... proven to have many negative psychological and personality effects on those who choose to smoke it. Marijuana also has many medical benefits. Marijuana has undergone analysis for its use as a medicine and the results have shown improvements in the patients who were treated with this drug. It became popular as ... in the treatment of many more medical conditions including glaucoma, cancer, and asthma. Right now, the use of marijuana for medical purposes is only legal in California. In 1996, voters in California approved a law that eases regulations on medical marijuana. The federal governm...

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For years, the dangers of marijuana have been drilled into our heads. The fact of the matter is alcohol (a legal drug), is far more dangerous than this outlawed drug. The legalization of marijuana could significantly benefit the public good. I will explain the "dangers" of marijuana and the possible benefits of ... dangerous for humans than marijuana. It is nearly impossible for one to overdose on marijuana and die. Alcohol poisoning kills more people every year than all illegal drugs combined. An analysis on deaths in the United States from 1971 to 1998 has shown that of all illegal drug re...

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... used in medicinal settings for the treatment of pain; but it should be an administered drug for patients who can benefit from the use of this drug. Marijuana has had analysis for its use as a medicine and the results showed improvements in the patients who were treated with this drug. Doctors have expressed opposite opinions, making this theme very controversial. I have ... of the government, which says that marijuana is not a safe medicine, versus the doctors who research the topic for medicinal purposes. Nevertheless, not all doctors feel that cannabis should be a "legal" prescribed m...

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... used in medicinal scenarios for the treatment of pain; thus it should be an administered drug for patients who can benefit from the use of this drug. Marijuana has undergone analysis for its use as a medicine and the results have shown improvements in the patients who were treated with this drug. Doctors have expressed opposite opinions, making this issue very controversial ... hands of the government, which purports that marijuana is not a safe medicine, versus the doctors who research the topic for medicinal purposes. Granted, not all doctors feel cannabis should be a "legal" prescrib...

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... used in medicinal scenarios for the treatment of pain; thus it should be an administered drug for patients who can benefit from the use of this drug. Marijuana has undergone analysis for its use as a medicine and the results have shown improvements in the patients who were treated with this drug. Doctors have expressed opposite opinions, making this issue very controversial ... hands of the government, which purports that marijuana is not a safe medicine, versus the doctors who research the topic for medicinal purposes. Granted, not all doctors feel cannabis should be a "legal" prescrib...

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... debilitation associated with long term use. All of this adds up to a dilemma for drug testing laboratories. How is it possible to distinguish among the drugs and human metabolites from legal use of prescription opiates (morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and dihydrocodeine), innocent ingestion of poppy seeds in food (morphine and codeine), and true drug abuse (heroin and morphine)? It has been ... damage staff morale. Drug testing in corporate America is a growth industry, and the rest of the world is probably not far behind. This is a case where the lure of a sensitive anal...

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... physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death. Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care". From that quote we can make the conclusion that marijuana is not that bad of a drug. If we ... aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular coordination, reducing psychomotor activities and generally producing states of drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity". I don't understand why alcoh...

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