George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew marijuana on their estates. “Make the most of hemp seed, and sow it everywhere,” George Washington encourage his fellow Americans in 1794.
As the number of marijuana users expanded, the medical journals began to list cases of “cannabis poisonings.” Doctors began to be alarmed that marijuana was dangerous. By 1890, the widespread prescribing of this drug as a remedy began to decline. Marijuana could not be dissolved and couldn’t be injected into the body. Marijuana effects were so unpredictable that sometimes the doctors would have to stay with the patient for an hour to make sure it worked. Although the medical use of marijuana was declined, it wasn’t until 1941 that cannabis was completely removed from the professional drug directories in the United States.
In the mid 1960’s, marijuana suddenly became widely popular throughout the country, especially on campuses of colleges and universities and among high school students. By 1969, 70 percent of students at number of colleges confessed to trying marijuana. He use …show more content…
However dome ill patients use the drug illegally to ease nausea or pain. Christopher Largen , an author who used marijuana therapeutically, maintains the federal government denies patients access to a beneficial drug simply because some people abuse it. Prohibiting the use of marijuana for this reason is a ridiculous as banning junk food because some people are obese.
Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions. There are at least two active chemicals in marijuana that researchers think have medicinal applications. Those are cannabidiol (CBD) — which seems to impact the brain without a high— and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — which has pain relieving (and other)
As the number of marijuana users expanded, the medical journals began to list cases of “cannabis poisonings.” Doctors began to be alarmed that marijuana was dangerous. By 1890, the widespread prescribing of this drug as a remedy began to decline. Marijuana could not be dissolved and couldn’t be injected into the body. Marijuana effects were so unpredictable that sometimes the doctors would have to stay with the patient for an hour to make sure it worked. Although the medical use of marijuana was declined, it wasn’t until 1941 that cannabis was completely removed from the professional drug directories in the United States.
In the mid 1960’s, marijuana suddenly became widely popular throughout the country, especially on campuses of colleges and universities and among high school students. By 1969, 70 percent of students at number of colleges confessed to trying marijuana. He use …show more content…
However dome ill patients use the drug illegally to ease nausea or pain. Christopher Largen , an author who used marijuana therapeutically, maintains the federal government denies patients access to a beneficial drug simply because some people abuse it. Prohibiting the use of marijuana for this reason is a ridiculous as banning junk food because some people are obese.
Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions. There are at least two active chemicals in marijuana that researchers think have medicinal applications. Those are cannabidiol (CBD) — which seems to impact the brain without a high— and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — which has pain relieving (and other)