Essays Tagged: "smoking marijuana"

Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

as you know is bad and causes severe side effects to your brain and body. Scientist have found that smoking marijuana can cause you to loose your memory. Marijuana has many psychological and physical ...

(6 pages) 372 1 4.2 Nov/1996

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

Legalization of Marijuana (Anti)

have your whole lives ahead of you. Some of you may be thinking 'So What' Bill Clinton has admitted smoking marijuana, and he is President. Well, that surely is not a good attitude to have considering ... a is said to be useful in the medical field as a cure for some disease. It is also an argument that smoking marijuana does not cause any side affects. I will prove this to be untrue, and a myth of soc ...

(5 pages) 245 0 4.3 Dec/1996

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

Is Marijuana Dangerous to your Physical Health?

s commonly known thatmarijuana is a widely used drug. Many movies depict peoplehaving a great time, smoking marijuana, and laughing as hard asthey can. But is this really what is behind the drug? With ... hronic users. I am sure thatalong with these complications, the same complications as withcigarette smoking come up. Occasional use of marijuana doesn'tseem to cause many problems. However, as with an ...

(5 pages) 175 0 4.8 Jan/1996

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

Marijuana

It's time we put to rest the myth that smoking marijuana is a fringe or deviantactivity, engaged in only by those on the margins of America ... deviantactivity, engaged in only by those on the margins of American society. In reality, marijuanasmoking is extremely common, and marijuana is the recreational drug of choice formillions of mainstr ... forcementresources arresting them.Marijuana smokers in this country are no different from their non-smoking peers,except for their marijuana use. Like most Americans, they are responsible citizens who ...

(9 pages) 299 0 4.5 Nov/1996

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

Marijuana: Marvelous Medicine.

Marijuana has many positive effects on the human body. These effects should lead to legalization of smoking marijuana for medical reasons.In few states, this legal drug has shown to ease pain in serio ... severe pain throughout their bodies and must learn to cope with the slow process of their disease. Smoking marijuana may be just the treatment they need to cope. Not only is marijuana known to ease p ...

(2 pages) 47 0 3.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Justice - This is a short essay written to question justice in modern day society.

gas prices are so high? Is it just that taxes are so high? Is it just that you should be busted for smoking marijuana and not cigarettes? These are all things that we deal with in everyday life. We ju ...

(2 pages) 96 0 3.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Facts about Marijuana

le use for it also. These terms all coincide wit the major issue, marijuana. Most people think that smoking marijuana is not as bad for you as smoking a cigarette. This is not exactly true. Marijuana ... from sizes you can have 1/2 a foot bong to a seven foot bong, bongs could even four or more people smoking out of it from hose like tube?s coming out of it from all angles. A newer way of smoking the ...

(3 pages) 48 1 3.6 Mar/2003

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

Marijuana effects of marijuana an dwhat they could do

le use for it also. These terms all coincide wit the major issue, marijuana. Most people think that smoking marijuana is not as bad for you as smoking a cigarette. This is not exactly true. Marijuana ... from sizes you can have 1/2 a foot bong to a seven foot bong, bongs could even four or more people smoking out of it from hose like tube's coming out of it from all angles. A newer way of smoking the ...

(3 pages) 126 1 4.6 Apr/2003

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

Marijuna: to be legal: or not to be that is the question.

orted perception (sounds, time, touch etc.), trouble thinking and solving problems. For some people smoking marijuana causes loss of motor coordination. But compare it to the short-term effect that to ... The long-term effects of tobacco are well known, but not in details. It is now well documented that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke, as well as cancer of the ...

(2 pages) 65 0 5.0 Nov/2003

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

The pro and con of legalizing marrijuana

ConThere currently exists controversy concerning smoking marijuana as a medicine. Many well-intentioned leaders and members of the public have been m ... ced and organized pro-drug legalization lobby, into believing there is merit to their argument that smoking marijuana is a safe and effective medicine. A review of the scientific research, expert medi ... ty of nationally recognized expert medical doctors, scientists and researchers, have concluded that smoking marijuana is not safe and effective medicine. These organizations include: the American Medi ...

(6 pages) 153 1 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Don't Criticize It. Legalize It.

t Criticize It. Legalize It.One might be surprised to hear that the modernly deplorable practice of smoking marijuana was initiated in 2737 B.C. by the emperor of China at the time, Shen Nung. Thus, t ...

(3 pages) 64 0 3.7 Jan/2004

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

Bush: Soldier or Terrorist?

y and illigeal drug cocaine. The republicans response to that was "Yes, but didn't Clinton admit to smoking marijuana?" The answer of course, is yes. But our leaders intelligence is not that of Albert ...

(2 pages) 51 1 3.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Paper for my health class assessing the use of medical marijuana. I received an A on this paper. My sources are listed at the end.

so be added to food and have the effect of getting you high.Depending on the person and conditions, smoking marijuana has different effects. When first smoking it, you start to feel relaxed and goofy. ... fferent effects. When first smoking it, you start to feel relaxed and goofy. After an extended time smoking marijuana, some people's mouths will get dry. Their eyes may become blood shot because the m ...

(6 pages) 160 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Risk Assessment what about drug?

tances that damage certain parts of the body and has many affects. When someone first starts smoking marijuana, he/she gets a sense of well-being, relaxation, a willingness to speak or laugh op ...

(3 pages) 35 0 1.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Is it right to use marijuana as medicine?

IntroductionIn my experience I found that young people usually experiment with smoking marijuana. Marijuana becomes more popular in high school. In 1995 more than 16% of youth age ... AIDS it can be used.IntroductionIn my experience I found that young people usually experiment with smoking marijuana. Marijuana becomes more popular in high school. In 1995 more than 16% of youth age ...

(3 pages) 64 2 4.1 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Drugs and alcohol

for a religious ceremony, a destitute alcoholic drinking on a city street, or a group of teenagers smoking marijuana, drugs and alcohol have the same effects in any culture. The question of ?why do p ...

(4 pages) 89 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Drug Testing In High Schools

acker in a Friday night game, but a few days before Matt was hanging out at his buddies and started smoking marijuana. Thursday, before the game, Matt was chosen to take a drug test. His coach approac ...

(8 pages) 76 0 2.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Marijuana Use and the Effect on Teens.

s taken from a 17 year-old honor student (who shall remain nameless for her protection) who started smoking marijuana at 16. She was in the top 11% of her class with prospects of being a psychologist ... ng short-term memory is needed to learn and perform tasks that call for more then one or two steps. Smoking marijuana causes some changes in the brain that are like those caused by cocaine, heroin, an ...

(5 pages) 41 1 4.3 Dec/2005

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

Decriminalization of marijuana

el and abuse the substance. If our results could resemble the laws in Amsterdam, recklessness while smoking marijuana would be no more then regular recklessness.Robert MacCoun, a professor of public p ...

(1 pages) 50 2 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

"Shiloh and Other Short Stories" by Bobbie Ann Mason: Failed Relationship

n, Leroy was interested in finally talking to her about their worries, but since he was always high smoking marijuana, he would lose his thought. Leroy looks back when they lost their four month old c ... as always at home and being lazy most of the time. He found interest in art crafts and sewing while smoking joints. These activities are not for men to do and even Mabel, Norma Jean's mother, gave rud ...

(4 pages) 67 0 3.4 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American