Essays 181 - 210
wrestles with a myriad of questions about substance use and abuse. First, there are good reasons why marijuana should be legali...
been absolutely established is that THC does attach itself to brain receptors associated with "thought, memory, concentration, and...
stated that both the political and public attitude towards the legalization of marijuana is greatly "skewed" (NORML). One Cons...
legalization with federal, state, and local government statistics; competition; elasticity; supply and demand evaluations; tax rev...
such groups turn to drug use as a way to mitigate the pressure and stressors of living in such a fundamentally fragmented and unju...
pill form of marijuana (Brookhiser 1996, p. 27). Additionally, in countries such as the United States, where expensive health insu...
bankruptcy of all marijuana prohibitions. Paper: Purpose Statement: The purpose of this speech is to provide the listener with ...
number of states. Predictably, this has caused a great deal of controversy. This paper considers the following questions: What con...
Our society has changed radically over recent history. One of the reflections of this change is an evolution in the way that...
a form of anemia and also to aid men whose bodies do not produce the normal level of testosterone (NIDA "Anabolic"). Slang...
This research paper consists of an analysis of Green, et al's 2010 study, "Does heavy adolescent marijuana use lead to criminal in...
Evidence in Support of Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Purposes Research Compiled for The Paper Store, Enterprises Inc. by...
Tobacco should be regarded as one of the most dangerous drugs currently being utilized in contemporary society....
life instead of being the stronger aspects inherent to sizable social forces and requirements. Being deprived of a sound ed...
have changed, thankfully so have attitudes regarding the plant that serves a multitude of purposes. Unlike addictive opiates that...
several European universities have parapsychology departments that investigate ESP, 96 percent of the scientists of the US Nationa...
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...
of trepidation. Not only was the drug then illegal in all states, the government had effectively convinced the public that mariju...
(Loan Shark, n.d.). There are two distinctions here that clearly separate payday loan businesses from loan sharks. The fir...
including Oregon, in order to secure the legal rights of the dying to seek out assistance in their death. While states like Orego...
a variety of legal prescriptions under false pretenses, one is actually taking drugs illegally. Similarly, teenagers are no allowe...
initiated by the police, who have more freedom and a wider range of choices in how to proceed when dealing with a juvenile than wi...
Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...
clear pronouncement in the case noted above that assisted suicide remains illegal, several additional cases have either ended in a...
dangerous or physically addictive. Of course, there is some debate about the safety of marijuana. Curtis claims that the FDA will...
This 3 page paper is a 6 slide presentation on the history of marijuana, how it has and is used and its status in the law on the U...
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...
such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts" (DSM-IV,...
1993, p. 23). The authors believe that if people see patients using marijuana and "functioning fine," they will question why its i...