... a global phenomenon. It affects almost every country, although its extent differs from place to place. Drug abuse is all over different places in the world. A greater amount of young people have started to abuse drugs over ... visual hallucinations and flashbacks. Cocaine and amphetamines cause tremors, headaches, hypertension and increased heart rate. Long-term effects include nausea, insomnia, loss of weight, convulsions and depression. Heroin use initially results in nausea, slow respiration, dry skin, itching, slow speech and reflexes. Over a long period of time there is a serious ri...

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... research is faced with various problems. This shows that researchers are divided on the issue of whether teenagers are affected psychologically as a result of drug abuse. Thirdly, a number of researchers have ruled that when teenagers abuse drugs, it affects their intellect, they find it difficult to focus, ... school performance, spent less time on homework and had more school absenteeism than non-users. (Malhorta & Biswas, 2006. P.63). Fourthly, when teenagers abuse drug it affects them socially. There is a break-down in their relationship with friends and family, also, they adapt beh...

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... society is an idea of political norms, rather then a defined truth. Second, society suffers financially for the strain put on the court system by drug offences. Finally, at a minimum, legalizing marijuana would have a beneficial impact on society. To begin with, politics places too much emphasis on the ... things differently. What government agency has enough erudition to say that a person can not deem themselves capable of making a decision to partake in recreational drug use at any given time. Things such as alcohol, tobacco, and even caffeine are used on a daily basis to affect a per...

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... has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control or even solve it. Ending the war on drugs is seemingly impossible as Richard L. Miller wrote, "Drug problems cannot be ended, but they can be reduced by accepting drugs as part of the American heritage, by finding ways to bring them within normal lifestyles rather than converting ... is illegal. There are countless benefits with the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. It alleviates symptoms of cancer, chemotherapy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, depression, as well as symptoms of such less common disorders a...

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... for a change in voter's priorities. I've heard more than once from our current President and his administration that we are in the midst of the worst economy since the Great Depression. Could voters priorities change once again as they did in the 1930's, and a similar result transpire? Regardless, organized crime will continue to exist as ("Marijuana resource center," 2013) ... addresses this question with regards to the Mexican drug cartel: "No, violent Mexican criminal organizations derive revenue from more than just marijuana sales. They also produce and traffic methamphetamine and h...

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... tobacco (the legal drugs) provide insights into the possible consequences of legalizing marijuana. Voth suggests that the violence and hardships during Prohibition were actually the result of the Great Depression and not related to Prohibition. He also asserts that drug lobbies will prevent taxes from being levied on marijuana and that lower prices due to legalization will not be sufficient to drive ... marijuana. Voth also points to the fact that no medical organizations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) or the American Cancer Society have endorsed or supported marijuana a...

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... users but non-users as well. It is obvious that drugs are quite present in our society, therefore has the United States drug policy deferred drug trafficking to the point where it is beneficial to our society. Increasing public support and media attention is slowly forcing the legalization ... be saved and used towards something more beneficial. The United States spent roughly one billion dollars on marijuana enforcement last year and the Drug Enforcement Agency has proposed a four hundred percent increase in anti-pot spending within the next ten years yet domestic marijuana has only bee...

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... Americans were arrested and incarcerated for marijuana possesion with 90% of those arrests being based on possession(Wegman). This is a ludicrous amount of citizens in tax-funded federal prisons for a drug that, if legalized, would create an abundance of positive impacts within the United States. Marijuana should be legalized because it would benefit the economy, help people with physical and emotional ... 35 million Americans that would become avid consumers in the marijuana market. Additionally, there would potentially be another group of citizens who had not previously used marijuana ...

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... FDA approved opioids range from uncomfortable to deadly. Some of these include increased sensitivity to pain, constipation, nausea, decreased sex drive, sleep disturbances, dizziness, and drowsiness, hormonal changes, depression, kidney damage, impairment of the immune system and addiction. The chronic pain sufferer will likely be prescribed these medications long-term, so, eventually their bodies develop immunity to the opioid ... increased, a stronger medication is prescribed, or a second pain medication is prescribed to supplement the original prescription. This practice can lead to d...

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... for marijuana such as increasing appetite for those suffering from cancer treatments, help with glaucoma, migraines, muscle tightness, and shakiness (Marijuana Overview). Survey taken by the Office of National Drug Control indicate 8.2%, users aging from twelve to seventeen, report smoking at least once a month(Marijuana Legalization). Marijuana use is continually growing every year, in 2011 three million new users ... and drop in beer sales and heavy drinking.(Sullum). It reduces sales and use among teens and their possible exposure to other illegal drugs.(hightimes)Marijuana is a far s...

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... , mucous membranes, and the whites of eyes. Marijuana was first mentioned in an American book in 1843 where it was recommended as a treatment for gout, tetanus, hysteria, depression, and common insanity. The drug was also prescribed for the treatment of dysentery, which was highly prevalent among Civil War soldiers, and until 1937, it was listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia as a tranquilizer ( ... Richardson 42). Physicians of the time also used marijuana to treat headaches, insomnia, and menstrual cramps and the drug was available in most drug stores (Hermes 51). In today's society, patient...

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... unavailable in Marinol, and patients only have access to their therapeutic properties by using cannabis.3 Patients prescribed Marinol frequently complain of its high psychoactivity. This is because patients consume the drug orally. Once swallowed, Marinol passes through the liver, where a significant proportion is converted into other chemicals. One of these, the 11-hydroxy metabolite, is four to five ... patient experiencing an adverse psychological reaction. In contrast, inhaled marijuana doesn't cause significant levels of the 11-hydroxy metabolite to appear in the blood.3 Marinol's o...

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... Legalizing Marijuana would help the United States in revenue with the taxation in sales and could create millions each month and also save money from drug wars. Marijuana can be used as a legal and safe medicine to treated diseases such as Alzheimer's, Glaucoma and Cancer. There should be ... can retain our rights from the federal government, where in the constitution it states nowhere that government officials can detain the use of any drug. In Kieffers article she states, "For, the Constitution is silent on the federal government's ability to regulate or ban substances that ... , it ...

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... state despite the tenth amendment's permission to legalize cannabis under state law (Federal Marijuana Law - Americans for Safe Access). Scientists are hindered by possible prosecution to study the drug without a DEA license which is nearly impossible to obtain. University of Massachusetts' Professor Lyle Clark coalesced with the American Civil Liberties Union to petition the DEA for a ... cure cancer, control epileptic seizures, reduces severe anxiety, soothe muscle and joint pains, and may even treats depression along with an abundant amount of other disorders or illnesses. For exampl...

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... do not have hard evidence to prove it. Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, (at a congressional forum) expressed: "the government has demonized all drug use without differentiation and has systematically and hysterically resisted science."(Koch 714) Possibly if the two "sides" would work together an agreement could be established concerning procedures for further development ... effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments other such ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain...

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... do not have hard evidence to prove it. Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, (at a congressional forum) expressed: "the government has demonized all drug use without differentiation and has systematically and hysterically resisted science." Possibly if the two "sides" would work together an agreement could be established concerning procedures for further development and treatment ... safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments and other such ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, e...

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... The Libertarian party issued a press release that read - "McWilliams was prohibited from using medical marijuana-and being denied access to the drug's anti-nausea properties almost certainly caused his death"(Buckley 11). After being charged with the cultivation of marijuana he appeared in court. ... fight against AIDS, HIV, cancers, glaucoma, epilepsy, migraines, multiple sclerosis, convolutions, ataxia, high blood pressure, insomnia, nausea, and depression(Chevallier 180). So what does our government do about these studies? The FDA approved Marinol pill, could be the solution . . . or...

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... politicians continue to lose this war of theirs. The prohibition of marijuana increases the incidence of crime, has huge economic cost, and prevents medical patients from benefiting from the drug's therapeutic properties. Thus, the legalization of marijuana would have positive implications for the United States. There are others who disagree. These people feel that legalization would lead to ... effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments and other like ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, epilepsy, a...

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... criminal distinction between people who smoke marijuana as a doctor's recommended remedy and recreational users, who just smoke to enjoy the effects. However, the federal government and its drug enforcement agencies claim there is no distinction in federal law. The social debate of legalizing medicinal marijuana should be long over because legalizing marijuana for medical purposes would bring about ... psilocybin. The Schedule II category consists of drugs that doctors are able to prescribe to their patients, such as morphine. From 1975 until 1992 a program called the Investigational New...

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... hard evidence to prove it (Grinspoon 46). Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, (at a congressional forum) expressed: "the government has demonized all drug use without differentiation and has systematically and hysterically resisted science."(Koch 714) Possibly if the two "sides" would work together an agreement could be established concerning procedures for further ... effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments other such ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, epilepsy...

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... and is smoked or eaten for its hallucinogenic and pleasure-giving effects. The psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is concentrated in Brown 3 the flowers. Hashish, a drug prepared from the plant resin, has about eight times more THC than marijuana. Marijuana grows throughout temperate regions, with the more potent varieties produced in hot, dry, upland climates ... fear, and a sense of helplessness and loss of self-control. Chronic marijuana users are said to develop an "amotivational syndrome" characterized by passivity, decreased motivation and preoccupati...

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... certain steroids and minor tranquilizers, have proven safe and effective for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, usually when used in conjunction with another anti-nausea drug. A class of drugs derived from marijuana called the cannabinoids has also been shown to have some anti-nausea effects, but this activity is no greater than that of ... the hazards that have been discovered by the American Medical Association are so many that it is only logical that marijuana should not be rescheduled. First of all, this drug is very harmful to the lungs. Marijuana smoke prod...

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... years ago the Chinese Emperor Chen Nung recommended marijuana for curing malaria, constipation, rheumatic pains, absentmindedness, and female disorders. (Grinspoon 3). The first step to decide if something can be considered a drug is to evaluate what defines a medicine. A medicine is defined as, "The scientific study of the prevention of and cure of diseases and disorders of the body- (Ehrlich 552). Numerous actions ... 137). The assortment of medicinal uses is widespread; such conditions that can be aided through the use of marijuana include: Anorexia, Pain, Glaucoma, Migraine, Hyperte...

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... well. For patients with cancer, marijuana can improve food intake and overall health. Cancer patients also often suffer from mood disorders like depression. As most studies have found, chemicals found in marijuana such as cannabinoids and cannabidiol have significant anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects " ... medicinal and recreational use has shown to have positive effects, it has also has several negative effects. Despite what marijuana propaganda may say, the drug can be extremely addictive for some people. For example, according to Dr. Drew Pinsky, a doctor whose been working ...

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... him and make him feel no emotions. Medical marijuana is a very flexible drug, cheap, and has fewer critically damaging side effects than prescription drugs. It can help cancer patients with many different things like nausea, loss of appetite, depression, and it could even help restore healthy cells and kill off the cancer ... the law, Minnesota and New York just passed a law this year (Wing). But with marijuana still being classified as a Schedule I drug (such as heroin) in the federal government, people can still be arrested and put into prison for consuming, selling, or having posses...

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