... to other programs such public education. Industrial hemp could also create revenue as well, for one acre of hemp a farmer can earn up to 600 dollars, and one hemp paper processing plant could potentially create 800 full-time jobs (Ecological Agriculture Project, 1996). American consumers are eager to buy products that are not only biodegradable, and recyclable, but also invest back ... almost everything a tree does. Nature gave the world Cannabis Sativa L. (hemp). Hemp can be cultivated in almost any climate zone, as it is drought and high UV radiation resistant. Hemp plants can grow up...

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... to other programs such public education. Industrial hemp could also create revenue as well, for one acre of hemp a farmer can earn up to 600 dollars, and one hemp paper processing plant could potentially create 800 full-time jobs (Ecological Agriculture Project, 1996). American consumers are eager to buy products that are not only biodegradable, and recyclable, but also invest back ... almost everything a tree does. Nature gave the world Cannabis Sativa L. (hemp). Hemp can be cultivated in almost any climate zone, as it is drought and high UV radiation resistant. Hemp plants can grow up...

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... provide information to websites dedicated to the medical marijuana area as well as recreational" (Cooper). Later in the interview, Mr. Cooper talked about how growers have approached modifying the plants in order to provide medical benefits while eliminating the high, to which he said, "Just as you can cross breed most ... plants we are able to do the same. Growers farm the crops organically using a natural selection method to increase or decrease the CBD and THC levels based upon the varying needs ... can be used as medicine. Yet there are ways that the people of America can help pav...

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... the medicinal use of marijuana, now have legal defense against criminal prosecution in Washington. It is not however, legalized for recreational use. Under the Medical Marijuana Act, cultivation of marijuana plants for personal, medical use of patients is permitted. However, cultivation for recreational use is still considered a felony. This act addresses cultivation only for one's personal consumption. There is no concrete ... standard for numbers of plants can be grown, but there is a sixty day supply limit written into the new law. If arrested, a patient may need to show that they do...

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... in Hawaii and California). Beginning in 1982 the Drug Enforcement Administration turned increased attention to marijuana farms in the United States, and there was a shift to the indoor growing of plants specially developed for small size and high yield. After over a decade of decreasing use, marijuana smoking began an upward trend once more in the early 1990s, especially among teenagers, but ... , Cannabis sativa, and C. indica. Hashish, called charas in India, is the most potent grade of cannabis and is obtained from cultivated plants grown in hot, moist climates. Marijuana , a cheaper ...

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... even written on hemp paper. This plant was also widely used to make sails and rigging for ships. However, during the 1930's, the plant's favor began to fall as petrochemical plants lobbied for the plant to become illegal in order to reduce competition (Conrow 8), and despite objections from the American Medical Association and the pharmaceutical industry, the cultivation and consumption of ... would be to let doctors prescribe it," said Imler. Working with a relatively same idea, another group called the Citizens for Medical Marijuana dedicate themselves to helping people grow their own...

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... oriental countries. Many monasteries used marijuana arguing it as a gift from god. Its green, brown, or gray colour come from its mixture of dried shredded flowers and leaves from hemp plants. Although it is made up of more than four hundred chemicals, its main active chemical is delta-9-tetralydrocannabinol or THC. Marijuana has more than two hundred slang words including, pot ... who take medication for AIDS and Chemotherapy. In December 1997 a Toronto judge ruled that Parker had a constitutional right to use marijuana for medical reasons and ordered police to return cannabis plants t...

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... , its effects, and its legalization. According to the Internet site, "A Short History," Marijuana, cannabis sativa, or hemp, is one of the oldest psychoactive plants known to humanity. Cannabis has become one of the most widespread and diversified of plants. It grows as a weed and cultivated plant all over the world in a variety of climates and soils. Cannabis preparations have been used as ... ...

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... of even one marijuana plant is a federal felony. Long mandatory minimum sentences are used in a plethora of offenses. If an individual is convicted of cultivation of 100 plants, which can include seedlings, infested, or sick plants, must serve a five-year mandatory minimum sentence. This sentence is longer than the average auto theft or manslaughter sentence. If convicted of a marijuana offense within 1000 ... ...

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... reported by police agencies to Statistics Canada occurred in the province of British Columbia (Statistic Canada, 2004). Furthermore, in 2001, major Canadian law enforcement agencies seized close to 1.4 million marijuana plants, a six-fold increase since 1993 (Statistic Canada, 2004). Based on the seizures and average yield per plant, the current annual production is estimated to be about 800 tones (Statistics Canada ... within our borders. Today, most law enforcement experts agree that over half of the marijuana is now grown domestically (RCMP). In 2001, the police departments around Ca...

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... , the hemp plant is also used all around the world as a source of protein-rich food (Kane). Food products made from hemp usually consist of the seeds of the female plants. Hempseed is highly nutritious with an impressive composition consisting of vitamins E, C, B1, B2, B3, B6, as well as Carotene, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, iron and zinc. Hempseed is treated ... , hemp seeds are toasted and sold like popcorn in movie theatres, and all over the world they are revered by vegetarians as a wonderful source of protein (Sládek). Cannabis plants that have been bred to c...

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... use as severely as large scale traffickers. For instance, medical marijuana user William Foster of Oklahoma was sentenced to 93 years in jail in January 1997 for growing 10 marijuana plants and 56 clones. Foster maintains that he grew to alleviate the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. Foster's plight is not an isolated event; marijuana laws in six states permit marijuana importers ... less is punishable by a fine up to $10,000 and one year in prison, the same penalty as for possessing small amounts of heroin and cocaine. Cultivation of 100 marijuana plants or more carries a mandatory prison...

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... law enforcement admit up front that they are doing everything they can to de-actualize that law. That is, they will arrest people who have doctors' recommendations. They will seize plants grown by terminally ill people and turn them over to the district attorney. Most of the time, if it's a bona fide medical-use case, district attorneys won't prosecute, but the ... medicines--the marijuana plants and the marijuana in smoking form--are seized and never returned" (74). The law apparently creates a condition where, while someone has legal rights to possess medicinal marijuana, those who pr...

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... earth." "Ital" Diet and Dreadlocks A set of dietary and hygienic laws were formulated to accompany the religion's doctrine. They urged their flocks to shun the ingestion of alcohol, tobacco, all meat (especially pork), as well as shellfish, scaleless fish, snails, predatory and scavenger species of marine life, and many common seasonings like salt. In short, anything that was not "ital," a Rasta ... ...

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... ;safer." (Battle & Pinkston, 2013) agrees, "If marijuana is legalized, the marijuana producers will be under the eye of the law, and what they grow will be solely marijuana plants. Users buying marijuana from a legal producer will not fear it being laced with any such chemicals. Thus, it will be much safer if marijuana is legalized." Specifically, where the ... ...

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... Colorado, Amendment 64 states that the legal possession of marijuana is up to once ounce for adults over the age of 21, with the ability to grow up to six plants for personal use. However, commercial marijuana stores will not open until 2014, and "in some areas such as Douglas county, recreational pot sales will be banned under local ordinances ... ...

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... other people. Marijuana users have their own rights and responsibilities to decide what they want to do with their healths and bodies. Moreover, marijuana is one of the most valuable plants in the world because every part of them can be used efficiently. For example, hemp can be used for a variety of product such as paper and fabric while the seeds ... ...

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... . By this definition, many substances that are common in American households would be considered drugs such as coffee that contains caffeine, alcohol, nicotine (dominant in cigarettes) and even turkey (tryptophan). Plants and herbs have been used for medicinal purposes for millennia by the world's physicians to treat, cure, and prevent disease but most of these "natural" drugs have been ... ...

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... as is any other business. Since marijuana was legalized for medical use, those in the business of growing cannabis have created a stringent compliance structure that involves heavy security around the plants, inventory reports, and detailed delivery systems accounting for every gram of marijuana and every plant grown. This information is available to the Colorado authorities 24 hours a day. They are promoting ... ...

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... serious medical conditions. They used marijuana pursuant to the terms of the Compassionate Use Act, Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11362.5 (2005). The federal agents seized and destroyed the cannabis plants cultivated for home consumption. The Court held that the regulation of marijuana under the CSA was within Congress' commerce power because production of marijuana meant for home consumption had a substantial ... ...

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... -defined and measurable ingredients that are consistent throughout all units (Overcoming). Hence, an opponent of the legalization of marijuana can argue that marijuana cannot be considered a legitimate medicine since marijuana plants contains hundreds of chemical compounds that vary on a plant to plant basis, meaning that there is not enough, if any, consistency for marijuana to be deemed as safe for medicinal ... ...

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... for the possession or distribution of plant with unrivaled health benefits. Our government would not only profit from the sale of cannabis, but could also ensure the safety of the plants use through regulating the sales. The main issue faced by people purchasing marijuana on the street is the chance of contamination with other substances. There has been reported cases were ... ...

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A Blaze New World Tulsa, Oklahoma, Will Foster was arrested for growing several marijuana plants on his property. He insisted that the marijuana was for personal use because of his arthritis pains. To reduce jail time, Foster was willing to plead guilty but his offered ... ...

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... heavy marijuana users. "Marijuana damages the reproductive system and suppresses the immune system" (McWilliams). Studies performed on animals were given near-lethal doses of cannabinoids, the intoxicating part of marijuana plants, which resulted in damages in the reproductive system and suppression of the immune system, these results were never duplicated in humans. "Marijuana is a "gateway" drug" (McWilliams). If taken into consideration ... ...

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... and who it is grown by (using what chemicals). With the control of the Canadian government, rules and laws much like the tobacco industry can regulate the growth of the plants, along with the usage of certain pesticides and plant stimulants/steroids. Recent studies have shown marijuana is much "easier to obtain than alcohol" (Medical Marihuana) for minors. However, if legalized ... ...

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