of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is often called by street names such as pot,

herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, reefer, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang

Cannabis was acknowledged as early as 2,700 BC in Chinese manuscripts.

Marijuana has been used as a medicine throughout the world since the beginning of

written history. During this time, companies such as Lilly, Parke Daivis, Tildens, Squibb,

and other major drug manufacturers, have made everything from sleeping elixirs, to

stomach medicine from marijuana. These drugs were even knowingly prescribed for

Since 1839 there have been numerous reports in favor of utilizing medical

marijuana. In 1839 Dr. W.B. O'Shaugnessy, a respected member of the Royal Academy of

Science, was one of the first in the medical profession to present the true facts concerning

Dr. O'Shaugnessy's report states clearly, that experience indicates the use of

marijuana to be a beneficial analgesic, and to have anticonvulsant, and muscle-relaxant

properties. He found it to be effective in treating rheu

Davis, F.A., and Rice, Katherine. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionay.

All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. This means they change how the brain

pregnancy. The significance of these reports is unclear because controls are lacking and

have found effects of marijuana that resemble the features of fetal alcohol syndrome.

cannabinoids) may have other medical uses. Some think that these chemicals could be

This makes it hard for the user to recall recent events (such as what happened a few

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