The Libertarian party issued a press release that read - "McWilliams was prohibited from using medical marijuana-and being denied access to the drug's anti-nausea properties almost certainly caused his death"(Buckley 11). ... This is because once the state passes the law more people ask for marijuana and the doctor prescribes Marinol first. ... D, who has been practicing medicine for seventeen years says, "If a drug has medicinal properties then no laws should prevent its use"(Stein). ... This proposition was passed to ensure the health of seriously ill people. ... Since 1978, thirty-fo...

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Today 35 states have passed laws supporting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. ... It has also been scientifically proven that marijuana has little to no addictive properties and little potential for abuse. ... In the 1600's hemp was considered such a vital resource, that laws were passed ordering farmers to grow it. ... Kids still stand at the local market waiting for a passer by to help them indulge for their weekend party. ... In my opinion marijuana is already a daily part of our lives, we probably pass by people every day who smoke marijuana or wear something made from it....

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It was used by most of the world's cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana Cases 1). ... Under civil forfeiture statues passed by Congress in the 1980's, the federal government now has the right to seize real estate, vehicles, cash securities, jewelry and other property connected to a marijuana offense. The government need not prove that the property was brought with the proceeds of illegal drug sales, only that it was used or was intended to be use in a crime (Schlosser 95).5 If the owner had no involvement in, or knowledge of the crime, he or she can lose all ...

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If cannabis is regulated for adult recreational use and regulated like alcohol without any federal obstruction, every medical patient may have immediate and safe access to their medicine without the fear of getting punished by the government and being discouraged to medicate themselves with cannabis' medicinal properties. ... Many other Americans were prescribed useless medications that caused more harmful effects than aiding properties; however, with the consumption of cannabis, many of their illnesses were easily cured. ... The legalization of cannabis in California has to pass in order...

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They have chosen marijuana over anything legally available because it has various medicinal properties that cannot be found anywhere else. ... The newly passed referendums in Arizona and California demonstrate popular support of these laws, and that they couldn"t be passed through California's legislature also demonstrates the representative's isolation from the voters. ...

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More recently, Congress passed amendments in 1998 to the Higher Education Act which denies federal financial aid to any student with any drug conviction, even for a single marijuana cigarette.5 R. ... While the scientific community has yet to achieve full consensus on this matter, the majority of epidemiological and animal data demonstrate that the reinforcing properties of marijuana in humans is low in comparison to other drugs of abuse, including alcohol and nicotine. ... Other compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD), an anti-convulsant, and cannabichromine (CBC), an anti-inflammatory, are unav...

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Just following the turn of the century, a new climate of temperance swept the nation and in 1914 Congress passed the Harrison Act, banning opiates and cocaine, and the prohibition of alcohol soon followed in 1918, making the U.S. officially a "dry" nation. ... The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press conference. ... (ACLU) Between 1978 and 1996, legislature in 34 sta...

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This one of a kind plant is the only kind to produce cannabinoids, the chemicals responsible for its unique properties. ... So much so that legislation in the United Kingdom could be passed by 2003 legalizing medical Marijuana. ... Most toxins are filtered from the blood after a single hepatic pass. ... (WorkShop) Lethal doses are not known because no typical person could ever over dose, just pass out eventually. ...

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Re-Legalizing Marijuana as Medicine In 1937, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which prohibited the non-medical use of marijuana by requiring anyone who produced, distributed, or used the drug for medical purposes to register and pay a tax. ... Encourages research of the therapeutic properties of various cannabinoids and combinations of cannabinoids; and 2. ... Carter, M.D in The Latest Buzz on Medicinal Marijuana: A Legal and Medical Perspective, "Marijuana is a substance with many well-documented, beneficial, medicinal properties, including analgesia, muscle relaxation, bronchodilat...

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Kieffer quotes "We repealed the 18th amendment via the 21st amendment"(Kieffer, Par2) stating that the U.S government eliminated the ban of alcohol with the 18th amendment and passed the 21st amendment that made a age limit for the consumption of alcohol. ... 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 growth of tumors" (Ferner, line8). ...

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They learn from patients about the healing properties of cannabis medicines. ... Cuomo of New York passed in his State of the State address that he is using his administrative powers to allow twenty hospitals to dispense marijuana to patients under State Department of Health regulations. ...

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Possession of marijuana was made a crime within the United States in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. ... The prohibition of marijuana increases the incidence of crime, has huge economic cost, and prevents medical patients from benefiting from the drug's therapeutic properties. ...

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Since the 1970's thirty-five state legislatures have passed laws supporting marijuana's use as a medicine. ... An even greater number are punished with probation, fines, and civil sanctions, including having their property seized, their driver's licenses revoked, and their employment terminated. ... Under state and federal law, mere investigation for a marijuana offense can result in the forfeiture of property, including cash, cars, boats, land, and houses. ...

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When the law was passed there was virtually no opposition against it and there were no surveys or scientific studies that aided this decision made by congress. ... There are also many state laws looking to be passed like the Washington initiative to decriminalize marijuana, and the Michigan Personal Responsibility Amendment. ... Because of the generous tendencies of marijuana smokers to share, the smoking of marijuana should be done on private property or in designated area much like current alcohol la...

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A fact: marijuana is one of the safest drugs on the market. It causes no deaths per year whereas aspirin causes two thousand deaths per year (Rosenthal 56). Pot, another name for marijuana, is a drug made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of hemp plants. It has many psychological and physica...

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But after the public passed the proposition, Congress blocked the measure (Asseo 1). ... House of Representative Martin Hoke of Ohio was quoted by on December 1, 1994, as saying, "I agree that the government has no business in determining whether marijuana has medical properties and if they can be beneficial to certain people ("MPP Homepage 2")." ...

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Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which effectively criminalized marijuana. ... United States allows the use of alcohol and tobacco which do nothing but harm people, but will not allow the consumption of an herb that has medicinal properties. ...

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 Imagine a drug that is less addictive than nicotine, safer to use than alcohol, and can even help in relieving the pain in cancer, glaucoma, and AIDS patients. Now, imagine that same drug being banned from the United States. Yes, this drug is marijuana, Mary Jane, reefer, pot, green, an...

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The Legalization of Marijuana for All Purposes Drugs are major problem in our society today. Although the Canadian government has taken measures against drugs, in stiffening laws concerning the cultivation and trafficking of drugs and various media awareness programs, the problem continues to get worse. The government is exercising many options to control the problem or even solve the problem. It seems as if the "war on drugs" is a futile war or at least next to impossible to win. The government should consider using different options than ones they have used in the past. ...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. Others feel- that this heightened media coverage is a direct result of the consequences of drugs and drug abuse. For whatever reasons that the media was there, the participants in this pro and con ...

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For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. With prohibition, marijuana use has decreased only minimally. Because of prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not realize are ...

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