Tetrahydrocannabinol

Marijuana. Depressant. Hallucinogen. No matter how one looks at these combination of words, there is no positive projected outcome or connotation. If it is true that a depressant reduces functional and nervous activity and a hallucinogen causes perception-altering hallucinations, then Marijuana is a drug that causes hallucinations, while reducing motor and sensory activity, essentially leaving the user a dysfunctional, temporary victim of Panic and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The most…

Hemp has a long history in the United States as a viable cash crop. Deeming hemp as illegal to grow is relatively recent event resulting from the passing of the Marihuana Tax Act in 1973. The earliest known cultivation was 12,000 year ago and is well documented as being used for textiles such as rope, boat sails, and fibrous paste used to caulk the hull of boats. During WWII, in response to the Pearl Harbor bombing, the United States promoted the cultivation of hemp to decrease the reliance…

“Robert J. DeLorenzo, of Virginia Commonwealth University, gave marijuana extract and synthetic marijuana to epileptic rats. The drugs rid the rats of the seizures for about 10 hours. Cannabinoids like the active ingredients in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (also known as THC), control seizures by binding to the brain cells responsible for controlling excitability and regulating relaxation.” (DeLorenzo) If marijuana can stop seizures for epileptic patients that will stop the seizure problems…

commonly referred to as marijuana, pot, dope, and so on, actually is, it’s a flowering plant which, when smoked or consumed, slows down the messages travelling between your brain and your body, thanks to the key psychoactive agent, THC or tetrahydrocannabinol. There are three key arguments surrounding the legalization of marijuana. Firstly,…

Bernadine Healy’s argument in the essay Legalize Marijuana? Obama Has the Right to Say No is based on the government having the right to regulate usage of marijuana. Healy claims individuals want marijuana legalized because they see marijuana as a recreational purpose which blinds them from seeing that they are deviating from social situations. Healy’s criticism of individuals who are for the legalization of marijuana only see a reason for legalization because of recreational use. In fact…

Should We Decriminalize Cannabis? For every action there is a reaction, the decision to legitimize or repudiate the use of cannabis goes beyond ethical opinion. When weighing the data provided, could the use of cannabis become more detrimental or become an aiding factor into society? Just like everything else that had its time in prohibition, could there be more uses of cannabis than thought to be? Might it be possible to provide and instruct the use to the masses in order to ensure safety…

Imagine that you are in a great deal of pain each day of your life. The pain gets to be so great that you finally go to the doctor. The doctor, being a person who has been trained to treat not only for maladies, but for pain, prescribes a prescription pain medication after learning what other methods you have tried. Depending on the cause of your pain, he or she might recommend physical therapy, or even a pain clinic. You go home and breathe a sigh of relief because finally you will feel better.…

Refuting “Six powerful reasons to legalize marijuana” by Owen Poindexter from NY Times The use, sale and possession of cannabis (marijuana) in the United States are considered as a schedule I control substances and illegal under federal law. However, five states have legalized marijuana for recreational use and thirty one states for medical use only. While proponents say there are legitimate reasons for cannabis legalization, concerns remain about the marijuana’s effect on users and their…

Comparing marijuana smoking to tobacco smoking seems like an easy answer, tobacco is bad end of story. This is true, but isn’t smoking marijuana also harmful to the lungs and pulmonary system? There have been studies that have concluded smoking marijuana does not do the same damage as tobacco. This statement is somewhat misleading because marijuana smoking has not yet been found to be a factor in causing cancer; however, cannabis has been linked to respiratory issues such as bronchitis and…

Often when an individual goes to the doctor saying they have severe or chronic pain. Many doctors are forced to prescribe opiates and different harmful narcotics. In some states it's one of the few options to deal with pain, but nowadays there has been a trending alternative to these addictive pain medications; Medical Marijuana. Medical Marijuana has been used to treat many illnesses, such as muscle spasms, caused by multiple sclerosis, nausea from cancer chemotherapy, multiple different…