Essays on Medical Marijuana

Elyse Johnson was two years old when her family was told that she would have about three months to live. She had been diagnosed with a rare but aggressive brain tumor called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Elyse’s mother, Casey Johnson, said they decided against radiation...

The article “Postal worker strike may bolster ‘alternative’ pot market” was published in ‘The Globe and Mail’ on September 14th, 2018 by Terry Pedwell, Ottawa. It is about Canopy Growth Corporation which is one of the Canada’s largest licensed producers of medical marijuana. The only...

The hemp plant is Hemp, also called cannabis, is a resourceful plant with many great benefits that can help people all over the world. Hemp is widely known and has been grown for centuries because of its many capabilities. The production and growth of the...

Hemp, also called cannabis, is a resourceful plant with many great benefits that can help people all over the world. Hemp is widely known and has been grown for centuries because of its many capabilities. The production and growth of the hemp plant improves modern...

Hemp has been used since ancient times, and the medicinal use of the plant first originated in China. The first written evidence that hemp could be used for medicinal purposes came from 2737 BCE. Emperor Shen-Nung discovered that hemp oils and different teas helped with...

Drugs like heroin, cocaine, and opioids are extremely harmful to a person’s health. In fact, those drugs accounted for a little over 45,000 deaths in the United States in 2014. However, to say all drugs are bad because of these drugs, would be preposterous. “Marijuana...

Cannabis sativa (C. sativa) or medical marijuana, is the entirety of the plant and the internal chemicals. We have cannabinoid receptors within our cells, which allows the cannabis substances to act in order to cause effects. The two major chemicals are Tetrahydrocannabinol, the causation of...

Over the years ‘drugs’ have been in the spotlight and have been the headlines of magazines, newspapers and even blog posts. While drugs have been surrounding us for years whether recreational or medical, we have still not yet come to a point where the topic...

This article questions the use of medical marijuana for children with cancer. “Experts at the University of California’s Center for Medical Cannabis Research cautions that effects of the drug on a child’s development is unknown” (Szalavitz). The article compares marijuana to opioids. Opioid drugs are...

The Legalization of Medical Marijuana Concerning Federalism. Government is a powerful tool. There is a constant struggle for control over its power between various groups and individuals. There is also an uncertainty of who holds the power when there are different interpretations of legal documents....