Legal and medical status of cannabis

have some benefits. In the contrary, marijuana has a wide range of negative effects on the body. “Marijuana has toxic properties that can result in birth defects, pain, respiratory system damage, brain damage, and stroke.” So if marijuana becomes legal than more people would have to face the negative effects that come from using marijuana. Stimson 's essay is full of evidence like this that support each of her points that she makes to counteract each of the claims made by the people who support…

Eighteen year olds are considered adults when they’re 18. Many people believe 18 is to young to drink because they are just getting out of school but what this over looks it that 18 year olds are considered adults, so keys should be able to make there own decisions. The definition of an adult is a person who attains the age maturity as specified law in America that is 18, so thats when they’re able to vote and do just about everything but drink. They can also buy tobacco products and tobacco…

around its’ citizens, legislature enacts laws that reflect the populations’ view on topics. For example, the recent trend has been to legalize or decriminalize marijuana. This drug seems to have a never-ending cycle of it being legal, then illegal, and then back to it being legal. The same change is seen with alcohol and prohibition. This is a variation in law that a department must adjust to not by choice. No matter how often the guidelines will differ, the agency will have to submit to these…

Ethical and Critical Thinking Questions Explanation of problem, question, conflict or issue: 1. Explain the controversial question and explain why it is controversial. The question of whether or not marijuana should become legal should be viewed as an ethical dilemma due to the number of questions, issues, pros and cons that arise when thinking about whether or not marijuana should become legalized. This question influences society as a whole due to the large controversy and arguments that…

Economy The first area, which needs to be discussed, is how the legalization of marihuana will affect the economy in Canada. The economy in Canada currently is in a substantial deficit. In fact, this deficit is approximately 1.3 billion dollars. (Flister, L. 2012). The legalization of marihuana would pull Canada out of a deficit, and lead to a surplus in a very short amount of time. It is estimated, “The consumption of marijuana in Canada is approximately 160,000 kilograms per annum, meaning…

Is Medical Marijuana Useful? People have had an altercation about the pros and cons of medical marijuana like whether it's safe or what does it help? Or how it affects the human body. In this topic there are a lot of pros that make sense and support the fact that marijuana should be legalized in every state of the United States. Medical marijuana has been a controversial topic for ages asking all kinds of questions about how it effects anything and everything. Did you know out of the 50 states…

share many similarities there are bound to be cultural differences which stimulate the use or abstinence of substances. We should also remember that the United States has a diverse population which brings with it various cultural views. Thanks to medical discoveries we are aware of the health risk many of these substances bring along, so using this information can help in better assess circumstances which lead…

Transformation from Coffee Shops to Marijuana Dispensaries Cannabis dispensaries have been present in the United States for quite a while. In the 1960s, these shops were called as the 'coffee shops'. The first ever shop based on this structure was in Amsterdam. These shops were the hub of people looking to sell and purchase both medical and recreational Marijuana. As the years have passed, these coffee shops have popularized as 'cannabis dispensaries'. The popularization of Marijuana Lifestyle…

The human body appears to be thoughtfully designed to receive the benefits of the cannabis plant. Cannabinoids, the active compounds in the cannabis plant are known to relieve pain, heal illness, kill cancer cells, just to name a few benefits. The human endocannabinoid system, the system of receptors that bind with and process cannabinoids introduced into the body, is complex. Only in the early 90s did researchers discover the cannabinoid receptors in the brain and the research since then has…

In the early 1930’s, right after the end of the prohibition, Marijuana was outlawed in the United States. Now, almost a century later, the nation is moving towards the federal legalization of recreational marijuana. This paper will examine the issue of marijuana legalization, and how both the pro-legalization and anti-legalization sides are fighting for what they believe. Reasons for the support of legalization broadly include: the belief that marijuana cultivation and research can boost our…