According to the National Eye Institute, glaucoma is a destructive disease where pressure inside the eyeball causes damage to the optic nerve. ... Many cancer patients say it alleviates the severe nausea that accompanies chemotherapy, and the medicines used to treat the horrible disease. ... With our sophisticated technology, we have yet to produce a synthetic drug capable of what marijuana is. ... They think that by using Cannabis, you are more likely to try other drugs and ultimately become a hard drug user. ...

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You finally get back to sleep. You wake up the next morning feeling tired and sick with the chills. You look in the mirror only to see a small, frail, sick looking body looking back at you. This is just a small taste of what people that have AIDS go through. ... Although many people may think differently, marijuana can help people with debilitating diseases. ...

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I firmly believe marijuana should be legalized because its medical benefits overweigh its adverse effects, legalization allows governmental regulation, and because people have the freedom to do and consume what they please. ... The marijuana has some good benefits, for example, marijuana could be use as muscle relaxant and has antispasmodic qualities which have proven to be a very effective treatment of seizures, it helps to stop the neurological effects and muscle spasms that are caused for sclerosis and helps to fight IBS and Crohn's symptoms of the chronic diseases as it stops nausea,...

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The judge who sentenced him to six months in prison stated, "I"m going to incarcerate you in a way you won't like, but it may save your life" (Satel, "For Addicts, Force Is the Best Medicine", 101). ... So many who claim that marijuana is harmless have to sit down and listen to those people who are the wounded, what we call the walking wounded or the casualties from marijuana use. (Inaba, Cohen, and Holstein 247-248) Should physicians be able to prescribe a drug that will cause the patient not only to suffer from the disease that needs treatment, but also from a drug addiction? ... Severa...

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As you may know there has been twenty states that have legalized it for medicinal marijuana use with the addition of Colorado and Washington legalizing usage completely for recreational proposes. ... As I continue, I plan to explain why people should consider investing in Marijuana stocks and what companies I believe are most credible in doing so. ... Some current uses are poorly understood, such as its perceived effectiveness in easing pain in certain disorders, such as Crohn's Disease. ... With myself and my family being current investors with both companies I've explained about...

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To see how Sociologist, Anthropologist, and Psychologist would look into the topic we first must understand what each one studies. ... Both of which are considerable worse for you health wise. ... Marijuana can be used for medicinal purposes; it has been proven to alleviate symptoms of many illnesses such as migraines, glaucoma, chemotherapy, and stress, Crohn's Disease, Aids and Multiple Sclerosis. ...

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Supporters of the movement to legalize pot used words such as "medicine" and "life threatening diseases" to trick the citizens of California into voting in favor of the "Free Pot Movement". ... Dick Cowan, the director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), is quoted "The key [is] medical access, because once you have hundreds of thousands of people using marijuana under medical supervision, the whole scam is going to be brought up...then we will get medical then we will get full legalization" (Use of Marijuana as "Medicine") A similar message appears in High Ti...

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It is a crime against fellow man to deny needy people suffering from many different, unrelated diseases and side effects from a powerful, readily available medicine due to old political policies. ... What is this amazing medicine and commercial element capable of all these things? ... Mind you doing that is illegal too, since teenagers aren"t old enough to drink or smoke. ... That is the chemicals; you can get lung cancer if you smoke anything enough and are susceptible. ... In our brain we have what is called Cannabinoid Receptors (CR's). ...

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At one point, it declared that marijuana's effects can beneficial to all, with increase an in lymphocytes (disease fighting cells), relief from headaches/migraines, along with release of pressure within the eye. ... Nor do we have any idea what their goals are. ... High Times, as I assume you have already guessed, is a huge supporter of marijuana, marijuana reform laws, and medicinal marijuana. ...

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He was asked if growers have taken steps to promote medical marijuana amidst the negative view of many, he replied, "Providing data on levels of CBD and THC in the various strains of marijuana to researchers, even though all government research is done with marijuana grown at University of Mississippi, allows transparency between what is being grown for sale versus what is being grown for research, like apples to apples or oranges to oranges. We want the public to know what we provide and how it compares to that used in all government research. ... Cooper talked about how growers have app...

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What few people fail to realize is that this and other drugs were banned by the fault of racial intolerance. ... In my personal opinion, I feel that the only reason it is seen as a "gateway" is because in order to obtain it you have to go to a "drug dealer" who sells all types of drugs. For example, if you were to go to a "drug dealer" to buy a bag of weed, who also has some cocaine that he claims is really good; you are more likely to buy that cocaine. ...

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The term medical cannabis, also known as medical marijuana, refers to the use of the whole unprocessed cannabis plant or its basic extracts to relieve pain for many conditions and diseases [ CITATION Jac15 l 3081 ]. ... However, Mr Dick refuted this claim by explaining how families wants certainty that what they are providing their children is completely safe. ... Once you remove the histrionics from the argument, you will realise how powerful and beneficial...

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In the book "Justice: What's The Thing to Do", written by Michael J. ... On libertarianism's view, people have right to decide what to do with their body; for example, prostitutes can use their body to make money. ... Marijuana users have their own rights and responsibilities to decide what they want to do with their healths and bodies. ... You can realize that when smokers are laughing, talking to themselves, and experiencing a pleasant euphoria. ... In long term, marijuana may cause heavy users to diseases related to their memory and ability to learn. ...

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