Essays Tagged: "medical purposes"

Cloning

to society. There are many reasonable ways to use the methods of cloning. For instance, the use for medical purposes can be helpful in cases such as producing animals with human body systems that coul ...

(2 pages) 88 0 3.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

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 eases the pain, and r ... eir 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 says, that ... nesses.The state law proposition 215 which says, that pot is legal to smoke if you are using it for medical reasons in terminally ill cases. This proposition was on the November ballot and was voted i ...

(2 pages) 119 1 4.1 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Rethinking Marijuana

, 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 a doctor's recommend ... ifornia'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 warrant a prescription. Unfortunately ...

(3 pages) 66 0 4.4 Jun/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Marijuana: A Horticultural Revolution, A Medical and Legal Battle

Pretty Good essay proving the benefits of the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes Good essayMarijuana: A Horticultural Revolution, A Medical and Legal BattleFor year ... areplans which has aided the ill both mentally and physically--marijuana. Significantscientific and medical studies have demonstrated that marijuana is safe for use undermedical supervision and that t ... e cannabis plant, in its natural form, has importanttherapeutic benefits that are often of critical medical importance to persons afflicted witha variety of life-threatening illnesses. Courts have rec ...

(2 pages) 92 1 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Marijuana Legalization

by the use of a drug called marijuana. Because marijuana is not legalized for any use including for medical purposes, his pain will torment him until he dies. Pro-legalization leaders have listed the ... isadvantages that prove it should not be legalized in the first place. Marijuana has many practical medical uses.Legalizing marijuana would positively effect terminally ill patients. Under all federal ...

(4 pages) 260 0 3.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Legalization of Marijuana

te in November of 1996 and coming into effect the beginning of this year, marijuana is now legal to medical patients in California and Arizona. Proposition 215 reads as follows:The people of the State ... ollows:(A) To ensure that seriously 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 physicia ...

(4 pages) 93 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Should Medical Marijuana be legalized?

- -Proposition 215Medical Marijuana Initiative Section 1. Section 11362.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to r ... llows: (A) To ensure that seriously 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 physicia ... s relief. (B) To ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to criminal prosecution or s ...

(4 pages) 155 0 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Pot

MarijuanaIn this report I will show you my views on Marijuana, if it should belegal, for medical and/or recreational purposes.Marijuana has many names: Dope, Marihuana, Ganja, Pot Mary Jane ... aysan important part in Marijuana's history. Hoatho, the first chinesephysician to use Cannabis for medical purposes as a painkiller andanesthetic for surgery. In the Ninth Century B.C., it was used a ... ndedness.In 1979 (A.D.) Carlton E. Turner visited China and found marijuana wasnot in use in formal medical places. J. D. P. Graham of the Welsh NationalSchool of Medicine wrote, 'One not need take to ...

(7 pages) 54 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Should Marijuana Be Legalized for Medical Purposes

Should Marijuana be Legalized for Medical Purposes?Marijuana has been used extensively as a medical remedy for more than five thousand ... as been used extensively as a medical remedy for more than five thousand years. In the early 1900s, medical usage of marijuana began to decline with the advent of alternative drugs. Injectable opiates ... (Grinspoon). The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 made cannabis so expensive to obtain that its usage as a medical remedy in the U.S. came to a halt. Although now illegal in the U.S., marijuana continues to ...

(9 pages) 608 0 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Thesis paper on anabolic-androgenic steroids.

gical effects of the drugs, rather than the physical side effects.Steroids were first developed for medical purposes. They are used in controlling inflammation, strengthening weakened hearts, preventi ... produce sufficient testosterone for normal growth, development, and sexual functioning. The primary medical uses of these compounds are to treat delayed puberty, some types of impotence, and wasting o ...

(5 pages) 131 0 3.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

discursive essay on the legalisation of cannabis; different peoples views and arguments for and against it.

underworld of drugs, and that would stop the lead on to harder drugs. Also cannabis can be used for medical purposes such as a painkiller, and to relieve the symptoms of diseases such as multiple scle ... Ecstasy and amphetamines.Another reason people give for the legalisation of cannabis is that it has medical purposes. It can be used as a painkiller or to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. E ...

(3 pages) 86 1 4.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

This essay is about Food As Magic, How food helps someone to get cure.

Food as MagicGinger is one of the oldest spice in the world, it has been used for the medical purposes over last 5,000 years. "References to ginger as a medicine and a spice appear in an ... nate (Dramamine) in reducing motion sickness in individuals highly susceptible to this malady. More medical reports show that Ginger is effective in easing morning sickness in pregnant women and post- ...

(3 pages) 38 0 1.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Reasons.

Should Marijuana be Legalized for Medical Purposes?Marijuana has the potential to become one of the most useful substances in the enti ... ience relief. Billions could be made from the sale of marijuana and more jobs could be created. The medical usage of this drug began to decline in the 1900's with the advent of alternative drugs.Injec ... rugs such as aspirin and barbiturates began to replace marijuana. It has been used extensively as a medical remedy for more than five thousand years. Legalization of marijuana should be considered des ...

(2 pages) 80 2 3.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Legislature of Legalization Medicinal Legalization of Marijuana (MLA Format)

, in the recent past, a completely new controversy has arisen surrounding the use of marijuana: its medical benefits. After years of give and take, it is time for us to legalize marijuana for medical ... deled after the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 that did not ban marijuana, but rather recognized its medical uses. The bill did specify, however, that physicians, veterinarians, druggists, growers, imp ...

(6 pages) 310 0 4.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Is it right to use marijuana as medicine?

es marijuana if is it good to use marijuana some answers will be yes. Some people use marijuana for medical purposes like to reduce pain. People with sickness like cancer use marijuana to reduce vomit ... es marijuana if is it good to use marijuana some answers will be yes. Some people use marijuana for medical purposes like to reduce pain. People with sickness like cancer use marijuana to reduce vomit ...

(3 pages) 64 2 4.1 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Comparing and Contrasting Marijuana and Alcohol.

are both commonly used by teens, and both drugs can become addictive. These two drugs are used for medical purposes in special situations, but they also can be life destroying.Marijuana is the most p ... cool among those using the drug. This drug is usually illegal, but the drug is legal when used for medical purposes. Patients who are critically ill and are suffering from deadly diseases such as AID ...

(3 pages) 77 4 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Effects of Marijuana

rijuana grows only in certain temperate regions, particularly dry and hot lands. Except for limited medical purposes, marijuana is illegal in almost all, but a few countries. In the United States mari ... earch paper you are going to read about the question-"Does marijuana actually effect the brain?"-In medical terminology there are several cases of brain disorders which can result from causes ranging ...

(6 pages) 133 2 4.8 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Medicalweed

at brings a person's mind toeuphoria but there is more to it. Marijuana or cannabis can be used for medical purposes,for patients with the HIV virus, glaucoma, epilepsy, and many other illness or pain ... 00 B.C. where it wasused for food in China" (Ernet L. Abel 120). By 2727 B.C. marijuana was used formedical purposes in Chinese pharmacopoeia. In the 20th century, marijuana has beenused more for its ...

(7 pages) 18 0 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

"The Hobbit" - Novel Presentation

nt in the eleventh battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. After Tolkien got out of the military for medical purposes he gained a post at Oxford University, where he worked on the history of words from ...

(6 pages) 32 0 3.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Marijuana Research Paper - Profitability and Other Reasons Why People Grow It and Will Continue To Grow It.

re are new stories about people willing to jeopardize everything in the pursuit of growing weed for medical purposes, personal use, profitability, or simply because they are activists, rebelling again ... to grow marijuana are available to anyone that has access to the internet. Dr. Paul Martiquet, the medical health officer for Powell River, explains the findings of a study published by the Universit ...

(14 pages) 47 0 0.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol