for medical purposes? Well for an illegal drug like marijuana, that is the question. There are currently many people who use marijuana legally to suppress their illness. Marijuana should be allowed for medicinal purposes. But one of the arguments is that there are alternatives to using marijuana such as medications that come in pills, solutions, shots, or drops. There is no prescribed drug today that is smoked. Another concern is that marijuana is illegal is the United States. Making it a medicine
society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world, either for recreational, spiritual, or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana has. It is frequently praised by one side and condemned by the other, on the basis of emotional issues rather than an objective view of research. It was
Abstract: For the past few decades, debate has ensued over the putative medicinal value of marijuana. These claims extend back over 4000 thousand years ago to ancient civilizations on the Asian continent. More recently, some scientists experimenting with cannabis have found evidence to support these claims. However, the United States federal government has remained reluctant in supporting further research characterizing the therapeutic properties of cannabis. These policies may have been shaped by
Marijuana is the common name for the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Hemp grows in tropical and in warm temperate climates. Dried up grounded leaves and stems have been known for a long period of time to be used as a drug. Through out many different regions in the world and for centuries has been used. Other uses as in medical to relieve symptoms of illness . Throughout its long history, parts of the plant have been smoked, chewed, eaten, and even brewed for it effects on the human biochemistry. Marijuana
Marijuana is taken very lightly and is the most highly used illegal drug. In fact, 1 out of 7 high school students smoke marijuana more than once a day. For this reason, society should know its short and long term effects on the brain. Marijuana can effect these two areas emotionally or physically. Also in some cases physical damages causes the emotional response. Although most public information on drugs are funded by anti-drug organizations, hopefully we will still learn these true facts of
Informative Speech: The Pro’s And Con’s Of Medical Marijuana The purpose of the speech is to inform the audience about the pro’s and con’s of marijuana as well as the medical uses of marijuana . Types of Visuals: Three posters showing what Marijuana is. The pro’s of marijuana and the cons of Marijuana. Introduction: Marijuana is one of the oldest cultivated plants (Nahas 8). Since it became illegal in 1967, there have been questions of whether or not it is good for purposes, such as
DESCRIPTION: Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is often called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, reefer, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana. HISTORY: Cannabis was acknowledged as early as 2,700 BC in Chinese manuscripts. Marijuana has been used as a medicine throughout the world since the beginning of written history. During this time
Marijuana is a unique and controversial drug. It is a popular psychoactive drug that is easily accessible and relatively inexpensive. Marijuana is often considered a recreational drug despite its illegal status. It is illegal because there are many uncertainties surrounding this substance. In fact, some favor the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes while others oppose. Opponents of marijuana insist that legal approval will result in serious personal and social problems. There are three species
The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Mary Jane, weed, ganja… Regardless of how the public may refer to it, marijuana is quickly gaining momentum as one of the most polemical and controversial topics of the 21st century. A quick scan of the medical literature available can show that the effects of marijuana have been researched in many circumstances and for many diseases, leading to both positive and negative results. In Europe, countries like the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland
Joelle Helm Frazier Eng. 1113 6 Nov. 2014 Should Marijuana be legalized? I. Introduction Consumption of the Cannabis sativa plant can date back to 4000 BCE. The Cannabis plant has been used for its fiber, also known as hemp, to make fabrics or papers for millions of years. Another common use for Cannabis sativa, is for the plant's buds or flowers, known as marijuana, to gain the effects or “high” when consumed. To consume marijuana it must be inhaled through smoke from, usually either pipes or
Medical marijuana is any plant of the marijuana plant that you use to treat health problems, marijuana is the dried part of the cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana has hundreds of chemicals, known as cannabinoids. The two main ones are THC and CBD. THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, is an active ingredient in marijuana. THC gives off some pleasurable effects that smokers are looking for, but it also has some effects that may treat medical problems. When you smoke marijuana, THC goes from your lungs to the bloodstream
25 4 February 2016 Recreational Marijuana Should Be Legalized In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two states that legalized recreational marijuana. The sale of marijuana was no longer illegal. Even in Colorado’s law, growing marijuana for personal use was allowed. Whether recreational marijuana should be legalized has been a controversy since the last century. Those who oppose the legalization suggest that marijuana is addictive and harmful to health, and government
Cannabis, or more commonly known as Marijuana, has been a controversial issue our government has been battling with for many years. For years, marijuana has been getting a bad reputation but recently people are now understanding that marijuana has many other uses to benefit medicine. The medical marijuana industry is widely debatable due to the fact that it has outstanding healing aspects and has been scientifically proven to help treat diseases and other medical disorders. How can a drug that is
Medical Marijuana as a treatment for different diseases. Recent research suggests that diseases like AIDS/HIV, Alzheimer’s, Arthritis, Cancer, Crohn’s disease, Glaucoma, Multiple sclerosis and Epilepsy can be helped with Medical Marijuana. Therefore, given this information, federal government and states should lessen the restrictions on the usage of medical marijuana to help treat different diseases. Alcohol and Opiates were two of the most widely used substances for pain before Medical Marijuana. People
Medical Marijuana in the United States Should medical marijuana be legal to sell, distribute and use across all 50 states in the U.S? Most people see it as a recreational drug, but it has many medicinal properties. It is a safe alternative to many pharmaceuticals and is easily produced. Medical marijuana has many more positive effects on your body both mentally and physically. Marijuana can help with nausea, insomnia, aches and pain without damaging internal organs like other pharmaceutical prescriptions
Ethan Mault Professor Chakrabart 22 February 2018 Communications 2045-48 Marijuana Prohibition In the mid 1900's soon after the Mexican revolution. As of now we saw a flood of movement from Mexico into states like Texas and Louisiana. Not shocking, these new Americans carried with them their local dialect, culture and traditions. One of these traditions was the utilization of cannabis as a prescription and relaxant. Mexican outsiders referred to this plant as "marihuana". While Americans were
What is a marijuana strain? From research and feasibility study, it is clear that marijuana strains often appear as hybrid or pure varieties. This can be found in the likes of C. indica and C. sativa. The basis of developing a gamut of options is to increase certain characteristics of the main drug. Another great reason for developing a plethora of varieties is to distinguish the strains for selling purposes. On this note, it will be highly active as a drug. In most cases, the name of the available
Effects of Marijuana Marijuana derives from the dried leaves and flower of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; for thousands of years, physicians regarded marijuana as a useful pharmaceutical agent that could be used to treat a number of different disorders. In the 19th century, physicians in the United States and Europe used marijuana as an analgesic, as a treatment for migraine headaches, and as an anticonvulsant (Grinspoon & Bakalar, 1993, 1995). In 1938, a physician used marijuana (hashish)
History of Marijuana Marijuana has been used both recreationally and medicinally for centuries. There are numerous accounts of its medicinal qualities in multiple historical artifacts. Its use dates back to 2737 B.C. when the Chinese emperor, Shen Nung, used it for medicinal purposes including malaria, gout, poor memory, rheumatism, and analgesia (Carter et. al., 2003). Eastern Indian documents, in the Atharvaveda, dating back to 2000 B.C. also refer to its medicinal use. The Jamestown
Marijuana is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world (7). Since it became illegal in 1967 (5), there have been many questions of whether or not it is good for medical purposes. Debates between people that are for and against the use of marijuana in medicine have been heated and in recent years, referendums have been brought up in several states to make it available for medical treatment. Personally, I think that marijuana has the power to be a significant help with certain aliments, however