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For 6 months out of the year every Sunday, Millions of people tune in to watch Sunday Football. If that is not enough to give you perspective, more people watch NFL games in comparison to people who go out and vote for the presidential election. Football is watched religiously by many Americans, including myself. However, not many are able to see what happens of the off cameras. The repetitive contact plays have long lasting damaging effects to the brain. Recently studies have found a link…

both! That is why we are giving you a look into terpenes. Terpenes are the aromatic molecules of marijuana which give each strain its particular smell and flavor profile. Terpenes are secreted from trichome glands, just like THC, CBD and other cannabinoids. While the terpenes are mostly known for their aromas, they are as important in the healing process as…

Should We Decriminalize Cannabis? For every action there is a reaction, the decision to legitimize or repudiate the use of cannabis goes beyond ethical opinion. When weighing the data provided, could the use of cannabis become more detrimental or become an aiding factor into society? Just like everything else that had its time in prohibition, could there be more uses of cannabis than thought to be? Might it be possible to provide and instruct the use to the masses in order to ensure safety…

who come through our doors ask about edibles as an alternative to smoking or vaping,” stating that many users don 't want to smoke or vape to access medication and would prefer ingestion. Of many combinations, THC and Cannabinoids are present in the marijuana plant, the cannabinoid receptors in the brain are associated with thinking, time perception, memory, coordination, and pleasure. CBD is non psychoactive, when put into the body it may actually prevent or block that high associated with THC.…

There has been much debate on whether or not cannabis actually has any significant value in the medical field. However, there is no arguing that cannabis has been used for centuries to assist in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions. After the plant was banned from public consumption there was little room left to conduct medical studies in order to evaluate the effects of the drug on the brain and body. Some argue that the laws should be loosened in order to allow medicinal studies to…

Seth Andrew J. Salih December 4, 2012ENGLCOM WC NO5B Argumentative Essay (Final Draft)Marijuana, Good for your Health? A Playboy cartoon once depicted an ordinary couple with their college-age son in front. The words are shown in front: “Dear, your father and I would like some pot”. Just like the couple,millions of Americans would like to obtain the so-called “pot” or marijuana. Marijuana, unlike thepopular myths today, it is not what it is thought to be.Marijuana, like any myth, has its true…

Nature vs. Synthetic “In 2016, there were more than 63,600 drug overdose deaths in the United States.” ("Annual Causes of Death in the United States") A marijuana user would have to consume an estimated 1,500 pounds of marijuana in 15 minutes to induce a lethal response (Smith 2017). Medical Marijuana is a better alternative than Prescription Opioids. Opioid Opioids are drugs naturally found in the opium poppy plant. Some prescription opioids are made from the plant directly and some are made…

Throughout centuries of human existence on earth, the use of marijuana has been debated frequently. Dating back to about 2737 B.C. the herb was used for anesthetic purposes during surgeries and other types of procedures. Now, in 2016 it has been legalized medicinally in twenty-eight different states and recreationally in eight states. The conflict of this plant is essentially the effect which is known as “getting high”. Although a lot of people believe it to be harmful and dangerous, what if…

We live in a ‘do this’ and ‘do not do that’ type of society, primarily, around the topic of drugs. There are countless of anti-drug campaigns that blow everything out of proportion. Marijuana and ecstasy are two drugs that are consistently perpetuated to be worse than they actually are. “Truth” becomes stretched and used as a scare factor to make people not want to do them. Shedding light on the misconstrued topic of drug use is something that only a critical and mindful user can articulate with…

The Marijuana Legalization Marijuana, better known as Weed or Cannabis, is one of the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States and another part of the world. Many people advocates consider marijuana a harmless, or even beneficial, substance that should be made legal. Making marijuana legal would help the United States economic, unemployment rate, and even reduce the national debt of United States. “Also among the arguments for legalizing marijuana is its purported value in treating…