Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana, Weed, Pot, Hemp, Cannabis, Grass, all these words have the same meaning. There is an ongoing controversy on wither or not Marijuana should be legalized. Both sides have good issues that support them but the positive effects of legalizing marijuana are far g...

Marijuana Better Kept Illegal Marijuana Collier's Encyclopedia defines marijuana as a crude drug composed of the leaves, stems, and flowering buds of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. The flowering tops of the plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the psychoactive material fo...

Today's common tasks can be hard on a person. Anything can cause stress in our lives, and many have founded ways to cope with it. The solution to their stress is marijuana. There is no exact date when cannabis, the plant that marijuana came from, came to the United States. &quo...

Marijuana has many nicknames: sess, pot, dope, weed, green, boom, Mary Jane, herb, buds, grass, chronic, ganja, and trees. Marijuana comes from the flowers, buds, and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis. Smoking marijuana is almost as common as seeing someone smoking a cigarette. Some smoke marijuana ...

The use of marijuana may often lead to problems in your life. It could lead to addiction, or maybe even death. There are those who say smoking marijuana isn\'t that bad for you, but they don\'t realize how severe it can get. The effects of the drug depend on the user\'s experience, how strong it was...

One question that has troubled Americans for a long time is: \"Should the use of marijuana be legalized?\" Some say yes, while others say, no. According to the Merriam-Webster\'s dictionary, marijuana is defined as \"the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that yield THC a...

Marijuana: Its Effects on the Mind & Body Have you ever puffed the "magic dragon"? Many Americans have had encounters with a drug with street names like weed, herb, pot, maryjane, and other numerous names. This drug is marijuana, and there are some effects to your life when you "t...

People have been using marijuana (also known as cannabis) as a medicine for thousands of years, beginning in China, India, and the Middle East. Marijuana has beneficial effects when used in medicinal scenarios for the treatment of pain; thus it should be an administered drug for patients who can ben...

The debate over the legalization of marijuana and the use of medical marijuana has been strongly argued throughout the history of the United States and is still a very controversial issue. There are many strong arguments for the legalization of marijuana and the use of marijuana for medical purposes...

Marijuana is an illegal drug with many medical uses and should be made legal for those patients who need it. There are many valuable medical uses for marijuana not recognized by the Federal Government. Though some states have legalized its use for patients with the permission of their physician, ...

There is much controversy surrounding the issue of a medication that has been used around the world as early as 3000 BC. This drug used was derived from a plant called marijuana ( Cannabis sativa ). It was used in these early times in India, Central Asia, and China for various illnesses. This, of co...

Marijuana can cause many harmful effects. There has never been a major test though. The ones they've used have shown very different things. I have been very surprised by what I have been reading. I cannot believe the difference in what different scientists think.One says, "It's hard to know for sur...

Don't Panic. It's Organic. An Analysis of Governmental Policies Surrounding the Legalization of Marijuana There is no doubt that alcohol is America's most popular and prominent drug. The sale and distribution has been legal since its early development. However, along with the ...

The United States, with one of the most culturally diverse populations in the world it should come as no surprise that we also have one of the most diverse asorments of medical treatments in the world. In the U.S. you can find the most sophisticated western medicine and also some of the oldest alte...

Marijuana is the most common drug used in the world. Because it is the least dangerous drug, most curious people will start off with marijuana first before attempting to do other drugs. Marijuana is made with dried leaves and flowering tops of an Indian hemp plant cannabis sativa. People use mar...

Up in Smoke Marijuana. Right now, it's taboo. Right now it's something parents dread talking to their children about. Right now it affects over half of the United States population. How can we make marijuana more useful to humanity without it having serious repercussions on today...

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...

Medical Marijuana Since marijuana was discovered, it was smoked to get high and to cope with suffering medical conditions. Scientists are now realizing that marijuana could help in some medical cases. "It's not particularly effective across the board, but it may be effective for some ...

Should Marijuana Be Legalized? The controversy of legalizing marijuana has been raging for quite a while in America. From some people pushing it for medical purposes to potheads just wanting to "get high" legally. Marijuana has been used for years as a popular drug for people who wa...

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Cannabis sativaNearly every part of the plant Cannabis sativa aka marijuana is used in different forms. This plant grows quickly up to about twenty feet and in many different environments. Its leaves consists of about five jagged edged leaflets, each attached from a slender stem to a thick, hallow...

Should Marijuana Be Legalized??? Marijuana should be legalized! Marijuana, cannabis, is a plant that is used for many reasons. Marijuana was utilized as far back as 2737 B.C. by Chinese emperor Shen Nung. Then a Chinese physician mixed cannabis and white wine to make an anesthetic. By the 1890s, s...

The controversy of legalizing marijuana has been raging for quite a while in America. From some people pushing it for medical purposes to pott-heads just wanting to get high legally. Marijuana has been used for years as a popular drug for people who want to get a high. All this...

Weeding Through the Debate: Should Medicinal Marijuana be Legal?Legalize Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes The debate is hot. Each side has its argument and is ready to fire away with statistics andfacts. Should marijuana be legalized for medicinal purposes? Is marijuana actually safe for ...

History and Uses of Marijuana Whether you call it Hemp, Mary Jane, Pot, Weed; it doesn't matter. It is still Cannabis Sativa, or cannabis for short. And it is still illegal. The use of marijuana as an intoxicant in the United States became a problem of public concern in the 1930s. Regulato...