are still illegal drug offenders in the United States. Although marijuana is illegal in the United States‚ one out of three American adults admit to smoking marijuana weakly (Hightimes 73). Marijuana is made from dried leaves and flowering hemp plant tops. (Marijuana is used all over the United States.) Some other names used for marijuana are grass‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ hash‚ dope‚ and reefer. Pot has different effect depending on the person. Some of the effects one can receive from smoking
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are some of the strongest natural fibre know to man‚ and can compete with some man made products‚ such as polyester and co. The fibre is mostly know as Hemp. The hemp fibre is extremely strong‚ soft and lightweight. Hemp can also be used to make cheap paper‚ replacing paper made from wood‚ and Hemp grows many times faster than wood‚ and the use of hemp products would cut down on deforestation greatly. There are only a few minor drawbacks. People will use Marijuana recreationally‚ and it can’t be
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Carlos Reyes Mrs. Schultz Honors English 10 2 December 2011 The Legalization of Marijuana and its Economic Benefits The legalization of marijuana‚ scientifically known as cannabis or hemp‚ is considered one of the biggest debates in modern American politics. The United States is currently in debt and almost half of the American population is proposing that the government legalize cannabis and end its prohibition. Supporters argue that this will help out the economy. If marijuana were to become
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In 1545‚ the Spanish brought marijuana to the New World. It was introduced in Jamestown in 1611‚ where it became a major commercial crop grown as an innocent source of fiber (specifically‚ hemp). By 1927‚ the production and possession of marijuana had been outlawed throughout the United States‚ causing a prohibition that is still in effect 80 years later. Since then‚ the world has seen the violent rise of drug cartels and the high price of fighting illegal marijuana use (Narconon). Marijuana should
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pharmacists until the 1930s when the first official action was taken against marijuana. The Marijuana Tax Act. The act itself did not criminalize the possession of cannabis but levied a tax on anyone dealing the substance which included anything with hemp or hemp oil in it.The Marijuana Tax Act was introduced to the U.S. congress by Harry Anslinger Commisioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. Dr. Carl Hart Associate Proffesor of Psychiatry at Columbia University belives Anslinger used the war on marijuana
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marijuana cited as major Staten crop. Mcclatchy Tribume business news‚ pp. 1-1. Retrieved from www.proquest.com/docview Galbraith‚ G Hightower‚ J. (2004). High on hemp. The humanist‚ 64 (5)‚ 4-5. Retrieved from www.proquest.com/docview www.drugscience.org Jon Gettman‚ PH.D the bulletin of cannabis reform 10/19/2009 It’s not pot; it’s hemp. Agricultural product. (2002 state legislate retrieved from www.prquest.com/docview www.cnn.com
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from epilepsy Canadian Medical Association Journal‚ included 30 MS patients with muscle spasticity that had failed to get better with standard medication. And saw some relief from marijuana Like any other medicine it has a potential for abuse . Hemp can be used as a fibre in a variety
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References: (n.d.). Retrieved Mar. 08‚ 2007‚ from http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/taxact/taxact.htm Transcripts of the Congressional Hearings for the Marihuana Tax Act. Debra J. Saunders‚ (2005‚ Oct. 20). Retrieved Mar. 08‚ 2007‚ from http://www.mpp.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=glKZLeMQIsG&b=1847069&ct=2763883 Harvard economist
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Toni Porter 8-22-11 Quincy Norwood English 1520 Research Project Health Benefits of Marijuana Can any health benefits be received from marijuana? Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco)‚ and has been used by nearly 100 million Americans. According to government surveys‚ some 25 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year‚ and more than 14 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Marijuana is less
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of hemp‚ the prohibition of marijuana‚ the economic impact prohibition has on America‚ the effects of marijuana use on the mind and the body‚ marijuana for medical use‚ and how legalization of marijuana would have a positive influence on America. Although I support the legalization of marijuana I do not support the legalization of other Schedule I drugs‚ therefore this paper is not about the legalization of all drugs. Marijuana‚ as most people commonly know it‚ is really a plant called hemp‚ or
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