.S. Army did a study on Amotivati...

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... , amount of vomiting, muscle biofeedback, blood samples, and patient observation" (SDHS). The results were compared to see which treatment patients preferred. Marijuana was the prevalent choice over a THC pill. "The study found that [m]ore than [90] percent of the patients who received marijuana . . . reported significant or total relief from nausea and vomiting the data accumulated over all five years of the ... program's operation do show that marijuana smoked resulted in a higher percentage of success than does THC ingested" (SDHS). In California, the study was strictly designed and d...

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... sativa L. through light microscopy depends on examining the presence of non-glandular and glandular hairs on the surface of the plant (Thornton and Nakamura 1972). The purpose of this study was to use trichomes as a reference for the identification of Cannabis sativa L. These references will be used to identify marijuana that is used for recreational, spiritual, medical and ... religious purposes. The objectives of the study were to identify the trichome types found on Cannabis sativa L. and measure these trichomes to differentiate them from other trichomes. Materials and Methods Experi...

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... uses for marijuana change people's lives and will continue on forever. Marijuana should be legalized. Admittedly, smoking marijuana long term is unhealthy. Marijuana decreases a person's concentration and short-term memory. A study, researched by The Canadian Medical Association, proved dope lowers IQ scores by an average of 4.1 points (Branswell 2). Stoners face loss of motivation and interest in activities that used to appeal ... not affected. Decline of IQ does not affect former heavy users. People grow out of dumbness created from pot after weed is out of them for at least three mon...

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... uses for marijuana change people's lives and will continue on forever. Marijuana should be legalized. Admittedly, smoking marijuana long term is unhealthy. Marijuana decreases a person's concentration and short-term memory. A study, researched by The Canadian Medical Association, proved dope lowers IQ scores by an average of 4.1 points (Branswell 2). Stoners face loss of motivation and interest in activities that used to appeal ... not affected. Decline of IQ does not affect former heavy users. People grow out of dumbness created from pot after weed is out of them for at least three mon...

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... . Why is everyone out to seek for drug-dealers? The amount of money that our nation is spent on trying to get a zero-tolerance for illegal drugs is absurd. Study after study, has shown us that regular usage among people is increasing; and even the federal government admits that approximately 26 million Americans use marijuana daily'(Leshner 2)A victim of the drug Joe ... going to continue using it. If it's against the law they will 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 m...

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... , electricity "require a college degree." One risk for drug use can be personality factors. The authors of the article "Five-Factor Model Personality Profiles of Drug Users " wrote about a study that was performed: "Participants were part of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) program in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The sample was drawn from a community with a wide range of ... insight into the analysis of drug use. They also wanted to find the significance of putting public health interventions into effect. The study came to the conclusion, "In addition to confirming...

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... , unlike alcohol. It is possible that long-term continual smoking could cause bronchitis, but the chance of this happening to a casual smoker is almost obsolete. A 1997 UCLA School of Medicine study (Volume 155 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine) conducted on 243 marijuana smokers over an eight year period reported the following: "Findings from the long-term ... study of heavy, habitual pot smokers argue against the concept that continuing heavy use is a significant risk factor for the development of chronic lung disease. Neither the continuing nor the int...

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... country's dire economic situation. If marijuana was to be decriminalized, taxpayers in turn would save substantial amounts of money. According to James Austin, President at JFA Institute, a 2004 study showed that Alaska was spending $25-$30 million each year administering marijuana prohibition laws (Austin). Austin stated that "since there is no link between marijuana use and criminal behavior, ... , tax revenues would increase by about $10-$20 million per year, "(Austin). Alaska, if legalized cannabis, would see an increase of approximately $35- $40 million each year. Another study showe...

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... facts supporting my statement. Some of these facts are that over time marijuana has stayed the same or even done the opposite when hard drugs have increased or decreased, a 1988 study shows marijuana users showed an increase in awareness of white blood cells which directly fight germs and are the main source of your immune system, researchers have found no difference ... brain damage among rodents and monkeys, they had to be given two-hundred times the amount of marijuana that a heavy user of marijuana uses to cause brain damage, in 1993 a study shows that among Americans twelve years o...

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... to use other drugs past mere experimentation(Goldberg 252). "The pharmaceutical properties of marijuana have not been proven to increase the desire to progress to other drugs (Goldberg 252)." A recent study also showed that the increase in use of harder drugs after marijuana use is overstated for people born since the beginning of the 1970's, and alcohol and cigarettes (both legal ... no studies proving the medical benefits, but they are also not letting studies being conducted (Cloud 66)." Another researcher, Paul Consroe agree with Abrams and says if you want to study the negative eff...

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... . Beta-blocker eye drops, a more conventional treatment for glaucoma, can cause sluggishness and sometimes activates asthma attacks.23 There are still too many skeptics who doubt marijuana's ability as a medicine. A study was devised in 1996 to change the minds of such skeptics. It was devised by the San Francisco General Hospital and it would have tested the benefits of smoking marijuana ... and would eventually lead to the legalization of marijuana. The study was endorsed by the FDA (The Food and Drug Administration), but the federal government wouldn't provide the marijuana for the st...

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... embarrasses drug czar Barry McCaffery but also may help to undermine the 17 billion war on drugs (Dreyfuss, 32). Perhaps they didn't inhale, but many Americans were surprised when a scientific study funded by the White House's drug czar reports in March that marijuana's active ingredients seem to have medical value, "particularly for" pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite ... and has called medical marijuana a "cruel hoax" and "Cheech and Chong" medicine. California and Arizona became the first two states to endorse the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The stud...

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... been hailed as one of the safest therapeutic substances known to man. One big misconception that many people use against marijuana is the fact that it is a "Gateway Drug". Study after study has found that this claim about marijuana was highly inconclusive. There is no evidence that trying marijuana will lead to using more potent and harmful drugs. Marijuana is the most ... be allocated more efficiently else ware. As it has been shown, marijuana is the most popular drug in the US. Logically, the majority of enforcement will be used on marijuana. A study by The RAND Corporation has shown ...

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... a tendency to commit motiveless crimes of property. Later studies disputed many of these findings and the significance of the XY pattern for behavioral prediction is today in doubt. Biocriminology is a study which has been able to link violet or disruptive behavior with certain eating habits, a deficiency in vitamins, genetics, inheritance, and some other conditions which have an effect on tissues of ... of the environment in which children were raised. Additionally, identical twins were also able to show a much greater similarity in this type of behavior as opposed to non identical twi...

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... legalized marijuana in the 1970's since then the use of heroin and cocaine has sharply decreased. The opposite of this gateway affect is also present the United States. In 1993 a study compared drug use in states that have legalized marijuana and those that have not. It found that in states where marijuana was more available, hard drug abuse decreased. What science ... legalized marijuana in the 1970's since then the use of heroin and cocaine has sharply decreased. The opposite of this gateway affect is also present the United States. In 1993 a study compared drug use in states that hav...

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... and its effects on your body which people who are opposed to its decriminalization repeatedly cite. One of these in that Marijuana causes brain damage. This claim is based on a study of the rehus monkey by Dr. Robert Heath in the late 1970's. Heath's work was criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias ... decriminalized marijuana in the 1970's since then the use of heroin and cocaine has sharply decreased. The opposite of this gateway affect is also present the United States. In 1993 a study by the Rand corporation compared ...

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... years ago, is the fact that THC, one of the main chemicals in marijuana, may actually be a cure for a type of fatal brain cancer called malignant glioma. And, according to a study done a few years ago, it was discovered that marijuana used illicitly by patients with multiple sclerosis, temporarily reduced spasms. These spasms consist of the involuntary and painful contracting and stiffening ... they are drunk as well, but know one talks about how horrible alcohol is. And as far as causing mental deterioration, many studies have been done to test this. One study was done of 102 near- Rya...

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... effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving and forming concepts. Judgment of speed and time are impaired by this substance also making driving hard and more hazardous (parentingteens.com)." In one study more than 1,000 accident victims at a shock trauma unit were tested. Thirty five percent were found to have detectable levels of marijuana in their blood. The regular use of marijuana ... should also be more help towards rural and sub urban areas. The illegal drug use among adolescents in small towns and rural America is reaching alarming proportions. According to a priv...

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... these physiological indicators can affect the way a person presents himself or herself. The effects that marijuana has on a persons social presentation are much less significant than those caused by alcohol. A study done at the University of Sydney resulted in the finding that marijuana use does cause drowsiness and a slight impairment of physical co-ordination. The ... study also found that people under the influence of marijuana take a lot of time to solve problems using a more careful approach. They found that the use of alcohol causes people to ... ...

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... experiment. The results found that amongst teens drug use has gone down and for eighth graders its been the lowest since 1993 and for sophomores since 1995. 2 The which this study tested were ecstasy , lsd, nicotine, alcohol and marijuana. The only negative findings were that heroin, cocaine remained the same while and crack and sedatives went up in numbers. In this ... 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. Marijuana use incr...

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... it, it states that: "there is little evidence that the drug is physically addicting. There is nothing in marijuana itself that causes people to use other drugs. No definitive neurological study of humans has turned up evidence of marijuana-related permanent brain damage, and there is no direct evidence that marijuana causes cancer in humans." Because of the highly positive results ... effect" has also been observed in the U.S. Studies from the 1970's show a negative correlation between the use of marijuana and the abuse of alcohol. In 1993, the Rand corporation did a study of U.S. state...

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... smuggling would become obsolete, there is no reason to smuggle something legal. I suppose if the dealers and/or buyers did not want to pay taxes that could become a huge issue. A study by four presidential commissions found marijuana to be a relatively harmless narcotic and a choice drug for numerous ailments, each declared that it is a dangerous drug and classed it as a Schedule I. So ... ...

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... also a proven fact that marijuana has never killed anyone (Teens are Choosing). The main complaint of legalizing marijuana is the restriction of the access of getting to the plant. In a study, 56% say that doctors should prescribe it to users that would benefit from it. In April of 2009, a field poll found that 56% support the legalization of marijuana but only ... ...

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