... argued about the physical dependence marijuana may cause to those who use the drug. Advocates of legalized marijuana claim that the drug is not addictive, despite much opposition. According to Ron Kadden, "A lot of people think it's not addictive. [Users] have been told by treatment professionals and friends that they couldn't really be addicted to marijuana" (Boyce). Evidence shows otherwise, however ... ...

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... done by the city of Vancouver, they estimated the annual retail value of marijuana grown in their city alone was $750 million. According to the British Columbia Minister of Agriculture, Ron Charles, profits from marijuana operations are three times greater than from dairy production, their most valuable farm industry at $245 million per year. Also to consider are the billions of ... ...

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... staff they are fortunate to have recovering volunteers that work closely with our residents to assist them in becoming acclimated to the fellowship of 12-Step Programs." (http://www.burningtreeranch.com). Most residents have failed a minimum of 7 times, sometimes as more than 20 times, at other, less restrictive facilities. Referrals into the facility originate from word of mouth, Internet ... -Step meetings everyday, either in-house or taken by staff to meetings in surrounding communities, which affords them the opportunity to experience recovery in the real world" (http://www.burningtr...

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... , distorts perceptions, impairs judgment and complex motor skills, alters heart rates, and has the potential to trigger severe anxiety, paranoia, and lethargy (www.ndsn.com). Yet I also feel its effects are in many ways less harmful than those of alcohol and tobacco-for instance, alcohol's potential to cause cirrhosis and ... on Marihuana and Drug Abuse estimated the social costs of America's alcohol habit to be $15 billion a year (www.ndsn.com); it has steadily increased since then. When comparing tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, there is strong evidence that marijuana has the least ad...

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... development and treatment. Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems (www.abcnews.go.com/medmj990317.html). Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and ... ailments in which marijuana has been said to help are Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, repetitive migraines, and Alzheimer's, but the NIH has not reported those results (http://w...

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... psychoactive effects to the current illegal ones. New drugs could possibly decrease the negative health effects of drugs reducing the overall harm caused by current unhealthy drug use. (www.opiods.com) The safety gap between a legalized drug market and the black market is so enormous that it's amazing it's overlooked by policy makers who continue, with their arrogance, to push the ... cited as necessary part of law enforcement protocol. Activities, such as phone tapping, were considered "dangerous and unwarranted practice[s]" by the legal authorities of the alcohol prohibition era. (www...

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... or environmental factors. For example, if a first-degree family member such as a parent or sibling has diabetes, then the individual is at a slightly greater risk for contacting the disease (About.com). Environment factors also seem to play a role. Researchers have begun to study the role played by environment influences such as the atmosphere in which the individual was brought up, and ... also the infant diet of individual who later get the disease. However, there is no definite evidence linking Type 1 diabetics to the environment (About.com). Furthermore, there is no cure for Type 1 ...

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... CRACK), feels it is their duty "to reduce the number of drug and alcohol related pregnancies to zero" through encouraging the sterilization of drug-addicted women and men (www.cashforbirthcontrol.com). With the history of forced sterilization on the poor and people of color still festering in their minds, it is not surprising communities of color and community activists strongly oppose ... 580 Caucasians, 387 African Americans, 119 Latinos, and 95 of other ethnic backgrounds. More than half of CRACK's clients are people of color and a vast majority are women (www.cashforbirthcontrol.com...

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... , and cancer. The legal age to buy alcohol and cigarettes is 21-25 years of age. Merchants are not allowed to sell alcohol or cigarettes to minors. According to CBSnew.com few teenagers say they've tried marijuana, but teens say it's easier to buy than cigarettes or beer, according to a national survey. More than one-third of teens polled by ... ...

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... to heroin. "Control it, direct it, and assess it, "Johnson said of recreational medications. "On the off chance that you sanction it we may really have a healthier society." (Cnn.com) Detracting cash from the street pharmacists is an alternate contention for the legitimization of medications. William Bennett conjectures that numerous individuals who enter into the medication business accept that they ... ...

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... marijuana for personal medicinal use providing a doctor approves it. Missouri has gone out on a limb and petitioned the federal government, requesting a lift on the ban of marijuana(http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9702/weed.wars/facts/state.chart/states). A great point to bring up on the legalization of marijuana is that there is many drugs sold over the counter with worse ... ...

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