... organic crops, with a focus on providing a product meant to alleviate medical conditions rather than cause side effects of newly created genetically modified and potentially harmful product" (Cooper). Lastly, Mr. Cooper was asked what illnesses or diseases are being targeted most frequently with marijuana. "Pain is a big one, with seizure and spasticity disorders, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and un-relievable ... nausea are all very common" (Cooper). In a documentary called Weeds 2, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN Gupta found during his research that only six p...

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... in those early days of America that Virginia introduced legislation in 1762 that exacted penalties on farms that didn't produce it. George Washington was an early hemp farmer and made notes in his diary about the quality of the hemp . There is nothing to indicate that George Washington smoked marijuana but the myth is prevalent among marijuana advocates. In 1793 the ... for Medical Pot, he describes how marijuana helped him through his battle with glaucoma, "Marijuana has helped control it. Marijuana is helping me to save my eyesight." Marijuana has helped Mr. Randall in his fight with ...

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... tested positive for alcohol, making it difficult to single out THC's effect on driving. In a laboratory study at NIDA's Addiction Research Center in Baltimore that controlled for alcohol's confounding effect, Dr. Heishman tested marijuana's effects on the functional components of driving. Study subjects smoked a marijuana cigarette, waited 10 minutes, then smoked another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC ... touch their nose with their finger. The data from these laboratory studies show that marijuana impairs balance and coordination - functional comp...

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... reason for the legalization of marijuana is for its medicinal benefits. Many prestigious scientific journals have acknowledged the use of marijuana as a legitimate treatment for some illnesses. As reported by Dr. Jerome P. Kassirer in New England Journal of Medicine, "The advanced stages of many illnesses and their treatments are often accompanied by intractable nausea, vomiting, or pain. Thousands of patients ... with cancer, AIDS, and other diseases report they have obtained striking relief from these devastating symptoms by smoking marijuana" (Kassirer). Dr. Kassirer also acknowledge...

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... cannabis, and a clinical trial needs to be done to see what proportion and what kind of PTSD patients benefit, with either cannabis or the main active ingredients of cannabis," said Dr. George Greer, New Mexico Legislative Health & Human Services Committee member. (Greer, 2014). The Nebraska Department of Veteran Affairs defines Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a psychiatric disorder that happens after the experience ... that increase focus, keeps you alert and helps with daily functioning. I think those strains when used correctly and in moderation could be the key to treating depressi...

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... class, will have to adjust to the price but will see job opportunities open up, and intern the economy would expressively profit from the billions of dollars in tax revenue. Dr. Gieringer approximations that an average of "4700 tons " of marijuana is smoked in America per year, and that "the total direct savings to government in taxes and enforcement come to ... some $8 - $16 billion per year " (par. 6). Dr. Gieringer's estimations prove that legalization of marijuana would create an expenditure of financial gain for the American government. Although this doesn't come close to the debit...

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... Many physicians from this time conducted various experiments to observe the medical effectiveness of cannabis. Between 1840 and 1900, more than 100 articles were published throughout Europe by prominent doctors. Dr. O"Shaughnessy, a British physician from the Medical College of Calcutta, marked the beginning of experiments in the late 1830's. He found that the drug was beneficial in treating rabies, ... J.R. Reynolds, Queen Victoria's personal physician, also studied marijuana. He declared it "by far the most useful of drugs in treating painful maladies." ("Disease Categories"). Moureau...

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... we already have in our bodies. So, why is it illegal for adults to experience pleasure responsibly (Linker 6)? People smoked marijuana before, and still do in many other countries. As Dr. Terkel pointed out, "Mind-altering drugs have been used for centuries, and for centuries their use was legal. It is the laws restricting drugs that are newcomers, less than a century ... old"(31). To support Dr. Terkel's point of view here is an excerpt from a Discovery Channel special on marijuana, "Man has used marijuana for thousands of years and it remains the most popular drug in ... cancer patie...

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... become chemically dependent on the amount or dosage of the drug that is being used and then they will start experiencing withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, cravings, and the shakes. Dr. Marciniak says the following, "[Chemical dependency] is the reason why people will take an excessive number of pain pills and will move to snorting and injecting drugs like heroin ... used appropriately, they relieve the more serious pain in the body that Tylenol and Ibuprofen cannot alleviate; however, if the drug is abused it can cause some serious health risks. Dr. Marciniak says the following, "The...

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... healers would use marijuana for a multitude of different things (Grolier). That was far before modern medicine and technological advances but many doctors say that medicine should go back to basics. Dr. J Elders says that marijuana helps by easing pain in people who are suffering from arthritis, migraines, joint pains, MS and other pain inducing diseases (procon.org ... ). Dr. Elders also says that marijuana is better than prescription pain killers because marijuana is less toxic and less addictive (procon.org). Most would argue that marijuana doesn't cure any thing, ... ...

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... so. One of the most popular marijuana stocks that investors should consider is the company Cannabis Science (CBIS). It is led by a well-known scientist Dr. Robert Melamede, who is an expert in cannoboid research. Dr. Melamede vision is directed in the right direction with his mission statement as follows. "My focus is on the quantum physics relationship with biology, and ... ...

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... which people who are opposed to its decriminalization repeatedly cite. One of these in that Marijuana causes brain damage. This claim is based on a study of the rehus monkey by Dr. Robert Heath in the late 1970's. Heath's work was criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias, and the misidentification of normal monkey ... the AMA wouldn't do that if it thought marijuana was damaging to the brain. Another myth is that marijuana damages the reproductive system. This is based on the work of Dr. Gabriel Nahas, who experimented wit...

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... which people who are opposed to its decriminalization repeatedly cite. One of these in that Marijuana causes brain damage. This claim is based on a study of the rehus monkey by Dr. Robert Heath in the late 1970's. Heath's work was criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias, and the misidentification of normal monkey ... the AMA wouldn't do that if it thought marijuana was damaging to the brain. Another myth is that marijuana damages the reproductive system. This is based on the work of Dr. Gabriel Nahas, who experimented wit...

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... it, some evidence he smoked), Bill Clinton there were others too. Great minds such as Aaron Sorkin (creator of West Wing), Carl Sagan (scientist, writer), JRR Tolkien (writer of Hobbit), Dr Francis Crick (won Nobel Peace Prize) also smoked marijuana. The latter all admitted to marijuana use. It is apparent marijuana is not a drug that leaves in its wake only victims ... cardiovascular problems. However for people with sound health, there is no cardiovascular risk. Hormonal changes due to marijuana are completely unfounded. Reproductive system damage was recorded by only one scientist, a...

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... has guided our policy towards this crop"(West). Industrial hemp has been a misunderstood plant for many years now" Has there ever been a plant so fraught with confusion and controversy" asks Dr. David West. People like "retired General Barry Mcaffrey of the White House Office of National Drug Control, say that they continue to support the criminalization of hemp cultivation because hemp ... ban on both alcohol and hemp the car was never produced (Industrial). hemp could be used to help replace the use of gasoline. According to the Department of Energy and Dr. Brooks Kellie, hemp as a bi...

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... measure is pending Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont ("U.S." 4). Recent medical research has convinced the general population that marijuana has medicinal value. Dr. Lester Grinspoon reported in testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on October 1, 1997, that marijuana is useful in the treatment of several diseases. He suggested that its use ... children. Finally there is also the position held by our government officials. They have never wavered in their stand on this issue. The...

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... . According to oncologist Daniel Brookoff, M.D., Ph.D., "Within the last 10 years, safe and effective treatments for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting have made this fear a thing of the past" (Brookoff). Dr. Brookoff says that the most successful group of anti-nausea drugs has been the recently introduced medications which block serotonin receptors in the chemoreceptor trigger zone, such as ondansetron. These ... of cannabis sativa's many hazards, it should definitely not be considered a medicine. The conclusion is that marijuana should not be legalized for any purposes. First of ...

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... Medical Pot, he describes how marijuana helped him through his battle with glaucoma,Marijuana has helped control it. Marijuana is helping me to save my eyesight.? (Unanswered) Marijuana has helped Mr. Randall in his fight with glaucoma, and has the potential to aid in the treatment of many other medical situations. (Unanswered) Myron Lindey has also received medical marijuana. Lindey was ... too long and cost too many lives. The same is true of the war on drugs. It's time to bring this enervating war to an end. It's time for peace?. Mr. Schmoke also states, that by legalizing marijuana,...

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... the early years of a person can help them later on with a late effect of the disease. Another disease that is also slowed down in growth is tumors developed from cancer. Dr. Peter McCormick, a researcher from the University of East Anglia in England found that "THC, the major active component in marijuana, has anti-cancer properties that can slow down the ... ...

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... and costly than many conventional medicines. And since marijuana is one of the least harmful addictive substances, it could be applied to ease the withdrawals from addictions such as alcoholism (Dr. Dean Edell- health central). When people become convinced that marijuana can have these positive effects and benefits, it adds to the controversy of whether or not marijuana should be legalized ... ...

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... suicide. And again unlike cigarettes, dependence among marijuana users is relatively rare, which means that if someone wanted to quit smoking, they could completely refrain from ever lighting up another Dr. MJ ever again in a tick of a clock's notice. In addition to these overwhelming positive reasons to legalize marijuana is the simple yet tremendous fact that the drug can literally improve ... ...

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... " who was very likely the "father" of MDMA use as an adjunct to psychotherapy (Beck 14). This was the first documented event of a psychiatrist whom distributed ecstasy to his patients. Dr. Phil Walfson stated that MDMA breaks down the psychological barrier between psychotherapist and patient which makes the patient serene therefore making them more likely to open up (Campbell). Supporters and ... ...

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... made by well-known pharmaceutical firms that still exist today, such as Squibb (now Bristol-Myers Squibb) and Eli Lilly. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 Brown 5 federally prohibited marijuana. Dr. William C. Woodward of the American Medical Association opposed the Act, testifying that prohibition would ultimately prevent the medicinal uses of marijuana. The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed all illicit ... ...

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... what a conversation is about before it has ended. Forty-one percent reported that if they read while they were stoned they remembered less of what they had read hours later. (Dr. Richard Schwartz, Vienna Pediatric Associates in Psychiatric Annals as reported in NIDA Capsules) The effects of marijuana on short term memory is still significant for up to twenty-four hours ... ...

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... allow access to therapeutic cannibis through the Investigational New Drug Program . Prior to the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, migraine and headache sufferers smoked marijuana to relieve acute pain. In 1916, Dr. Dixon, Professor of Pharmacology, Kings' College, and the University of Cambridge, referring to using marijuana for headache treatment, stated, "In cases where immediate effect is desired, the drug should be ... ...

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