representative testified that it was cheaper to import from the Far East the hemp needed to make ropes and therefore the United States no longer needed to grow any more hemp to make rope. (Interestingly‚ five years later‚ in 1942‚ the United States was cut off from its sources of hemp in the Far East and‚ since we needed a lot of hemp to outfit our ships with rope for World War II‚ the Federal Government went into the business of growing hemp on gigantic farms throughout the Midwest and the South.FN10) The
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Marijuana is a street drug that is a dry‚ green mix of stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It is generally smoked as cigarettes or in a pipe. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ also known as THC. Smoking marijuana creates a euphoric feeling that is known as a high. After it is absorbed into the user’s bloodstream through the lungs‚ certain protein receptors in the brain attach to THC to create this feeling. There are many beneficial aspects
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The Legalization of Marijuana in America From an Economic Standpoint 12/2/2012 ID: 1175376 Introduction After the recent 2012 United States Presidential Election‚ whereupon Colorado and Washington passed the policy to legalize marijuana for “adult purposes‚” government officials faced conflict as to whether to legalize the drug on a federal level or not (Smith 1). There is a battle between the Supreme Court and federal government regarding enforcement as state law allows production
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MARIJUANA (Scientific Name: Cannabis sativa) INTRODUCTION Marijuana is one of the world’s oldest economic plants. Besides providing the material hemp‚ hemp‚ for a lucrative cordage and cloth industry‚ it has been a valuable medicinal drug. The ancient pharmacopoeias of China‚ going back more than 2‚000 years‚ listed marijuana‚ and the plant found favor around the world for its ability to ease pain‚ induce sleep‚ and soothe a variety of nervous disorders. Usually
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claim. Now‚ a group of pot activists is envisioning a new benefit: legal profits. Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚ animal food‚ medicine and as hemp for rope-making. "The flowers... contain psychoactive and physiologically active chemical compounds known as cannabinoids that are consumed for recreational‚ medicinal‚ and spiritual purposes‚" (White‚ 2013) Before the 20th century‚ cannabis plants
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are vastly overstated. In addition‚ potency is not related to risk of dependence or health ... marijana by De’Vontae Trice on Prezi prezi.com/-hhmp6bchoa1/marijana/ Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried‚ shreeded flowers and leaves of the Hemp ... In addition‚ potency is not related to risk of dependence or health impacts. ... claims about enormous increases in potency are vastly overstated and not ... multiplesclerosis - Corgiat Family www.corgiatfamily.com/multiplesclerosis.html Fact
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Should the cultivation‚ distribution‚ and sell of marijuana be legalized in the economically struggling desert town‚ Desert Hot Springs? The legalization of marijuana is an argument that has plagued the nation for decades. A fast-growing‚ easy cultivating plant that has been around since 500 BC‚ marijuana has been used as an herbal remedy‚ food‚ and to make rope‚ clothing‚ paper‚ etc. Medical marijuana became popular in the 19th century‚ when an Irish doctor discovered that cannabis extracts could
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national debt rising at an alarming rate‚ and the search for cures for seemingly ’incurable’ diseases raging on‚ legalizing marijuana seems like Marijuana has been part of American culture ever since Thomas Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds out of France because he considered hemp vital to America. According to a national household survey an estimated sixty million Americans use marijuana occasionally or regularly. More than 800‚000 marijuana users are arrested each year ("Marijuana: Facts about Cannabis")
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Thesis Marijuana is a substance that has become very much a part of American culture. Nearly 65 million Americans have either used it occasionally or regularly. The use of marijuana hit mainstream America about thirty years ago and it has been accepted by a large segment of society ever since (Rosenthal 16). The debate on whether this substance should be legalized or not remains a very hot topic today. Despite government efforts to isolate and eliminate its use‚ it is clear that the use
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Marijuana wasn’t always known just as the most abused drug in the world. It is believed that the first fabric ever was made from the hemp plant‚ also known as marijuana. This fabric was extremely strong and more durable than wood. Throughout the new worlds history‚ cannabis was used for fabric and was never looked upon as bad or immoral. Even George Washington grew hemp as his primary crop in 1797. This wasn’t
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