YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Medical Argument for Legalized Marijuana
Essays 211 - 240
a variety of legal prescriptions under false pretenses, one is actually taking drugs illegally. Similarly, teenagers are no allowe...
stated that both the political and public attitude towards the legalization of marijuana is greatly "skewed" (NORML). One Cons...
g of cannabis, and up to 2-3 mgs can induce pleasurable effects for the occasional marijuana user (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611...
often takes more than 20 years for the effects of cigarette smoke to develop into a detectable malignancy" (p. PG). II. ADOLESCEN...
of trepidation. Not only was the drug then illegal in all states, the government had effectively convinced the public that mariju...
THC, and it is "present in all parts of both the male and female plants but is most concentrated in the resin (cannabin) in the fl...
(Flores, 2005). Mechanism of Action A THC receptor in the brain receives the THC compound to create either or both "halluci...
Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...
been absolutely established is that THC does attach itself to brain receptors associated with "thought, memory, concentration, and...
In eight pages this paper considers the reasons behind the illegality of marijuana from ethical and moral perspectives. Six sourc...
been ingested (1997). While ecstasy can last in the body for many days, what are the long term effects of this dangerous substan...
United States Department of Agriculture statistics (Stateman, 2009). Marijuana Policy Project California policy director Aaron Sm...
on animal use in experiments for human well being (Singh, 2006). II. IN FAVOR OF Michael et al (1994) attempt to sharpen...
legalization with federal, state, and local government statistics; competition; elasticity; supply and demand evaluations; tax rev...
several European universities have parapsychology departments that investigate ESP, 96 percent of the scientists of the US Nationa...
such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts" (DSM-IV,...
6,000 BCE as well as for textiles in 4,000 BCE in China and it is also recorded as being used as a medicine in China in 2727 (Narc...
In five pages this paper assesses the legalization of gambling in terms of its social impact both positive and negative. Four sou...
In five pages this paper provides both supporting and counter arguments on the issue of gambling legalization in Michigan and come...
Decriminalizing drugs is examined through pro and con arguments in a paper consisting of nine pages before concluding that the hea...
In ten pages this paper examines various perspective regarding the legalization of drugs in the US. Twelve sources are cited in t...
In fourteen pages this paper examines whether or not prostitution should be legal in terms of various opposing arguments and the e...
DRUG USAGE The United States has long been in battle with itself in an ongoing attempt to control its rampant drug problem. Atte...
In seven pages this paper discusses drug legalization in an examination of the benefits received. Eleven sources are cited in the...
Slavery in America was held in place by a complicated network of legal precedents. This paper analyzes the history of the practice...
such groups turn to drug use as a way to mitigate the pressure and stressors of living in such a fundamentally fragmented and unju...
Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2004 from: http://www.drugsense.org/mcwilliams/www.marijuanamagazine.com/toc/drugsand.htm DuPont, R...
what may be termed a "bad" death. In fact, one study found that "More often than not, patients died in pain, their desires concern...
are not right to lifers, the idea that someone is not born would immediately prompt the idea that the individual is not a person. ...
believe in a womans right to choose. INTERVIEWER: So, do you believe that abortion should be legal? NURSE: Yes, I do. INTERVIEWER:...