... 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 ... chemo therapy. They are too nauseous to even sit up, but they need to eat to keep their strength up. Marijuana can be used to get rid of the nausea, making it easier for them to eat, making the patient stronger, giving them the strength needed to fight the disease. Marijua...

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... an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government of a redress of grievances" (Rosenthal 10).The government is not to make any law restricting religion, ... this fact can be used to enhance medications to work more economically. Survey data on appetite stimulation showed that ninety-one percent of marijuana users eat every time they smoke. It was also concluded that ninety-three percent of marijuana users reported that it made them en...

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... miracle drug. The cannabis news ran a report stating, "The report concluded the cannabinoids can relieve pain, reduce vomiting, and stimulate appetite in people with diseases, such as Aids, that causes them to loose weight"(www.cannabisnews.com/news/5/thread5889.shtml). There are numerous painkillers out on the ... as much damage being caused to your body. There are also numerous home remedies and prescriptions for people who are suffering from nausea. A home remedy, which pregnant mothers take for morning sickness, is to eat ginger biscuits. Kristin off of babycenter.com states, "I had...

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... has an effect on the potency. The best climate is hot, dry, and upland (Microsoft Encarta 2001, Marijuana). There are two ways to take in marijuana. One way is to eat it, baking it into foods and mixing it into beverages seems to be popular. The other way is to smoke it. Smoking marijuana is three times as effective than ingesting ... , dagga, dinkie dow, dope, endo, ganja, grass, haircut, hay, mary jane, matchbox, maui wauie, pot, trees, sezz, weed, yellow submarine, and zambi (science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana6.html). The drug affects people differently by how strong the drug is, whe...

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... 1988, and it is the number one illegally used drug in the United States. Marijuana is so popular that an estimated one out of every three people in the US has tried it and around 44% of US high school students have smoked it. Marijuana users are not easily detected. It is ... by eating, made into a tea, or smoking (the most popular).Sometimes, when potential smokers cannot bear the inhale of the smoke into their lungs, they will eat it, chewing it up, so it get diffused into their bloodstream, or make it into a tea, for the same reason. Smoking can be done two ... fit much more marijuan...

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... 1988, and it is the number one illegally used drug in the United States. Marijuana is so popular that an estimated one out of every three people in the US has tried it and around 44% of US high school students have smoked it. Marijuana users are not easily detected. It is ... by eating, made into a tea, or smoking (the most popular).Sometimes, when potential smokers cannot bear the inhale of the smoke into their lungs, they will eat it, chewing it up, so it get diffused into their bloodstream, or make it into a tea, for the same reason. Smoking can be done two ... fit much more marijuan...

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... made into a tea, or smoking (the most popular).Sometimes, when potential smokers cannot bear the inhale of the smoke into their lungs, they will eat it, chewing it up, so it get diffused into their bloodstream, or make it into a tea, for the same reason. Smoking can be done ... more marijuana. Though a blunt isn't always purely marijuana, it can be mixed with other drugs such as angel dust. Marijuana has different effects on people, and certain types of cannabis can cause different effects in the same person. The amount of "THC" (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) may also change the reaction...

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... Proposition 215 and thus exempt from any state level penalties. Since then, nine states have followed suite with the latest being Maryland earlier this fall. But why do thousands of people claim to use marijuana for medicinal purposes? The therapeutic effects of smoked marijuana lie in the result of the drug itself. When smoked, marijuana gives the user a "euphoric state" (Barber ... dry heaves, the worse and more profound of these being the constant nausea and vomiting that accompanies chemotherapy. Due to the constant vomiting many patients become progressively less willing to eat lea...

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... how our system chooses to run things. Marijuana does have medicinal properties. Marijuana relieves nausea and increases your appetite. This is especially good for those who feel sick and cannot eat by increasing their appetite. This also helps chemotherapy patients. Marijuana reduces muscle spasms and spasticity. This is useful for those with disabling muscle spasms and the like. Marijuana relieves ... not have laws that would make marijuana available by a doctor's prescription. According to one source, "Every scientifically conducted poll ever conducted found that more than sixty percen...

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... friends or relatives suffering from AIDS, glaucoma, or cancer? Image how much legalization would help these people in relaxing their symptoms and causing the side effect of hunger allows them to eat when their body still tells them "no". III. How much do we spend a year in ... have tried it. (1998 National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse survey) B. Outlawing marijuana is a problem because it cost so much. 1. Imprisoning 458,000 people costs our government $9 billion annually. 2. $10 billion a year in prosecutions 3. $10 billion a year in local and federal law enforcement 4. $19 ...

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... consumer health and safety. Economically, the production of drugs in the United States would benefit the financial well being of the American government and people. Taxes would immediately be placed on marijuana, thus resulting in a significant increase in government income. The more money the government receives is money ... of profound nausea and vomiting, which can last for days or even weeks. Patients begin to lose weight and strength because they cannot eat or even stand the sight or smell of food. The lack of strength and loss of weight makes it more and more difficult ... of naus...

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... friends or relatives suffering from AIDS, glaucoma, or cancer? Image how much legalization would help these people in relaxing their symptoms and causing the side effect of hunger allows them to eat when their body still tells them "no". III. How much do we spend a year in ... have tried it. (1998 National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse survey) B. Outlawing marijuana is a problem because it cost so much. 1. Imprisoning 458,000 people costs our government $9 billion annually. 2. $10 billion a year in prosecutions 3. $10 billion a year in local and federal law enforcement 4. $19 ...

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... as part of the War on Drugs. There are many habits much worse than marijuana, one example being cigarette smoking. "Tobacco smoking kills more people each year than AIDS, heroin, crack, cocaine, alcohol, car accidents, fire and murder combined. Tobacco smoking is the number one cause of preventable ... needed to kill someone is 1 to 40,000, while the ratio for alcohol fluctuates between 1 to 4 and 1 to 10. Not only do many people die each year from alcohol poisoning, but alcohol has caused thousands of fatal car accidents. Although, marijuana, when used to the point of intoxication, impa...

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... off by manipulation of chemicals that 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 ... keep the food down. That was in 1992; till this day Chris Donald is cancer free and is very thankful to marijuana allowing him to eat, which in return let him improve his condition faster (Michaels 150). Sadly, not all the stories end that well, but should be told ... practice is to deny...

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... that almost half would prescribe marijuana if it were legal (LaFave). Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. The alkaloids within the plant relieve medical problems that people might have. The active ingredient of marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, has a variety of effects. It reduces pain, lowers body temperature, and enhances appetite. It achieves these effects by binding ... AIDS and cancer live a more normal life, while fighting the diseases. Marijuana is also an appetite stimulant. Marijuana by inducing appetite and relieving nausea helps AIDS...

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... are clearly where they are due to success. They are in their position to better their region, or even the entire country. Though many people disagree with them, their whole motive is to keep the country moving forward instead of stepping back. In his article "We Need to Legalize Marijuana ... medication these patients have to take when they have gotten to the point where their previous medications do not work. Marijuana is also helpful for people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome because it increases their appetite. The authors from the article "Medical Marijuana: Clearing Away th...

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... not a gateway drug. Crime is in fact a direct cause of marijuana. However, it is a direct cause because marijuana is illegal. Since people are going to smoke marijuana regardless of whether it is legal or not, they must go through drug dealers. These drug dealers are often very ... sale or manufacture. There have been more than 11 million marijuana arrests in the United States since 1965. There are an estimated 15,668 people presently incarcerated in federal prisons for marijuana offenses, comprising about 12.7% of the total federal prison population. MPP estimates that the number of mar...

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... back on marijuana considering its success rate. During the Carter Administration, the Compassionate Use Program was started. Under this program, only twelve people were allowed to begin smoking pot for their illnesses. The Compassionate Use Program was slowly but surely beginning to allow ill citizens to ... that it is the only medicine that permits them to move around normally and eat without vomiting (Scott 1). HIV and AIDS are not the only diseases that marijuana can treat. Chemotherapy usually causes people to have severe nausea. Even though marijuana doesn't cure the cancer itself, ...

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... seeing the demand, Health and Human Services quickly shut down the program, only allowing the select group already benefiting from marijuana to continue. Helping people in need wasn't worth endangering the reputation of the War on Drugs. They thought that the use of marijuana, even as a medicine would ... by days and even weeks of nausea. Patients may break bones or rupture the esophagus while vomiting. Furthermore, many patients eat almost nothing because they cannot stand the sight or smell of food. Marinol works because it duplicates delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC), the chemical i...

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... of this drug's use. There are also many disadvantages to the legalization of marijuana. With the legalization of marijuana comes the increased risk of people abusing the drug. There are also health risks involved with the use of marijuana. When taking into consideration the fact that marijuana is a ... that many AIDS patients suffer from, and also by increasing their appetite; so that once the nausea subsides they also have a desire to eat. Cancer patients find marijuana a helpful drug for the same reasons. The reduction of nausea and vomiting along with the increase in appetite, allow ....

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... "Preliminary findings show the drug may prove effective against glaucoma and asthma, and control such side nausea in cancer treatment" (158). Unfortunately, to most people in this country, it is a useless plant when it comes to economic or medical value. Marijuana should be legalized in the United States. In ... to be physically addictive, its use can be psychologically addictive. These are the negative effects of marijuana, and the primary reasons why domestic people, doctors, and politicians want to keep marijuana illegal. Supporters of legalizing marijuana state that some legal drugs...

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