... that affects the nervous and digestive system and constipation ("The History"). There are many doctors out there who believe that the medical use of marijuana is a good idea. Cancer patients who have nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, AIDS patients who are wasting away, and multiple sclerosis patients ... glaucoma and relieve chronic migraines epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. "But anyone with a disease who turns 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 Hous...

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... to determine that for themselves, although illegally. Like my own family, these individuals did not wish to break the law but they had no other choice" (Marijuana Rx). Only eight people today receive marijuana through a federal "compassionate use" program which stopped admitting new patients in 1992 after the number of applications, mostly from AIDS patients, increased dramatically. Judge Young ... and under any circumstances. They think that once cannabis is legal, everyone will get it for illegal reasons and misuse the drug. Many people even doubt marijuana's medical significance. Acc...

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... looking for a helpful medicine because it just creates more health problems upon existing ones. Another popular argument given by people who support legalization of marijuana for medical purposes is that marijuana is safe to use. They argue that smoking marijuana is safe because it's just a medicine and medicines can't hurt your body. Emily Sohn, in Is Grass a Proven Tonic? establishes "no one has ... be legalized for medical use because it causes health problems to users, sends children the wrong message, and causes patients to abuse the drug. If marijuana is legalized, what would D.A....

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... what the look like, they don't care what happens, they have no desire to work and do not care about bettering themselves. Marijuana also effects short term memory. In athletes it could cause their performance to decrease and cause their timing to be off and they could become uncoordinated ... feed breast milk with THC in the milk had impaired motor development. Many people do not become addicted to marijuana but a few people do become addicted to the desire of the drugs effect. Frequent marijuana users begin to build up a tolerance for the drug and need a larger amount to get the same hi...

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... . I started by searching various search engines such as yahoo, excite and dogpile. The one I found to be the most resourceful was dogpile. "Marijuana: facts for teens," was one of the web pages that contained an abundant amount of useful facts. I found it very easy to use because ... of its format. It contained frequently asked questions about marijuana along with scientific answers. The second step I took in locating my information was visiting the Mastic-Shirley Community Library, located in my town. ... In the library I stumbled upon books such as The Residual Cognitive Effects of He...

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... reasons that it should not. Through out this essay, I am going to compare and contrast some of the pros and cons of the legalizing of marijuana. Many people think that the legalization of cannabis would lead to health problems, such as, the use of a harsher drug and to psychological and personality ... The government seems to be always looking for new ways to tax people. Instead of spending all the money they spend on arresting people in possession of marijuana, the Government should put it on a shelf at the store and tax it like any other merchandise. Of course, just like acohol and cig...

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... locking up these nonviolent offenders. In 1990, the states alone paid 12 billion dollars, or 16,000 dollars per person in prosecuting and jailing these marijuana users (Against drug prohibition. (n.d.). Retrieved from the World Wide Web: www.aclu.org). These drug imprisonments are thought to be one of the ... the program shows little deterrent effects on substance use (How effective is D.A.R.E.? (n.d.). Retrieved from the World Wide Web: www.pbs.org). The number of marijuana users grows each and every year and the youth of America just can't get enough of it. Do you really think D.A.R.E....

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... categorized into three different types: the physiological effects, psychological effects, and the subjective effects. The physiological effects include reddened eyed, increased pulse rate, and cotton-mouth. Psychological effects of marijuana range from increased creativity to provoked mystical experiences, to even heightened capacity to feel, sense, and share. These effects are subjective and can differ from person to person. Anxiety ... may lead a person to more harmful drugs such as cocaine or heroin. A drud addict's life is centered on drug-scoring it, dealing it, and finding ways to ...

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... In fact, even the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) chief administrative law judge maintains the DEA should decriminalize marijuana partly because of its medicinal benefits ("Briefing Paper"). Clearly, a variety of experts agrees that marijuana has numerous medicinal benefits, and can help a wide variety of patients. Second, are other drugs available ... long-term usage of the drug in other areas where it is legal, such as the Netherlands, point to success in managing marijuana and its affects. One doctor writes, "'Thousands of patients with cancer, AIDS, and other diseases report ...

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... is an ancient drug that dates back to hundreds of years to Asia. Many cultures have used it during meditation, religious worship, and for intoxication. Marijuana itself comes from the Indian Hemp plant. It is the third most widely used drug in the United States, according to a survey taken in 1988, ... , Cannabis Indica, and Cannabis Rudderalis. These three plants vary in size and mood altering effect. The hemp plant has many uses and has been farmed for centuries. Marijuana can be taken in three ways, by eating, made into a tea, or smoking (the most popular). Smoking it can be done three...

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... Congress has taken a strong anti-drug stance, which could be viewed as another example of Congress" detachment from the people they represent, since 35 states have laws that allow marijuana for medicinal use in certain circumstances. The newly passed referendums in Arizona and California demonstrate popular support of these laws, and that they couldn"t be passed through California's legislature ... also demonstrates the representative's isolation from the voters. Federal law, which bans marijuana for all uses, makes all these state laws illegal. This issue represents the power struggle b...

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... a doctor recommends it. Cannabis boosts patients" spirits, helps them to eat and combat the excessive weight loss of wasting syndrome, and is also a potent antiemetic. Just a few puffs of marijuana cigarette can drastically reduce or even completely eliminate the gut-wrenching nausea triggered by chemotherapy and radiation treatments. "Whatever the mechanism it follows, studies on cancer patients in New Mexico ... cannabis. People with AIDS who use cannabis regularly allows them to continue to live a more normal life with relatively few side effects. One last illness that is helped from ...

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... doses, anxiety, panic, and depression may be enhanced. Impaired short-term memory, disturbances in thought patterns, and lapses in attention may also occur. If marijuana is taken in very large doses, stronger distortions of time and space can occur. The person will start to see illusions, and they will become mentally ... that you want to quit. It is the hardest step to do, but it is the most important. People can become angry and violent when quitting marijuana, but you have to be patient with them. Giving up gradually is the best way. If you just abruptly stop, there is a very good ch...

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... includes hallucinations, anxiety, memory loss, and confusion), inferior treatment of glaucoma, and increased risks of certain cancers such as lung and testicular cancer ("Marijuana-Marijuana"). "Drugs are addictive. They rob the user of free will. A drug user cannot make an informed and rational decision to continue using ... legitimate medical need for it, they just want to smoke it and "get high". This raises many questions as to why medical marijuana should be legalized. It is certainly not going to the right causes for terminally ill patients. It also isn't morally right to sell these...

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... past couple of years. The majority of the people can't decide whether it would be good or bad for the United States if we were to legalize marijuana. To some, it is a way of coping with a disease or excruciating pain, and to others it is the gateway to everything bad in this world ... and painful contracting and stiffening of the muscles. This option is better than any legal treatment that we have right now for multiple sclerosis. Although marijuana causes short-term memory loss, researchers are now using this to understand the memory-blocking mechanism. Hopefully this will increase our ...

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... is often as effective as NSAIDs or acetaminophen in osteoarthritis, and there have been no reports of death from cannabis.""(Grinspoon/Baklar, 1997, p.35). This statement clearly indicates that marijuana is a safer alternative medication to drugs already on the market for arthritis treatment. This, of course, is only one of the many beneficial uses of the drug, and properly ... in some cases implying no charges at all. Marc Schuckit, a professor at the University of California School of Medicine, stated in a newsletter that "the 1970 Uniform Controlled Substances Act listed marijuana as...

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... also can make males to where they can not have children. Also it can decrease the amount of testrone that males have. Young males should read about marijuana before they use the drug so they will know the effects it can have on them. Especially, if they want to have children someday. In females ... it can effect the hormone that determines the menstrual cycle. Women who use marijuana usually a have irregular menstrual cycle and are depressed as well. Also if women smoke and have babies they usually have a weak nervous system. It also can ... long you hold the smoke in. Using this drug c...

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... the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, which contains the narcotic chemical THC at various potencies. It is smoked or eaten to produce the feeling of being "high". Marijuana has been used for thousands of years for medical, social, relaxation, and religious reasons. An estimated 200,000,000 people for an escape from reality, pleasure, or relaxation consume it ... enforcement, prosecution of accused offenders, incarceration of convicted offenders, and the cost of anti-drug education and propaganda. Also hundreds of million dollars in tax revenue would be generated if marijua...

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... . Of course, vaping or eating cannabis are still considered the safest methods of ingestion especially for daily consumers. "After 20 years of testing, researchers found some buzz worthy results: regular marijuana smokers (defined by up to a joint a day for seven years) had no discernible impairment in lung activity from non-smokers "(Journal Of the American Medical Association). In other words, ... into public causes like school construction projects and drug and alcohol treatment programs. The senator criticized the current laws banning the drug, saying that it drives up the cost of m...

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... 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. Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems. 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 cancer treatments and other such ail...

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... any denied and contact with the law. This argument has grown through the years and doctor has trying to recommend this to the government for a law to pass to legalizing marijuana. Doctors are saying that "many people are too ill or unskilled to grow their own pot, they risk arrest by resorting to buying it on the street his to the ... government for a law to be passed to legalizing marijuana." Marijuana use poses an even greater danger from a sociological standpoint than it does to the health of individuals who smoke it. As most people already know that after smoking ... marijuana caus...

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... of the leaves, stems, and flowering buds of the Indian plant, Cannabis Sativa. The flowering tops of the plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the active material for which marijuana is used. My generation is exposed to Marijuana on a daily basis, some choose to use it, and others just try it to experiment. From experience, I know the main reason some teens use ... time when in actuality, they have been driving for a few minutes. More importantly, it alters the user's ability to diagnose dangerous situations because the THC of the Marijuana has put their mind in relaxed state. Mari...

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... Since the 1970's when smoking pot was one of the favorite activities of every hippy the U.S. government has strongly forbidden the use of marijuana. If caught with marijuana in your possession you normally will face some kind of legal action, whether it is jail time, probation, or a fine. Till ... sleepiness, paranoia, and ending with such things as panic attacks, impaired learning, and altered motivation. (www.effectsofmarijuana.com) With both males and females marijuana effects the part of the brain that controls the hormones. This can cause in both males and females larger breasts, low...

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... the central nervous system (CNS). Cannabinoid receptors have been discovered in neural tissues. These receptors may play a role in mediating the effects of dronabinol and other cannabinoids (Schaffer). Marijuana has been found to have analgesic, anti-emetic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, anti-convulsants, and laxative actions (Hanrahan). The drugs used to treat cancer are among the most powerful, ... and emotional dysfunction's associated with MS. Much evidence suggests that cannabinoids have anticonvulsant effects against partial seizures, but results from human experiments are mixed. O...

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... advantage. Now, people take large doses of the drug. If it is legalized then we can control the dosages that are taken by these people. Marijuana is not that dangerous of a drug, people just exaggerate to make it seem like it is such a bad drug. The DEA's Administrative Law ... concludes that "Rather than inducing violent or aggressive behaviour through its purported effects of lowering inhibitions, weakening impulse control and heightening aggressive tendencies, marijuana was usually found to inhibit the expression of aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular c...

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