Everyday Use

Most medications come with a lengthy list of unpleasant side effects. Opioids, for example, can make you drowsy or nauseous. It won’t surprise you to learn medical marijuana has side effects too. While some of them aren’t exactly pleasant, others are actually beneficial! The Effects of Medical Marijuana Many people seek medical cannabis for its painkilling properties. Cannabis is also effective in the management of a number of conditions, including epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s…

Do you agree that Marijuana should be legalized? Pot has played an important role in our lives for centuries. It has been used for many things, especially drug abuse. The question one would ask such as myself is “Why does it matter?” Even though Marijuana can become an addiction and can be used for drug abuse, I believe that marijuana should be legalized because people will continue to either abuse it anyway or need it for medical reasons. Legalizing marijuana will also access a wider range for…

nationally?” While marijuana should be legal, some people think it should not be legal, just like any other debate. While some people believe marijuana impacts your body and life in a negative way, marijuana has many good uses, so it should be legal. In the medical world, marijuana has many uses. Multiple studies show that marijuana relieves nausea and vomiting (5). Not only does marijuana treat nausea, marijuana also treats appetite loss associated with many types of cancer and HIV (5). These…

On July 1, 2001 Portugal decriminalized the possession of all drugs for personal use. This new law is called Law 30/2000, which decriminalized the use, possession and acquisition of all types of illicit substances for personal use, which was defined as being up to ten days supply of that substance, but it is still an administrative violation that is punishable by fines or community service. It has now been 14 years since the decriminalization law has come into effect and Portugal is still…

“I will argue that the two of the most significant historical factors that have contributed to increase in our use of marijuana drug at high school was how the marijuana legalization was passed and what was the main reason behind for passing the law for adult over 21 +, and after the marijuana legalization has passed in Colorado, how it has impacted the high school…

drugs they still get years in prison. It leaves their families heartbroken and still with no income. According to "The House I Live In" , Reese best chance of sentence was twenty years in prison. He started gang banging when he was fourteen. His mother use to tell him that he was going to die before he was eighteen and he believed her. Reese grew up around gang member and drug dealers. They were his role models. Reese really did not have a choice because he grew up in a bad situation. So does…

The performance enhancing drug I chose to research were stimulants. Stimulants can be categorized as psychoactive drugs. Stimulants basically provide a temporary improvements in one’s mental or physical actions. There are numerous drugs that are considered to be stimulants. A few of them are fencamfamin, adrenaline, heptaminol, and sibutramine. Stimulants can be taken many ways including orally, inhalation, intranasal, or injected directly into the muscle. Stimulants typically work by increasing…

The Drug Schedule system for narcotics is one example. With the Drug Schedule system, the DEA uses a set list of narcotics and the penalties that could happen for a violation. Schedule I narcotics carry the heaviest penalty. Schedule I narcotics are known as the more popular narcotics. The most common Schedule I drugs are marijuana, lysergic acid…

I feel that the theme of the book is survival. At first Beah didn’t even believe that the war would reach Mattru Jong which was where he was staying. Once the war hit where he was, his life changed completely. He knows that if the rebels catch him it will not be a good outcome so he runs and hides for his life. A young, innocent boys life is completely turned around due to this tragic war. He becomes used to seeing blood and death every day of his life and at one point is seconds away from…

It doesn’t get you high, but it’s causing quite a buzz among medical scientists and patients. The past year has seen a surge of interest in cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabis compound with significant therapeutic properties. Numerous commercial start-ups and internet retailers have jumped on the CBD bandwagon, touting CBD derived from industrial hemp as the next big thing, a miracle oil that can shrink tumors, quell seizures, and ease chronic pain—without making people feel “stoned.”…