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    Medicinal Marijuana Prescriptions or Not? For years there have been debates on weather or not marijuana should be legalized. Now the controversial issue we face is the legalization of medical marijuana. Currently several states such as California and most recently Michigan has legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. Many people believe that this drug should be legalized for medical use, and others disagree. Either way you look at this situation people are going to continuing smoking marijuana if it’s

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    Medical Marijuana Marijuana is medicine. It has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of ailments. Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) was legal in the United States for all purposes - industrial and recreational, as well as medicinal until 1937. Today, only eight Americans are legally allowed to use marijuana as medicine. NORML is working to restore marijuana's availability as medicine. Medicinal Value Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically

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    Recent studies have proven that medical marijuana can be extremely beneficial to the overall health and well-being of individuals, especially those who suffer from medical ailments. Consequently, the usage of marijuana has been a widespread debate for decades throughout Nevada. For instance, Nevada was the sixth state in the country to outlaw the use of cannabis in 1923, this was partly due to a nationwide prohibition on drugs during 1911-1933 (Davenport-Hines, 2004). Essentially, this amended the

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    Introduction: In recent years, medical marijuana has become a subject of contentious debate due to the negative effects associated with marijuana use. The marijuana plant grows in temperate and tropical areas and is one of the most widely used drugs around the world (EMCDDA, 2015).The oldest known record of marijuana was from the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2727BC (DEA Museum, n.d.).Medical marijuana has been legalised in some countries including Canada, Italy, and Spain (Kara, 2014). Carbamazepine

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    drugs aren’t working. Marijuana would help but, if you took it you would be a criminal act. The government needs to stop being swayed by negative information and allow marijuana to be legalised for medical use. Marijuana has many positive effects it makes the side effects from chemotherapy subside. Some may argue that there are many drugs that can help with these symptoms. However,since the legalization of medicinal marijuana in California, many patients have said that marijuana is the only thing that

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    Currently, marijuana is legal in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Although many people do not see the positive outcomes that medical marijuana can bring, it should not be a crime because it can help others. Most of the time, when the word marijuana is used people think of an illegal drug, but there is more to this than just being illegal. Medical marijuana can help others who need something for pain, help relaxing and calming down. This drug is oftenly frowned down upon when it should be studied

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    of the benefits of medical marijuana. Although still quite controversial, the use of medical marijuana has become commonplace in most states in the United States. This, however, does not mean it has been as equally socially acceptable. There are still areas of the country that will not allow patients to receive the treatments they so desperately require. Medical marijuana could be the solution to various health issues, and change the way alternate medicine is viewed. Marijuana is frequently perceived

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    Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for medical, spiritual, and recreational purposes. The medicinal benefits and uses of marijuana are finally being researched by scientists, as the U.S. is starting to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. Medical marijuana clinics operate in 20 states, and its recreational use is now legal in Colorado and Washington, yet researchers haven’t been able to much research on its promising ingredients (Brody 2013). Cannabis is classified as an illegal

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    Briefing Medical Marijuana: Is It Good for You? Many people believe that medical marijuana is not useful and affects the brain of the patient. But the real question is, is medical marijuana bad What disability do you need to be prescribed medical marijuana? Medical marijuana is prescribed to people that are in severe pain, have bad nausea, and some health conditions such as cancer. It is prescribed to people with cancer because it helps relive the nausea that comes with chemo and radiation therapy

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    Medical marijuana use can greatly increase many patients lives tremendously, who have been suffering for too long. Marijuana is seen as a class 1 drug and also a “gateway” drug making the fight for these patients hard. Many states have now legalized the use of Medical marijuana but the fight is not over until every state has won. This essay will examine the scope of the need for medical marijuana. The organization of this essay is set up in compare and contrast format. The purpose of this report

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