Marijuana is a psychoactive drug or medicine that is commonly smoked throughout the world. It is mainly used for its mental effects, such as being high. Since the 20th-century Marijuana has had many legal distribution restrictions. The use of Marijuana continues to increase in the United States, and like our debt, it continues to grow every day. A study shows that in 2016, 51% of Americans between the ages of 15-65 had used Marijuana at least once.…
Hanna Tarbell Professor Branca Final Essay December 7, 2015 Weed Chronicles What comes to your mind when I say the words: marijuana, weed, bud? Do you think about the positives and how it helps people get through the day or do you just think about the “stoners” or the “abusers”? Way back in 1820’s marijuana had become mainstream in the medical world. A researcher found it cured headaches, and increased appetite, and helped some people to sleep. But nowadays it is close to becoming one of the go to medicines for the health world.…
Medical and therapeutic properties of marijuana have been the subject of numerous studies for several years now, many of whom have demonstrated their positive effect in treating diseases such as cancer, psychological syndromes such as autism, preventive measures against diabetes or mental ailments such as anxiety. You can find facts about marijuana and mental and psychological effects by many open source journals. Several scientific journals, books and other publications, try a variety of issues on the effects of the plant, as its physiological effects on the lungs, the brain and the immune system, sexual organs, hormones, etc. in addition to its psychological effects as its addictive properties and effects on emotions and personality. There…
Marijuana has several street names such as: hash, pot, weed, or even known as blunts. This drug has a short and long-term health effect to enhance an individuals’ sensory perception, euphoria, relaxation, appetite, pain reliever, glaucoma, and terminal ill cancer patients. On the reverse side, it may cause balance and coordination issues, and when interacting with alcohol it alters the perception of time, induce the heart rate, increase a person’s blood pressure. Besides other health problems may arise pertaining to learning and memory deficiency issues, hallucination, anxiety, panic attacks, and psychosis. Therefore, long-term issue may include mental health, chronic cough, and respiratory issues.…
Legalize Pot In Canada: Change in Canadian society Legalization of marijuana may bring changes to Canadian society now the big question is whether it would be a positive step or not. By marijuana, I am referring to dried leaves and flowers from hemp, which is smoked as drugs. Spithoff , Emerson and Spithoff notes, “Cannabis policy will be a topic of debate in Canada in the lead-up to the federal election in October. The governing party favors the status quo, one of the competing political parties has promised decriminalization, and another party supports legalization” (1211).…
Marijuana has many different properties and effects that can be made on the human body.…
Every day the world around us is changing with medical advances, new cars, and politics. It is commonly said that history repeats itself. In the 1960’s marijuana became the most used drug among middle class americans. Marijuana comes from a leaf and has THC in it. The THC is the substance to get you high.…
Brief Description of Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Law As of January 1st of 2013, the state of Massachusetts’ took into effect a law which was passed upon receiving the majority of votes to legalize the use of medical marijuana. While the Department of Health is still in the process of establishing more in depth regulations, this law has set several factors that are its foundation. Although there is no age requirement that one must be to consume medical marijuana, a person must be properly diagnosed by a licensed physician for having a severe illness such as cancer, glaucoma, and Parkinson’s disease to name a few. Under this law, patients as well as caregivers and physicians are not subject to a criminal prosecution.…
Synopsis The use of smoked marijuana has increased for the treatment of HIV associated anoxeria and weight loss in absence of supporting clinical evidence. This has raised the concern about the safety of marijuana smoking by subjects with an acquired immune deficiency. The safety concern is not only pertaining to effect of THCthe immune system but also for the endocrine system, nervous system and respiratory system on long term and heavy use of marijuana. The use of marijuana was increased due to anecdotes that were established around 20 to 50 years ago in form of studies which described that the smoking marijuana increases the calorie intake and thus increase in body weight.…
I. Marijuana is the stems, seeds, and dried up leaces from the plant known as Cannabis. It is also the most popular drug used by Americans today. a. Marijuana can temporarily affect some functions of the brain such as memory and your coordination, but medical marijuana can help deal with important issues such as diseases or illnesses. II. Medical marijuana has been proven to decrease the number of prescription drugs.…
Marijuana (Cannabis) is the name given to the dried buds, and leaves of a plant that grows in decently in warm humid areas. Marijuana was first thought to have medical benefits during the reign of the Mayan empire. When the wounded Mayan warriors returned home from battle they were told to sit in a room full of the burning plant for a short period of time. They used cannabis much like the United States military uses Motrin and a sock change. In the early seventeen hundreds, marijuana was not only legal but encouraged to be grown.…
Marijuana is medically used for pain relief, eating disorders, insomnia, and anxiety. It is also used for numerous other conditions. Marijuana is the only known medication to provide relief to cancer patients and actually kill cancer cells. Debatable drawbacks are laziness, worsened previous conditions, decrease in IQ and hallucinations. The only evidence to support an 8% decrease in IQ is when continuously used for a period of more than 40 years.…
Marijuana comes from the dried leaves, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is a common street drug and is often used for recreational purposes. People can smoke marijuana or they can add the drug to food or tea. People uses marijuana for recreational purposes but people also use marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana should be legalized because of its medical purposes, for beneficial effects, economical purposes, and crime.…
Marijuana has been used for medicinal purposes for nearly 5,000 years and has been used to heal simple disorders like nausea, glaucoma, motion sickness, and pain relief. There are thousands of patients, today, that are able to use marijuana medically as an effective method of treatment for a handful of ailments. Cannabis can also be used recreationally. When smoked, the user becomes euphoric – a feeling that anyone appreciates (Marijuana). It can ease one of their anxiety and relax them from their worries.…
Thesis Statement: Medical marijuana has many medical benefits warranting its legalization, which include eliminating visual haloes produced by glaucoma, controlling intraocular pressure, cough suppression, as well as the treatment of asthma, depression, pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, peripheral neuropathy and muscle spasticity in conditions such as multiple sclerosis. AIDS, and cancer. I. Background Information- Cannabis sativa, or marijuana as we have come know, has been around for five millennia and used medically throughout the world to treat many medical ailments, which include pain, whooping cough, asthma and anxiety. A.…