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Cannabis commonly known as “weed” or “marijuana” has been around since the early 2700 B.C. for medicinal purposes. Now and days cannabis has more uses than medicinal reasonings, people use it as a drug and as a product to sell. Studies states that weed has no negative impact to the human body, unlike alcohol which causes brain damage, and serious mental health problems within short and long term useage but, yet it is legal. That brings up the question “why not legalize cannabis?” With the legalization

The legalization of recreational and medical use of marijuana is still a controversial social issue faced by the United States. Although marijuana was seen as a dangerous drug back in the 1900’s, research has revealed the truth about marijuana, making the drug less frightening towards Americans. Now in the year 2015, marijuana is generally more accepted by Americans and many more see marijuana in a positive manner. Although marijuana does have some negative side effects, the side effects are not

Do you feel that marijuana harms or better people? Does it literally help medical problems? Medical marijuana has a healing nature effect on people suffering from conditions, while others misuse the plant for a different view. Medical marijuana represents the part of the hemp plant that you use to treat health problems. Marijuana has hundreds of chemicals, known as cannabinoids. Two main ones are THC and CBD. THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, is an active ingredient in marijuana. THC gives off some pleasurable

America Needs to “Weed” Out The Problems Is medical marijuana really at “high” demand? Sixty percent of teenagers do not think the use of marijuana is harmful. The recreational use of marijuana will affect many things especially in the development of the teenage brain. Medical marijuana should be legalized to help those who actually need it where as recreational marijuana is not necessary. Teenagers should not smoke recreational marijuana because it can deform the brain. “During the teenage years

He has a list of medication he must take daily and he abuses alcohol, Percocet, Tylenol 3 (Codeine), Nabilone. Although he is in his early forties, his testosterone levels are at the level of a ninety year old man that also foreshadows his death is near. This is largely due to his drug addiction and his seventy five plus concussions he received during his

chemical made by the body but is enhanced by cannabis. The chemical was first founded in 1964 by Israeli scientist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam. Some may say that THC is chemically unjust for humans to use, but it is found in many prescription drugs. Cesamet (nabilone) and Sativex (nabiximols) are just two on the drugs found with high THC levels. Despite the controversy of brain cells being destroyed, THC actually helps protect them and stimulate their growth. The chemical is known as a “neuroprotectant”, which

Medical Uses of Cannabis Medicinal Cannabis When discussing cannabis, understanding the different forms of medical cannabis can be useful. Herbal or botanical cannabis is any plant classified under the genus Cannabis and is typically thought of as containing three subspecies: C. indica, C. sativa, and C. ruderalis (Abuhasira, Shbiro, & Landcraft, 2018). Extracts of the plant used to produce cannabis oil are referred to cannabis extracts and include magistral preparations which are medicinal products

The Multi-beneficial Herb: Marijuana Over 100 million Americans have used marijuana illegally. However, the debate between whether the herb should be legalized has caused an uproar throughout the US. The plant has a plethora of health benefits, many ways to use it and it's safer to use than opioids. Holding the drug on prohibition is also become expensive for the government. Medical marijuana should be legal in all states because it has many ways of use, it’s natural and expensive when on prohibition

Imagine you are a mother or father of an epileptic child waking up day after day watching your child suffering with uncontrollable seizures, sometimes over 30 times a day. The physician prescribes more and more medication to help alleviate the seizures to no avail. Or you are a patient suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder where medications only make symptoms worse or does not give and relief. Now visualize a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy having nausea and nonstop vomiting. The patient

The initial usage of marijuana for medical or therapeutic purposes emerged in the early nineteenth century and gradually gained popularity among physicians. It was not until the late 1930s that the prescription of marijuana faced any legal restrictions. Minor federal limitations such as the Marijuana Tax Act, Boggs Act, and Narcotics Control Act eventually propelled the ultimate legislation which is still in place today (Clark). This legislation, the 1970 Uniform Controlled Substance Act, categorizes