Essays Tagged: "use of marijuana"
Marijuana
it doesn't matter. It is still Cannabis Sativa, or cannabis for short. And it is still illegal. The use of marijuana as an intoxicant in the United States became a problem of public concern in the 193 ... others hold that the name comes from the Portuguese word marigu-ano, which means 'intoxicant'. The use of marijuana in the 1960's might lead one to surmise that marihuana use spread explosively. The ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Marijuana for medical purposes - pursuasive essay
In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is, it ... ure for their disease. My stand point on this subject is that it is a good idea for marijuana to be used as a medical drug for the treatment in terminal illnesses.The state law proposition 215 which s ... fornia should ignore the federal law or appeal it in court.There is another drug that is illegal to use in any way but for medical reasons. That drug is morphine, it is used in hospitals to relieve th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Rethinking Marijuana
Recently, both California and Arizona took the long needed initiative and approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The California bill says that patients may use marijuana with ... t even further to the left than California's. Voters in Arizona think that people should be able to use any illicit drug for bona fide medical purposes. A recommendation by two doctors is enough to wa ... ription. Unfortunately, the bills passed in both states are terribly vague and are destined to be abused.Legalization of marijuana for medical purposes is a step in the right direction, but California ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Marijuana
Throughout history marijuana has been used toserve various purposes in many differentcultures. The purposes have changed over timeto fit i ... ed over timeto fit in with the current lifestyles.This pattern is also true in American history.The use of marijuana has adapted to the socialclimate of the time.Marijuana, whose scientific name is ca ... The cultivation of themarijuana plant began as far back as theJamestown settlers, around 1611, who used hempproduced from the marijuana plant's fibers to makerope and canvas. It was also used in maki ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Essay on the paper: "Mary Jane: The Devil Weed?"
This paper was written for a football coach who taught health. Evidently I am a social user of this narcotic and am not a believer in the research indicated.ABSTRACT: This paper, entitled ... vil Weed?' attempts toexamine what we know about marijuana and what problems are associated withits use. The paper examines briefly the history of marijuana legislation,marijuana's known effects, and ... a war of terrorism onmarijuana, or cannabis sativa. 'By 1937, forty-six states had laws againstthe use of marijuana, and its use had already been made a criminal offenseunder federal law' (Jaffe, 659 ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Marajuana
rs at least$7.5 billion annually. This is an enormous waste ofscarce federal dollars that should be used to targetviolent crime.Marijuana prohibition makes no exception for themedical use of marijuana ... tion for themedical use of marijuana. The tens of thousands ofseriously ill Americans who presently use marijuanaas a therapeutic agent to alleviate symptoms ofcancer, AIDS, glaucoma, or multiple scle ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Legalization of Marijuana
he people of the State of California hereby find and declare that the purposes of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 are as follows:(A) To ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtai ... ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Should Medical Marijuana be legalized?
afety Code, to read: 11362.5. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. (b) (l) The people of the State of California hereby findand declare that the purpo ... The people of the State of California hereby findand declare that the purposes of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 are as follows: (A) To ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obta ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
The Need for Weed
In the fall of 1996, Proposition 215 was passed in California, legalizing the medical use of marijuana. Even though the majority (56%) voted to pass 215, opponents plan to continue to f ... Americans might benefit from the legal access to marijuana. Marijuana has been found to: relieve nausea and stimulate appetite in people with cancer and AIDS, control muscle spasms among people with ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Is Marijuana Dangerous to your Physical Health?
Is Marijuana Dangerous to your Physical Health?Recreational use of marijuana has been going on for manyyears, and like cigarettes many people refuse to listen t ... l to the body while others are explaining how chemicalsextracted from the marijuana plant are being used as medication.The problem is, just what are the effects, and how bad is it forsomeone who uses ... what are the effects, and how bad is it forsomeone who uses this drug?I have picked this topic because I am very interested in theeffects of marijuana on the body. It is commonly known thatmarijuana ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Marijuana Legalization- Good for the Nation? The Pros and Cons of legalizing Marijuana and the effects on the drug.
lization; Good For The Nation?One question that has haunted America for a long time is: "Should the use of marijuana be legalized?" Some say "Yes", while others say "No". For several decades marijuana ... sts. Not only has the drug problem increased but also drug related problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer in our country. Some are born addicts (crack babies), while others become users.Many ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Benefits of legalizing Marijuana
the "war on drugs" has been going on for years, and it is obviously failing. Drug laws have only caused more violence and crime. They have also failed to reduce the demand for drugs. Drug laws have b ... a major reason marijuana is not legalized is the many myths about the ill effects of marijuana.The use of marijuana in the medical field can help many people in many ways. Marijuana has helped many c ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Marijuana the argument, 'marijuana is a safe drug and it's use will not cause harm or lead to addiction to harder drugs'
'Marijuana is a safe drug and its use will not cause harm or lead to addiction to harder drugs'i disagree, my essay labels clearly the ... ction to harder drugs'i disagree, my essay labels clearly the medically proven effects of marijuana use, and although there is no proof that marijuana leads to addiction of harder drugs, many heroin a ... rom health/medical sites, drug booklets and pamphlets and news/ magazine articles. Marijuana can be used as medicines, but it doesn't make it a safe drug.What is marijuana?Marijuana, is a drug made fr ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Persuasive Essay on the Harmful effects Marijuana has on the Human Body.
English Persuasive Essay-MarijuanaThis essay will attempt to persuade its readers that the use of marijuana is in actual fact more dangerous than is generally thought. Marijuana is a mixture ... nsume it.Immediately after consuming the narcotic one may experience harmful effects from marijuana use such as hallucinations, paranoia, psychotic episodes, impaired coordination, impaired motor abil ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
The Effects of Cannabis on the Human Reproductive System.
ported were lethargy, elation, a dream-like state and tiredness. There are many effects to the oral use of marijuana, some of which are psychological, physiological, cardiovascular, respiratory and ne ... o into hyper activated swimming to fertilize the egg. The sperm goes into this spastic swimming because women's reproductive tract has fluids that prepare the sperm to impregnate. Introducing lower le ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Marijuana in the United States- Should we legalize marijuana?
marijuana web page stated "Fewer than 2 percent of drug-related emergency room visits involved the use of marijuana alone in the year 1994". Are the correct in saying it is safe, not according to ant ... stimulates their appetites so they can fight off dangerous emaciation; glaucoma sufferers who have used marijuana said it has prevented them from going blind. Cancer patients, for whom it alleviates ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
"What's Legal?"
On average yearly, 440,000 deaths are reported from tobacco use, 110,640 deaths from alcohol, 30,000 from suicide, 15,000 from murder, 7,600 from aspirin (or ot ... der, 7,600 from aspirin (or other painkillers) yet NO DEATHS HAVE EVER BEEN REPORTED FROM MARIJUANA USE.1 Despite this fact, the use of marijuana remains illegal even though there have now been proven ... s, there are several billion dollars to be made, or saved, depending on your perspective.Tobacco is used by approximately 46.5 million (23.3% of the population) Americans even though it kills more peo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Pro-legalization of Medical Marijuana.
t, it has been in Canada for two years. In July 2001, the Canadian federal government legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Since that time, the debate over marijuana usage has escala ... ebate over marijuana usage has escalated in the United States.Marijuana is effective in relieving nausea in AIDS patients, lowers optic nerve pressure in glaucoma patients, and is in general an intell ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Marijuana as Medicine?
arijuana does temporarily alleviate the pain, it does not constitute a medicine. Marijuana has been used as a medicine and an intoxicant for thousands of years in many different parts of the world. In ... n many different parts of the world. In the United States, state and local laws have prohibited the use of marijuana since the early 1900's and by federal law since 1937. Many young adolescents experi ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
This essay is about the dangers of marijuana, long and short term problems it causes.
e Dangers of MarijuanaThere are many life threatening, as well as psychological, dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include, cancer, breathing, immune system, asthma, drivin ... and symptoms in newborns, and children. These certain dangers may be associated with the prolonged use of marijuana, and may cause permanent damage.Marijuana is known to contain more of some cancer c ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs