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United States Department of Agriculture statistics (Stateman, 2009). Marijuana Policy Project California policy director Aaron Sm...
sharp increase in its use (1994). Indeed, part of the reason why the drug is popuolar is becuae its destructive effects are not ad...
In six pages this paper presents the argument that since legalized tobacco represents health threats there is no reason not to als...
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...
to legalizing marijuana. The author states that "Supporters of an initiative that would decriminalize marijuana in Nevada said ...
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...
be linked to destructive tendencies which target either property, people or animals. Drug abusers often steal as it suits their p...
mean that certain professionals could legally take a smoke break and then go into surgery to perform delicate operations (Harbath,...
long history of the manner in which marijuana is perceived and regulated throughout the world. While western countries s...
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...
could be a prescribed drug, similar to what is done with morphine" (Marijuana - the Pros and Cons of Legalization, 2003). Clear...
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...
(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...
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...
thus freeing up money and space for more serious criminals. If marijuana were legal the law enforcement industry could spend more ...
Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana Touted). The spokesman for Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement, Billy Rogers, stated "We are...
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...
came up with a theory as to why people utilized marijuana for pleasure (Hallstone, 2002). This sociologist looked at drug use from...
stated that both the political and public attitude towards the legalization of marijuana is greatly "skewed" (NORML). One Cons...
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...
a variety of legal prescriptions under false pretenses, one is actually taking drugs illegally. Similarly, teenagers are no allowe...
argument against marijuana legalization. Califano specifically focuses on the issue of marijuana as a gateway drug and cites sta...
Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...