Marijuana 2
Cannabis has been one of the most controversial and most misunderstood genus of the plant kingdom. Used for a number of things including clothing, paper, fuel, food, and medicine, marijuana seems to be a wonder crop. However in 1937 due to some of its medical and chemical properties, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Marijuana Traffic Act, outlawing the possession and sale of marijuana. Since then the majority of countries around the world have created similar laws. Why would the world shun such a fruitful plant? Its is quite a miraculous plant, able to be manufactured into food, clothing, and more, however marijuana also has medical properties as well as a mind altering chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. This chemical when consumed gives the feeling of a mild euphoria, which some call a 'high'. Though this plant may be the to blame for millions of people for getting high and having fun, should it really be blacklisted from the society? Alcohol has continues to be used greatly, giving similar but not as good effects as marijuana, however with less other advantages. In 1942 the American government asked
As a psychedelic recreational drug, marijuana is either eaten or smoked. Some positive effects are mood shifts, relaxation, creative (philosophical or deep thinking), increased appreciation of music. More aware of, deeper connections to music, Increased awareness of senses (taste and hearing) and a general euphoria. Some other side effects are general change in consciousness, increased appetite, slowness (slow driving, talking), tiredness, blood shot eyes, mouth dryness, interrupts linear memory, difficulty following a train of thought and short term memory loss. Marijuana makes a person more peaceful and less aggressive unlike its legal competitor alcohol. Alcohol causes people to get a false confidence and makes them aggressive. It also impairs to the point of not being able to walk or drive normally. A low THC dose (100 ug/kg) does not impair driving ability in urban traffic to the same extent as a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.04g%, proving that driving high is safer than driving drunk, however morally wrong. The maximum road tracking impairment after the highest THC dose (300 ug/kg) was within a range of effects prod
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