... related products. I believe that Marijuana should be legalized because there is no evidence that it has caused a single death, it is useful in treating medical conditions, and it is less dangerous than alcohol. Marijuana is probably the most popular drug used by people across the country. It has become a part of American culture. Over sixty five million Americans use marijuana either occasionally or ... also nothing in marijuana that would cause people to use other drugs. Through many years of research, it has been proved that marijuana has never caused a single death. Test performed on...

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... be wise to prescribe marijuana without doing further scientific research on the effectiveness of the drug. He counters that argument by saying that the nauseous sensations that patients feel are almost impossible to measure in experiments; that what is the far more important than mere test results is whether the patients feel relief when using the substance. Kassiner also provides his thoughts on what he thinks should ... happen with regards to the drug here in the United States, as he says that it should be changed from a Schedule I drug to a ... note by maintaining that because of th...

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... , because these drugs account for 450,000 deaths per year. In comparison, marijuana cannot cause death by overdose and is non- toxic. A European medical journal, The Lancet, states that, "The smoking of cannabis, even long term, is not harmful to health. It would be reasonable ... . There are more than 60 United State and international organizations that support legal access to medicinal use of marijuana. The American Cancer Society and the American Medical association support clinical research in marijuana studies. A recent study found that many oncologists had advised marijuana therapy...

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... remains legal Small dealers could dell it legally, but it would be regulated." I agree completely with this. When marijuana is put to this test, it passes with flying colors. Alcohol cause much more problems than marijuana. To understand this, the effects of marijuana must be analyzed. Marijuana makes people laid back and docile. One does not lose decisions making powers when under ... the influence of marijuana like when one is using alcohol. Alcohol has caused deaths first and second hand. Alcohol poisoning being the first hand and automobile accidents being the latter. Marijuana cann...

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... and concentration problems, increased heart rate, dry mouth and throat, decreased desire to socialize. The long term affects of marijuana include sexual problems, possible immune system damage, and possible lung dysfunction. Its never been reported a death because of marijuana overdose, or marijuana at all. There have been test done on lab mice that have shown that ratio of THC necessary for overdose to ... the amount necessary for intoxication is 40,000:1. Comparing to the ratio of alcohol is usually between 4:1 and 10:1. About 5,000 people die of ... alcohol overdose yearly, on the o...

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