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Cannabis prohibition, decriminalisation and legalisation have a history of being some of the most controversial arguments worldwide. When one thinks of cannabis they immediately conjure up the image of hardcore drugs, ruthless criminals, addicts and drug lords. Many Irish people are uneducated when it comes to cannabis. The public perception of cannabis is that it has no positive uses and therefore must be classed the same as all other illegal drugs in Ireland. Cannabis is a separate entity to…

The medicinal uses of cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, dates back thousands of years. One of the first known uses of cannabis was by the Chinese physician Hoa-tho in the early 2nd century as a surgical anesthesia. Today many experts recognize that medical marijuana (MMJ) and the healing properties of cannabis offer relief for a variety of crippling medical conditions like nausea from chemotherapy, chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, and glaucoma. Are you a candidate for MMJ? Opinions vary from…

I'm a moderate psychedelic user. I've had a large number of LSD trips at both low and high doses, a few non-breakthrough DMT experiences, one 25C-NBOMe trip, and one 20mg metocin (4-HO-MET) trip before this experience. My friend S wanted to try metocin as her first 'strong' psychedelic. She smoked weed and drank alcohol, but hasn't used any other drugs before. We figured it would be a good idea since metocin doesn't have a very deep headspace and is generally easier to handle than acid, for…

According to the Food and Drug Administration, “patients and their caregivers are turning to marijuana in an attempt to treat conditions such as seizures and chemotherapy-induced nausea”(FDA). The disagreement surrounding marijuana stems from the legalization of the drug for medical use. Pro-activist of the drug would argue the safe use of ganja, while there are still those that would refute marijuana as a non-habit forming efficient way to medicate. Over the years, arguments concerning…

As we all know, there is no concrete definition of crime. We label a crime or a criminal behavior based on its social harm and/or violence. We can also classify it regarding the harm to individuals and self, destruction of property and denial of respect to people and institutions. These actions become criminalized due to state legislation and public order offenses, likewise, they are based on shared social ideas. As heard in Professor Michael Sandel's lecture, there are many reasons some…

Reclassifying Marijuana as a Non-Deviant Substance Marijuana has gone in and out of vogue for the past hundred years in the United States. The concept of marijuana legalization has been the subject of ongoing debate since the early 1930’s. While medical marijuana is now available in twenty-three states, is decriminalized in multiple states, and is legal for recreational purposes in four states, marijuana is still viewed as a deviant substance. However, marijuana should be legalized because of…

An ongoing debate over the past few years has been the use of medical marijuana versus the use of pharmaceutical drugs. Patients and doctors automatically turn to chemical filled pharmaceutical drugs when trying to treat diseases and disorders. Treatment using medical marijuana is becoming a popular form of medicating. Medical marijuana is a beneficial natural plant in the medical community, but people do not understand that the similarities between pharmaceutical drugs and medical marijuana are…

Interesting points discussed in your participation allowed us to understand and conclude that everything in excess it is bad, so Marijuana probably could have beneficial therapeutic but unfortunately not everybody use the drugs for medical treatment and its misuse and abuse could produce lethal consequences in a person life Though studies demonstrated that marijuana have clinical benefits in patients treated with glaucoma, musculoskeletal pain, nauseas, and multiple sclerosis. Russo et al.(2002)…

Marijuana Addiction Hotline So far, marijuana has been proved to be a controversial drug. Around the world, there are parts that have legalized its use, and in the same measure, some parts are not for it. The states that have legalized it are either due to medical reasons, or even for recreational purposes. Cannabis Sativa or weed as it is commonly referred to, can lead to addiction regardless of being employed in the medical context’s use. Marijuana addiction is a problem that is being faced…

Lucifers lettuce, pot, weed, grass, reefer, Mary Jane, and hemp. These are just a few of the over 100 names for the drug most commonly known as marijuana. Marijuana has been a very controversial topic in the United States lately. This is because the US is on a path to possible legalization in the relatively near future. Some states have already legalized it and many have legalized it for solely medicinal use. In many senses, the public view on marijuana is very distorted by the news and…