Recently during the Canadian federal elections, Justin Trudeau received public criticism for his views on the legality and status of marijuana. Despite opposition being popular, the facts point towards legalization of marijuana being beneficial to our society. Marijuana is a drug that is often depicted in the media as something that is baneful, society tells our kids not to do it and vilifies those who do, but the bottom line is regardless of whether marijuana is harmful or benign, the legal…
Andrew Axelrod Mrs. Scheinmann The War On Marijuana Cannabis is a plant used to produce hemp and a psychotropic drug. Cannabis has been around since the beginning of time. At one point the plant grew wild along highways and in natural forests. As time went on stigmas developed around the use of cannabis for recreational purposes. This stigma in America stemmed from anti-marijuana sentiment peddled by alcohol companies, pharmaceutical companies and big paper producers. The congressmen in the…
Legalizing Marijuana The word “Marijuana” has turned a lot of heads over the past few years and has raised the concern in many American households. There has been a lot of opposing viewpoints on the subject of decimalization. Over the past few years it still remains an important issue that we deal with as Americans. Although legalizing marijuana would have a lot of financial benefits such as a huge decrease in government spending. We should also look at the negative causes of legalizing…
Tasty, attractive and highly ritualized in our culture, wine and other alcoholic beverages are approved for responsible use despite the fact that alcoholism and attendant problems are a plague, while responsible use of a weed that, at worst, makes people boring and hungry, is criminal,” (Parker, 2007). Many people find it hard to believe that the United States government has fought so hard to keep marijuana illegal. Especially since marijuana remains one of the most popular recreational drugs…
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…
Legalization Is for the Best There are numerous reasons why the legalization of marijuana should be considered. I personally do not smoke weed; however, there are many industrial and commercial uses for cannabis—such as manufacturing paper, rope, medicine, dynamite, and much more. If people were to start using cannabis to produce paper, think of how many trees would be protected. As for medical use, lots of people believe that marijuana can help with depression. Others believe that pot helps…
people are trying to get the benefit and make money from its legalization. Author Noel (2015) created a clear picture about profit market and financial gain in the marijuana industry. In her article, Stacy Pope is a beauty salon owner who attended a cannabis entrepreneurship meeting in Atlanta and was surprised by other business owners’ level of interest for the marijuana industry. She became more motivated when she saw that KTVA-TV reporter, Charlo Greene, quit her on air position to focus on a…
insisting that smoking marijuana is just as damaging to the body as tobacco. However, when the issue is fully examined on all sides there are a variety of different ways to consume marijuana that don’t involve the irritants found in smoke such as vaporizers, edible products, capsules, and oils. In 2006, Dr. Donald Taskin at the University of California at Los Angeles conducted the largest case-controlled study to investigate the effects between marijuana and legal tobacco. The study showed…
being polluted, Lord Shiva is so powerful that he can swallow an ocean of poison without being harmed. Similarly, he can smoke marijuana without losing his stature as the greatest Lord. Those who want to smoke marijuana, justifying this by Shiva's smoking it, will first have to prove their prowess by drinking an ocean of poison without being harmed. Marijuana has great medicine values, he like taking Bhang and there is a scientific reason for that. Lord Shiva is a great Yogi and he is always…
Medical marijuana has been researched and proven to sway the effects of several diseases on the body. Studies show that using cannabis for ailments like severe pain and Crohn’s disease decrease or eliminate symptoms. The Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology reported in a journal after a clinical study that “THC-rich cannabis produced significant clinical, steroid free benefits to 10 out of 11 patients with active Crohn’s disease, with no side effects” (Kenikoff et al CGHjournal…