Marijuana research

Legal Marijuana in Society – Benefit or Boondoggle? The date was November 6th, 2012; the vote this day would help to change society as we know it. The day that marijuana was legalized in the states of Colorado and Washington. Since then twenty-three other states and the District of Columbia have jumped on the band wagon. Legalization of marijuana is detrimental to society, and its harmful effects outweigh its medicinal benefits. The impact of marijuana on the human body for both personal and

Marijuana laws in Hawaii are somewhat different than other states. For example, the possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is a petty misdemeanor and can be punishable by up to 30 days in prison; or a fine of $1,000. The laws, as well as the punishments vary depending on your situation. However, if marijuana was legalized some benefits would include the help for medical illnesses, bringing up the state’s economy and relative safeness compared to alcohol. It’s proven that the use of marijuana

Can Marijuana Really Kill You? Probably Not. A new report (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6428a6.htm?s_cid=mm6428a6_w) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and many of the several news articles it triggered, are blaming a “space cookie” for killing a teenager in Colorado - illustrating a potential danger associated with recreational edible marijuana use. But is it fair to say that weed kills? The new CDC report states that a teenager in Colorado died after consuming an

Marijuana, as a legitimate medication has for some time been a front running issue in the Medical Field here in the United States. With many states legalizing medicinal marijuana, and with even a few having legalized recreational marijuana consumption, the subject has become very popular over the last few years. Marijuana research, in the medicinal sense, has provided us with a flood of information on the benefits of medical applications, but also indicates certain risks that come with consumption

Research on Marijuana Everyone believes Marijuana is a gateway drug. However, some people think it is not because they believe they will not use anything else. If we do not fide some form of way to get rid of this drug or if we make it legal our future generations will suffer. As of now our brains get affected. A solution would be to find away to get rid of this drug and not to make it legal. Marijuana has been around for centuries now and it still grows in use. People say it is good

Although research shows that adolescent use is harmful to developing brains, Dr. Kevin Hill of McLean Hospital's Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse commented, “The growing body of research that includes this study suggests that medical marijuana laws do not increase adolescent use and future decisions that states make about whether or not to enact medical marijuana laws should be at least partly guided by this evidence” (Borchardt). Other research is showing that pot use is increasing among teens--

Marijuana has long been a schedule one drug in the United States of America. Starting in the 1930’s marijuana was demonized1 and quickly placed on the list of illegal substances in America in 1937. Many say that this demonization was a result of racism (most marijuana users at the time were Mexican and African-American) and a propaganda campaign propagated by William Randolph Hearst, who aimed to eliminate a growing threat, to the paper industry he controlled, from the hemp industry. Medicinal marijuana

The numbers of deaths caused by recreational marijuana consumption is frightening anti-marijuana advocates, the main reason behind that, is that the death toll is at a staggering zero percent, which puts them in a very rigid position of opposing its legalization. That’s is why I am pro marijuana use for recreational purposes. In my essay I am addressing the hypocrisy of people who are opposing marijuana but at the same time, they have nothing against alcohol consumption. Secondly, I am going to

When it comes to the topic of medical marijuana there is a lot of biased opinions on its purpose or benefits/risks to humankind. In addition to whether its uses can cure underlying diseases or if its only use is simply for relief. Furthermore, if marijuana does have so-called healing aspects to it, does that make it a forgiving crime if someone purchases marijuana illegally for pain or treatment purposes? That being said, should medical marijuana be legalized in all states, and how will this affect

Legal Medical Marijuana in the United States Introduction: The issue of the legalization of medical marijuana in the United States has been around for many years. Currently, twenty nine states have legalized medicinal marijuana. This problem is based off of interpretation due to its controversy. Therefore, “There is no single simple procedure for resolving interpretive issues or settling interpretive disputes” (Rudinow, J., & Barry, V. E., 2008, p.39). Issue Statement: One side of the argument