... paying citizen wants to be involved with an activity, the laws have to be eventually changed to accommodate that. After all, this is a government for the people by the people. To debar the individuals right to choose comes up again, and again. I believe the government has no valid reason ... of Jazz music" (Herer, 1985) through the nation like wildfire. Marijuana had many uses in our society before "reefer madness" came to a head. For over 150 years, the second-most prescribed medication in America was a highly concentrated cannabis extract. According to a February 1938 article in Popular...

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... rheumatism, and discharging puss form sores. Today, it is considered to be a strong pain reliever. It is one of the few treatments today for glaucoma. It controls vomiting for patients in chemotherapy. The problem with cannabis plan is its association with marijuana. Studies, however, show that industrial hemp does not have the same ... content of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC for short. Marijuana cantinas twenty percent THC and that is sufficient to make s person high. Hemp, on the ether hand contains only 0.1 to 0.4 percent ... soap, inks, as well as all the ancient uses already menti...

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... be used to make paper. If one acre of marijuana is grown to make paper it can create the same amount of paper as four acres of tress. It seems ludicrous that we continue to cut down trees when there is a more productive way to save our environment. To make ... smoker will smoke between 40 and 60 cigarettes a day. The tobacco smoker is at a much higher risk then the marijuana user. If an alcoholic drinks for 15 years he will develop a tumor, however marijuana smokers will not develop tumors until at least thirty years. People often state that marijuana has over 1000 ... more potent then...

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... crop next to tobacco; however, during this time hemp was used more for survival than for any other purpose. Later in history, our own government, during the Second World War subsided hemp and U.S. farmers grew about a million acres as part of that program. Hemp is a highly durable plant fiber, ... patients. Although marijuana essentially may be legalized in certain states in the eyes of the Federal Government it is still an illegal dangerous drug. For this assignment I plan to research more on the history of the Federal Governments studies and justifications. I also want to learn about th...

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... the federal government, medical marijuana remains illegal! There is the textile industry to think of as well. The male Hemp plant can be used for many purposes but does not contain the festive and medicinal effect like the female of the species. Making paper from hemp would lessen our dependency ... our weather patterns and biosphere. Remember, trees help us breathe. Over a 20 year period, one acre of hemp produces four times the amount of pulp for paper production as the same area of trees. Hemp fiber is longer than tree fiber; as a result, hemp paper recycles many more times. The woo...

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... the amount of pesticides that are put into our environment each year? Well there is. The miraculous plant is also known as hemp. Hemp has been used for thousands of years and ha played a vital part in many different countries history. America's first colonies used plantations to grow hemp because of its ability to ... Hemp even played an important role in Americas independence. The first two drafts of the declaration of independence were written on hemp paper. Woman would also hemp linens for the Continental Army. During the revolution war, the US's mightiest battleship, USS Constitution ...

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... integral role in America's development. From the many medical uses to the economic promise that marijuana will bring; legalization is the only way for pot to be accessible to the masses of Americans who need its benefits. Over the years marijuana and its uses have been drastically misinterpreted ... , the father of our country, said over 200 years ago. On his farm in Virginia he had acres of hemp plants growing and it was rumored a small amount of it was for purposes other than ropes or paper. Without pot, the US Constitution would no longer be around because instead ... in the treatme...

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