... medications." Much remains to be said of the numerous accounts of the medicinal value of marijuana. Among them are AIDS patients who say it stimulates their appetites and therefore countering deadly emaciation; cancer patients who say it aids in allaying ruthless nausea that comes with chemotherapy; glaucoma suffers who credit marijuana for saving their sight, and multiple sclerosis victims who claim ... it limits the muscle pain and spasticity caused by the deadly disease. In some patients marijuana has also been helpful in preventing epileptic seizures. In spite of the established med...

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... literally impossible to achieve a fatal dose of and has yet to be witnessed or accounted over the almost millenium-long history of the drug, though modifications can render marijuana potentially deadly, such as being laced with crack cocaine, PCP, and even so far as soaking cigarettes in embalming fluid (Popular Science, Month Year, page). With no deaths from it and nearly ... drug in legal circulation, whether straight through the government or legally through your local dealer, the effect could be a solution to budget problems, and economic woes could disappear without the deadly and ...

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... side effects include: headaches, nausea, loss of appetite, nervousness and insomnia. Some other antidepressant side effects are: weakness, dizziness, tremors, liver problems, high blood pressure, fatigue and they can be deadly if they are mixed with certain drugs like alcohol. As antidepressants only help those with severe depression, cannabis helps those from severe to moderate depression. Also, antidepressants increase the risk ... ...

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... natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man," states Francis Young (Gottfried). Many people believe that the use of marijuana is harmful and even deadly but it has been proven otherwise. Its use has many benefits such as medical cures for diseases such as AIDS and PTSD. Whether or not marijuana should be legalized is ... ...

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... the emergence of highly effective FDA-approved medications for glaucoma treatment, may have led to diminished interest in this research area" ("Top"). Side effects of marijuana can be deadly, and those that claim that it works in their favor, have become addicted to it, or already were in the first place, and are claiming to have a medical ailment to ... ...

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... use to spread. The fact that it can help with all these diseases is enough evidence to why it should be legalized. If it can even slow down something as deadly as cancer then I see no reason why other states should not be legalizing it. When one state has something that a particular patient needs to help them and another state doesn ... ...

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... dangerous disease that can be helped by the usage of marijuana. Glaucoma is an incurable eye disease that damages the optical nerve by increasing the pressure in the eye. This deadly disease, if not treated can often lead to blindness. According to William J. Hermes "some glaucoma sufferers find marijuana preferable to other available drugs in terms of its effectiveness and relative ... ...

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... Grinspoon, a graduate from Harvard Medical School agrees by saying, "marijuana is frequently-though illegally-prescribed by doctors" (Dorgan). Many others already have begun to accept these beliefs. Cancer is a very deadly disease. Many people know radiation and chemotherapy are almost required to survive it. However, many side effects come from these treatments. Most people experience moderate to high hair loss. Many ... ...

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... cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys. Researchers have identified more than 40 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans and animals. Smokeless tobacco and cigars also have deadly side effects like lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer. Women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with low birth weight, which increases the risk of ... ...

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Medicinal Marijuana It is in human nature to help those who are suffering. The most deadly diseases, and the most painful diseases bring not only physical suffering, but mental suffering as well. And for this, I stand resolved that the use of marijuana should be legalized for ... ...

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... THC receptors is the medulla. The medulla controls many functions essential to life such as heart rate and digestion so the lack of receptors in this area has prevented any deadly overdoses of marijuana. In addition to having significant effects on the brain and impairing memory and coordination, marijuana has effects on other viscera as well. Marijuana causes the heart to ... ...

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... opposite; it was the (Drug Enforcement Administration) DEA's chief administrative law judge, Francis L. Young in 1988. People around the world have been brought up to think that marijuana is this deadly, addictive, harmful drug that will turn you into a stoner at first puff. Of course, this is not true. Marijuana is a very beneficial substance that has been used to treat serious ... ...

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... THC receptors is the medulla. The medulla controls many functions essential to life such as heart rate and digestion so the lack of receptors in this area has prevented any deadly overdoses of marijuana. In addition to having significant effects on the brain and impairing memory and coordination, marijuana has effects on other viscera as well. Marijuana causes the heart to ... ...

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... , when the annual usage was only at 16.9%(www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/youthtrends.html). The next drug I am going to be talking about is the most accessible of any deadly drug used by teens, they are inhalants. An inhalant my fall into one of three categories which are solvents, aerosols, and nitrites(Weatherly: 14). The biggest danger with using an ... ...

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... appetite (Pluff)."" The Physician's Association for AIDS Care has conducted research to find that marijuana is the "only substance that consistently fuels the appetite of AIDS victims (LaFave)."" AIDS is a deadly disease that attacks the immune system, and patients need to fight through the side effects, like cachexia (loss of appetite), in order to take all the necessary precautions. Marijuana is ... ...

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... USA industry. We can cut the cost to the drug war by 50 percent, and then focus all their attention on cocaine, crack and other synthetic drugs that are known deadly. Even though people could grow their own, I believe most when they realize it is accepted by law to be legal and for use in the privacy of their home. Then ... ...

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... . All three of these things are legal. All three are worse on your body than Marijuana. Cholesterol rich foods clog up your arteries causing potentially fatal heart disease. Nicotine is a deadly poison . It is used as an insecticide by many gardeners. As you can see the governments claim that Marijuana is dangerous is false. The anti-Marijuana laws are not only ... ...

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... no addictives. Out of those 600 chemicals Researchers have identified more than forty chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans and animals. Smokeless tobacco and cigars also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer. The harmful effects of smoking do not end with the smoker. Women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely to have ... ...

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... . These are frequently prescribed be physicians to induce sleep or to reduce stress. These drugs produce a sense of relaxation. They are also addictive, and when paired with alcohol can be deadly. A third group, narcotics are drugs that increase relaxation and relieve pain and anxiety. Narcotics can also produce a difficulty in concentration, slow speech, and decrease physical activity. Morphine, which is used ... ...

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... scientists have figured out that there are some use of marijuana that could benefit people in need. Marijuana as medicine has been study for years. People that are sick of deadly disease such as AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and cancer find it hard to cope with the illness, so they relay on marijuana. John McDowell 2 McNeille, a professor at the University of British ... ...

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... more confident. The drinker thinks they are in control, even if a little high, and they might get behind the wheel of their car and go for a drive. Drunk driving is deadly. Hundreds of thousands of people get killed every year due to drunk driving. Other physical effects of drinking are vomiting, passing out and sometimes, if enough alcohol is consumed over ... ...

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... the blood stream than cigarettes. Smokers of the drug Marijuana get more infections than a person who doesn't smoke pot. It causes constant soar throats and coughing. Recently more kinds of deadly cancers have been diagnosed to young marijuana smokers aged twenty-six to thirty. The is found on your tongue, tonsils, sinus, larynx and your lungs. A study shows that regular pot ... ...

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... part of your body. It can make your memory vanish and cause your heart rate to slow. You could develop lung cancer or a dangerously low blood pressure. This drug isn't deadly, but close to it. It causes Americans everyday suffering just for those few minutes or hours of a good feeling. Is it worth it? ...

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