It also discusses the types of opioids like synthetic opioids and semi- synthetic opioids. This article explains where opium came from and how it was used and abused way before they used it to make modern day pain pills. They also go over the legal history of opioids up to how we got to where we are today. This article is a factual document written by a medical doctor about opium. This research offers people information on how we got to where we are today gives an insight to what we could have done to change or prevent to the problems that we are dealing with in modern day.
The American people overwhelmingly support the medical use of marijuana and Eighteen States have medical marijuana laws and several more are currently working on medical marijuana legislation. Clearly, the light has been seen by the sick people of America because 2 states have completely legalized it for recreational use just like alcohol. Obviously there will be driving laws and public intoxication laws as there should be. Being stoned in public isn’t good for a person’s image anyway. Once the Judges, Governors, senators and every other political officials have come to an agreement on the controversy, I feel America will become a much healthier, smellier, safer place.
There is an ongoing debate on whether drug testing of welfare recipients is legal in many of the local state governments. This paper hopes to expand on some of those topics in a pro vs. con setting. The Pros and Cons of Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Pros - Most jobs require drug testing before and during employment Testing poor and working people for drugs is not a new idea. It’s a trend that picked up significant steam during the war on drugs when in 1986, President Ronald Reagan issued an executive order requiring all federal job applicants to pee in a cup. The order was quickly followed by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, which required employers with federal grants to keep their businesses drug-free.
Medicinal Cannabis In this myth shattering, information packed documentary, learn from physicians and leading researchers about medicinal cannabis and its demonstrated effects on human health. This game-changing movie presents the most comprehensive synopsis to date of the real science surrounding the world’s most controversial plant. Topics include: What the consensus is from over 1500 scientific and medical trials? What conditions have been proven to benefit from medical marijuana? Its historical use as medicine dating back over 5300 years.
Today more and more people are siding with pro in the marijuana debate. Currently twenty one states and DC have passed a medical marijuana use bill ("Medical Marijuana States," 2014). seeing that so many states have already allowed the plant to be used for such an important part of our life, medicine, should make the drug legal. Medically speaking, the plant is a miracle drug. It has many uses and very little negative reactions.
Medical Marijuana in California Legalization of Marijuana had been an awkward topic to talk until 1996, that was the year when everything changed; that year medical marijuana had been approved by the state of California. People from the Golden State, voted to legalize the use of medical marijuana with a 55% of majority. California was the first state, in United States, of legalize the use of medical marijuana. Marijuana has a lot of uses, for instance, textiles, foods, papers, body care products, detergents, plastics and building materials. The high you get from marijuana mostly comes from a chemical called Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, which is found in varying potency in different strains of cannabis.
Marijuana Trafficking: Legalize it and Reduce its Effects With the current political climate there is a lot of talk about marijuana and whether it should be legalized or not. Many states decided this election season whether to legalize marijuana for medical and or recreational purposes and all of them passed. This research is important due to those factors. Citizens should understand the benefits of legalizing this valuable drug. This paper will focus on the benefits of legalizing marijuana.
Now retired "Clemson University organic chemist John H. Huffman, a leading scientist in synthetic cannibinoid development, made more than 450 cannibinoid compounds to help advance the treatment of serious ailments like multiple sclerosis, AIDS, and cancer" (Griep, 2013). In an interview with ABC News, Huffman explains that his research apparently fell into the wrong hands, but "doubts that a ban on the substances will keep kids away from it". Organic marijuana has been illegal since 1937, he points out, yet many have completely disregarded those laws. Therefore, prohibition of spice could have a similar outcome. Huffman contrasts the two substances, describing the effects of synthetic cannabinoids as " anecdotal, and comes from things like visits to emergency rooms."
Running Head: The Benefit of Legalizing Marijuana Argumentative Analysis The Benefit of Legalizing Marijuana Lad AzizB City University BSC403 Summer Quarter 2012 Professor: J- Lum September 2, 2012 The Benefit of Legalizing Marijuana In our challenging world there are many laws that have been approved based on wrong perceptions and incorrect assumptions. Illegalization of Marijuana is one of those cases. Marijuana has been made illegal for some incorrect reasons, based on peoples’ false opinion that it is a highly addictive drug, with no useful purposes. In fact, the marijuana plant has been used productively since at least the 5th century BC. Chinese people used hemp to make clothes, shoes, rope, and an early form of paper.
Most people I did ask had wanted it to be legalized so here are some of their opinions. Breanna Bridgman said, “I believe marijuana should be legalized because it is an herb and practically harmless if you use it right.” Alissa White had told me, “Marijuana should be legalized but only for medical uses. If someone is prescribed marijuana they should be monitored closely and shouldn’t be prescribed more than they need, because eventually they will take advantage of it.” Toree’ Sinclair responded, “I highly believe it should be legalized because it’s a plant, you can’t die from it. You have to use it right though, do not take advantage of it.” Chantel Wofford told me, “I believe it should be legalized because it’s a plant, and a cure for many health problems. Why take 10 medicines for one problem when you can take one for 10 problems?” Dylan Davis’s opinion on the matter was, “I believe medical marijuana should be legalized since it is a herd, you can’t overdose on it.