Cannabinoids

Intro Many people have been bias about the topic of Marijuana being a new cure that helps patients with illnesses instead of pharmaceutical drugs helping the patients die quicker. As we know the cost of pharmaceutical drugs are going up in price by the minute, but there have been some studies that Marijuana is helping more patients and its less cost effective then medicine. We know that many people are against marijuana drug, and we have a lot of politicians that are fighting that this drug to…

prescribed marijuana mainly use bongs and pipes, as they are the simplest ways to smoke. An alternative to smoking is simply inhaling the vapor, rather than smoke, from marijuana extract. Vaporizers extract the therapeutic parts of the plant, called cannabinoids. Patients prefer this method due to the absence of the burning sensation that is present when marijuana is smoked…

marijuana to treat numerous medical conditions. Marijuana is currently illegal and there are numerous studies being done to test the effectiveness of marijuana and the side effects that follow. According to Bill McCarberg, “The possibilities for cannabinoid medicines are very promising, and much exciting research is proceeding at a rapid pace” (3). The use of marijuana dates back to 6000 B.C., when China used cannabis seeds in a variety of foods. Cannabis was used widely around the world until…

To date, the topic of Legalizing Marijuana has been an ongoing issue in society for a long time. However, people still do not know whether marijuana is good for the health or if it simply causes negative effects to the human body. Some believe that using Marijuana will embed side effects to people having red, blurry and bloodshot eyes, slow reaction time, addiction and a lot more. While because of its therapeutic nature, marijuana has on the other hand, been perceived to be beneficial to the…

Is it feasible to integrate medicinal cannabis practices into Colorado’s private, medication-assisted, opiate treatment programs, following the model led by Casco Bay Medical? INTRODUCTION Opiate addiction has been a proven detrimental factor to the lives of many, either by diminishing one’s quality of life or worse, causing their fatal overdose. Thankfully, Americans today are provided with countless resources specialized in treating this hard-to-overcome addiction. Through the services of…

higher level of understanding of self and the world to emerge (Yurgelun-Todd & Killgore, 2006). A slow maturing of the brain’s growth happens throughout adolescence, including in areas that have substantial concentrations of the brain’s essential cannabinoid system. One of the questions under vigorous research today is whether the normal course of the brain development is altered by heavy use of marijuana during adolescence (Fernández-Ruiz, Berrendero, Hernandez, & Ramos, 2000) and whether…

Matt Gregory 11-17-15 Eng105 HA Mr. LoPinto Cannabis has been illegal for decades yet most would agree that the prohibition on cannabis has been ineffective. Cannabis is the third most widely used drug in America right behind alcohol and tobacco. It is estimated that cannabis has been used by over one hundred million Americans to date. It is also estimated that about twenty five million have tried it this year, while around fourteen million consume it on a daily basis. With all these people…

When people envision their immune system, they picture an army inside their body fighting off harmful diseases to protect you. One does not imagine the immune system attacking your own body the thing it is meant to protect. Unfortunately, when this happens it causes your body to break down as your central nervous system (CNS) begins to degenerate over time. This ill-fated reality is the result of the chronic disease Multiple sclerosis (MS). Which is an autoimmune disease that causes irreversible…

Running head: Legalizing Marijuana Legalizing Marijuana Zack Summers Nashville State Community College Author Note This paper was prepared for Psychology 1030,taught by Professor Maggie Wharton, Fall 2014 Legalizing Marijuana Practical uses for marijuana, also known as hemp and cannabis, can be traced back as far as 2700 B.C. in China. Additionally, in the world’s oldest pharmacopoeia, also from China, drug recipes for more than 100 ailments including, gout, rheumatism, malaria,…

Marijuana is quickly becoming more popular to Americans. ”According to the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of Americans polled in 2000 believed the drug should remain illegal; in 2015, 53 percent favored its legalization,” (Marijuana). Marijuana legalization is a very popular topic of discussion and also very controversial, many Americans are still trying to look past its bad image and into its bright future in medicine. The regulations against marijuana have quickly hurt America with them…