... , causing breathing to cease. The chronic use of inhalants has been associated with a number of serious, long-term, and often irreversible health problems. These include hearing loss, brain and central nervous system damage, bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, and blood oxygen depletion ... toxins and cancer-causing chemicals that are stored in fat cells of users for up to several months. Marijuana users experience the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchial asthma. Some of the effects of marijuana use also include increased heart ......

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... debate over the safety of cannabis by listing it as the least dangerous of all potentially addictive drugs. It also concludes that alcohol is among the most dangerous. The study, commissioned by French health minister Bernard Kouchner, was carried out by a panel of 10 French and foreign scientists headed by Bernard-Pierre Roques of the René Descartes University of Paris. The ... prohibit a drug on its ability to induce dependence. They conclude that the official classification for some drugs is incorrect."" These are two very different sides. Yet another online site says, "Health officia...

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... about the dangers of marijuana. This period of time, (1938) became known as "Reefer Madness", the name comes from the title of a movie produced by a public health group. Today, it is indisputable that existing drug enforcement laws are vastly insufficient. Increased spending for the enforcement of narcotics laws have not produced any significant improvements. With drug ... ever been documented, because tobacco contains much more of this substance than marijuana. Anti-drug literature also promotes the misconception that marijuana smoking causes laziness. The U.S. Army did a study on Amoti...

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... a variety of locations such as a college campus, a law firm, a grocery store and a gym in order to make sure i got a well rounded study group. My research findings will focus mainly on my qualitative responses because the answer to those questions give a more in depth view as to whether or not ... percentages. From a non supporters viewpoint legalizing marijuana could cause society to not function properly because there might be an increase of addicts, crime and health issues. However, according to the SFP all areas are needed good and bad alike to create a balance in society. According t...

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... stop oneself from acting impulsively, and it is also responsible for the working memory and decision-making (Hopson, 2013). A recent longitudal study that was published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors was done by Tapert who looked at 12 to 14 year old boys and ... ;For boys who engaged in heavy drinking during adolescence, we see poor performance on tests of attention . . ." (Trudeau, 2010). Therefore Tapert's study shows that heavy drinking of alcohol is having a significant effect on certain areas of the brain which is effecting the memory and learning functions in the...

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... unachievable by humans smoking marihuana. This is in marked contrast to other substances in common use, most notably alcohol and barbiturate sleeping pills. The World Health Organization reached the same conclusion in 1995. The World Health Organization released a study in March 1998 stating: "there are good reasons for saying that [the risks from cannabis] would be unlikely to seriously [compare to] the public ... health risks of alcohol and tobacco even if as many people used cannabis as now drink alcohol or smoke tobacco."" Marijuana was seen as a gateway to ... state represents an...

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... unachievable by humans smoking marihuana. This is in marked contrast to other substances in common use, most notably alcohol and barbiturate sleeping pills. The World Health Organization reached the same conclusion in 1995. The World Health Organization released a study in March 1998 stating: "there are good reasons for saying that [the risks from cannabis] would be unlikely to seriously [compare to] the public ... health risks of alcohol and tobacco even if as many people used cannabis as now drink alcohol or smoke tobacco." Marijuana was seen as a gateway to ... state represents an ...

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... refuses to allow marijuana to be legal for medicinal purposes. There are many obvious reasons why marijuana is still illegal today. Marijuana is an addictive drug and can cause substantial health problems. Many short and long term harms come along with it. The government stands by this belief. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports that short term effects of marijuana consist ... performed by the health departments from New Mexico, California, Michigan, Tennessee, New York, and Georgia. Each of the six studies were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The studies...

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... unachievable by humans smoking marihuana. This is in marked contrast to other substances in common use, most notably alcohol and barbiturate sleeping pills. The World Health Organization reached the same conclusion in 1995. The World Health Organization released a study in March 1998 stating: "there are good reasons for saying that [the risks from cannabis] would be unlikely to seriously [compare to] the public ... health risks of alcohol and tobacco even if as many people used cannabis as now drink alcohol or smoke tobacco." Marijuana was seen as a gateway to ... state represents an ...

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... recent changes in Hawaii's laws and using marijuana for recreational purposes. The State of Hawaii should not legalize marijuana. First, marijuana poses health risks. It contains many toxic chemicals including some of the cancer causing agents found in tobacco. According to the National Drug Information Center ... three drugs are 77 times and adults are 104 times more likely to use cocaine. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., (CASA's) president said, "This study reveals a consistent and powerful connection between the use of cigarettes and alcohol and the subsequent use of marijuana, and between t...

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... socioeconomic realm of a user's life. Health ailments such as; lung cancer and other respiratory disease, temporary increased heart rate, decreased cognitive skills, and changes in a users mood all contribute to diminished social and economic gains. Previous research on marijuana use among college age adults has focused on the mental state and consequence of marijuana use. One study has examined the correlation of ... who share in his addiction. By a reduction in means, he has come to a plateau where there are others akin to him (Kaestner, 1998). Existing research has focused on the heal...

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... potentially life-threatening drugs, are legal the question begs why marijuana remains illegal throughout most of the United States. In fact, a 2010 study shows marijuana sent the least amount of people to the hospital for drug related reasons with only 27,000 visits, with alcohol coming in ... . As most studies have found, chemicals found in marijuana such as cannabinoids and cannabidiol have significant anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects "(23 Health Benefits of Marijuana)." Marijuana has also been shown to reduce the effects of glaucoma, control epileptic seizures, and ease the pa...

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... to use a natural-growing herb like marijuana. Cannabis Sativa, alcohol, and tobacco all have been linked to: the term "gateway " drug, mind alterations leading to cognitive impairments, and health issues. Cannabis Sativa is the only one that has the potential to produce medical, industrial, economical, and environmental benefits, however, out of the three it is the only one that ... proving smoking tobacco can lead to lung disease, cancer, and eventually death. It is a typical belief that smoking marijuana can lead to all the health issues including death that tobacco does. Therefore, a...

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... to use a natural-growing herb like marijuana. Cannabis Sativa, alcohol, and tobacco all have been linked to: the term "gateway " drug, mind alterations leading to cognitive impairments, and health issues. Cannabis Sativa is the only one that has the potential to produce medical, industrial, economical, and environmental benefits, however, out of the three it is the only one that ... proving smoking tobacco can lead to lung disease, cancer, and eventually death. It is a typical belief that smoking marijuana can lead to all the health issues including death that tobacco does. Therefore, a...

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... 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, ... will 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 study fo...

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... outdated, have proven failed, and need to be changed to create a safer society for Canadian citizens. Along with financial and judicial alleviations provided by the legalization of marijuana, individuals with health issues would greatly benefit from the plant as well. Marijuana has been found to suppress cancer, reduce blood pressure, treat glaucoma, alleviate pain and even inhibit HIV. It is an ... diseases"" (ibtimes.com, 2013) stated researchers at Meir Medical Center in Israel. "We performed a prospective trial to determine whether cannabis can induce remission in patients with Crohn...

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... ). "The pharmaceutical properties of marijuana have not been proven to increase the desire to progress to other drugs (Goldberg 252)." A recent study also showed that the increase in use of harder drugs after marijuana use is overstated for people born since the beginning of the 1970's, ... but they are also not letting studies being conducted (Cloud 66)." Another researcher, Paul Consroe agree with Abrams and says if you want to study the negative effects of marijuana the government will always give as much money as needed (cloud 66). Another researcher Rick Doblin, states, " ... obligat...

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... mounting public information campaigns, introducing programs to reduce unemployment or poverty (Sacco and Kennedy, 2002). However, three methods that have shown some effectiveness to prevent crimes are public health-style, situational crime prevention and crime prevention through social development (Sacco and Kennedy, 2002). Specifically, improved economic opportunities may offer an alternative to the illegal marijuana industry. One ... strategies involve community outreach programs such as police/youth mentoring programs, peer support programs and programs where community elders teach th...

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... death by overdose. According to the prestigious European medical journal, The Lancet, "The smoking of cannabis, even long-term, is not harmful to health. It would be reasonable to judge cannabis as less of a threat than alcohol or tobacco." In recent years, it has significantly reduced the ... delusions, and depersonalization - a loss of the sense of personal identity, or self-recognition. 3 A study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers do. Many of the extra sick da...

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... benefits than hazards. Ongoing research changes medical opinions regularly, and the time required to establish new data can be many years. The study of marijuana is no different. According to the NIDA, a National Institute of Health (NIH) panel concluded that studies regarding medicinal use of marijuana remain inconclusive. A report released in August 1997 stated that future studies ... at Mission Viejo concurs, "I know, from watching my own husband undergo chemotherapy, that marijuana can reduce nausea when the standard drugs do not work ." The American Public Health Association provid...

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... substance, pot can be abused. The most common problem is frequent overuse, which could cause lethargic behavior, but does not cause any serious health problems. Marijuana can cause short-term memory loss, however only while under the influence. Marijuana does not cause long-term memory loss, and ... continual smoking could cause bronchitis, but the chance of this happening to a casual smoker is almost obsolete. A 1997 UCLA School of Medicine study (Volume 155 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine) conducted on 243 marijuana smokers over an eight year period r...

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... And because marijuana does not impair breathing, Grinspoon recommends the drug as a means of easing childbirth. A California study showed that smoking marijuana reduced the damaging pressure inside the eye caused by glaucoma. A pharmacologist for the U.S. FDA, Denis Petro's 1981 study showed that oral THC reduced spasticity in people with multiple sclerosis. In the case of scleroderma, a condition that ... opposed to smoking tobacco) does not cause organ damage (Sullum 21). Also, studies in Jamaica, Greece, and Costa Rica have revealed little psychological or physiological damage, and no...

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... Or do people have a misconception about its effects? Despite the many arguments that suggests marijuana is a dangerous substance, there hasn't been a thorough study yet on this extraordinary plant. There are many people, including scientists and researchers, who are skeptical on what marijuana does to the body. Several studies ... to the present, essentially no scientifically valid data are available on the effects of long-term use" (Hochman 44). According to a recent study by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ten chronic marijuana users were evaluated as test subj...

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... causes any long-term physical or psychological harm. Like smoking anything, however, long-term use can lead to higher risks of lung cancer. The health risk of smoking the marijuana can be eliminated by eating the plant, or can be reduced by smoking less of a more potent variety of ... for glaucoma, can cause sluggishness and sometimes activates asthma attacks.23 There are still too many skeptics who doubt marijuana's ability as a medicine. A study was devised in 1996 to change the minds of such skeptics. It was devised by the San Francisco General Hospital and it would have tested the .....

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... jail and we the taxpayers have to pay for it. We pay for housing, health care, attorney fees, court costs and many other expenses so that these people can be placed in prison. According to a study done by the University of Arizona, it costs an average of $1,859 to get ... one person convicted of felony possession. This study doesn't even include the cost of the minimum of six months in a minimum-security prison. If marijuana was legalized, we could spend more money on important issues such as health care programs and decreasing the national debt instead of locking ... problems. The U.S...

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