Tobacco smokers have 10 times the lung cancer of nonsmokers, twice the heart disease, and are three times more likely to die of heart disease if they develop it. ... What I'm wondering in why haven't we used marijuana for paper all along? ... So what are they supposed to do, starve? ... Multiple sclerosis is the disease in which the body's immune system attacks the nerve cells. Marijuana can stop the spasms from occurring and can prevent the disease from getting worse. ...

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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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Who has the right to choose what people can break a federal law. ... But now the government is trying to say that ok you are sick enough so you can break federal law. There are other options to take besides passing weed out to diseased citizens. ... Furthermore what kind of message would this be sending to today's youth. ... What is the right message we should be sending to our kids? ...

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Abstract Throughout history, marijuana has played an important role in various cultures by being used to treat ailments and diseases of many different types. ... The other main use is to alleviate symptoms cause by some of the leading diseases that plague our society. A few of these diseases include AIDS cancer, multiple sclerosis, and glaucoma. ... Despite the legal ramifications, there are still people with these diseases that are willing to take the chance of being arrested, just to feel better. ... The second question stated, " Marijuana was readily available and widely used by studen...

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One of those thought are of what they think of law and justice, if the two even fit together in their mind. ... Glaucoma: use of marijuana reduces interlobular pressure and alleviates the pain and slows the process of the disease. ... Alcohol causes many diseases. ... For the simple fact alone, is you vote in favor of legalization of marijuana you will have "mellow" Americans, which then provides peace here on American soil and a much stronger economy. ... Yet, it is common knowledge marijuana is, how it is used and what comes with the usage. ...

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Many times people only see the surface of what the drug does to you. ... You can't get addicted."" ... Appiah does not mean you should convince the other person of what you believe or that you should push your views upon them, but simply inform each other about your ideas. ... An Appiah view on this would be to just not care, let them do what they want, become informed about both sides, and continue on the way you want to. ... What he means is t...

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As far as the diseases that stem from the use of marijuana, it speaks for itself really. ... No one wants a long slow death, thus making marijuana legal could increase these already not wanted diseases. ... Its inevitable that people want what they can't have. ... Take alcohol for instance, its perfectly legal if you are age appropriate. Guess what? ...

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How many of you have ever smoked weed? ... How many of you have friends or relatives suffering from AIDS, glaucoma, or cancer? ... Is a disease where the body's immune system attacks nerve cells. ... Perhaps it will even be you one day? ... Since there are so many benefits out there, what is the possible solution to be able to take advantage of them? ...

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For many years, medicine healers and doctors all over the world have used marijuana in treating diseases. ... Smoking marijuana can lead to lung disease 20 years earlier than tobacco smoking (Parloff). ... "What goes up should go down," says DiNardo about the issue. ... I figure if you're going to do one or the other you might as well do the one that allows you to make better decisions. ... The government should not tell individuals what to do as long as they do not harm others. ...

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THC is so powerful that it is what designer drugs try to copy. ... Although you can't physically get addicted to weed, you can get addicted to the high. ... It gives you the feeling like you"re in a 3-D show where you can't touch anything. ... It is also responsible for distorting you depth perception. This tells you that smoking marijuana and driving doesn't mix well. ...

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It is basically the component that makes you "high". ... WELL I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS BUT MOST OF THESE ARE FALSE MYTHS. ... You will notice in many major cities in America, the police will ignore someone on the corner who is smoking a "joint". ... Many people are against the legalization of marijuana but yet some people use it without even knowing what it contains. ... Some doctors even believe that it may prevent strokes, neurodegenerative disease, and heart attacks. ...

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Judy Foreman states that a hardy band of activists seeking legislative approval of perennial bill that would bring Massachusetts in line with 34 other states in letting patients with certain conditions smoke marijuana (1). 2 What was known, as the "wicked weed" of the sixties can be good medicine . ... Many take seriously the proposition that just into his head, it is also not its business what substance he puts into this body. ... According to a report from the Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Californians" much heralded "three strikes you"re out", twice as many people have b...

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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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You plead to the officers. "Well," he explains, "high cholesterol kills thousands of people each year from related diseases, and you were eating this junk, and your family had access to it as well. You obviously do not know what is best for yourself, and certainly not for your family." You then lower your head in shame, realizing your horrendous error, and thank the police for stopping this abomination of choosing what you believe is best for yourself. ... No one has the right to tell you, I, or anyone else what they can or can not do with their own bodies. ...

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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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You might ask why. ... The marijuana user also said, "Sometimes I don't remember much of what happens when I smoke weed" (Interview). ... They don't know what I do so I don't really get in trouble for that. ... I then proceeded to ask what kind of grades he got. ... Marijuana weakens the immune system by attacking the tissue that protects the body from disease which makes users more susceptible to becoming ill. ...

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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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The drug affects people differently by how strong the drug is, where it is used, what the user expects to happen, how it is taken, and if other drugs are used. Some people may feel nothing at all, most though feel relaxed or high and get what is called the munchies, where the person will feel very hungry and thirsty (nida.nih.gov/marijbroch/teenpg5-6.html). ... THC can inhibit normal disease preventing reactions of the immune system and therefore the user would be at a greater risk for developing infections (Microsoft Encarta 2001, Marijuana). ...

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Here is what I found. The most generalized question had to be asked, which is what do you think the negative effects of marijuana are? ... What he said was very true and very false. ... Here is what I basically said to him. ... Thousands of patients with cancer, AIDS, and other diseases report they have obtained striking relief from these devastating symptoms by smoking marijuana" (Kassirer). ...

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The first pair of Levi's jeans was made out of hemp, and even today you can find some imported shoes made out of hemp. ... The National Institute for Drug Abuse released a pamphlet called "For parents only: what you need to know about marijuana". ... The government shouldn't tell individuals what to do as long as they don't harm others. ...

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The long term effects include loss of short term memory, loss of some long term memory, depleated lung capacity, short-windedness, and lung and heart disease. ... Finally somebody sees what so many have seen for so long. ... Once America realizes what much of the world already does it will literally be a much happier and friendlier place. ... Like the possesion law recently changed in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine, this is what is needed to make the world a better place. ... You can make the desicion as to which one this report is behind. ...

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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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One of their main arguments is that our constitution promises us the right to decide for ourselves what to do or what not to do. ... Everyone knows that after you smoke weed, you get very hungry. ... Symptoms of this bizarre disease include disruption of the immune system, brittle bones, and it effects liver, kidney and other major organs. ...

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What science and real experience tells us is that marijuana tends to substitute for much harder drugs like alcohol, cocaine, and heroin (Hagar 1). ... That means that to overdose on marijuana you would need to consume 40,000 times as much as you would to get stoned. ... What this adds up to is millions of police hours spent on bootless missions, millions of hours of court time wasted, and millions of months in jail, using up space sorely needed to contain people who can't wait to get out in order to resume mugging and murdering (Buckley 39A). ... Because drugs are sold on the black ma...

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The active molecules are identical to what our bodies produce and needs. ... A 1997 UCLA School of Medicine study (Volume 155 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine) conducted on 243 marijuana smokers over an eight year period reported the following: "Findings from the long-term study of heavy, habitual pot smokers argue against the concept that continuing heavy use is a significant risk factor for the development of chronic lung disease. ... Users are determined to stand up to the injustice of marijuana prohibition and accomplish legalization, no matter how long or...

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