Cannabis sativa

Alcohol approximately has about 88,000 deaths a year and tobacco has approximately 41,000 people per year, while marijuana had a total of zero deaths. Marijuana is judged to be a bad drug. Marijuana is made from flowers and leaves of a plant called Cannabis Sativa, which is another name for marijuana. The main ingredient in marijuana is THC- tetrahydrocannabinol. Marijuana goes all the way back to “Evidence of marijuana cultivation reaches back as far as 2737 B.C. China, where it was used as an…

Kabaji English 100 Academic Essay 30 July 2017 Guiding The Inevitable For thousands of years, human beings used cannabis for its nutritional value in its seeds, ability to be converted into oil for cooking and its capability to be used for housing insulation. It was also customarily utilized as a means to remove toxins and contamination from soil and water. Although the cannabis plant, more commonly known as hemp or marijuana, can now be used as alternative textiles, paper, or a manner of…

Cinnamon, a spice that belongs to the family Laureaceae and the genus Cinnamomum, comes from various parts of the world, such as Asia, the Caribbean and South America. The most common type of cinnamon available in today’s market is the one that originates from China, the Cassia cinnamon (cinnamomum aromaticum). For centuries, cinnamon has been used for various therapeutic claims. Among these include its use as an antimicrobial, to help alleviate gastrointestinal disorders, as an…

Clark Metcalfe is the doer, thinker, and tinkerer behind multi-branded cannabis products, marketed under such notable trade names as Clark’s Cannabis and Clark’s CBDs. The Southern California native, dubbed the Cannabis Cowboy by the Wall Street Journal and likened to Steve Jobs by Buzzfeed, is the acknowledged Pater Patriae of North American CBDs. Prior to his entrepreneurial enterprises, Clark came of age in and around California’s 1960s counter-culture movements. For him, hippies, aging…

Issue: Should the police have the right to enforce rules on illegal “pot shops”? Interpretation: I believe that the police shouldn’t have the right to enforce rules on illegal pot shops. This is because it’s the responsibility of those with higher power to come up with an overall law regarding marijuana and pot shops so that it suits everyone. Paraphrase: The author of the article agreed with the actions that the police had taken towards the 43 illegal marijuana dispensaries since; the shops…

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…

Should marijuana be Legalized? Stoners are not the only people who use pot! Marijuana is actually one of the most useful forms of medical treatment, but it’s illegal in many states. The legalization of medical marijuana should be put in order because many people need it, people who need it often go through risks to get it, and it isn’t just a gateway drug. Marijuana is a very useful medicinal herb as it cures many diseases. One of its primary uses is curing seizure disorders. Because of…

the world’s population, yet they consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. Prescription painkillers can be highly addictive. They are often obtained from the same sources as other highly addictive drugs such as heroin and morphine. Medical cannabis is non-addictive,With the number of people addicted to painkillers increasing year on year, it seems that medical marijuana could provide a valuable and safe treatment alternative. You might be…

shredded plants called Cannabis sativa also known as a hemp plant (NIDA 2016). The most common user of Marijuana are young adults and adolescents typically in either middle or high school (NIDA 2016). Marijuana is known for many slang terms such as weed, pot, bud, ganja, Mary Jane and can be smoke by rolling it in a cigarette called a joint, smoked through a pipe, bongs, or smoke in a cigar called a blunt (NIDA 2016). The chemical that is located in the leaves or buds of a cannabis plant that is…

Let’s hear it for the new millennium! Remember the year 2000 when the world was supposed to end and the world was supposed to rapidly change? Well it has changed ranging from technology, hospital care, and even legalizing marijuana. What? Yes legalizing marijuana is on the ballet and has been. Smoke shops opened up everywhere, almost anyone has access to a medical marijuana card. Can you imagine walking into a store and you see a child buying marijuana on their way to school or wherever there…