... ten people who have tried marijuana have since quit. Supporters of anti-medical marijuana argue that the drug is easily abused and can lead to numerous physical and psychological harms including memory loss, distorted perception, problems with learning and coordination, an increased heart rate, and anxiety attacks. Long-term effects include increased risk of lung ... cancer for chronic marijuana smokers and possible damage to the immune and reproductive systems. In addition, marijuana opponents argue that many users attain a psychological dependence on the "high" that marijuana can crea...

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... others who disagree. These people feel that legalization would lead to the formation of other habits and to health problems, such as, the use of harsher drugs and to psychological and personality problems that can come from using marijuana. These individuals feel that the negatives of marijuana use far outweigh the positives, and feel the use of marijuana should remain ... and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments and other like ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, epilepsy, anorexia, asthma, insomnia, depression, ...

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... parental substance abuse (Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse). Substance abuse is the overindulgence or dependence on an addictive substance. Addictive parents are more likely to be abusive, whether physical or psychological and at an increased risk to lose their children to foster care. Foster care can be damaging and sets children up for failure in the real world once they are ... of alcohol on unborn children, the use of cocaine or marijuana can cause premature birth or miscarriage. Later in life, these exposures can lead to behavioral problems as well attention disorders and hard...

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... , which according to Dr. Deborah Malka MD, PhD from Cannibisplus.net, solidifies the fact that Marijuana is used to treat Anorexia, Glaucoma, Crohn's disease, muscle spasms, nerve pains, and seizure disorders. That's not the end of it, not only is it 100% natural, it also has no major side effects. Also, Dr. Barbara Fredericton , PhD from John Hopkins University says that ... their natural serotonin, or a drug like Prozac that is used to treat Anorexia. It eventually comes to a down fall with a terrible side effect for example, thoughts of suicide, physiological or psychological dependen...

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... eye). However, the duration of the IOP- lowering effect is only three to four hours. Some people report that marijuana is useful in treating multiple sclerosis, spasticity and other muscle disorders. In 1997 Dr. Pertwee, along with Consroe et al (1997), carried out a survey of MS patients who are using cannabis to see how cannabis helped their condition. The patients reported ... seizure control (Smith 1998). Cannabis has been shown to also help with epilepsy, migraines, chronic pain, insomnia, and many more. There are many short-term effects from smoking marijuana. The psychological ef...

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