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Category: /Social Sciences
…Hawaii Governor, Benjamin Cayetano signed a bill on Wednesday, June 15th 2000, legalizing the medical use of marijuana, making his state the first to pass such a law through the legislature. While Hawaii joins seven other states like Alaska, Arizona, Nevada…
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Category: /Literature/English
…of other substances, can actually lower intraocular eye pressure. The medication however, must be carefully tailored to the individual to prevent further eye damage. The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana has been around for a great deal of time…
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Category: /Social Sciences
…responsibly and law enforcement could focus their attentions to other more serious crimes. Marijuana comes from the hemp plant, which can readily be grown on fields across the nation and was cultivated heavily in the colonial period. After 130 years of being…
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…disagrees saying, "I don't think this was a medical issue from the start." (Simmons 111) He also calls the new laws, a "tremendous tragedy." The federal government has a hard time letting the California/Arizona act stand. Marijuana is a schedule…
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…of business because of the lack of a source of income. In Amsterdam, marijuana is not commonly abused. By eliminating pot, it gives chances for much of the population to rebel and abuse the substance. If our results could resemble the laws in Amsterdam…
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…today, it is still legal to use marijuana for medical purposes, such as treating glaucoma, cataracts, and easing the pain of some cancers. However, one may not just smoke marijuana and say that it helps his/her cataracts, there has to be a prescription…
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Category: /Literature/Novels
…in favor of utilizing medical marijuana. In 1839 Dr. W.B. O’Shaugnessy, a respected member of the Royal Academy of Science, was one of the first in the medical profession to present the true facts concerning marijuana and medicine. Dr. O’Shaugnessy’s report…
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…., and several other states have passed laws allowing medical use of marijuana. The definition of marijuana has two very different meanings on both ends of the spectrum. To parents, marijuana is invading their children, stripping away their innocence. Police…
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…time in Canada and the US. People argue that it is a useful and harmless drug, yet many people fail to see that this is still an illegal as well as a harmful substance. Marijuana is said to be useful in the medical field as a cure for some disease…
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…who need marijuana for medical reasons to obtain it and not fear criminal charges. According to statistics, about 10 million Canadians have reportedly tried marijuana at least once in their lives. The above issue thus affects approximately one third…
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