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The Robinson v. California trial involving narcotics stems from Robinsons original arrest in 1960. This case involving Lawrence Robinson started with him first being approached by an officer that noticed scarring and discoloration that appeared to be from multiple needle markings. When questioned, Robinson did state he injected narcotics occasionally. After being examined, Robinson was taken to jail. A second officer examined Robinson and stated: "the marks and discoloration were a result of…

United States promoted the cultivation of hemp to decrease the reliance on Japan coining it “Hemp for Victory”. In her article for Newsweek “The great Kentucky Hemp Experiment; Kentucky’s farms are failing thanks to Big Tabacco’s departure. Can cannabis save the Bluegrass state?” Firger points out “in 1942 farmer planted…

exposure of the marijuana means more advertisement and people knowing about the drug. This could lead to a misconception among many people including young people. This could lead to more people smoking the drug because of the misconception. The main fear and concern that I gathered in my research is smoking of any substance has been linked to lung cancer, which carries the highest mortality rate of any cancer type in the United States (qtd.in Johannigman…

has now been legal for nearly eighty-four consecutive years, following the twenty-first amendment to the United States Constitution. Following the 2016 election, I find myself questioning the direction our country will go with the reformation of cannabis. I say that marijuana should be decriminalized and legalized in all fifty states because of the financial and medical stability it can provide. When it comes to marijuana legalization, there will always be nay-sayers. Dr. Howard Samuels is…

Legalize Amerijuana I’m blameworthy doing something “illegal” in eyes of the law, but accepted by so many Americans. The few times I smoked marijuana, I felt ashamed, guilty and rebellious. Why did I feel that way? Is it because the U.S government label the usage of marijuana “illegal” and I was breaking the law or is it because the stigma of marijuana not being socially accepted. In the Rolling Stone Magazine interview by Jann S. Wenner, President Barack Obama has discouraged the substance…

There are positive and negative things that go along with taking in medical marijuana. In the article “The Truth About Medical Marijuana” by Carrie Shortsleeve, she leaves the readers questioning themselves about this highly liked drug. The people that would be interested in looking over this article would be those that take on the use of medical marijuana and those that could possibly benefit from it. In the past, medical marijuana was just a simple study, that was conducted in Mississippi. The…

Bolasterone is an oral anabolic steroid which is structurally related to methyltestosterone. It differs only by the addition of a methyl group, which is the reasoning for its chemical name. The addition of this methyl group makes the activity of this steroid far different than its cousin however, and makes any comparison between the two difficult. This drug was first developed in the late 1950's. It was closely evaluated for anabolic and androgenic effect around 3 years later. The drug was…

Johann Hari, who’s the writer of this article, discuss the point of view on the war on drugs. The war on drugs is based on the thought of eliminating all chemical drug because they have a lasting effect on the human brain negativity causing addiction. And for at least 100 years of this war on drugs, there haven’t been much benefit that has come out of this war on drugs. At the end, the war on drugs has not worker nationwide nor worldwide. Nationwide and Worldwide doesn’t seem to solve much…

BRADEY HEATHFIELD CLASS 11 PROJECT. JANUARY 2015 THE HISTORY OF HOT AIR BALLOONS Hot air balloons date back to Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han kingdom (220-280AD) in China. These were used for signaling in the military and are known as Kongming lanterns. Albert’s Magnus who was a German philosopher also contributed with his theory of relative weights. In the 1500s Giovanni de Fontana made a object from cloth and rings of wood. His theory was if a burning brand that made lots of smoke was placed…

Turmeric is as powerful as all the prescribed medications for chronic diseases, minus the side-effects I’m sure most of you have heard about the potent space that it is turmeric. However, the popularity it enjoys lately if for a very justified reason. It seems that turmeric may be as powerful and helpful as those medications used for chronic diseases. Even though there must be done a thorough research regarding the powers and effects of turmeric on the human body, we still can’t deny that…