Essays on Effects Of Marijuana

The prohibition of marijuana has for long been a subject of heated debates, arguments, and counter-arguments regarding the effects of such action around social and political circles. Many argue that the use of marijuana makes an individual intoxicated which results in feelings of anxiety, fear, and panic. Others argue that marijuana-induced intoxication leads to impairment of the memory, negatively affecting coordination and reaction time. Legalization of marijuana is believed to be a good thing since it will lead to the collection of larger amount of tax revenues and lower government spending. In spite of the fact that a large ...

Drug abuse is a serious issue that plagues our society. Every age group has a fair share of drug users. However, according to the survey conducted by U.S Department of Health and Human Services, teenagers and young adults are two of the biggest culprits - 15.8% of people aged 16-17 and 22.6% of people aged 18-20 use drugs. The use of illicit substances by teenagers is caused by the fact that there’s no regulation of drugs like marijuana. A drug dealer isn’t going to check a person’s ID when he conducts a deal. Additionally, teenagers who ...

Marijuana

Nora Volkow et.al (2014) deals with adverse health effects of marijuana use. Everything comes from the shift in the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. Patients tend to be interested in the potential and real effects of marijuana on the health. Nowadays marijuana is the most widely used drug in the world and people should be aware of its effects. From the one point of view, it is associated with negative health effects, and from the other point of view, nobody has proved that it is harmful. I have chosen this article because it deals with the ambiguous problem ...

INTRODUCTION

Cannabis Sativa was one of the most used plants up until its ban in the 1970’s in the United States. However, California passed the use of the plant for medicinal purposes by a wide margin in the Proposition 215 of November 1996 (Kramer). There are proponents and opponents to the use of marijuana in any situation, and both sides bear strong views to support their case. In California for instance, it is permitted by law for ill patients to cultivate and use marijuana. The law stipulates that they should have a medical recommendation from a physician. The use ...

Assignment Description: To demonstrate competence in public speaking and group facilitation, students will be required to research one substance abuse prevention strategy/activity and present it to the class as the facilitator/teacher. In other words, you will create a lesson plan using the template on the next page and implement the activity with your peers enrolled in the course. The presentation should have an interactive component that enhances learning objectives for the topic. A strategy is different than a program in that a strategy is usually an activity that is part of a larger program.

Lesson Title: Marijuana Substance Abuse ...

Over the recent past there is a growing debate on whether marijuana should be legalized or not. Although, the United State has categorized cannabis not accepted drug for medicinal used. Contrary to the AIDS patients’ who claims that it assists them with the loss of appetite that follows the AIDS infection. The glaucoma patients has also further claims that smoking the weed assist them to pact with the pain and reduce the pain associated with glaucoma. Other patients suffering from terminal diseases have supported marijuana legalization (Minamide, 2009).

I will be arguing, in support for why marijuana should not ...

Statement of Issue

The state of Colorado recently legalized the use of Marijuana for recreational purposes. This came after the adoption of Article XVII, Section 16 of the Constitution of Colorado (Amendment 64) that legalized the use, distribution and taxation of marijuana. Consequently, the rates if marijuana use in the state has risen considerably. One of the classes of citizens who are mostly affected by the use of marijuana is pregnant mothers. The Marijuana Enforcement Division of Colorado is responsible for developing and enacting rules, which are supposed to govern both the medical and retail marijuana industries in the state of Colorado. ...

Public education and awareness on the harmful effects of Marijuana is the major health policy evident in the podcast. Despite the fact that there is no major evidence on the therapeutic effects of marijuana use, the drug has been legalized in most states. More people are thus involved in the procurement and abuse of the drug. The author underscores the danger that is posed to the developing fetuses because of the constant use of the drug by pregnant women. Notwithstanding the massive awareness that was done on the harmful effects of tobacco and other drugs on the population, none ...

Marijuana is harmful drug consumed in various ways; it can be smoked as a pipe or a cigarette, it is also consumed in cookies or cakes. This paper is aimed at determining profoundly reasons why it should not be legalized. - Sources (Caulkins 77), according to Caulkins, the effects of marijuana are dreadful; to start with, it affects the user by causing ‘impartment of short-term memory, hallucinations, logical thinking, energy loss, impaired immune system, and damage of the brain nerve cells. (Caulkins 23), according to Caulkins, Cannabis causes abnormal cell division. A pregnant woman who is a regular smoker ...

Introduction

Marijuana is often consumed for physiological effects which include heightened mood, relaxation and increase in appetite. It also has some side effects which includes several problems like decreasing short term memory and impaired motor skills. Marijuana is used for recreational, medical and religious purpose. Marijuana can be consumed by smoking, vaporizer, marijuana tea and with food items (Teicher, et.al., 2006).

Positive effects of Marijuana

Patients with various medical problems such as: Tourette-Syndrome, loss of appetite, respiratory diseases, depression, weight loss, nausea, insomnia, injuries and body pains, alcoholism, infections, and many more are treated with marijuana (Teicher, et.al., 2006). Tetrahydrocannabinol is the primary active ...

Through the years, people who use Marijuana are calling the attention of the government for it to be considered as a legal action in the United States. I too, am with them on their stand of legalizing Marijuana use. Marijuana should be scraped off on the U.S.’s criminal justice system. Similar regulations should be done instead which would treat them similar to cigarettes, tobacco, and alcoholic drinks and beverages. One major reason why the government is not legalizing the use of it is that it made the reputation of being an addictive substance. The legalization of Marijuana varies ...

It is a widely debated topic, whether marijuana should be legalized or not. The supporters of it consider that medical benefits of marijuana makes it important to legalize marijuana and that it will bring greater good to the society. We will discuss the medical purposes of marijuana and give evidence for why supporters advocate legalization.

Advantages of marijuana in medical purposes

In United States of America, 23 out of 50 states and DC has legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The proponents of use of marijuana for medical purposes argue that it is a safe and effective treatment for diseases such as AIDS, cancer, pain, ...

English

One of the highly debatable topics is the legalization of marijuana. Those in favour of legalizing this drug has been ignored in the past, but currently there is widespread campaigning conducted to legalize marijuana. One of the main challenges related to the debate on legalizing marijuana is the linkages between the use of alcohol and marijuana. But, the social costs related to alcohol consumption is more that the costs related to marijuana use. Moreover, legalizing marijuana may help in enhancing the health of people.

Medical and recreational effects of marijuana use

Scholars have proposed theories in favour of legalizing marijuana. They have argued that under given ...

In summer 2014, New York became the 23d state to legalize medical usage of marijuana. The State Assembly issued the Compassionate Care Act on June, the 20th. This research paper addresses pros and cons of legalization of marijuana for medical purposes in New York City not touching the controversial issue of legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes. Marijuana has been used for medical purposes for ages. Medical marijuana refers to the extraction from the plants named Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica (Whitehall, 2014.). Those plants contain over sixty various chemicals, including delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient) and ...

Throughout history individuals use drugs for different reasons. The abuse of drugs has different effects on different individuals even long after using drugs. Researchers continue to experiment on the area of drug abuse, but the number of drugs in the society today, makes it difficult to ascertain the impact of every drug that is on the market. In order to understand how the different types of drugs work on an individual, one must understand the various changes that occur in different parts of the body. CNS, depressants, narcotics, tobacco, alcohol, and stimulants are some of the drugs of abuse. ...

Introduction

What is marijuana? How is it defined and why is it controversial in the US? According to the foundation for a Drug-Free World (2014), marijuana refers to the term used to describe the dried flowers, seeds, and leaves of the Indian hemp plant. In many instances, marijuana is often interchanged with the term cannabis. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World (2014) mentions that the hallucinogen chemical found is cannabis is known as THC, and may vary substantially from each different batch of marijuana. At the street where it is mostly sold, marijuana is commonly referred to as pot, dope, ganja, grass, ...

The Professor's name

At the dawn of the third millennium, the legalization of marijuana for recreational and medical use has become a worldwide trend that keeps spreading around the world. Many governments have recognized the potential of legalizing marijuana. Only in the USA, "A total of 23 states and the District of Columbia now allow for comprehensive public medical marijuana and cannabis programs" (State Medical Marijuana Laws). According to the Marijuana Resource centre the last two states that passed marijuana legalization law, Colorado and Washington (2012), regulated it with the Amendment 64 and Initiative 502. The federal standpoint on marijuana is that "marijuana ...

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a drug that is often abused along with other drugs like heroin and cocaine. Due to its beneficial nature in some circumstances, some states over the world have decided to legalize medical marijuana. Although, benefits of using marijuana are posited, it is an open secret that people tend to abuse this drug once they start using it. Its short and long term effects are too severe and grave to be ignored. Some effects of this drug abuse can be irreversible, thus resulting in permanent damage to a person. According to a study by the National ...

Abstract

This paper is about the legalization of Marijuana in the United States. With sources found, I am going to try to prove that Marijuana should be legal within the United States because of the affects of the drug, the potential tax that could be applied to it, and the decriminalization of the drug could free up space in prisons for more heinous offenses.

Thesis

In this paper, I set out to prove that Marijuana or Cannabis should be legalized because of the potential medical effects of the drugs, the potential tax that could be applied to the sale of Marijuana, ...

In recent years the perception of the effects of marijuana both positive and negative have been increasingly discussed in the public arena. Many people contest that there are no negative consequences of marijuana use. The fact of the matter is that in order to consider something as having negative consequences, it does not need to directly cause death from an overdose. There are many other avenues, some more direct than others that a drug can cause negative consequences to the user directly in addition to collaterally in the case of family, friends and others in society. It has been proven ...

English

Introduction Several medical and health organizations have recognized marijuana’s medical value. In fact, some of these medical organizations and other prominent associations have favorable medical marijuana positions such as the AIDS Action Council, American Academy of HIV Medicine, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS Project Rhode Island, just to name a few (Logos). Medical experts say that there is substantial evidence that have proven that marijuana is safe and effective for some patients (Ethos). My point is that marijuana is not to be considered as a purely illegal substance because of its medicinal value (Metacommentary). Essentially, I am arguing ...

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Introduction Several medical and health organizations have recognized marijuana’s medical value. In fact, some of these medical organizations and other prominent associations have favorable medical marijuana positions such as the AIDS Action Council, American Academy of HIV Medicine, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS Project Rhode Island, just to name a few (Logos). Medical experts say that there is substantial evidence that have proven that marijuana is safe and effective for some patients (Ethos). My point is that marijuana is not to be considered as a purely illegal substance because of its medicinal value (Metacommentary). Essentially, I am arguing ...

Abstract

Marijuana is one of the controversial drugs in the world today. Before marijuana is taxed, it should be legalized like any other legal drugs in the world. There are many states and nations that have legalized marijuana and implemented taxation policies, while others have made it an illegal drug. Other people assert that the economic and financial impact of marijuana taxation is not relevant to the economy. . Economically, if marijuana is not taxed then it means that the free market price of legalized marijuana will be too low. Therefore, when the price is low, it means that everyone is ...

Marijuana is one of the widely used prohibited drugs, with millions of users throughout the globe. Various policies have been put in place in various countries to deal with use of marijuana, but still the number of users continue rising over time (Thomas, Kloner and Rezkalla, 2014). The United States is among the leading countries with most marijuana users throughout the globe; a problem that has spread to its neighboring countries, especially Canada. It has been proposed that legalization of marijuana could have positive effects; but then, this is a controversial issue. On one hand, it is argued that marijuana should ...

Abstract

The subject of ‘self-harming behavior’ has been widely studied by Tantam and Whittaker in Bhugra & Munro (1997) ed. ‘Troublesome Disguises: Under-diagnosed.’ In their review of literature, Tantam and Whittaker observed that the tendency to inflict self-harm began at an early age and in some cases as early as childhood. Though this sounds quite surprising, it can be observed that children begin to ‘try’ new things like drinking, smoking and using marijuana at school and with friends at social meetings and parties. Initially, they take it for fun and later, because of its constant use, they fall prey to its ...

Whether or not marijuana should be legal is an issue that has seen plenty of debate throughout the 20th century. Currently, marijuana exists as an illegal drug that is purchased for recreational use, with a select few being able to legally purchase it for medicinal purposes. The arguments for and against marijuana are quite strong: those who want it legalized believe that it is not addictive, perfectly safe, and could even provide greater socioeconomic benefits for the United States as a whole. However, there are others who believe that it is addictive and harmful that can actually harm people and promote ...

Introduction.

The attempts to make marijuana legal began in the early 1970’s with a push on political, economic and social factors (Gupta, 2013). There has been incongruence between the public’s understanding of the drug and scientific knowledge. Most users and non-users refer to their experiences with the drug rather than its scientific and economic implication. Just like any other drug, some marijuana users stop after trying it once or twice while others become addicted (Ford, 1997). Statistics from NACADA indicate that at least two out of ten people who try marijuana become addicted, and develop dependence that produces cravings. ...

Literature

Decriminalization of marijuana will expose the lives of the people to greater risk after showing that it lacks substantive medicinal value and will only encourage the possibility of drug abuse. Based on the report of Dupont (2010), studies have shown that in 2008, 4.2 million people from the 7 million population in the U.S. between the ages 12 and higher have been identified as dependents of marijuana. This is a confirmation that 2/3 of the American population are suffering from marijuana abuse (DuPont, 2010). According to Buckner, Heimberg, Matthews & Silgado (2012, p. 151) one third of America’s population ...

1.0 Introduction

Marijuana is scientifically known as Cannabis sativa and has been in use for about 4,000 years. Cannabis sativa belongs to in the Cannabaceae family and is an annual herbaceous plant . However it was not officially analyzed and the active ingredients isolated until 1964 when two Israeli biochemists R. Mechoulam and Y. Gaoni analyzed it. Cannabis contains cannabinoids as the primary chemicals which include cannabichromene,cannabinol, cannabigerol, cannabidiol, cannabinolidic acids and a number of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) isomers. The principal psychoactive ingredient present in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-9-THC). It has been traditionally used as a stimulant, a hallucinogen and a depressant for recreational, medicinal ...

Introduction

Marijuana is a drug that is extracted from the cannabis plant. Marijuana is mainly used by individuals for the purposes of psychoactive behaviors. The genesis of the name of the drug is Spanish, from the word marihuana. According to various numerous research findings and also the United Nations report on drug use, cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world today. Marijuana can be classified as a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen since it exhibits the properties of other drugs classified in their respective classifications. The effects of consuming marijuana can either be classified as psychoactive or physiological. One ...