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    young or old you look. All hope is not lost, though. If you happen to be a smelly, wrinkly product of bad genes, an unlikely drug can help improve your skin. Marijuana may just be the key to eternal youthfulness. Don't go buying up all the drugs in town, though, heroin and cocaine have the opposite effect. THANKS MOM; WHERE'S THE MARIJUANA? Forget the fact that you were careless with sunscreen as a kid, didn't follow a healthy diet or smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day. That may not be the reason

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    cited a diverse range of reasons for integrating drugs into their sharing practices. The term ‘drugs’ is mentioned 32 times altogether. In an interview conducted by Joseph Lingle (JAL2, jalingle), the candidate specifically speaks about how sharing marijuana has positive effects of friendships and serves to eliminate the constraints of strict social situations. He says, “One must believe that pot is not inherently bad and spreading it does no harm. Requires it being shared with you. Less the actual drug

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    Marijuana is a drug that is a popular drug that everyone is used today. It is illegal in most of the countries. Marijuana is the word used to describe the dried flowers, seeds, and leaves of the Indian hemp plant. On the street, it is called by many other names, such as: weed, mary jane, pot, and etc. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint), but may also be smoked in a pipe. Less often, it is mixed with food and eaten or brewed as tea. People associate it with negative things. This study

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    Legalising Medical Marijuana. Why?/Why not? Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial issue in society today.In many cases the use of cannabis has been known as the most prevalent illicit drug used in Australia and many other countries. Although medical marijuana is illegal in Australia, Whether it should be legalised or not is still a commonly discussed topic. Medical marijuana has been said to have barely any to no side effects when using the drug, compared to if you were using crystal

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    Marijuana, like any other harmful drug, will increase risk of both brain and behavioral problems in babies if mothers use it during pregnancy. There are also a lot of scientists doing research about the connection between marijuana and pregnancy, and some research suggests that “moderate amounts of THC are excreted into the breast milk of nursing mothers. With regular use, THC can reach amounts in breast milk that could affect the baby's developing brain.” (Marijuana and your health: What 20 years

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    Jesse Reyes Mrs. Masetti English-105 Research Paper 10/02/15 The Negative Effects of Using Marijuana Marijuana is a drug that has been used for more than two millennia. Many people argue that it has healing properties. They believe marijuana has the ability to cure diseases like glaucoma and cancer. Some have been lead to believe that the drug has the ability to destroy cancer cells or slow the spread of cancer. Scientists refer to the drug by its scientific name, cannabis. They also believe

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    The History Of Marijuana The history of marijuana is quite interesting. Marijuana has gone from being an important crop of the early settlers, to being outlawed in many countries, including the United States. To better understand marijuana, I will trace it back to its origins, and explain how marijuana was used in the beginning. I will then take a closer look at the history of marijuana in the United States and how this plant has evolved over the years. An interesting fact that one should ponder

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    Today’s adolescents are taking marijuana as a way to experience the greatness of “chill life.” However, they are not aware of how much it is impacting their lives. The number of adolescents among the United States consuming marijuana is large, but the current percentage of young adults using the drug in our community is way more impacting; According to the Office of Adolescent Health, 43% of High School students in the District of columbia have used marijuana once or more. This is almost half

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    first arrived at Loras College, I was pro-legalization of marijuana. Although I knew quite a bit of the topic, looking back I can say that I did not have the sufficient information to have a position. After researching about it and listening to my classmates’ arguments, I still think marijuana should be legal but there should be policies to control its use and commerce. One of the arguments that struck me the most was that just because marijuana is less harmful than tobacco and alcohol, it does not

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    Should Marijuana be legalized? The trending topic that is frequently being discussed is marijuana being legalized. Political, medical, and other professionals are debating the pros and cons of marijuana. Some favor the legal use of marijuana, the others don’t. Although there are some down sides to the use of this drug it also benefits a lot of people. Marijuana and tobacco have the same effects on the human body in a lot of ways. The only difference is that tobacco is a legal substance and marijuana

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