Hemp

Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. THC is the mind altering compound found in marijuana. Research states that it is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. People use marijuana in several ways including rolling it up like a cigarette, using water pipes, in empty cigar papers called “blunts”, and some people also use vaporizers. Others have also used marijuana in foods like cookies, brownies, and candy.…

Cannabis sativa is the plant that users smoke and become intoxicated or “high” from. This is what one would call marijuana which has the psychoactive abilities. The second type, cannabis indica is also known as "hemp” and can be used to make products such as rope and clothing. It has been used for thousands of years for that purpose (Blaszczak-Baxe, 2014). The third, cannabis ruderalis, is a strain native to Russia and Central Europe. It was recently discovered…

The concept of medical and recreational marijuana is a very controversial issue in today’s society. Affecting both american culture and our medical society. Despite the fact that In a majority of American States the use of Marijuana is Illegal. Roughly 15% of Americans have tried it at least once in their life, and in a poll ran by CBS, 61% percent of voters say that weed should be legal for adults and another 88% reinforcing the idea of making medical marijuana legal across the U.S. Many say…

The legalization of marijuana has become one of the most controversial topic in the United States and definitely now more than ever in the most recent years. If the United States were to legalize Marijuana the US would be able to put a tax on it, but unfortunately many states have very different opinions about this topic. Some states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana in their states under certain restrictions, other states allow it just for medical uses and some states plainly have just…

they do marijuana. So, why is marijuana illegal in the United States? Alcohol and tobacco products are still legal and the cause of numerous deaths yearly. Marijuana is “a common street and recreational drug that comes from the marijuana plant: the hemp plant cannabis sativa” (“Marijuana” 2015). There have been no proven facts to support how marijuana is harmful. Several states have decided to make marijuana legal in…

used recreational drug and there is currently 14.5 million users (Zilney 123). It has been around as early as 2737 BC in Chinese writings and was a staple in American Independence because 90 percent of all American’s clothing and rope were made of hemp (Zilney 123). Cannabis became popular in the United States in 1920 but then was quickly demonized when the movie Reefer Madness was released adding to the fire of its illegalization (Zilney 123). Since the 1930’s, marijuana has been thought of as…

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…

Marijuana: But Why? How many people smoke marijuana? Marijuana—also called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms—is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa—the hemp plant, which people will mainly smoke to get a “high”. A survey that was taken in 2015 showed that at least 50 percent of Americans aged 12 and up have tried marijuana at least once (Pewresearch). People smoke marijuana for a number of…

US? Introduction What is marijuana? How is it defined and why is it controversial in the US? According to the foundation for a Drug-Free World (2014), marijuana refers to the term used to describe the dried flowers, seeds, and leaves of the Indian hemp plant. In many instances, marijuana is often interchanged with the term cannabis. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World (2014) mentions that the hallucinogen chemical found is cannabis is known as THC, and may vary substantially from each…

extremely versatile plant for humankind. The flowers of the cannabis sativa and cannabis indica species have medicinal applications and are used in religious and cultural settings. The stalk of the cannabis ruderalis species is used to manufacture hemp fiber. Cannabinoids, a diverse group of compounds, are synthesized by all three species of cannabis. Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that react with cannabinoid receptors in an individual’s brain. The most well-known cannabinoids are…