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    Imagine owning a resource that can relieve ones trouble. This resource can provide help to individuals who need it and much more. Although this resource can provide a solution for many problems, the state continues to prohibit one from using it. Medical marijuana establishes itself as the neglected resource. Medical marijuana continually proves itself as a necessary alternative to the drugs supplied by pharmaceutical companies. Why let someone constantly suffer? Why should citizens endanger…

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    being challenges and barriers to cannabis research and performing rigorous studies of its works on the body, scientists were able to make various important discoveries. They did not only discover cannabis’ numerous chemical compounds of which tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal active ingredient which accounts for its psychoactive properties, and cannabidiol (CBD) are the most extensively studied; they were able to pinpoint areas in the brain where it acts and make out how this occurs.…

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    Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last few years, chances are, you’ve heard about CBD oil (or cannabidiol oil, which is an extract derived from the cannabis plant, sans the psychoactive ingredient, Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC). In fact, this substance is largely touted as somewhat of a “miracle drug,” with applications ranging from cardiovascular health to fighting cancer. Perhaps the most widely known use for CBD oil has been the treatment of seizures and other neurological disorders –…

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    three categories and include one example of a hallucinogenic drug in each. (20 points) The three classes of hallucinogens are Psychedelics, Dissociatives and Deliriants. Cannabis (marijuana) which falls under Psychedelics has a compound called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which affects the endocannabinoid (EC) system. In the EC system, neurons communicate with one another by sending and receiving chemical messages, however cannabis has the ability to slow down the communication. In addition,…

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    Medical Marijuana Essay

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    The use of medical marijuana has been a huge discussion topic in the United States. Many people argue the pros and cons of this drug being used for medical purposes. The large scale debate incases many different opinions on this drug. There are more patients that are claiming that marijuana is effective in treating symptoms from many different types of illnesses and disease. Learning more about the drug, the chemicals that can be extracted from the plant, can have the most benefits to the…

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    The Benefits Of Marijuana

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    Marijuana has a been used throughout history and has a myriad of uses. Marijuana first showed up in the archaeological record around 37 million years ago in southwest Asia. The plant evolved to make use of the chemical THC as a defense mechanism against plant-eating animals due to it’s extremely unpleasant taste and psychoactive effects that all of it’s potential predators are susceptible to; humans started using the plant within the last 8000 years by initially using its’ seeds as a food…

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    illnesses and diseases, effectively. The most popular of the cannabinoids is THC. THC is the reason for the “stigma against marijuana,” the “bad drug.” Fahl’s research gives specific details of what THC is made of. THC is short for delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, being “one of the almost 400 chemical components of cannabis,…

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    Thc Pros And Cons

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    it is also very niche. This article will try to outline terms and ideas, like the different cannabis plants, best THC and CBD percentages, cannabinoids, etc., in this field, while explaining the facts around marijuana production today. THC Tetrahydrocannabinol (shortened to THC) is – for most recreational users – the main ingredient of a marijuana plant. It is the chemical compound responsible for getting the user high. THC activates pleasure hormones (mainly dopamine) in the brain, thus…

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    legalizing marijuana is Canada these are three reasonable reasons why Canada shouldn't legalize marijuana. The THC in marijuana has similar cells as a female hormone. A compound that you can find in marijuana is called THC also known as TetraHydroCannabinol. It is a chemical that is responsible for all the physical effects. Thats right Something that scientist found out was that there is something in THC that is called estrogen it is the same thing that is found in women because it is a…

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    Different method for controlling the dynamic element of weed, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), incorporate by mouth and under the tongue. These techniques stay away from the unsafe impact of weed smoke on the lungs, yet are restricted by the other systemic symptoms, for example, languor and loss of judgment. In one study in which specialists offered some of their patients with exacerbating glaucoma the alternative of pills containing tetrahydrocannabinol and/or smoking maryjane, 9 of 9 patients…

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