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...

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 marijuana...

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 marijuana...

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 ...

Legalization Of Medical Marijuana: For a Good Cause One of the biggest controversies that currently plague the United States is the debate over the legalization of marijuana. Many speculate that changes in the laws concerning of marijuana are long overdue and our society can no longer postpone thi...

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...

Marijuana is a drug that has been in the media for years. There is a constant debate about if it should be used medically. The world is afraid of what they do not know about marijuana; for years we've been told, "say nope to dope." While marijuana can help for medical purposes it can also be of g...

Medical marijuana was legalized in Michigan during the last election on November 4, 2008. Michigan\'s Medical Marijuana Law, Initiated Law 1 of 2008, received an unbelievable 63% of votes, receiving the majority support in 83 of Michigan\'s counties. This law went into effect on December 4, 2008, an...

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...

When looking at some of the major issues happening in our country we feel one stands out legalization of medicinal marijuana. The Federal government refuses to legalize marijuana for medicinal use, even though several states already have it legalized. For example California proposed proposition 215 ...

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...

The medical use of marijuana should be approved by the federal government of the United States of America. Politics and personal bias have no place in the medical arts. Science, not prejudice, is the yardstick by which the efficacy of medical treatment is to be measured. the practitioner must be abl...

DESCRIPTION:Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leavesof the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is often called by street names such as pot,herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, reefer, or chronic. There are more than 200 slangterms for marijuana. HISTORY...

Medical MarijuanaMarijuana prohibition applies to everyone, including the sick and dying. Of all the negative consequences of prohibition, none is as tragic as the denial of medical marijuana to the tens of thousands of seriously ill patients who could benefit from its therapeutic use.    It is c...

While there may not be cures for certain human diseases, there is definitely a drug that can be used to ease the pain of many of them, such as arthritis, asthma, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS), depression, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, cancer and many others. This drug is marijuana, also...

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 Use of Marijuana for Medical PurposesMarijuana is illegal in fifty states because of it's classification as an illicit drug, but controversial issues have been established that this "illicit drug" has improved the course of treatment for suffering patients in such illnesses as Glaucoma, Anorexia...

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...