... to marijuana In Hawaii, we know marijuana as "Maui Wowie or Pakalolo." While people in Hawaii continue to have fun using this drug, they don't know the other potential side effects of what this harmful drug can do to their body. Former Hawaii Governor, Benjamin Cayetano signed a bill on ... marijuana are up to 266 times while adults who use such drugs are up to 323 times are more likely to use cocaine than those who don't use gateway drugs. Children who used all three drugs are 77 times and adults are 104 times more likely to use cocaine. Joseph A. Califano, ... subsequent use of marij...

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... does not cause organ damage (Sullum 21). Also, studies in Jamaica, Greece, and Costa Rica have revealed little psychological or physiological damage, and no study links delta-9 THC to the harming of the human immune system. In fact, horror stories from the 70's stating that marijuana kill brain cells, damages ... 12). Dr. David Smith, founder and medical director of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, says it should be made available on a medical basis. "We don't deny morphine to cancer patients simply because an element of society is shooting heroin on the streets. I've had a number of HIV p...

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... 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 ... industry "(Colorado's legal weed market: $700 million in sales last year, $1 billion by 2016)."These projections are likely even greater, as they don't include retail sales of products related to marijuana, such as lighters and pipes. Imagine what these types of numbers would be on a broader scope...

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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 ... into the atmosphere, resulting in hemp biomass fuel burning cleaner than fossil fuels (Ecological Agriculture Project, 1996). Hemp crops are resistant to many different types of insects therefore hemp crops don'...

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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 ... into the atmosphere, resulting in hemp biomass fuel burning cleaner than fossil fuels (Ecological Agriculture Project, 1996). Hemp crops are resistant to many different types of insects therefore hemp crops don'...

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... on Addictions; New Mexico Nurses Association; New York State Nurses Association; New England Journal of Medicine; and Virginia Nurses Association.(Drug war facts) I don't know, but that's an awful lot of national and international organizations that support the medical values of marijuana in one way or another. There ... of prohibitionists. The theory's difficulty begins with a simple fact: Most people who use marijuana, even those who use it with moderate frequency, don't go on to use any other illegal drug. According an Institute of Medicine report, "Of 34 to 35 year old men who had use...

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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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... , it is apparent that the use of marijuana is having a growing acceptance in the U.S., especially in regards to its potential economic and health benefits (Schedule I). It was found in a recent study conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance that about 42% of people in the U.S. have used marijuana at least one point in their lives, clearing indicating that our current federal laws ... that once people of the baby boomer generation hit the age where heart disease is the leading cause of illness, there will be a significant increase in marijuana-associated heart attacks (Study Finds). This may...

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... not big when compared to normal cognitive variability in normal individuals. These impairments would not cause a heavy smoker to "stand out from the crowd." This does not mean that they don't have some sort of significance; theoretically speaking, they could still have detrimental effects on a students academic performance. Even though alcohol is legal and marijuana is illegal, Wayne Hall and Nadia ... , making it unclear if they are really important for functioning in everyday life. In 2003, Igor Grant, a UCSD professor of psychiatry and the study's leading author, published an article ...

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... helps relieve their pain, and restore appetite, relieves nausea, and is used as a muscle relaxer. People think their needs are being ignored because they legally can't smoke marijuana. Some people don't like the use of marijuana because a family member could get hooked on marijuana and then marijuana could lead to harder drugs and ruin the person's life. Opinions range from thinking ... to pot must break the federal law that makes marijuana illegal in all circumstances" (Brookhiser 9). Many American's were surprised when a report released by the White House's drug czar stated. "Scientif...

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... of glutamate, a chemical that causes irreversible brain cell damage (NORML 5). Only some of the possible benefits of medical marijuana have been discovered. Its legalization would lead to a more in-depth study and maybe then will all of marijuana's uses be fully known. Crime and punishment due to the illegal status of marijuana push proponents to fight for marijuana legalization. President Jimmy ... people each year in America. Almost 90 percent of marijuana arrests are for simple possession, not trafficking or sale (Buckley 8). Sally Doe, a mother of three and a marijuana smoker, says,...

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... marijuana as a negative image; it evokes a negative connotation. We know marijuana to be the "gateway drug", the drug that leads to more drugs. We don't compare marijuana to other everyday substances that people continue to abuse, we don't look at how the statistics compare to cigarettes, alcohol, and even gambling. Has there been any evidence in marijuana being an addictive substance? Marijuana ... 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...

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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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... under the influence of marijuana thus adding to the problem. A source of controversy is the influence of nations where marijuana is tolerated. One of these nations is the Netherlands. One study showed that the Dutch are less inclined to smoke marijuana even though it is widely available and legal. A smaller percentage of their population smokes marijuana than in the US (Reuters ... should be for the purchase of marijuana. It is not as potentially dangerous to minors as alcohol can be but at the same time it has intoxicating effects that cigarettes don't have. Since minors are highly sus...

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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 ... , as well, have a very professional look to them. Most people would not believe that this is possible; given the subject matter, people usually jump to the stereotype of a "stoner-, and don't even consider the fact that...

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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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... have not been confirmed with modern research. The Research that has gone into marijuana over the past half century has seen nothing but benefits to society and the individual. A recent study was used on patients who had been suffering from Crohn's disease. 11 patients were given two joints per day while another ten where in a placebo group. "The marijuana plant Cannabis ... bowel diseases"" (ibtimes.com, 2013) stated researchers at Meir Medical Center in Israel. "We performed a prospective trial to determine whether cannabis can induce remission in patients with Crohn's disease." The st...

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... , a schizophrenic would compound their symptoms, however, cocaine abuse seems to be more common with people who suffer from schizophrenia, possibly because its effects are much more greatly felt. "Consequently, the study of acute cocaine abuse and cessation can be seen as a natural experiment that may help clarify the neurobiology and the phenomenology of schizophrenia." Although both of these drugs are psychoactive ... of the brain that are affected by schizophrenia, cocaine comes close to duplicating the disease, to the point where a non-psychotic cocaine user can be studied in order t...

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... of detection for the growers and suppliers of marijuana. Some critics suggest that opportunity reduction does not prevent crimes, but instead displace crime and increase fear. For instance, the RCMP study showed that marijuana growers in the province of Quebec have moved their grow operations to remote regions where the risk of detection is lower. Moreover, the most common criticism of ... of community level strategies involve community outreach programs such as police/youth mentoring programs, peer support programs and programs where community elders teach their values and traditions. ...

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... , 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 could be considered disorders of the body, such as sleep deprivation to lack ... were more moody, and more likely to react in a bad way towards conflicts. When marijuana was smoked it relaxed the people and gave them a positive mood (Cohen 178). In another study done ...

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... tool that would bring billions of new revenue into the United States and provide all around financial relief. In 1999, The Institute of Medicine conducted a study on how dependent people became after using different drugs. The study found that "32 percent of tobacco users become dependent, as do 23 percent of heroin users, 17 percent of cocaine users, and 15 percent ... ...

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... demonstrates anti-cancer properties. "Cannabinol has the capability to switch off the gene that causes the metastasis in many aggressive forms of cancer" (ACS). An American Cancer Society study revealed a wide range of benefits for cancer patients (ACS). Radiation and chemotherapy often reduce a cancer patient's appetite. Cannabinol, the main ingredient in marijuana, has proven to increase a patient's appetite. The ... treatments. In other words, cancer is not one singular disease with one unified course of treatment. The National Cancer Institute claims, "there has not been an adequate...

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