Legalization Of Marijuana

Legalization of Marijuana

Marijuana is referred to as many names some being, pot, grass, weed, or chronic. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) “It is a dry, green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; THC for short” There are many speculations on whether this drug should be legalized or not.

Marijuana can be dated all the way back to 6000 B.C. where the cannabis seeds were used for food in Chin (Erowid). Marijuana hasn’t always been illegal; in fact it wasn’t illegal till “1937 when Congress passed the "1937 Marihuana Tax Act" and made marijuana ...

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effect can last up to three hours.” (Mittleman MA, Lewis RA, Maclure M, Sherwood JB, Muller JE.) It has also been stated that “an individual’s heart rate that smokes marijuana begins beating more rapidly while smoking. The heart rate, normally 70-80 beats per minute, may increase by 20-50 beats per minute or, in some cases, even double.” (Gilman, A.G.; Rall, T.W.; Nies, A.S.; and Taylor, P.) Marijuana doesn’t only affect the heart and brain, but it also can affect the lungs. “Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoked contains carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. Marijuana smoke contains 50-70% more carcinogenic hydro carbons than tobacco smoke does.” (Tashkin DP.).

Bibliography

• NIDA InfoFacts: Marijuana
Revised July 2009
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html#anchor

• Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users
Author(s): Pope HG, Gruber AJ, Hudson JI, Huestis MA, Yurgelun-Todd D
10, October ...

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Added: 4/14/2011 02:05:32 AM
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