Cannabinoid

In our world we all are entitled to our own opinion and our own rights. In my opinion, I believe marijuana should become legalized everywhere. People hear the word “illegal” and assume the worst assumption of of something that is not entirely a big deal. Legalizing the drug would lower the rate of arrests for it and lower the risk of gangs and drug selling when people could just buy it instead. Yes, the drug itself does have negative effects but, it also has very good effects that come with it.…

is thought to act via cannabinoid receptors that are distributed throughout the central nervous system and in immune cells and helps to relief the main muscles in these muscles. Marijuana can also help MS patients to protect the brain. MS patients usually face inflammation where when immune cells activate they release pro-inflammatory proteins called cytokines, which causes inflammation in the brain. (Delilah Butterfield, 2016) The active component of cannabis, cannabinoids are very effective…

(Poindexter, 2014). According to Jennifer Welsh and Kevin Loria, co-writers of “23 Health Benefits of Marijuana” for Business Insider, cannabinoids are able to control epileptic seizures by binding to the brain cells that control excitability and regulating relaxation. Cannabinoids like THC in marijuana are able to help other diseases, such as Crohn’s Disease. These cannabinoids seem to help regulate bacteria in the digestive organs and help the function of the intestines, issues of Crohn’s…

Marijuana was freely used in the United States before 1937. Anyone could buy, sell, smoke and grow it without any repercussions. However the congressional decision made in 1970, classified marijuana as a schedule 1 drug and because of that marijuana is now illegal. The legalization campaign to make marijuana legal again is finding it increasingly hard because the decision insist that the drug is simply addictive and dangerous. There view is that marijuana holds no health benefits as well. If…

The normality of marijuana in society has been more or less the same for the last few decades. In recent years due to its normalization debates on whether or not it should be legalized have begun. The medical use of marijuana is legal in 23 states but Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington are the only 4 states out of those 23 that have legalized recreational use (Mic). What are the pros and cons of marijuana legalization in the United States, for both medical and recreational use, and should…

Mental health issues have been taken a lot less seriously over many years. Black adults throughout history have been known for the following phrase, “You’re crazy.” That two words, three syllable sentence has carved the black community into a society of ani-psychiatrist and psychologist. If the black community were to continue acting out their misguided beliefs then it will only put more strain on the growth and development. In order to redirect their impressions, we need to educate the masses.…

Imagine a world with disease and illnesses that could only be helped with Marijuana, would you be for it or against it? Marijuana is only legal in some form of way in twenty-three states, including the district of Columbia. Medical Marijuana is an important medical step in the medical world. It has been shown to help people suffering from cancer, aids, and other illnesses. The Marijuana takes away the pain by smoking it. Because of its positive impact on the economy, health, and crime;…

Lloyd Bitzer states that the rhetorical situation is a context that addresses an issue through exigence, audience and constraints (Bitzer 8). Exigence is best defined as being a change that a certain organization or individuals wants made. The audience are the individuals who can make the change happen. Finally, the constraints have the power to constrain decision and action needed to modify the exigence (Bitzer 8). Counseling and Substance Abuse Services, or CASAS, reported that over seventy…

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…

State Versus FDA Regulation of Medical Marijuana There was a consensus amongst the interviewees that there is need for regulation of marijuana as medicine, whether that regulation be at the state or federal level—through the FDA—is where the conversations departed. While several of the interviewees discussed the pros and cons of state versus FDA regulation, listing advantages and disadvantages of one or the other, only three of the interviewees expressed a definite “yes” that marijuana as…