(Zive, 2010) The most popular is marijuana. (Zive, 2010) Studies show that marijuana is not necessary addictive on its own, it is referred to as the gateway drug. (Zive, 2010) Meaning the use of marijuana is known to lead to the use of more dangerous and addictive drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. (Zive,
Industrial Hemp: Honestly I’m Not Blowing Smoke Industrial hemp what is it and what are its uses, and should it be legal, and how it differs from its cousin marijuana? A few of the questions I hope to answer in this paper. Industrial grade hemp and marijuana are both members of the cannabis sativa family and both contain the drug tetrahydrocannabinol, also referred to as THC. THC is the psychoactive drug that creates the high in recreational marijuana. The main difference between hemp and marijuana is the concentration of THC.
A Kaiser Permanente Center survey found that people who smoke marijuana-only on a daily basis have a 19% higher rate of respiratory complaints than non-smokers. Fortunately, the hazards of marijuana smoking can be reduced by various strategies such as: use of higher potency cannabis, which can be smoked in smaller quantities, use of water pipes and other smoke reduction technologies or ingesting pot orally instead of smoking it. Unlike tobacco, marijuana does not appear to cause emphysema. Tobacco tends to penetrate to the smaller, secondary passageways of the lungs, while marijuana tends to concentrate on the larger, central passageways. The only evidence that suggests any type of brain changes is that persistent deficits in short-term memory have been noted in heavy marijuana
Claim: During the 1600's, tobacco was so popular that it was frequently used as money! Tobacco was literally "as good as gold!" a. Support: In 1760, Pierre Lorillard establishes a company in New York City to process tobacco, cigars, and snuff. Today, P. Lorillard is the oldest tobacco company in the U.S. (History Books) b.
Hemp, as defined by Dr. Tom Murphy, is a variety of the Cannabis sativa L. plant whose growth is strictly intended for agricultural and industrial purposes. Many years ago, the production and sale of industrial hemp in the United States was declared unlawful without obtaining a government permit. Hemp has dealt with a bad rap for hundreds of years, and has remained unlawful in this country due to misconceptions of its uses. If made legal in America once again, hemp holds the potential to change the world by opening the doors of thousands of different industries and providing opportunities for the production of various goods. Industrial hemp has been in use around the world since the Stone Age.
While marijuana comes from the earth and is natural, man makes alcohol. Some would say the alcohol is worse for you because it is man made. On the other hand, moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with better health and greater longevity. Marijuana has also never been linked to cause lung cancer, unlike tobacco. So the question remains to how long marijuana will be illegal, or if it will ever be legalized.
For most age groups, marijuana usage statistics are similar between the Dutch and the Americans. For teenagers specifically, usage rates are much lower in the Netherlands (Fromberg, 113-124). By prohibiting and prosecuting marijuana usage, The United States wastes and forgoes billions of dollars a year. The money is wasted attempting in vain to stop people from using a substance that is not addictive, not detrimental to cognitive performance, and, unlike alcohol, not a catalyst of car accidents. Furthermore, the example of the Netherlands shows that there exists no correlation between legalization and increased usage.
Even Thomas Jefferson even said “Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country” (http://www.hemppresidents.com/pot-and-hemp-quotes.htm) while currently marijuana is only legal for medical use in certain states. Marijuana treats those with migraines, relieve symptoms of chronic disease, prevents seizures, etc. Also the ‘American Association of Cancer Research has proved that marijuana slows the growth of tumors. The widespread of marijuana in America its hard to estimate the amount illegally in America. The Process Starting off I simply looked up “major social issues in America” which showed a list of current events and problems.
The Effects of Marijuana, And The Reason The Drug Is Illegal What do the long- term effects of marijuana have in common with the reason that the drug is illegal? Marijuana was one of the largest money producing crops for the founding fathers of the United States of America. Not only was the drug smoked, but it was also used to make paper, clothes, rope, and even sails for ships. So how did the marijuana go from being the largest cash crop that this nation was founded on, to being one of the most costly wars this country has ever seen. Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannibinol or THC is the ingredient in marijuana that causes the user to
Legalizing Marijuana Pamela Horton SOC 120 Introductions to Ethics & Social Responsibility George Greaves October 29, 2012 Some people believe that marijuana is not a drug it is a plant. Many my agree that it is a natural herb planted to help cope with stress of everyday hectic lives. Anything that alters your state of being, or have you doing things out of the norms is a drug. The pro-legalization argument was that if we legalize marijuana it could not be controlled and the efforts to try to control marijuana uses causes more problems than they solve. I feel that if we legalize marijuana we would have a bunch of fried brain lunatics running around committing all kinds of crimes.