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pill form of marijuana (Brookhiser 1996, p. 27). Additionally, in countries such as the United States, where expensive health insu...
legalization with federal, state, and local government statistics; competition; elasticity; supply and demand evaluations; tax rev...
dangerous or physically addictive. Of course, there is some debate about the safety of marijuana. Curtis claims that the FDA will...
1993, p. 23). The authors believe that if people see patients using marijuana and "functioning fine," they will question why its i...
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,...
United States Department of Agriculture statistics (Stateman, 2009). Marijuana Policy Project California policy director Aaron Sm...
g of cannabis, and up to 2-3 mgs can induce pleasurable effects for the occasional marijuana user (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611...
long history of the manner in which marijuana is perceived and regulated throughout the world. While western countries s...
to legalizing marijuana. The author states that "Supporters of an initiative that would decriminalize marijuana in Nevada said ...
often takes more than 20 years for the effects of cigarette smoke to develop into a detectable malignancy" (p. PG). II. ADOLESCEN...
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...
to make changes to the society. this becomes more evident when we note that "While the number of offenders in each major offense c...
by speaking with these individuals who seem to stay out late, arrive to work late and look disheveled, a new situation presents it...
been ingested (1997). While ecstasy can last in the body for many days, what are the long term effects of this dangerous substan...
In eight pages this paper considers the reasons behind the illegality of marijuana from ethical and moral perspectives. Six sourc...
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...
argument against marijuana legalization. Califano specifically focuses on the issue of marijuana as a gateway drug and cites sta...
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...
Public sentiment therefore leaves room for the possibility of legalization. Legalization can, in fact, be justified when we consi...
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...
the listeners understanding of the fact that fever is a typical sign of infection, though obviously its not the only one; nor is i...
of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...
(Flores, 2005). Mechanism of Action A THC receptor in the brain receives the THC compound to create either or both "halluci...
are important issues and deserve attention because they will shape our nations future. Clearly we can build more and more prisons,...
Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...