Anti-legalization of Marijuana Dear Congressman, I am honored to be writing to you on such a significant topic of national concern. Average citizens are annoyed and just plain fatigued with the drugs and crime problems in America. These upright citizens, that contribute to the growth of Americ...

Dear Congressman, I am honored to be writing to you on such a significant topic of national concern. Average citizens are annoyed and just plain fatigued with the drugs and crime problems in Am...

Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is definitely one of the most commonly used illegal drugs in the United States. However, its effects and dangers have been greatly misrepresented to kids and teenagers as well as adults. Also, there are many misconceptions about the drug including how addictive it is, i...

Should Marijuana Be Legal This is a topic that has become a bit of concern amongst people in the past few years. Marijuana has been illegal since the early 1900's, but lately scientists have figured out that there are some uses of marijuana that could benefit people in need, people who...

Say No to Marijuana Legalization Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa is being used illegally by many Americans today of all ages. Before the 1960s, many Americans had never heard of marijuana, but today it is the most used illegal drug in this country. All types of marijuana are mind-alteri...

Against the legalization of marijuana Should marijuana be legalized? Whether you smoke or not, you probably still have an opinion. It is sufficiently obvious that marijuana is a threat to our society morally and physically. Its use leads to the use of "harder" and more dangerous drugs, ...

The streets of North America are awash with drugs for unhappiness and pain. One must not look far within our society to see there is a subculture that exists, predominantly among our youth, that embraces the use of narcotics. This social acceptance of drug abuse has unsurprisingly allowed drug addic...

There is no denying that the drug problem in our country today has reached epidemic proportions. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control and/or solve it. Ending the drug war may not seem to be the best answer at first, but the so-called war on drugs h...

Many people in society are trying to persuade the government to legalize the use of marijuana. Marijuana is a drug that is mind altering. It relaxes the body and slows down a person as a whole. There are more cons's than pros to legalizing marijuana. Although marijuana has been known t...

Tom N. My old roommate use to tell me "everyone smokes pot at some point in their life". I've smoked pot with a 33 year-old mother of two outside a wedding reception and with a 14 year-old girl and her father. So what is this magical drug that makes everyone seem to enjoy life so much? Throu...

Legalization of Marijuana The issue is should marijuana be legalized. My opinion is yes it should be legalized. I know when people hear the word Marijuana it brings to mind a bunch of burnt out old hippy's in a room full of smoke. But I feel differently about it I find it no worse than dri...

If you are a hopeless patient and fighting severe pain due to illness, you would probably favor using marijuana for pain relief. Legalizing the medical marijuana is one of the most controversial issues in today's society. Marijuana or cannabis is widely used around the world. It causes hallucina...

Media & Marijuana It all started in 1937, when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Ever since that cold day in December things have gone downhill for anything associated the miracle drug known as Marijuana. Ever since then, the media has downplayed marijuana and the effects it has on American...

One question that has haunted every country in the world for a very long time is whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Some people say, "Yes", while others say, "No". Although it is illegal to use marijuana many people still use it. However, there is not a satisfactory an...

The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana, also known as Pot, Grass, Weed, Reefer, Joint, Roach, Maui Wowie, Loco Weed, Mary Jane, (department of human services division of substance abuse) is one such substance that most people are familiar with. As this drug has leaked out into our society eve...

Over the past decade extensive medical research had been done in an effort to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. There have been a number of attempts in congress for a bill to be passed legalizing this drug. However congress has yet to pass the bills proposed. Will legalization of marijuan...

Over the past decade extensive medical research had been done in an effort to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. There have been a number of attempts in congress for a bill to be passed legalizing this drug. However congress has yet to pass the bills proposed. Will legalization of marijuan...

Marijuana in the mid 19th century was first used as a medicinal entity; there have been more than one hundred published medical literatures in the west recommending marijuana for various illnesses and discomforts (Grinspoon & Bakalar, 1993). This trend continues in our days with cannabis proposed...

The legalization of the drug Marijuana is and always has been a very controversial topic. While some people are strict conservatives on the issue and believe that all the laws we have restricting it are good laws, there are other opinions. Some people don't like the fact that it makes you unm...

There is no culture in the history of mankind that did not ever use some kind (kinds) of drugs. Despite the well-known consequences of drug addiction, millions of people constantly consume different legal and illegal drugs. Affecting people's mind and changing their behavior, drugs become one of the...

Mairjuana is a drug that has been with us for quite awhile. It was used in ancient China and India for pain relief, tension relief and anxiety problems. Over the course of time, the drug made its way from other countries, such as India and China, and came to the US. A user of this drug will fe...

First off lets determine what exactly marijuana is, it is a crude drug made from the plant cannabis sativa. The main ingredient that gets you "high" is called THC or in real terms delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Some immediate effects of this drug, when smoked, are raised heartbeat and pulse...

Marijuana, the crude drug made from the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis sativa plant, contains hundreds of active chemicals. Of the 421 chemicals identified in the plant, 70 are cannabinoids (chemicals found only in the marijuana plant and nowhere else in nature). Cannabinoids are sto...

Introduction The purpose of this study is to ascertain the affects of drug-abusing fathers on the drug usage of their young adolescent children. A special targeted population were chosen for this study; they are the children of drug-abusing fathers who are HIV-positive or at risk for becoming HIV-po...

Say the word marijuana and people immediately associate it with something: crime, druggies, lack of motivation, or other negative connotations. For far too long in American culture millions have believed propaganda about marijuana, spread by the government, without ever educating themselves. Mari...