Bataan Death March

as mainstream media has completely glamorized the use of the mind-altering substances. Countless numbers of people die daily due to drug overdoses; however, studies have shown that marijuana has never been linked to the direct cause of a person’s death. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, “alcohol is the number one abused substance in America” (2012). With that being said, marijuana still ranks in the top three misused drugs in the United States. The…

Cannabis legalization was something of a myth 20 years ago, but as the world is adapting to and making cannabis legal is it not time for Canada to do so as well? According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug is considered to be a chemical substance that alters the structure or function of a living organism. In Canada it is an offence to posses one single cannabis cigarette(joint) and for a first-time summary conviction offence the punishment is a fine of up to $1000 and/or six…

was supposed to help them either eliminate the pain or calm their effects that the illness causes. These medications had no positive effect, in fact, they had a negative effect on the consumer, so negative the medications almost lead them to their deaths. Both patients were pushed to their last resorts, medical marijuana. Medical marijuana has saved their lives and much other underage children. This gives you not one, but two great examples on how two individuals and their families were forced…

The argument against prohibition of marijuana Marijuana legalization is not a new development. Advocacy groups such as NORML (the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws) have existed since 1970, their goal being to influence reform of regressive anti-drug laws. Only in the past ten to twenty years has legalization for both medical, and non-medical recreational use made headway in the United States. Some notable victories being Colorado and Washington State, where weed is now…

Framing is the “selection of a specific aspect of an event to emphasize one dominant feature in a news item” (Professor S. Jeppeson, personal communication, Feb 26th 2016). The news article chooses one dominant feature to focus on and excludes other information. This creates a bias in the information presented because they are purposely focusing on certain information and emphasizing that feature. Therefore media framing is how the news is presented in a way that changes the audience’s…

The year was 1933 and the United States was going through a turbulent time in its history. With the great depression in full swing there wasn’t much to be happy about. However one little ray of sunshine shone through the cloud of darkness that had cloaked the United States. The prohibition had finally ended. So even though times were bad for US citizens, at least they could crack open a cold one to watch it all happen. We are living in a prohibition of sorts right now, not with alcohol but with…

There has long been immense controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana, due to always being taught that marijuana is a drug of abuse. A number of states have already made the leap into marijuana legalization, but many sit back still most likely due to the fact marijuana is currently a forbidden medication in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Even though medicinal marijuana is considered a drug of abuse, medicinal marijuana should be legalized due to its various medical uses…

impairment in their mental and cognitive functionalities  One of major negative impact which faces by the use of this drug is the reduction in the level of learning and understanding.  The overdose of this drugs leads the drug-addicted individual toward death.  The excess use of this drug leads the individual towards disruption of memory and in some situation all stages of their memory…

Medical Marijuana Controversy usually makes for a good discussion because there are always pros and cons and sometimes questionable ethics. This happens to be true about the controversial topic of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Marijuana has been part of human history for at least four thousand years. Over time it has been used for medicinal and recreational purposes. Today Marijuana is illegal in the United States but in other countries it is legal. However, numerous states…

Marijuana is a very controversial topic. In the community, you can find several different opinions on marijuana. Some people believe marijuana must be legalized for the greater good of society, some people believe the United States should legalize marijuana solely for medical usage, some believe it is only good when we use marijuana as an edible or break it down for its main chemical which is THC, some believe there should be a no tolerance law set in place restricting the use of any forms of…