... legalization of marijuana is for its medicinal benefits. Many prestigious scientific journals have acknowledged the use of marijuana as a legitimate treatment for some illnesses. As reported by Dr. Jerome P. Kassirer in New England Journal of Medicine, "The advanced stages of many illnesses and their treatments are often accompanied by intractable nausea, vomiting, or pain. Thousands of patients with cancer, AIDS, ... and other diseases report they have obtained striking relief from these devastating symptoms by smoking marijuana" (Kassirer). Dr. Kassirer also acknowledges the fact that...

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... to be done to see what proportion and what kind of PTSD patients benefit, with either cannabis or the main active ingredients of cannabis," said Dr. George Greer, New Mexico Legislative Health & Human Services Committee member. (Greer, 2014). The Nebraska Department of Veteran Affairs defines Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as ... with daily functioning. I think those strains when used correctly and in moderation could be the key to treating depression or PTSD successfully. Dr. Sue Sisley is a member of the clinical staff at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. She is assigned to the...

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... the ability to stop oneself from acting impulsively, and it is also responsible for the working memory and decision-making (Hopson, 2013). A recent longitudal study that was published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors was done by Tapert who looked at 12 to 14 year old boys and girls before the use of drugs and alcohol. Over time some of ... become chemically dependent on the amount or dosage of the drug that is being used and then they will start experiencing withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, cravings, and the shakes. Dr. Marciniak says the following, "[Chemical depend...

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... which people who are opposed to its decriminalization repeatedly cite. One of these in that Marijuana causes brain damage. This claim is based on a study of the rehus monkey by Dr. Robert Heath in the late 1970's. Heath's work was criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias, and the misidentification of normal monkey ... brain structure as "damaged" (Hager 1). Actual studies of human populations of marijuana users have shown no evidence of damage to the brain (Hager 1). In fact, the Journal of the American Medical Association...

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... which people who are opposed to its decriminalization repeatedly cite. One of these in that Marijuana causes brain damage. This claim is based on a study of the rehus monkey by Dr. Robert Heath in the late 1970's. Heath's work was criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias, and the misidentification of normal monkey ... brain structure as "damaged" (Hager 1). Actual studies of human populations of marijuana users have shown no evidence of damage to the brain (Hager 1). In fact, the Journal of the American Medical Association...

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... by Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington (Zeese 1,2). The measure is pending Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont ("U.S." 4). Recent medical research has convinced the general population that marijuana has medicinal value. Dr. Lester Grinspoon reported in testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on October 1, 1997, that marijuana is useful in the treatment ... children. Finally there is also the position held by our government officials. They have never wavered in their st...

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... has more cells for murders, rapists and thieves. Not to mention the twelve thousand seven hundred dollar cost of incarcerating a single inmate for one year in the state of Missouri (Journal of the Missouri Bar). Legalization offers Congress a resolution to the national debt because marijuana sales could provide the needed funds to help our economy and reduce the debt. With trade ... " who was very likely the "father" of MDMA use as an adjunct to psychotherapy (Beck 14). This was the first documented event of a psychiatrist whom distributed ecstasy to his patients. Dr. Phil Walfson stated...

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... tested positive for alcohol, making it difficult to single out THC's effect on driving. In a laboratory study at NIDA's Addiction Research Center in Baltimore that controlled for alcohol's confounding effect, Dr. Heishman tested marijuana's effects on the functional components of driving. Study subjects smoked a marijuana cigarette, waited 10 minutes, then smoked another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC ... touch their nose with their finger. The data from these laboratory studies show that marijuana impairs balance and coordination - functional comp...

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... the Federation of American Sciences, the Australian Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health, the American Public Health Association, the British Medical Association, and the New England Journal of Medicine have produced studies showing that marijuana use is not only harmless, but that it is also therapeutic in the treatment of many serious ailments. Moreover, marijuana ... conference. That response was that serious penalties may befall physicians who discuss marijuana with their patients, including limited Medicare and Medicaid eligibility and even criminal prosecution (New ...

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... as, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle. There are many ways of transporting drugs to the U.S such as by large capacity cargo airplanes, jets, ships, specially designed vessels and vehicles on land. The South American drug connection has attracted many other countries in producing and trafficking drugs. Bolivia is the second largest producer of cocaine ... come by sea and 370 million by land. In addition, 116 million vehicles cross the land borders with Canada and Mexico. More than 90,000 merchant and passenger ships dock at U.S. ports. Th...

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... pressure. (Klein, TW) This drug isn't deadly, but not far from it. In the long run, marijuana is not Works Cited Klein TW, H Friedman, SC Spector."Marijuana, immunity and infection." Journal of Neuroimmunology. 83, 102-115. Jaffe, Jerome H.,M.D. Encyclopedia of Drugs & Alcohol: vol 2. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1995. Mathew, RJ, WH Wilson, DF Humphreys, Jv Lowe. "Regional cerebral blood flow ... cerebral blood flow and metabolism. 12-26. Wu, TC, DP Tashkin, B Djahed, JE Rose. "Pulmonary hazards of smoking marijuana as compared with tobacco". New England journal of medicine. 8...

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... engage in drug use, primarily marijuana use for this particular paper helps give a better understand. One of the sociological perspectives is the Strain theory. According to the Journal of Health and Social Behavior,General strain theory departs from traditional strain theories by emphasizing the role of the individual 's affective responses to negative life experiences in fostering ... , the theory assumes that individuals learn deviant behavior from other people. The learning of motives, attitudes, and techniques support deviant tendencies primarily occurs within intimate personal rela...

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... others has become not just a way to avoid punishment but a way of life. In 1985, the federal government spent $25 million on informers. An investigation by the National Law Journal found that the proportion of federal search warrants relying exclusively only on unidentified informers nearly tripled from 1980 to 1993, increasing from 24 percent (Schlosser 96).5 Informers have been caught ... people being imprisoned for marijuana offenses are ordinary people without important information to provide, large assets to trade, or the income to pay for high priced attorney. The New England Journ...

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... Columbus was sailing on hemp sails when he discovered The New World, and many other items consisted of hemp like the ropes on ships and the clothes on theirs backs. Hemp is still used for the ropes on some ships in the U.S. Navy; of course it has to be imported from countries that are allowed to grow hemp. Betsy Ross composed the ... ...

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... class, will have to adjust to the price but will see job opportunities open up, and intern the economy would expressively profit from the billions of dollars in tax revenue. Dr. Gieringer approximations that an average of "4700 tons " of marijuana is smoked in America per year, and that "the total direct savings to government in taxes and enforcement come to ... some $8 - $16 billion per year " (par. 6). Dr. Gieringer's estimations prove that legalization of marijuana would create an expenditure of financial gain for the American government. Although this doesn't come close to the debit...

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... Many physicians from this time conducted various experiments to observe the medical effectiveness of cannabis. Between 1840 and 1900, more than 100 articles were published throughout Europe by prominent doctors. Dr. O"Shaughnessy, a British physician from the Medical College of Calcutta, marked the beginning of experiments in the late 1830's. He found that the drug was beneficial in treating rabies, ... J.R. Reynolds, Queen Victoria's personal physician, also studied marijuana. He declared it "by far the most useful of drugs in treating painful maladies." ("Disease Categories"). Moureau...

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... 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 for centuries their use was legal. It is the laws restricting drugs that are newcomers, less than a century ... old"(31). To support Dr. Terkel's point of view here is an excerpt from a Discovery Channel special on marijuana, "Man has used marijuana for thousands of years and it remains the most popular drug in ... cancer patie...

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... frequently with marijuana. "Pain is a big one, with seizure and spasticity disorders, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and un-relievable nausea are all very common" (Cooper). In a documentary called Weeds 2, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN Gupta found during his research that only six percent of all studies on marijuana have been done on benefits, with the remaining ... ninety-four percent focusing on the negative aspect. Dr. Gupta had previously taken the stance against medical marijuana, however after traveling the globe and questioning growers, consumers, and ph...

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... healers would use marijuana for a multitude of different things (Grolier). That was far before modern 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 than prescription pain killers because marijuana is less toxic and less addictive (procon.org). Most would argue that marijuana doesn't cure any thing, ... ...

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... so. One of the most popular marijuana stocks that investors should consider is the company Cannabis Science (CBIS). It is led by a well-known scientist Dr. Robert Melamede, who is an expert in cannoboid research. Dr. Melamede vision is directed in the right direction with his mission statement as follows. "My focus is on the quantum physics relationship with biology, and ... ...

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... it, some evidence he smoked), Bill Clinton there were others too. Great minds such as Aaron Sorkin (creator of West Wing), Carl Sagan (scientist, writer), JRR Tolkien (writer of Hobbit), Dr Francis Crick (won Nobel Peace Prize) also smoked marijuana. The latter all admitted to marijuana use. It is apparent marijuana is not a drug that leaves in its wake only victims ... cardiovascular problems. However for people with sound health, there is no cardiovascular risk. Hormonal changes due to marijuana are completely unfounded. Reproductive system damage was recorded by only one scientist, a...

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... has guided our policy towards this crop"(West). Industrial hemp has been a misunderstood plant for many years now" Has there ever been a plant so fraught with confusion and controversy" asks Dr. David West. People like "retired General Barry Mcaffrey of the White House Office of National Drug Control, say that they continue to support the criminalization of hemp cultivation because hemp ... ban on both alcohol and hemp the car was never produced (Industrial). hemp could be used to help replace the use of gasoline. According to the Department of Energy and Dr. Brooks Kellie, hemp as a bi...

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... to be the first illegal drug teens use. Police Chief Lawrence K. Mahuna said, "In the early 80's, there was near open cultivation of marijuana in many areas of the Big Island. Growers had hired people, with guns, to protect their crops. There were big, open fields of it. It was a dangerous situation. They booby-trapped there plots. People out hiking were ... it is produced locally here. Pacific Islanders and other local independent dealers are the primary wholesale and retail distributors of marijuana throughout Hawaii. (8) Operation Green Harvest began on the Big Island in 1976 with as...

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... . According to oncologist Daniel Brookoff, M.D., Ph.D., "Within the last 10 years, safe and effective treatments for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting have made this fear a thing of the past" (Brookoff). Dr. Brookoff says that the most successful group of anti-nausea drugs has been the recently introduced medications which block serotonin receptors in the chemoreceptor trigger zone, such as ondansetron. These ... of cannabis sativa's many hazards, it should definitely not be considered a medicine. The conclusion is that marijuana should not be legalized for any purposes. First of ...

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... long-term continual smoking could cause bronchitis, but the chance of this happening to a casual smoker is almost obsolete. A 1997 UCLA School of Medicine study (Volume 155 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine) conducted on 243 marijuana smokers over an eight year period reported the following: "Findings from the long-term study of heavy, habitual pot smokers ... ...

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