The United States has seen an increase in the amount of teenagers and young adults that smoke marijuana. The main reason for this increase is that most people believe that it is not harmful to the human body. Scientists performed a study in which they selected more than 5,000 people from the ages 18 to 30 that smoked marijuana and made these 5,000 people follow up with them at certain points over the next twenty-five years. During these follow ups, scientists tested the cognitive function through standardized tests of verbal memory, processing speed, and executive function. Scientists still had more than 3,400 people that started this study at the end of the twenty-five year period.…
The legalization of recreational marijuana has been a growing debate across the nation. Connecticut, it seems, is struggling to make the choice. I believe that, due to several factors that I will explain, the recreational use and sale of marijuana will become legal in Connecticut in the near future. Here are the factors that could be pushing towards the legalization of cannabis.…
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Many say that medical marijuana is a negative substance, but medical marijuana has been proven to be very beneficial in the medical field. It helps with pain, healing, and tends to have better outcomes better than other treatments. Take three year old Landon Riddle as an example; he is a focus of medical marijuana. Landon has acute lymphocytic leukemia, or ALL, a cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow. It's the most common cancer in children.…
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.…
Medical Marijuana Medical Marijuana is a controversial topic. Is it safe? Why do some doctors oppose or accept the notion of marijuana for medical purposes? To understand the questions surrounding medical marijuana, you must look to the root of marijuana’s impact in the pharmaceutical world. Marijuana has a complex impact on the human body, meaning that it can be difficult to fully understand how the drug can work when exposed to an intricate subject, such as a chronic illness.…
The state of California has been decriminalizing marijuana since the mid-1990’s when it was permissible to be purchased marijuana with a doctor’s prescription. “Medical marijuana was decriminalized in 1996, allowing residents to buy it or grow it at home with an easy-to-get doctor’s recommendation.” (Staggs). On November 09, 2016 proposition 64 made the recreational use of marijuana legal in the state of California. The outcome of decriminalizing marijuana for recreational purposes has had an effect on the criminal justice system.…
Marijuana is often consumed for its mental and physical effects such as relaxation and an increase in appetite decrease in short term memory, red eyes dry mouth. But Marijuana is mostly used as a medical drug or spiritual rites in twenty thirteen. Marijuana is dried leaves off a plant that contain stems from the hemp plant cannabis that contains delta nine Tetrahydrocannabinol which makes this drug known as a Illicit drug in the united states. Marijuana can be roll as a joint blunt or in a bong or a pipe these are the ways that you can smoke Marijuana or you can mix it in a food edibles like brownies cookies cake or candy it can also be brew it as tea. Smoking weed has both short and long term effects on the brain, when smoking Marijuana…
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a psychoactive drug extracted and then created from the Cannabis plant intended for medical or recreational use. The main psychoactive part of cannabis is a compound called tetrahydrocannabinol; which is one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 65 other cannabinoids. Marijuana can be ingested or used through smoking, vaporizing, being put inside of food, or can be extracted as an oil. The legality of marijuana can vary from country to country. Possession of marijuana is not legal in most countries and has not been since the beginning of widespread cannabis prohibition in the late 1930s.…
According to the Drug Policy website, the history behind the cause of the criminalization of marijuana in the United States is significantly more profound than most might think. It all started in the early 1900s following the Mexican Revolution, where there was an increase in immigrants coming from Mexico to bordering states such as Texas as well as Louisiana. For obvious reasons, these immigrants had brought with them part of their culture, which included using “cannabis as a medicine and relaxant.” Cannabis was the term Americans used whereas the Mexicans called the substance “marijuana”, and so this caused a slight hatred towards the immigrants as this “foreign term” was ignored to be already used by many American citizens (Drug Policy).…
Marijuana use has been well documented as far back to China in 2737 B.C. It was first utilized by humans as an agent for achieving euphoria. The ancient Chinese, which were the first society documented to discover its usage considered marijuana a medicinal herb. Marijuana use spread from China to India and then to North Africa, and reached Europe as early as 500 A.D. Flash forward to colonial North America. Marijuana, or as it was known, hemp, was grown as a source of fiber.…
Lori Macintosh Cannabis and its Effects on the Body and Society Introduction Cannabis is the name given to the medical and recreational drug prepared for use from the cannabis plant. Indigenous to Central and South Asia, it is known to have been used by ancient Hindus in India and Nepal thousands of years ago and has an ancient history of being used in rituals. Criminalization of cannabis in various countries began in the early 20th century. Cannabis is currently rated a Class B drug in the UK and is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world.…
In the early 1930’s, right after the end of the prohibition, Marijuana was outlawed in the United States. Now, almost a century later, the nation is moving towards the federal legalization of recreational marijuana. This paper will examine the issue of marijuana legalization, and how both the pro-legalization and anti-legalization sides are fighting for what they believe. Reasons for the support of legalization broadly include: the belief that marijuana cultivation and research can boost our economy, and the belief that the war on drugs has failed. Reasons for the opposition to legalization include: the belief that legalization will lead to more underage drug use, and the belief that marijuana use can lead users to try harder drugs.…
Marijuana Legalization It is not uncommon for a policy issue to polarize and divide a nation. Yet, few policy issues reach as many different areas of the United States’ government as marijuana legalization does. Through all branches and aspects of government, the concept of marijuana legalization can be applied and understood. In order to better frame the policy issue, the policy should be viewed with different lenses and all aspects of government. In this essay, it will be shown how marijuana legalization truly incorporates all areas of government interest.…
High Time The legalization of marijuana has been a highly conversational proposition in the news recently. The government has been struggling to make a decision on whether or not it should be allowed. There are many factors that can determine if marijuana should be legalized- both favorable and unfavorable. There are insufficient negative effects of consuming marijuana, therefore, marijuana should undergo legalization because it is not a lethal drug, the use of marijuana has many positive attributes to the body, and it brings money to the government by taxing it.…
Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Marijuana, Mary Jane, reefer, pot, weed, cannabis whatever term you use marijuana is a hot topic in the United States. We have seen numerous movements to implement marijuana reform policy in the U.S. “With 25 states and Washington D.C. having laws legalizing marijuana in some form” (State Marijuana Laws in 2016 Map). Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, and Washington D.C. have laws allowing recreational use of cannabis. Most Recently Pennsylvania passed legislation allowing marijuana to be used medically (State Marijuana Laws in 2016 Map). With now over fifty percent of the United States having legal cannabis in some form people have been asking “Is legal marijuana a good or a bad thing?”.…