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…under Federal law is determined "according to [its] effects, medical uses, and potential for abuse" (Claim V). In this classification system, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, grouped with heroin, LSD, hashish, methaqualone, and designer drugs…
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marijuana. Although marijuana has been known to help some medical patients, legalizing marijuana would only burden society with many ills. Even though marijuana causes problems, it can be helpful in some ways. Due to marijuana slowing the body down, one’s…
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…, 1937, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. This law made the possession of marijuana illegal anywhere in the United States. Ernest Abel stated, “Just before the vote was taken, a short exchange took place showing that Congress was not even aware of what…
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…and in turn, causing many accidents. There would have to be a regulation imposed with marijuana, much like alcohol laws. People under the influence of marijuana will have to be denied the right to drive while impaired. There is no denying that marijuana alters…
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…not be legalized? Although over a half of a million people die each year in the United States from diseases associated with alcohol and tobacco, there is not one recorded death in the medical literature from any disease associated with marijuana. Tetrahydrocannabinol…
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…from the plant resin which contains eight times more THC than marijuana. Marijuana grows only in certain temperate regions, particularly dry and hot lands. Except for limited medical purposes, marijuana is illegal in almost all, but a few countries…
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…an indication of recent marijuana use (Hall, Solowij and Lemon 1994). Medical/therapeutic use of marijuana is largely concealed because of the known fact that marijuana is an illegal drug in Australia and most countries. However, history shows that marijuana has…
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…-1914 marked the year that the States first began to strictly prohibit substance use. - 1915 to 1937: Early state laws. In this time period, there was no strict tax of prohibition on marijuana. Fear of Mexicans: a large immigration of Mexicans…
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…all evidence brought forth in a lawsuit against the government's prohibition of medical marijuana-the DEA's own administrative law judge (Judge Francis Young) wrote: "The evidence in this record clearly shows that marijuana has been accepted as capable…
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…of marijuana as a painkiller. Tests have shown marijuana to be as effective as codeine. There are many other medical uses for smoked marijuana that have not been studied, or have not been adequately researched. Marijuana has been known to treat inflammatory…
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