1. Marijuana: History, Usage, Effects, Medical Values, and Lega
The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 Brown 5 federally prohibited marijuana. ... A substantial increase in the number of recreational users in the 1970s contributed to the rediscovery of marijuana's medicinal uses: Many scientists studied the health effects of marijuana and inadvertently discovered marijuana's astonishing medicinal history in the process; Many who used marijuana recreationally also suffered from diseases for which marijuana is beneficial. ... In 1998, almost 23 percent of 12th graders said they had smoked marijuana within the past month, and just less than one-half had ...
- Word Count: 1689
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate