... if she thinks the medical use of marijuana is a good idea she states, "Yes, under certain circumstances such as nausea, from cancer and eye pressure from glaucoma." Kytr also states that this is a very controversial subject (Kytr interview). Groups like the U.S. Institute of Medicine recognize several ... marijuana illegal in all circumstances" (Brookhiser 9). Many American's were surprised when a report released by the White House's drug czar stated. "Scientific study funded by the White House's drug czar reported in March that marijuana active ingredients seem to have medical value, pa...

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... the nation and was cultivated heavily in colonial period. After 130 years of being legal, the potential problems of marijuana were brought into the public eye by Harry J. Anslingler, the commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth (Goldman 88). In his book, ... the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. This law made the use and dale of marijuana federal offenses. At this point marijuana was removed from the public eye, and heavy users included poor Negroes, migrant Mexicans, and Jazz Musicians (Himmelstein 3). Marijuana reappeared in the mid 1960's with...

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... and prevent weight-loss, a serious concern. Those suffering from Glaucoma said it has prevented them from going blind by alleviating the harmful pressure inside the eye, which ultimately leads to permanent blindness. According to the National Eye Institute, glaucoma is a destructive disease where pressure inside the eyeball causes damage to the optic nerve. If the pressure is not alleviated, the patient will ... ultimately become blind. A Cannabis study by Dr. Robert Hepler, in 1971, shows the eye pressure of "youthful subjects" one hour before and one hour after smoking several "marihu...

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... the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States behind diabetes mellitus. With the majority of patients largely asymptomatic in early stages, perhaps experiencing only headaches or eye discomfort, it is no surprise that medical attention is not solicited until the advanced stages of the disease manifest themselves in retinal and optic nerve damage. Although no cure ... cigarettes lowered the IOP about twenty-seven percent more than a placebo did at thirty minutes. One patient demonstrated a reduction from forty millimeter of mercury to ten in one eye and from th...

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... use of marijuana. And because marijuana does not impair breathing, Grinspoon recommends the drug as a means of easing childbirth. A California study showed that smoking marijuana reduced the damaging pressure inside the eye caused by glaucoma. A pharmacologist for the U.S. FDA, Denis Petro's 1981 study showed that oral THC reduced spasticity in people with multiple sclerosis. In the case of scleroderma, a condition that turns skin ... itself (as opposed to smoking tobacco) does not cause organ damage (Sullum 21). Also, studies in Jamaica, Greece, and Costa Rica have revealed little psyc...

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... psychoactive drugs, but because of the prejudices and preferences of most Americans (American Heritage, pg 47). Despite the legalization of marijuana, the government passed a few laws to allow scientists to study the effects of the drug on the human body. Studies have shown that marijuana can be both disadvantageous and beneficial. The use of marijuana can cause moods swings and confusion ... palsy (Chevallier 180). Andrew Chevallier states " marijuana can reduce neurological activity and muscle spasm." According to Gruenwald pressure in the eye can be reduced which explains why it is u...

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... of arguments for the legalization of marijuana. His primary argument is medical, he asserts that marijuana is extremely useful in treating a variety of conditions including: nausea due to chemotherapy, elevated eye pressure due to glaucoma, and loss of appetite and nausea in AIDS patients. Grinspoon makes the point that treatment with marijuana is very beneficial, but because it is illegal, patients ... and physical abnormalities and conditions. In addition, he asserts that the gateway effect of marijuana (leading to harder drugs) is well established in research. Grinspoon refers to onl...

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... evaluating the use of marijuana to control nausea and vomiting, to stimulate appetite, to treat glaucoma, and to control muscle spasms are extensive. The New York Journal of Medicine published a study that showed 78 percent of patients not responding to conventional antiemetics, the family of drugs conventionally used to treat the side effects of chemotherapy, demonstrated positive responses, with no side ... to eat that leads to severe malnutrition and eventual death (Onstand 164). Regarding Glaucoma, multiple studies published in the Journal of American Medicine show marijuana's effec...

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... different views on the same controversial issue. One of the most controversial issues receiving a lot of heat moment is the legalization of medicinal marijuana. Before I go any further in this study, I would like to express the fact that I am not trying to condemn medicinal marijuana, nor endorse it; I am simply trying to take a look at two different views on the same ... one point, it declared that marijuana's effects can beneficial to all, with increase an in lymphocytes (disease fighting cells), relief from headaches/migraines, along with release of pressure within the eye. But the a...

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... your body are a great deal more dangerous than those of marijuana. "Alcohol kills more people per year than all other drugs combined times one thousand." This fact immediately grabs the eye, and it is quite amazing that alcohol can be legal and marijuana cannot be. . Not only does alcohol kill more humans on average, it also can be more harmful to ... been discussed as a serious topic. It is known that driving while high is not nearly as dangerous as drunk driving, yet alcohol is legal and marijuana is illegal. "A comprehensive 1992 study by the NHTSA found that marijuana is rarely invo...

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... cross-sectional survey the qualitative data could be used as a reference for later studies, considering the data of this sort is limited. Perhaps the most critical research method in this study is requesting documents from the local authorities and conducting a short inter-department police questionnaire. This questionnaire will be similar to the one provided to the local residents but it will ... accidents. With the acquisition of data from our other research methods we can now cross reference our findings within new confines of GIS Crime Mapping to provide a better consensus of study....

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... dangerous as the other drugs listed in Schedule I. Marijuana has a wide variety of therapeutic uses such as: relief from nausea and increase in appetite, reduction of intra ocular ("within the eye") pressure, reduction of muscle spasms, and relief from chronic pain. This herbal supplement is beneficial with AIDS patients because it can reduce the nausea, vomit, and loss of appetite caused ... by the various AIDS medications. In glaucoma, marijuana reduces the pressure on the inside of the eye and sometimes stops the condition from worsening. With cancer patients, smoking cannabis or mar...

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... of cannabis in reducing intraocular pressure. It was found that as the dose of marijuana increased, the pressure within the eye decreased by up to 30%. This occurred in normal persons as well as in those with glaucoma, a disease of the eye in which increased intraocular pressure may cause blindness. Other illnesses that marijuana can help treat include cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis ... ...

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... known. No one has ever died from an Brown 4 overdose, and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications: relief from nausea and increase of appetite; reduction of intraocular ("within the eye") pressure; reduction of muscle spasms; relief from chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS--Marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of ... , thereby alleviating the pain and slowing -- and sometimes stopping -- the progress of the condition. (Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It damages vision...

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... three drugs are 77 times and adults are 104 times more likely to use cocaine. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., (CASA's) president said, "This study reveals a consistent and powerful connection between the use of cigarettes and alcohol and the subsequent use of marijuana, and between the use of cigarettes, alcohol ... and marijuana and the subsequent use of cocaine and other illicit drugs." The CASA study established a clear development that begins with gateway drugs and leads to cocaine use: nearly 90% of people who have ever tried cocaine used ... state and is frequently abused in Hawaii, esp...

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... of cannabis in reducing intraocular pressure. It was found that as the dose of marijuana increased, the pressure within the eye decreased by up to 30%. This occurred in normal persons as well as in those with glaucoma, a disease of the eye in which increased intraocular pressure may cause blindness. Other illnesses that marijuana can help treat include cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis ... ...

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... substances known. No one has ever died from an overdose, and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications: Relief from nausea and increase of appetite Reduction of intraocular ("within the eye") pressure; Reduction of muscle spasms; Relief from chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of ... , thereby alleviating the pain and slowing -- and sometimes stopping -- the progress of the condition. (Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It damages visi...

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... to stop oneself from acting impulsively, and it is also responsible for the working memory and decision-making (Hopson, 2013). A recent longitudal study that was published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors was done by Tapert who looked at 12 to 14 year old boys and girls ... "For boys who engaged in heavy drinking during adolescence, we see poor performance on tests of attention . . ." (Trudeau, 2010). Therefore Tapert's study shows that heavy drinking of alcohol is having a significant effect on certain areas of the brain which is effecting the memory and learning functio...

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... has on a person's driving capabilities and mentalities. Two studies performed on the effects of THC and alcohol on driving performance, have almost mirrored findings. According to a study conducted by Robbe in 1998 "their findings support the belief that drivers become over confident after drinking alcohol, but may become more cautious and self critical after consuming small ... the American tax payers. By decriminalizing cannabis, these users still remain an active taxpaying member of society, helping the economy by maintaining their jobs and paying their bills. According to a study pe...

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... has on a person's driving capabilities and mentalities. Two studies performed on the effects of THC and alcohol on driving performance, have almost mirrored findings. According to a study conducted by Robbe in 1998 "their findings support the belief that drivers become over confident after drinking alcohol, but may become more cautious and self critical after consuming small ... the American tax payers. By decriminalizing cannabis, these users still remain an active taxpaying member of society, helping the economy by maintaining their jobs and paying their bills. According to a study pe...

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... Psychologist would look into the topic we first must understand what each one studies. Anthropologists study the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Sociologists study human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society. Psychologists study mental processes and behavior. Anthropologists would look into the cultural background of marijuana and find ... ...

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... not it should be legalized and whether or not it should be considered a controlled substance. Memory and reaction are already known to be both chemical and electrical processes, and the study of cannabis" effects on these functions is crucial to the further evaluation of this drug. Review: The overall purpose of this experiment is to measure the different cognitive dysfunctions associated ... use and loss of cognitive functions are positively correlated, and that noticeable differences in these processes does not occur until about 10-15 years of daily cannabis use. Conclusion: This stud...

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... users who have taken high doses of the drug may experience acute toxic psychosis, which includes hallucinations, delusions, and depersonalization - a loss of the sense of personal identity, or self-recognition. 3 A study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers do. Many of ... , more frequent acute chest illnesses, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency toward obstructed airways. 5 Cancer of the respiratory tract and lungs may also be promoted by ...

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... mood all contribute to diminished social and economic gains. Previous research on marijuana use among college age adults has focused on the mental state and consequence of marijuana use. One study has examined the correlation of marijuana use and anger in undergraduates (Stoner, 2001). Other studies have concentrated on the consequence of marijuana use (Kowalski, 2003). There have ... collected using a modified version of the "Timeline Followback Method" instrument developed by Sobell and Sobell (1996). Permission has been obtained from the authors to tailor the instrument to this resea...

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... toughest enemies. And since alcohol and tobacco, two potentially life-threatening drugs, are legal the question begs why marijuana remains illegal throughout most of the United States. In fact, a 2010 study shows marijuana sent the least amount of people to the hospital for drug related reasons with only 27,000 visits, with alcohol coming in second with 35,000 "(The ... . They don't show the other side-laziness. Marijuana's side effects can cause a severe lack of motivation, which can lead people flunking out of school or losing their jobs. In fact, a study of 129 college students round ...

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