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Legalization of Marijuana (Rough Draft) For the past decade one of the biggest debates that has seemed to get everyone taking sides it the idea of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is not something new to the American government, it has been an ongoing battle to control the seemingly harmless plant that the government deemed illegal with no justification other than we still do not know enough about the plant. It is only due to recent theories of marijuana ability to be used as a useful…

Cannabis The topic of cannabis has become a big thing. Whether or not it should be legalized recreationally or medically. If it becomes legal does that mean it’s moral? Is it moral to not be in a normal state of mind? In a health article about Medical Marijuana the author talks about the medical use of what can be healthy from it and what is unhealthy. “The cannabinoids in marijuana act as central nervous system depressants, diminishing pain perception and increasing pain tolerance”(50). This…

“41 percent of the U.S. population say they 've tried cannabis at least once in their lives, 10 percent say they 've used it in the last year” (Armentano 1). Is this statistic expected to rise or fall with the continuous legalization throughout America? On the contrary, does the plant’s ability to alleviate pain and cure diseases outweigh the negatives? The use of marijuana for medicinal treatment has been practiced for many centuries and has proven to have both positive and negative side…

Recreational marijuana users buy marijuana to get stoned not for addressing a medial issue; therefore the regulations should be night and day different, not almost identical. Recreational shops feel their business are taking a hit because of medical marijuana shops undercutting them, but medical marijuana shops are not a business they are here to provide affordable quality medication. Not turn medical marijuana into profit. Most medical marijuana dispensaries get cannabis medication from…

A problem America faces today is the fight for marijuana to be legalized in all fifty states. Would it be wise for the government to legalize recreational and medical use of marijuana? The U.S. can’t come to an agreement all together just to legalize and just profit off of it by taxing marijuana. People with wide chronic pain are requesting for the use of medical weed to help take the edge off of pain because they don’t want to take pills. Pills can lead to addiction and can hurt your body over…

For it or against it, the choice to legalize marijuana has become a very controversial topic in our country. Why is that? Talking about the subject can sometimes be difficult to understand. There are so many things to know when it comes to marijuana, and just when you think you know it all, you really have only scratched the surface. Another thing that can be hard to understand is all the different information that is thrown at us and what we can believe. The most important thing we need to…

The Criminalization of Marijuana Since the signing of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937; the use, sale, and production of marijuana has been made and, for the most part, kept illegal. With all these new studies being done about the plant, many people are beginning to ask why the plant is still illegal. Even more so, people are also beginning to question why it 's still considered a class 1 substance. In order for a drug 's legality to be determined, scientists compare the health benefits…

As of now, two cannabinoids (marijuana), dronabinol (Marinol) and nabilone (Cesamet), are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).1 According to an article about the use of cannabinoids and the treatment of chemotherapy side effects, cannabinoids are shown to have a significant neuro-modulatory function in decreasing CINV.1 CB1 cannabinoid receptors are present in the central nervous system, while recent evidence proposes that…

Should Marijuana Be Legal? "Drugs are bad for you" I remember being told this thing since I was a child and even today. The naturally found plant called Marijuana is recognized all around the world. It is known to be a drug which gives users a "high" feeling. Marijuana is addictive and one of the most illegal substance. Some people believe that legalization might make marijuana abuse and dependence less common, but the truth is it can cause many problems. Because of the use of marijuana, it…

Over the past several years, marijuana use has become a source of extreme controversy. Many believe that marijuana helps alleviate painful side effects related to many diseases. Furthermore, marijuana legalization, according to many individuals, would better our economy by avoiding black markets; thus decreasing personal profit for dealers and putting the money into the country. On the other hand, many believe that marijuana serves as a gateway drug to more serious and deadly drugs such as…