The Government proclaims there is no therapeutic value in the medicinal use of marijuana, but they do not have hard evidence to prove it (Grinspoon 46). ... Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems (www.abcnews.go.com/medmj990317.html). ... The National Institute of Medicine shows us that the benefits from cannabis short term use doesn't hinder the possible hazards of its long-term use (Rosenthal 58). ...

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The Government proclaims there is no therapeutic value in the medicinal use of marijuana, but they do not have hard evidence to prove it. ... Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems . ... The National Institute of Medicine shows us that the benefits from cannabis short term use doesn't hinder the possible hazards of its long-term use . ...

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The effects of drugs can be long term or short term, yet both have a big impact on the user's mind and body. ... While the long term effects are nerve damage, liver damage, and cancer of the mouth and throat. ... The long-term effects include loss of memory and intellectual performance, depression, and respiratory illness. ... During this time the addict would have no access to electronics, or entertainment. ... Although this solution is not perfect the slight problems could be solved with ease. ...

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One question that has haunted Americans for a long time is "Should the use of marijuana be legalized?" Some say, "Yes", while others say, "No". ... Many people out there have no idea what it is like to be "high" so to speak. ... In 1996, voters in California approved a law that eases regulations on medical marijuana. ... There are husbands and wives that spend all of their money on alcohol then end up having no money to pay the bills. ...

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The audience is no longer a passive spectator but an active participant, as we are reluctantly absorbed in to the dark world of addiction. ... The memory of his childhood seems to haunt him and the sound of the children playing, while he is having sex shows that his mind is not at ease. ... In this film, however, we have no time to judge as we are thrown head first into the characters' minds and addictions Other ECUs occur mainly with Sara, because her hyperactive mind and body becomes sensitive to everything. ...

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The audience is no longer a passive spectator but an active participant, as we are reluctantly absorbed in to the dark world of addiction. ... The memory of his childhood seems to haunt him and the sound of the children playing, while he is having sex shows that his mind is not at ease. ... In this film, however, we have no time to judge as we are thrown head first into the characters' minds and addictions Other ECUs occur mainly with Sara, because her hyperactive mind and body becomes sensitive to everything. ...

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LIBERTARIANISM Two hundred and twelve years ago thirty nine signatures spoke, gracing its delicate spaceless yet palatial surface with the ease and wave of a single downy bowed quill. ... The Bill of Rights was a revolutionary measure in that it guaranteed that our federal government could never lawfully advance outside it's authorized bounds and encroach upon the natural born rights of man to act as he chooses as long as the rights of others are not violated in the process. ... Libertarianism is the political philosophy rooted in the belief that people should be allowed to l...

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Original Reasons for using: Home remedies As time went by, "home remedies" were discovered and used to alleviate or ease aches, pains and other ailments or illnesses. ... No refinement or enhancement had occurred, and isolation of specific compounds (drugs) had not taken place. ...

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