... America with nearly 100 million consumers despite the prohibition of marijuana at some states. According to "State Marijuana Law Map", there are 23 states with more than 60 health organizations using Marijuana for medical purposes. Besides, Alaska is the third state following Colorado and Washington , became the latest state to legalize marijuana for recreational use and trade. Although ... will create more choices for people to use marijuana in many different ways such as foods, clothing, and medicine. Although many studies show that marijuana may cause negative effects on health in a ...

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... illegal to possess marijuana in some 95% of the world. The purchase and possession of cannabis should be legal in Canada given the documented health benefits, reduction in crime due to the control of cannabis sales, an increase in government revenue, and an overall safer drug under government ... , this money is being used to fund a judicial system that arrests and prosecutes people for the possession or distribution of plant with unrivaled health benefits. Our government would not only profit from the sale of cannabis, but could also ensure the safety of the plants use through regulatin...

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... substances has followed cycles of tolerance and intolerance ever since the mid-19th century. Walking into a smoked filled room, of young and old engaged in therapeutic activities for numerous health conditions, has been practice worldwide. In fact, the medical use of the cannabis plant goes back at least 5,000 years to ancient China. It was used by most of ... 7 organizations as the National Academy of Science (1982), the California Medical Association (1993), the Federation of American Scientists (1994), the Australian Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (1994), the Ame...

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... Many were about the fight for medicinal marijuana and how it could benefit us if we could legalize it. Some gave the good and the bad health benefits of pot and explained the value and harm it does to our bodies. But others had no other reasons but to just legalize it to get ... as we thought it once was or is it the freedom of speech playing for the pro-pot fight? Trying to discover the answer I looked at the health issues that have been brought up about pot. For this question I referred to my source "Is Pot Good for you?" an article in Time magazine. Time ... based on the new initiativ...

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... symptoms of glaucoma, and to improve appetite dangerously reduced from AIDS, are only some to mention. Medical marijuana has taken its toll in improving the health of all. But why is it, that if some is caught in possession of this drug, the government says that you should be arrested, sentenced ... just keep their distance from the police and be more sneaky and clandestinely about it. "There was a new study compiled by the Netherlands government health ministry and Amsterdam University and the results indicated there is far less per-capita pot use in the Netherlands than in the U.S. The...

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... is "why?" Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? Is it because its poisoning the youth of today? Is it because it leads to harder drugs, the health problems, the addictiveness, the short-term memory impairment, the auto accidents, or is it simply because politicians tell us it is for "our own good?" We have grown up learning ... could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere. Hemp can also be used for heating homes. Using marijuana for fuel would not only help our environment save us a lot of money for fuel, but it would also benefit our ...

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... first pair of Levi's jeans was made out of hemp, and even today you can find some imported shoes made out of hemp. It's a comfortable material that's safe for the environment, and is economically available; it's softer than wool and cotton, and also warmer than cotton. Cannabis-hemp takes up much less land than cotton plants do, and needs no fertilizer ... peaceful people who happen to like to get high. These people get locked up in prison and taxpayers have to pay the bill. We have to pay for food, housing, health care, attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses to lock these peopl...

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... added ferocity. Native Americans weren't concerned with the natural aspect at all and quickly found that marijuana could alleviate pain, stimulate the appetite and provide some small comfort in a harsh environment. They used it in their religious ceremonies to open passages to the spirit world. It was used in peace pipes along with tobacco as a means of sealing treaties with warring ... this enervating war to an end. It's time for peace". There are others who disagree. These people feel that legalization would lead to the formation of other habits and to health problems, such as, the us...

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... -Five to Ninety percent of all paper used before 1883 was hemp paper, including the first two drafts of the Declaration of Independence (Young 25). Hemp is safer for the environment. Hemp requires 40% fewer chemicals to produce paper, and, over twenty years, one acre of hemp can produce four times as much pulp as can an acre of trees (NORML ... , Jim. ACLU Drug Policy, adopted Arpil 1994: "Decriminalization of Drugs." [Board Minutes, April 8-9, 1994] A available http://www.primenet.com/%7Eslackk/wosd/aclu0001.txt. Schmoek, Kurt L. Back to the FutureThe public health system's lead role in ...

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... one's ability to perform everyday procedures, and to increase the chance of a loss of control in normally simple tasks. Tobacco is another legal drug that poses many of the same health risks as marijuana. In fact it is proven that tobacco smoke cause more damage to the lungs than that of marijuana smoke. Tobacco smoke has also been proven to be ... children are overdosing, or have addiction problems throughout their lives. If you lock up non-violent drug users than there is a good possibility they will have a negative reaction to the environment in the jail system. They will go from a m...

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