Legalization of Cannabis Sativa I believe that cannabis sativa should be legal in all 50 states

Legalization of Cannabis Sativa

I believe that cannabis sativa should be legal in all 50 states

HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE

• SMOKING POT HAS FEWER DANGEROUS EFFECTS THAN LEGAL DRUGS SUCH AS ALCOHOL.

• Pot is the largest cash crop in the in the United States .

• Legalized marijuana would reduce the flow of money from the American economy to international criminal gangs.

High Times Magazine Cont.

• Legal market in marijuana would reduce marijuana sales and use among teenagers, as well as reduce their exposure to other drugs in the illegal market.

• If the excessive profits for marijuana sales were ended through legalization there would be less incentive for teens to sell it to one another.

History of cannabis

• Until 1937, consumption and sale of cannabis was legal in most American states.

• federal law made possession or transfer of cannabis illegal This was contrary to the advice of the American Medical Association at the time.

• Some analysts theorize DuPont wanted to boost declining post-war textile sales, and wished to eliminate hemp fiber as competition.

Medical benefits of cannabis

• Marijuana also relieves nausea suffered by cancer patients undergoing powerful chemotherapy.

• Marijuana also proved to be effective in the treatment of glaucoma because its use lowers pressure on the eye.

• The fact is smoking extreme amounts of marijuana will do nothing more than put someone to sleep

Medical benefits of cannabis cont

• Cannabis is also used by patients who have multiple sclerosis and AIDS.

• "Marijuana has been a medicine for 5,000 years,"

• Smoked cannabis was well tolerated and effectively relieved chronic neuropathic pain from HIV-associated sensory neuropathy.

Medical benefits cont

• Research done by the Scripps Research Instute in California shows that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, prevents the formation of deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease.

• Injections of THC eliminate dependence on opiates in stressed rats

• smoking marijuana can have a positive effect on disorders such as Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depression.


• The human brain cancer cells received the THC, the tumor shrank.

• Marijuana could control some of the symptoms of ALS or Lou Gehrig Disease.

• Cannabidiol has been shown to relieve convulsion, inflammation, anxiety, cough and congestion, nausea, and inhibits cancer cell growth


• Helps with ADD and ADHD • Prevents seizures• Treats crohns

What cannabis can be used for

• clothing and paper• building supplies and cars • fuels and food products

What cannabis can be used for cont

• Hemp fabrics. • Biodegradable industrial products. • Biomass fuels.


• Replacement for wood products. • Paper. • Body Care Products.


• Pet Foods. • Detergents. • Art supplies.


• Food products. • Medicine• Jewelry


• Water and soil purification• Weed control• Housing


• Moisturizing lotions • Shampoo• Cosmetics


• Shoes • Diapers / Nappies• Bags


• Putty • Coatings • Molding


• Animal bedding • Ethanol/biofuel • Erosion control


• Fiberglass subsitute • Hempcrete • Stucco and mortar

Authors

• William Strizich• Richard Lee • William Randolph• Alexandre Meneghini• William Hearst • Phillip Smith

• COTY BURNETT

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Legalization of Cannabis Sativa I believe that cannabis sativa should be legal in all 50 states