Legal and medical status of cannabis

MIchael Bodley and Clarissa Cooper stated, “ The industry totaled $2.66 billion in U.S. sales in 2014. . .” from the sell of marijuana in only a few states. Marijuana has brought in millions for universities and dispensary owners who prescribed or grew cannabis. As more states began to decriminalize marijuana, the society will not only mature but also more people will began to shift their view on marijuana. The study of marijuana increases; therefore, states will understand how to regulate it…

According to a study entitled “Evaluating Alternate Cannabis Regimes” done by Robert MacCoun, professor of law and psychology at Stanford University and Peter Reuter, Professor in the School of Public Policy and in the Department of Criminology at the University of Maryland, and posted in The British Journal…

The essay, “Why I Changed My Mind on Weed,” explores Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s eye-opening research about the benefits of medical marijuana. Gupta explains why he believes marijuana is useful and the research that brought him to this conclusion. Gupta effectively convinces his audience that medical marijuana is beneficial. Persuading his audience using a combination of his credibility as both a doctor and television personality, specific evidence that makes marijuana use seem like the logical choice,…

Twenty-nine states have decriminalized cannabis for medical use in past years but is not recognized by the federal government. But due to how the U.S works federal law does not recognize state laws. The legalization of marijuana would likely cause many medical advancements, aging benefits, and social benefits that would benefit the United States. Marijuana has many benefits to diseases and symptoms related to the brain, one being epilepsy. Marijuana in a medical scenario…

demanding on weed to be recreational in all states. However, on the other side, people still think it kills the brain and destroys the future. There are a couple of different states that legalized recreational marijuana, and most of the states legalized medical marijuana. In this project, you will see different perspectives from different stakeholders regarding marijuana. Most people are still wondering whether marijuana is helpful or not.…

It is acceptable many legal situations, such as the issue of gun laws, or the past issue of gay marriage. However, this logic leads to trouble when it comes to issues that require a medium, such as the modern idea of diet and fitness, or the issue of technology overuse. Such…

idea repeatedly, yet it simply isn’t true. So why do people see marijuana as the devil’s spawn? A leading reason that people believe marijuana is bad is the many myths circulating around it. Marijuana (also known as cannabis or weed), according to the Oxford dictionary, is, “cannabis, especially as smoked or consumed as a psychoactive drug.” One myth is that weed kills. This is a wildly inaccurate myth. For example, based on the substances alone; tobacco kills an average of 480,000 people a year…

The Legalization of Cannabis As we know, the war on drugs is never ending. With all the prohibition laws effecting our entire country, drugs like cocaine and heroin show a threat to our society because they’re dangerous. It has been proven that marijuana is less dangerous than legal drugs like tobacco and alcohol yet it is still prohibited. Slowly we are moving into Legalization, the question is how far? According to the article I was reading “An End to Prohibition” by Ethan Nadelmann, some…

top of the dangerous drugs list, as they kill more people than all the dangerous drugs combined. The people who regularly inhale cannabis usually build up a tolerance to these side effects which makes them even less hindering, but some people never fully develop one. Marijuana is also not as addicting as the media leads it to believe in. Research by the British Medical Association shows that the most addictive drug, even above heroin, is nicotine. After nicotine and heroin comes cocaine, and…

Cannabis is a very misunderstood drug. Many accept that the use of pot, or cannabis, is hazardous, however it can actually be the exact opposite. So why is it that the legalization of cannabis in the United States is such an issue for some individuals today? Thought to be an entryway or "gateway" drug and the reason behind the destruction of our children these days, cannabis has built up a negative notoriety. Many individuals are persistent clients and trust that marijuana is not any more…