... dose in order for marijuana to kill you. That would be about 1,500 pounds of marijuana in 15 minutes. Marijuana works for some disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and bipolar disorder. In addition, it also helps illnesses like epilepsy, migraines and nerve pain. Some benefits of medical marijuana include: anxiety relief, treatment for nausea and vomiting related to ... , boosts metabolisms, helps sleep disorders, and HIV related weight loss. Specialist state that medical cannabis works the same way as many popular antidepressants. Although a variety of drugs ...

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... and tobacco (the legal drugs) provide insights into the possible consequences of legalizing marijuana. Voth suggests that the violence and hardships during Prohibition were actually the result of the Great Depression and not related to Prohibition. He also asserts that drug lobbies will prevent taxes from being levied on marijuana and that lower prices due to legalization will not be sufficient ... importantly, in several of his arguments Voth leaves himself vulnerable to question his veracity. He states that while Prohibition was a violent time, the violence is attributable primarily t...

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... . There is also a higher number of youths in treatment for marijuana dependence than any other drug. Those who try to stop taking cannabis often suffer anxiety, insomnia, appetite disturbance, and depression. Dependent marijuana users begin to use marijuana as a way to get through their day as they know of no other way. The people who think they are just going to ... use of marijuana, especially among teenagers, leads to a variety of possibilities of mental health problems. Marijuana use is associated with the development of serious mental disorders such as addiction, major depression, a...

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Can you believe that a mainstream drug such as marijuana is actually being considered to be legalized? Teenagers smoke marijuana because of peer pressure, depression or for the simple fact just to get high. Teenagers always start using marijuana without even thinking about the consequences that this drug will have on their lives. That is ... start getting in trouble with the law an various drug dealers and before they know it their life is going down the drain. Other teens start using drugs because of depression. They could have problems at home like for example their parents may be getting ...

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... , multiple sclerosis, and anorexia. Still, the best known use is to counteract the effect chemotherapy has on cancer patients. Chemotherapy patients suffer from very painful symptoms as well as nausea, depression, and loss of appetite. Using marijuana enhances one's mood, alleviates pain, and increases appetite. All of these things would greatly improve the quality of life for a cancer patient who is ... 's appetite-increasing qualities and those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis can smoke it to relieve their pain. Its mood-enhancing abilities have even been proven to help those sufferi...

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... which will result in many harmful psychological consequences. Marijuana causes a decreased attention span and feelings of isolation which often times lead to family problems. Marijuana users frequently experience inner turmoil, depression, feelings of fear, and low self-esteem. Yet another argument presented by those who are in favor of marijuana legalization is that marijuana is a relatively harmless substance compared to other ... has horrible consequences both long-term and short-term. It affects the brain in multifarious ways, all being negative. It also leads to great emotional str...

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... primary addiction drug. Marijuana is the gateway to harder and more addicting drugs. Marijuana use is linked to Fetal Drug Affects, mouth, throat and lung cancer, a motivation syndrome, mood changes, depression, fatigue, and memory problems. Those who use marijuana are effected in school and/or job performances. They will not be able to think straight, therefore causing marks to drop, and ... you are pregnant. People say that it is easier to quit cocaine than it is to quit marijuana. If marijuana is taken in moderate to high doses, anxiety, panic, and depression may be enhanced. Impaire...

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... side effects. Also, Dr. Barbara Fredericton , PhD from John Hopkins University says that psychedelics like LSD, Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, and San Pedro's cactus all are proven to alleviate and mainly eliminate depression from someone's life, and each only have to be consumed once to receive it's medicinal purpose. Ayahuasca is the root of a plant native to the Amazon Rainforest, it has been ... ...

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... from (1-6). The couples who agreed to participate were given forms of consent and questionnaires to complete at home. These questionnaires assessed marital status, alcohol abuse, marijuana use, cigarrete smoking, and depression. When filled out they were to mail them back separately in different envelopes, this completed Wave 1. Waves (2-6) were conducted in the couple's first, second, fourth, seventh, and ninth, wedding anniversaries ... ...

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... disagree when it comes to marijuana, its safe and its harmless with positive results and highly recognized in medicine to relieve pain from most permanent symptoms it also helps with depression, so I think it's a great Idea to legalize medical marijuana especially if it's an alternative to reducing pain....

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... some sort of mental illness and have failed to continue treatment and therapies because of insignificant amount of funds. Legalizing recreational marijuana would make treatment affordable. Americans suffering from insomnia, depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety get relief from consuming marijuana. Prarthito Maity explains how marijuana can be helpful in treating these disorders in her article "Ron Paul supports medical marijuana ... ...

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... only to reduce nausea, but stimulate appetite as well. For patients with cancer, marijuana can improve food intake and overall health. Cancer patients also often suffer from mood disorders like depression. As most studies have found, chemicals found in marijuana such as cannabinoids and cannabidiol have significant anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects "(23 Health Benefits of Marijuana)." Marijuana has ... ...

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... also at an increased risk to use drugs or alcohol to cope with their abuse. This abuse leads to psychological effects as well as problems with development such as anxiety, depression, dissociation that can carry on into adult life. (Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect). It also disrupts the normal sleep patterns of young children and can cause academic problems. Of ... ...

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... marijuana is a very flexible drug, cheap, and has fewer critically damaging side effects than prescription drugs. It can help cancer patients with many different things like nausea, loss of appetite, depression, and it could even help restore healthy cells and kill off the cancer cells and many other toxins in the body. In 1998, two states (Alaska & Washington) enacted laws to ... ...

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... the individual having an undiagnosed disorder. The disorder could be psychiatric, and is likely to cause the addict to have an uncomfortable feeling. They are likely to experience anxiety and depression that can only be countered by ingesting their "drug" with the aim of self-medicating. The underlying disorder thus may need to be diagnosed too, if any rehabilitation ... ...

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"Marijuana smoke contains many of the same chemicals as tobacco" - Fanning If tobacco causes cancer, has cardiovascular effects, and causes depression, why is it legalized and not marijuana? Even though marijuana has some cons, the pros outweigh the negative. There is very little evidence that smoking marijuana represents a significant health risk, ... ...

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... is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments other such ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, epilepsy, anorexia, asthma, insomnia, depression and other disorders . Other such ailments in which marijuana has been said to help are Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, repetitive migraines, and Alzheimer's, but the NIH has not reported those ... ...

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... succumbing to one of them. The traditional medications used in both their treatment and as prophylaxis-or prevention-cause a wide range of side effects, including loss of appetite, nausea, headaches, depression, pain, disorientation and fevers. Virtually the only medicine capable of treating the entire spectrum of side effects without causing harm to the user is marijuana. Naturally, it remains illegal. Provided ... ...

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... . There is also evidence that smoking marijuana and THC reduces muscle spasms from spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. Physicians have reported that smoking marijuana provides relief from migraine headaches, depression, seizures, insomnia, and chronic pain. In my opinion, I think that marijuana should be legal because if people sold weed in their stores, weed smokers would buy it, and it could ... ...

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... an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments and other such ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, epilepsy, anorexia, asthma, insomnia, depression and other disorders. Other such ailments in which marijuana has been said to help are Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, repetitive migraines, and Alzheimer's, but the NIH has not reported those ... ...

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... sad consequences when smoking marijuana that include premature cancer, addiction, coordination and perception impairment. These are only some physical consequences to smoking marijuana but there's also mental disorders, for example depression and memory loss these are just a few of many. The THC in marijuana can damage the cells and the way the cells work. Smoking marijuana can effect the memory and ... ...

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... with multiple sclerosis. A survey was taken on people with the disease, and seventy percent and more said that smoking marijuana reduced spasticity, chronic pain of the extremities, paresthesias, numbness, reactive depression, and anxiety (American Medical Association). Patients feel that smoking will help them with the big problems that follow multiple sclerosis because it helps relax the muscles and reduce the pain ... ...

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... an effective, safe 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, and other disorders. Dan Shapiro has gotten relief from marijuana. "When Dan Shapiro was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1987, he called a friend who had also battled cancer. His friend ... ...

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... brain, which relate to thinking habits and patterns, self-esteem, and relationship traits. People become less productive, and according to researchers in Australia, "Heavy marijuana use may be linked to depression and anxiety." (Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly) Marijuana has also been proven to reduce short-term memory, and makes it harder to concentrate. Smoking pot interferes with one's intellectual performance ... ...

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... were treated with this drug. It became popular as a medicine in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century. Then, marijuana was primarily used to treat general headaches, migraine headaches, depression, muscular tension, insomnia, and menstrual cramps. Today, marijuana has proven to be beneficial in the treatment of many more medical conditions including glaucoma, cancer, and asthma. Right now, the use ... ...

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