... marijuana from sale in the marketplace. With prohibition, marijuana use has decreased only minimally. Because of prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not realize are the many positive aspects of marijuana legalization, including new medical cures, cleaner ... "canvass". The cannabis plant also produces three other very important products that other plants do not; these can be made into some usable form: seed, stems, and chemicals. To understand why hemp is illegal, it is necessary that we take a look at the law prohibiting hemp ...

• Word Count: 5285
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... beneficial to our economy because it supplies food, fuel, fiber, and great industry. The usage of food from hemp is a beneficial part of an everyday use for the plant. A hemp seed can be pressed into nutritious oil, which contains the highest amount of fatty acids in the plant kingdom (Herer Chp8.). Essential oils are responsible for our immune system responses, and ... can be used to feed animals. Hemp seeds were the world's number one wild and domestic birdseed until the 1937 marijuana prohibition law (Herer Chp.8). Four million pounds of hemp seed for songbirds were sold at the retai...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... sativa should not be illegal, for the health benefits are rewarding. Taking a look at nutrition, overall wellness, and alternative medicine cannabis stands to be beneficial. Some have reported cannabis is bad for mental and physical health. They say smoking pot kills brain cells causing permanent brain` damage. People become lazy and non-motivated becoming a damper on society, but people do so ... drugs. The lack of nutrition in today's food forces people to supplement with vitamins; cannabis sativa releases essential amino acids and more essential fatty acids for the human body. The se...

• Word Count: 784
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... between 8 and 12 feet. The leaves have long thin fingers and are light green. The more equatorial varieties have more yellow pigments to protect the plant from intense light. Sativa seed pods are long and thin and turn red as they mature in a warm environment. In cooler environments, the buds may be slightly purple. Sativa plants smell sweet and fruity and ... became scarce. As late as 1937, the American commercial crop was still estimated at 10,000 acres, much of it in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kentucky. Four million pounds of marijuana seed a year were being used in bird feed. During W...

• Word Count: 3100
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... impairs short-term memory is true, but misleading. Any signs of short-term memory impairment vanish once the user is no longer intoxicated. Mainly the reason we think marijuana is bad is because that is what the Partnership for a Drug-Free America wants us to believe. They tell us that marijuana will cause brain damage and memory impairment, it will kill ... opens up the lungs and aids in the clearance of smoke and dirt. I think it is safe to say that tobacco smoking is much more dangerous than marijuana smoking. Another bad habit is alcohol, which in my opinion is the worst of all. 8,0...

• Word Count: 2324
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... . Most users only smoke a few times a week or at most a few times a day, making it highly unlikely that they put themselves at risk. "Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere." This is what George Washington, the father of our country, said over 200 years ago. On his farm in Virginia he had acres of hemp plants ... . It can also be addictive, loss of short term memory, and can impair your judgements and coordination of everyday activities. (Califano, p.172; Opposing Viewpoints.) But still, does this make pot bad in a sense? Maybe, maybe not. That is for the consumers an...

• Word Count: 1091
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... the cannabis plant, marijuana varies significantly in its potency, depending on the source and selection of plant materials used. The form of marijuana known as sinsemilla (Spanish, sin semilla: without seed), derived from the unplanted female cannabis plant, is preferred for its high THC content. Marijuana is usually smoked in the form of loosely rolled cigarettes called "joints" or hollowed out ... . Depending on the dose, the drug can produce delusions and visual hallucinations, which can be frightening and cause panic. Users refer to their experience with these acute adverse reaction...

• Word Count: 1394
• Approx Pages: 6

... harsh penalties. This effort has also made it illegal to cultivate hemp, which has many practical uses. Although some very good things have happened as a result of this war many bad things such increases in crime and corruption and people's lives, in my opinion, being wrongfully ruined. This essay is not pro-marijuana or pro-drug, rather I am proposing a different approach ... requires little fertilizer and can grow almost anywhere. Once cultivated the entire plant can be used; the long fibers can be used to make textiles for cloths and paper, the seed has as much protein as the soy bea...

• Word Count: 2971
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

To the AIDS or the cancer patient, it is the plant that fights nausea and loss of appetite. To the health enthusiast, its seed is second only to the soybean in nutritional value. It can be used to manufacture vitamins and be created into a healthy source of cooking oil. To the goods manufacturer, it ... effects of marijuana and the primary reasons why average Americans, doctors, and politicians want to keep marijuana illegal. Supporters of legalizing marijuana state that some legal drugs are just as bad. For example, alcohol has many of the same side effects of marijuana. Alcohol buffers the...

• Word Count: 1255
• Approx Pages: 5

Legalizing Marijuana To the AIDS or cancer patient, it is the plant that fights nausea and appetite loss. To the nutritionist, its seed is second only to the soybean in nutritional value, and is a source of cooking oil and vitamins. To the paper or cloth manufacturer, it is the plant that provided much ... effects of marijuana, and the primary reasons why domestic people, doctors, and politicians want to keep marijuana illegal. Supporters of legalizing marijuana state that some legal drugs are just as bad. For example, alcohol has many of the same side effects of marijuana. Alcohol buffers t...

• Word Count: 1624
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School