use and this is often referred to as “vaping” When smoking marijuana, a series of cellular reactions in the brain occurs and causes the consumer to feel the “high” that comes within just a few minutes of smoking it. However, when consumed through food or beverages, it can take up to an hour or more to take effect. (8) With all of these medicating options for medical marijuana users available, their ability to medicate more discretely in now possible. Not all medical marijuana users use the…
marijuana. He stated, “The red-light district could not have felt safer or more normal. Nothing felt unsafe or suggested elevated crime or violence.” (Miron 125) Miron describes seeing less potential criminals roaming about at night and around the local cannabis coffee ships. Prohibition is the main reason for violence or rebellion. Legalizing illicit drugs will actually make for a safer environment. Recent studies have shown that in 2009 the illegal marijuana use rate in the U.S. was 11.3…
Veterans use marijuana to relieve symptoms of PTSD. Results showed that patients in the specimen reported a normal of 75 percent diminishment in every one of the three territories of PTSD side effects while utilizing cannabis, yet assist examination is still called for by scientists (“Cannabis effects on PTSD: Can smoking medical marijuana reduce symptoms? –ScienceDaily,”2014). Nonetheless, conducting studies can show that marijuana can be effective and an important role in stress related…
Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized Looking at the news paints a clear picture of marijuana: addictive, dangerous, and a plague to society. Where exactly do these stigmas come from? Marijuana, also known as weed or cannabis, is a psychoactive drug used for medical and recreational purposes. Medical purposes include treating seizures, chronic pain, and Crohn’s disease. Recreational usage is done for the purpose of getting high: an altered state of conscious perception. Getting high does have its…
Marijuana Effect on Pregnancy Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the world. Marijuana comes from the plant cannabis. Cannabis has an active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. THC makes feel high and affect the way our body works. Pregnant women marijuana smoked in a different ways such as steam, seeds, and flower and also it can be mixed in to foods such as cookies, lollipops, brownies and tea. Marijuana has been used for centuries as a medicine, although we didn’t know about its…
Today, many people are suffering from diseases and diagnosis that go uncured everyday, specifically because the body is not strong enough to fight off certain things. Although there are many misconceptions about the negative effects of Cannabis, marijuana, the fact is that marijuana should be legalized because it has the potential to benefit thousands of Americans. For example, marijuana can be used for medical use and it can become a profit for positive reasoning. There are other ways to…
an ADDICTIVE drug that will ruin your life. The FDA states that “Currently there is sound evidence that smoked marijuana is harmful”. The department of “Food and drug administration” Knows…
The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic in recent years with twenty-three states and the District of Columbia having laws allowing medical cannabis and 4 states allowing recreational cannabis. While still illegal on the federal level, activists argue its medical and industrial uses, how the state of the federal law infringes on the country 's right to free will, the financial toll the war on drugs creates , and because of the prohibition neglects regulation of marijuana it is…
Foundation provided cannabinoid products, in the form of cannabis oil, to the Figis. Charlotte now takes cannabis oil twice a day with her food. She only needs about three or four milligrams of oil per pound of her weight to stop the seizures. Since Charlotte began taking the oil daily, she has about two or three seizures a month and they mostly occur in her sleep (Young). A lot of research is still going on about how marijuana and cannabis can be used from a…
receptors, located within different parts of the central nervous system (National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, 2008).” These receptors are known as CB1 and CB2 (National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, 2008). Depending on the part of the brain the cannabinoids interact determines the effect they will have on the individual, with effects ranging from cognition to pain perception (National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre,…