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'''Marijuana''' (called "joint", "kush", "pot", "reefer", "hash", "cannabis" and "weed"<ref>Also colloquially known as "chronic" or "ganja", and marijuana can be spelled as "marihuana".</ref>) is a pungent-smelling, flowering bud of the ''Cannabis'"weed"'plant.<ref>Divided into the species '' or Sativa, Indica''and '"pot"'Ruderalis'') is the name given to the flowering buds of the cannabis sativa plant prepared for human consumption. </ref> The main active psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is [[Tetrahydrocannabinoltetrahydrocannabinol|THC]], or <ref>Or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, an [[organic chemistry|organic chemical]] compoundwhich imitates natural cannabinoids produced in the human body. Marijuana </ref> cultivated with increasing potency. Because THC is harmful and generally illegal to possess, cultivate and sell in most countries, although it marijuana is legal in a few liberal jurisdictions if prescribed as medication by a physician.illegal,<ref>The sale of marijuana is illegal virtually everywhere in the world(other than Uruguay, Canada, and some liberal areas of the United States), and results in long prison sentences in many places. In Portugal, Argentina, California and South Australia, the use (rather than the sale) of small quantities of marijuana is allowed. In only one country in the world, the NetherlandsUnited States it remains illegal under federal law, though the law is generally enforced only when dealing with large quantities indicating intent to distribute.</ref> although legal with restrictions in many [[liberal]] states.<ref>[[Leftist]] [[Seattle]] even allows pot sales in vending machines.</ref> Legalization was falsely promoted to end its unlawful sale of , but its illegal drug pushing then increased. Pot smoking induces mental problems, as confirmed by studies,<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana /data-statistics.htm</ref> and may cause brain tumors and schizophrenia that are increasing in small quantities is reportedly allowed by law enforcementprevalence.<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21327863/</ref> '''''The crime rate in Denver has skyrocketed by 44% since marijuana was legalized in that stateindustry recently lost 4 statewide legalization votes''''', as the public realizes the harm.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-push-for-legal-weed-faces-hostile-ground-in-red-states/ar-AA1drL8k</ref>

In the past two decades'''''Marijuana is a highly addictive drug that causes short-term memory loss, the number of brain tumors has increased by up to 40% malaise, psychosis in the U.S. predisposed individuals, violence and Europeviolent fits, particularly among men between ages as well as impairment of 20 physical and 40mental functioning'''''. Studies confirm and even defenders of marijuana admit that it causes violent paranoia.<ref>http"Smoking Marijuana makes you Violent. Paranoia, a natural thought process that all humans will experience at one time or another, is often experienced by heavy smokers more often than non smokers." [https://wwwlistwand.healthandenvironment.orgcom/brain_cancertop-7-reasons-you-should-run-away-from-marijuana-weed/peer_reviewed]</ref> - Marijuana use may contribute to a rise in brain tumors. While some pretend that cannabis has "medicinal" benefits (see [[Medical marijuana]]), many scientists debunk that fiction and observe that there are numerous federally approved medicines for the same demographic diseases that is most likely "medicinal" marijuana has been used to have smoked pottreat. Marijuana consumption impairs one's ability to drive, creating deadly hazards on the road. '''''Cannabis is banned in [[Olympics|Olympic]] athletes by the World Anti-Doping Authority'''''.

The [[liberal media]] typically downplay downplays or completely ignore even conceals the role of marijuana in murders that result from extreme paranoia. There were many media reports about the brutal random murder of the 22-year-old rookie police officer Natalie Corona in Davis, [[Young mass murderers|mass killingsCalifornia]]in January 2019, horrific accidentsby Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, and other types of harm to innocent people victimized by users of the druga white man aged 48. For exampleThe toxicology report on Limbaugh showed that he had THC in his blood, authorities conceal from the public how much which demonstrates his marijuana was in the system of "College Weed Dealer" [[Young Mass Murderers|Dzhokhar Tsarnaev]] when he went on his alleged killing rampageuse.<ref>httphttps://www.theatlanticwirevisaliatimesdelta.com/nationalstory/2013opinion/2019/04/dzhokhar17/dont-tsarnaevignore-dealingmental-drugsillness-ties-marijuana/645293491146002/</ref> Yet media reports about the murderer''Rolling Stone'' magazine, which has often featured drug abusers, displayed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover in July 2013s marijuana use are very hard to find.

The effects of A study from New Zealand conducted in part by researchers at Duke University showed that people who started smoking marijuana can include short-term memory loss, malaise, psychosis heavily in predisposed individuals, violence their teens and violent fits, as well as impairment had an ongoing marijuana use disorder lost an average of physical 8 IQ points between ages 13 and 38. The lost mental functioningabilities didn't fully return in those who quit marijuana as adults. Some research has found that cannabis has medicinal benefits (see [[Medical Those who started smoking marijuana]]); however many scientists contest this, as adults didn't show notable IQ declines.<ref>https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana</ref> This type of permanent brain damage and state that there are numerous federally approved medicines hindrance is common among teenagers who use drugs for the diseases that medicinal marijuana can be used to treatprolonged periods of development.

==Medicinal Harms==Marijuana contains many of the same carcinogens as tobacco, thus when smoked it has the same harmful effects including potential damage to DNA, [[cancerLiberal denial]], respiratory diseases associated with smoke inhalation, and impaired immune system.<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615095940.htm Science Daily 6/9/2009]</ref> However, these effects have not been linked directly to alternate methods of marijuana use. Marijuana use can impair short term memory while intoxicated. THC has slight negative affects on long term memory and thus, in chronic users (approximately 1g/24Hrs),<ref name=conceals that "AskMen: Benefits of Marijuana">[http://www.askmen.com/sports/health/20_mens_health.html AskMen: Benefits of Marijuana]</ref> complications with long term memory are a risk. If smoked, marijuana leads to a temporary increase in heart rate and blood pressure while intoxicated. For this reason, there is a slight increase in the risk water demand for heart related problems including heart attack during the time growing cannabis typically exceeds that of intoxicationcommodity crops by nearly double.<ref name="AskMen: Benefits of Marijuana"/> Chronic smokers often suffer from mild withdrawal symptoms, however marijuana is not physically addictive.<ref>[httphttps://www.psychologytodaymjbizdaily.com/blog/thecannabis-teenagerequires-mind/201012/ismore-marijuanawater-addictive Psychology Today: Is Marijuana Addictive?]<than-commodity-crops-researchers-say/ref> Marijuana can impair judgment, motor skills, and balance.<ref>[http#://www.acde.org/common/Marijana.htm]</ref> Marijuana has also been linked to impaired learning and developmental diability in unborn children.<ref>[http~://wwwtext=On%20average%2C%20the%20researchers%20found,long%20from%20June%20through%20October.nature.com/npp/journal/v31/n10/full/1301068a.html Neuropsycopharmacology: High-Potency Marijuana Impairs Executive Function and Inhibitory Motor Control]</ref>

==Medicinal Benefits==Pot-promoters claim that the active ingredient in As of early 2019, only two countries have legalized recreational use of marijuana, as in 2013 socialist [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THCUruguay]]legalized the drug, has been shown (in disputed studies) to produce some short-term psychological and medicinal benefits[[Canada]], which are probably more than offset by the medical harmunder Trudeau's Liberal Party, legalized marijuana in October 2018. For example, Harvard University conducted a study on In the effect of Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on certain lung cancersUnited States, concluding that THC might help reduce a lung cancer tumor size by as much as half"21 states have moved to permit its use for medical reasons or for recreation. A further 16 allow medical marijuana."<ref>[httphttps://www.sciencedailypolitico.com/releasesnews/20072023/0402/070417193338.htm Science Daily 406/7/2007]congress-pots-ill-health-effects-00081178</ref> In addition However, due to a significant reduction in tumor size, there was a reduction in lesions on the lungs by 60%, and a reduction in protein markers associated with the progression of cancer.<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm Science Daily 4/17/2007[Supremacy Clause]]</ref> But even if true, those results are only in cases of very ill people, who have nothing to lose with respect federal law criminalizing marijuana has a limiting effect on business operations to the long-term harm caused by marijuanaextent the federal government enforces federal law.

In addition ==Legal history=====United States===Marijuana was first restricted in the United States on the federal level in 1937, with [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s signing of the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act.<ref name="Kidd1970">{{cite book|author=Jeannette Kidd|title=Marihuana Tax Act of 1937: Its Causes and Effects|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DStZAAAAMAAJ|year=1970|publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison|page=57}}</ref> On May 19, 1969, the Supreme Court declared the Marihuana Tax Act unconstitutional due to illegal self-incrimination, a violation of the Fifth Amendment, in the case of Leary v. United States.<ref>https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/395/6/#tab-opinion-1948101</ref> As a result, President Richard Nixon signed into law the positive effect Controlled Substances Act on cancer treatment symptoms October 27, 1970, renewing the ban on marijuana.<ref>https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/21usc/811.htm</ref> From 1973 to 1978, several US states "decriminalized" marijuana, meaning that they would not enforce state laws against minor marijuana use and cancer itselfpossession. This began with Oregon, and was joined with Alaska, California, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Nebraska.<ref name="Dufton2017">{{cite book|author=Emily Dufton|title=Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qo6YDgAAQBAJ|date=5 December 2017|publisher=Basic Books|isbn=978-0-465-09617-6}}</ref> In 1996 in California, a voter referendum legalized the use of marijuana is for medical usages, allowing it to be used for any condition for which a patient presented a doctor's recommendation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Balzar|first1=John|title=Voters Approve Measure to try to help patients afflicted with Use Pot as Medicine|url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1996-11-06/news/mn-62740_1_voters-approve-measure|accessdate=February 9, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 6, 1996}}</ref> [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|ALSArizona]]also passed a medical cannabis ballot measure, but it was rendered ineffective on a technicality.<ref>[http{{citation|title=State-By-State Medical Marijuana Laws|url=https://ajhwww.sagepubmpp.comorg/contentissues/18medical-marijuana/4state-by-state-medical-marijuana-laws/264state-by-state-medical-marijuana-laws-report/|publisher=Marijuana Policy Project|date=December 2016}}</ref> Other states followed, and in 2014 Utah became the first state to legalize only some derivatives of marijuana, not the full drug itself.short American Journal <ref>{{cite news|title=First-of Hospice -its-kind medical marijuana law signed in Utah|url=https://www.rt.com/usa/utah-charlees-law-marijuana-409/|accessdate=February 10, 2018|work=RT|date=March 26, 2014}}</ref> In 2012, Washington and Palliative Medicine]Colorado "legalized" recreational marijuana by voter initiative;<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/07/psychological-impact-legalizing-marijuana.html</ref> by early 2018 the number of recreational legal states reached nine with the addition of Vermont.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vermont-marijuana/vermont-senate-passes-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-use-idUSKBN1EZ2KS</ref>

Marijuana is an a [[antispasmodicSchedule I]] and is used in the treatment of seizures.<ref>[http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9586&page=106 National Academies Press: Marijuana and muscle spasticity[Controlled Substance]]</ref> Marijuana is also used in the treatment United States of migrainesAmerica, arthritismeaning that it is illegal under federal law of the United States,<ref>[http://onlinelibrary and considered to have no redeemable medical value.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.1780090304/abstract Online Library: Treatment of adjuvant arthritis According to the FBI, in rats 2012, there were 658,000 arrests for marijuana possession compared with anti-inflammatory drugs]</ref> depression256,000 for cocaine,heroin and their derivatives.<ref name="interestingfacts.org"nyt>[http{{cite news|url=https://www.interestingfactsnytimes.orgcom/factinteractive/facts-about-marijuana Interesting Facts: Facts about marijuana]<2014/ref> and glaucoma. However the effect of marijuana on intraocular pressure (IOC) is not as effective as those offered by other drugs on the market.<ref>[http:07/27/www.nei.nih.govopinion/newssunday/statements/marijhigh-time-marijuana-legalization.asp National Eye Institue: Glaucoma and Marijuana use]html?_r=0|title=Repeal Prohibition, Again|work=New York Times|date=July 26, 2014|accessdate=July 27, 2014}}</ref>

There Many liberals have not been many inadvocated for decriminalization, including National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Marijuana Policy Project, and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.<ref>[http://www.leap.cc Law Enforcement Against Prohibition]</ref><ref>http://www.lp.org/issues/lp-depth oss.shtml</ref> On July 26, 2014, the ''New York Times'' published an editorial calling for removing federal controls over marijuana for people 21 and widely distributed studies into older, leaving the possible medicinal effects question to individual states.<ref name=nyt/> Many [[American]] [[conservative]]s, especially social conservatives, oppose legalization of marijuanain any form due to its perceived harmful medical and psychological effects and its likelihood of harm to third parties due to drug-related crime and reckless driving. HoweverA few libertarian-leaning conservatives, with pressure from most notably [[Ron Paul]], [[William F. Buckley]], and [[Larry Elder]], have advocated the decriminalization of this drug. Some [[liberal]] advocates s support legalization, but most instead advocate for drug treatment and rehabilitation. [[Libertarian]]s are usually the biggest supporters of marijuanalegalization. [[Gary Johnson]], more otherwise accredited institutions are conducting research on a former Republican and 2012 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate for president, is the drughighest ranking US politician to advocate for marijuana legalization. He was a two-term Governor of [[New Mexico]].

==Interesting Facts==*Carl Sagan used recreational marijuana to help "open his mind".<ref>[http://boingboing.net/2009/10/07/carl-sagan-spaced-ou.html Boing Boing: Carl Sagan Spaced Out]</ref>*Cannabis was first cultivated in China around 4000 B.C.<ref name="interestingfacts.org"/>*U.S. Declaration of Independence was not written Legalization on hemp papera Federal level is virtually impossible, despite popular belief by liberals.<ref>[http://www.usconstitution.net/constfaq_q145.html Constitutional FAQ Answer #145 - U.S. Constitution Online]</ref>*George Washington grew marijuana.<ref>[http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/since the United States was a/gwtheman.htm The President and major leader in the Cabinet: George Washington international treaty known as the Man]</ref>*Alcohol is over 100 times more lethal than marijuana (ratio of lethal dose to effective dose).Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs<ref>[httpurl=https://enwww.wikipediaunodc.org/wikipdf/Tetrahydrocannabinol Wikipedia: Tetrahydrocannabinolconvention_1961_en.pdf]</ref>*President Obama has admitted to use of marijuana1970. Former President Clinton has also admitted Said treaty is defined by the Constitution as carrying equal weight to an Amendment to smoking the Constitution; therefore, the only way marijuana, but claims that he 'did not inhale'. Former President George W Bush privately admitted could ever be legal on a Federal level is if we withdrew from a treaty of our own creation as a prerequisite to smoking marijuana, but stated he wouldn't state it publicly "'Cause I don't want some little kid doing what I triedlegalization."

==Legal Status==Marijuana is a The [[Schedule I]] [[Controlled Substance]] in the United States of America, meaning that it is illegal under federal law of the United States, and considered to have no redeemable medical valueH. According to the FBI, in 2012, there were 658,000 arrests for marijuana possession compared with 256,000 for cocaine, heroin and their derivativesR.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news3884|url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/27/opinion/sunday/high-time-marijuana-legalization.html?_r=0|title=Repeal Prohibition, Again|work=New York Times|date=July 26, 2014|accessdate=July 27, 2014}}</ref> In several countries, particularly in [[Western EuropeMarijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act]], it is has been decriminalisedwas passed through the U. However, in many other countries, particularly those in the Middle East and Asia, possession S. House of even small amounts of cannabis can be punishable by death. In 2012Representatives on December 4, the states of [[Washington]] and [[Colorado]] adopted voter referenda to legalize the recreational use of marijuana2020. At Passage in the same time, [[Oregon]] voters rejected a similar propositionSenate is very unlikely. Federal officials said that they would contest state laws that would legalize marijuana.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/08/us-usa-marijuana-votes-idUSBRE8A705E20121108|title=Marijuana legalization victories could be short-lived|first=Alex|last=Dobuzinskis|date=Nov 7, 2012|accessdate=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

===Overseas===The [[Netherlands]] decriminalized the use of marijuana in 1976. As a result, marijuana use among the 18-25 age group doubled, however, despite its availability, marijuana use in the Netherlands is lower than the European average. The Netherlands also saw an influx of "drug tourists" and other undesirables, as well as an increase in crime. This In 2013, the government of the Netherlands enacted a new toleration rule regarding the use of marijuana in order to combat drug tourism, essentially restricting access of marijuana to citizens.<ref>https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs/toleration-policy-regarding-soft-drugs-and-coffee-shops</ref> Crime has since levelled leveled out, leaving the Netherlands with one of the lowest crime rates in Europeuntil recently.<ref>https://www.osac.gov/Country/Netherlands/Content/Detail/Report/5854ae95-5573-449f-a294-1865caaef8ae</ref>

Many liberals have advocated for decriminalization.<ref>In several countries, particularly in [http://www.leap.cc Law Enforcement Against Prohibition[Western Europe]]</ref><ref>http://www, cannabis use has been decriminalized.lp.org/issues/lp-oss.shtml</ref> On July 26However, 2014in many other countries, particularly those in the ''New York Times'' published an editorial calling for removing federal controls over marijuana for people 21 Middle East and olderAsia, leaving the question to individual statespossession of even small amounts of cannabis can be punishable by death.<ref name=nyt/>

Many In 2013, Uruguay initiated nationwide legalization of recreational marijuana, becoming the first developed nation to do so in the modern era.<ref name="FijnautRuyver2015">{{cite book|author1=Cyrille J.C.F. Fijnaut|author2=Brice de Ruyver|title=The Third Way: A Plea for a Balanced Cannabis Policy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCdACgAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|date=24 July 2015|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-29319-9|pages=57–}}</ref> Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, allowing "pot shops" that sold marijuana under the ruse of "medicinal" purposes to drop the pretense and begin selling marijuana openly for recreational purposes. In December 2020, the United Nations voted to reclassify marijuana from the most restrictive Schedule IV classification (equivalent to the US Schedule I) to the less restrictive U.N. Schedule I, indicating that marijuana has a valid medicinal value, while still being highly addictive.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/world/europe/cannabis-united-nations-drug-policy.html</ref> Should liberals have their way, this opens the window for the U.S. to classify marijuana as Schedule II without violating the Single Convention. ==Adverse effects==[[AmericanFile:Brain abnormalities of marijuana user.jpg|thumbnail|Areas of the brain negatively effected by THC]] Marijuana contains many of the same carcinogens as tobacco, and some research suggests that when smoked, it shares the same risk of lung cancer<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615095940.htm Science Daily 6/9/2009]</ref> If smoked, marijuana also leads to a temporary increase in heart rate and blood pressure resulting is a slight increase in the risk for heart related problems including heart attack.<ref>[conservativehttp://www.askmen.com/sports/health/20_mens_health.html AskMen: Benefits of Marijuana]</ref> Chronic smokers often suffer from mild withdrawal symptoms, however marijuana is not believed to be physically addictive.<ref>[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-teenage-mind/201012/is-marijuana-addictive Psychology Today: Is Marijuana Addictive?]s</ref> Marijuana can impair judgment, especially social conservativesmotor skills, oppose legalization of and balance.<ref>[http://www.acde.org/common/Marijana.htm]</ref> Prenatal exposure to marijuana has also been linked to impaired learning and developmental disability in children.<ref>[http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v31/n10/full/1301068a.html Neuropsycopharmacology: High-Potency Marijuana Impairs Executive Function and Inhibitory Motor Control]</ref> If marijuana is consumed heavily and on a daily basis by children around the age of 12 for a period of years, even liberal scientists have been forced to conclude that humans have a 1/4th random chance of developing psychosis, based on a random genetic trait.<ref>[http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/schizophrenia/cannabis-psychosis-link] The Cannabis-Psychosis Link</ref> However, all of these adverse effects, which have been the motivation for making recreational use of marijuana illegal, are typically ignored by the liberal advocates of recreational marijuana use, who use deceitful and dismissive arguments (including the creation, publication and use of fraudulent "studies" which claim to "debunk" the science proving the negative effects of marijuana, without offering any form due legitimate proof behind their "debunking" claims) against keeping marijuana use illegal to justify its perceived harmful medical use and psychological effects are motivated both by politics and its likelihood simply by doing what they want at the expense of public health and safety.<ref name="pot debate">[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-debate-prompts-a-new-high-in-democratic-hypocrisy Marijuana legalization debate prompts a new high in Democratic hypocrisy] at Fox News</ref><ref>[https://canadafreepress.com/article/legalize-marijuana-be-careful-what-you-wish-for Legalize Marijuana? Be Careful What You Wish For!] at [[Canada Free Press]]</ref> ===Crime===The [[liberal media]] typically downplay or completely ignore the role of marijuana in [[Young mass murderers|mass killings]], horrific accidents, and other types of harm to third parties due to innocent people victimized by users of the drug. For example, authorities conceal from the public how much marijuana was in the system of "College Weed Dealer" [[Young mass murderers|Dzhokhar Tsarnaev]] when he went on his killing rampage.<ref>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/dzhokhar-related crime tsarnaev-dealing-drugs/64529/</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://canadafreepress.com/article/can-marijuana-fuel-jihad|title=Can Marijuana Fuel Jihad?|last=Kincaid|first=Cliff|date=|newspaper=Canada Free Press|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|language=en|via=}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, which has often featured musicians who abuse drugs, put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its July 13, 2013 cover. The magazine's article described him as "a dedicated pot smoker" and reckless drivinglocal dealer who "always had big Tupperware containers of weed in his fridge. A few libertarian" <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/jahars-leaning conservativesworld-20130717|title=Jahar: The Making of a Monster|last=Reitman|first=Janet|date=July 17, 2013|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=}}</ref> The current trend of marijuana becoming legal on the state level has lead to increased supply in the United States, which in turn has lead to Mexican drug cartels choosing to switch to heroin and methamphetamine, both far deadlier drugs, due to marijuana commanding a lesser profit margin.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/20/mexican-cartels-switch-gears-after-u-s-states-relax-u-s-states-legalize-marijuana-mexicos-cartels-sw/343389002/</ref><ref>https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Heroin#section=Human-Toxicity-Values</ref><ref>https://inhomelandsecurity.com/mexican-cartels-marijuana-profit</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145326/</ref> ==Medical benefits==Advocates of marijuana claim that the active ingredient in marijuana, most notably [[Ron PaulTetrahydrocannabinol|THC]], has been shown to produce some short-term psychological and medicinal "benefits", which are probably more than offset by the medical harm. For example, Harvard University conducted a study on the effect of Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on certain lung cancers, claiming that THC might help reduce a lung cancer tumor size by as much as half.<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm Science Daily 4/7/2007]</ref> In addition to a significant reduction in tumor size, there was a reduction in lesions on the lungs by 60%, and a reduction in protein markers associated with the progression of cancer.<ref>[William Fhttps://www. Buckleysciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm Science Daily 4/17/2007]</ref> Marijuana is used to relieve symptoms experienced by patients afflicted with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|ALS], ].<ref>[http://ajh.sagepub.com/content/18/4/264.short American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine]</ref> Marijuana is an [[Larry Elderantispasmodic]]and [[anticonvulsant]] is used in the treatment of seizures.<ref>[http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9586&page=106 National Academies Press: Marijuana and muscle spasticity]</ref> Marijuana is also used in the treatment of migraines, arthritis,<ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.1780090304/abstract Online Library: Treatment of adjuvant arthritis in rats with anti-inflammatory drugs]</ref> depression,<ref name="interestingfacts.org">[http://www.interestingfacts.org/fact/facts-about-marijuana Interesting Facts: Facts about marijuana]</ref> and glaucoma. However the effect of marijuana on intraocular pressure (IOC) is not as effective as those offered by other drugs on the market.<ref>[http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/marij.asp National Eye Institue: Glaucoma and Marijuana use]</ref> In states where marijuana is legal (either completely or via medication), parents of young children have advocated been known to seek out strains that are high in Cannabidiol (CBD) and low in THC; Cannabidiol is known to counteract the decriminalization "high" of this drugTHC, and is believed to be the cause of the anti-seizure effects when consumed. Some  There have not been many in-depth and widely distributed studies into the possible medicinal effects of marijuana. However, with political pressure from [[liberal]]s support legalization<!--and [[conservative]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/california-weed/article60280481.html|title=Orange County conservative a hero for marijuana advocates|last=Hecht|first=Peter|date=February 13, 2016|newspaper=Sacramento Bee|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theestablishment.co/meet-the-right-wing-women-fighting-for-marijuana-reform-e6789ec8569b#.n27d1opva|title=Meet The Right-Wing Women Fighting For Marijuana Reform|last=McBride|first=Hannah|date=April 29, 2016|newspaper=The Establishment|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>--> advocates of marijuana, more accredited institutions are conducting research on the drug. Despite state legality, physicians are reluctant to prescribe "medicinal" marijuana fearing it may jeopardize their DEA license to prescribe controlled substances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810356|title=Medical Marijuana: The Imperative of Educating Physicians|last=Schatman|first=Michael|date=September 6, 2013|website=Medscape|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> "Medicinal" marijuana is used by physicians as a last-resort in states where it is legal or semi-legal (under state law), but most instead advocate also misused by people who simply want to get high. "Medicinal" marijuana, however well-intentioned and beneficial, will also lead to abuses in that system. ===Marinol===''Marinol'' (a brand formulation of dronabinol)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr3/n3_Marinol.html|title=The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform|website=www.drugscience.org|access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> is a schedule III controlled substance, approved for relief of nausea and vomiting in persons undergoing cancer chemotherapy and to improve appetite in persons with AIDS. It is dispensed in gelatin capsules containing synthetic Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol dissolved in sesame oil. Liberals advocating "medicinal" marijuana do their best to ignore this drug treatment . A 1998 survey of physicians, addiction specialists and rehabilitationpolice demonstrated no evidence or concern about the abuse, dependence or diversion of Marinol. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Calhoun|first=S. R.|last2=Galloway|first2=G. P.|last3=Smith|first3=D. E.|date=1998-04-01|title=Abuse potential of dronabinol (Marinol)|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=9692381|journal=Journal of Psychoactive Drugs|volume=30|issue=2|pages=187–196|doi=10.1080/02791072.1998.10399689|issn=0279-1072|pmid=9692381}}</ref> About this time, the DEA moved the drug from schedule II to the less restrictive schedule III.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/1998/fr1105.htm|title=Proposed Rules - 1998 - Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Synthetic Dronabinol (Martinol®; (-)-Δ9-(trans)-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Sesame oil and Encapsulated in Soft Gelatin Capsules) From Schedule II to Schedule III.|website=www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> ===Cannabidiol (CBD)===CBD is chemically extracted from the cannabis plant. It is legal in most states, and its oil has been proven to be effective in certain cases of epilepsy and insomnia. So far, any other effects have been demonstrated to be snake-oil. While CBD itself is safe, oils claiming to contain CBD are currently unregulated by the FDA.<ref>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476</ref> == Atheism, marijuana usage and amotivational syndrome ==*[[LibertarianAtheism and amotivational syndrome]]s are usually (Marijuana usage is associated with amotivational syndrome) ==Tax revenue==Marijuana advocates, ignoring the biggest supporters adverse health, cultural, and societal effects of legalized marijuana , point to increased tax revenue in states where it is legal and heavily taxed.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2018/05/04/how-much-money-states-make-cannabis-sales/#19f8144af181</ref> Colorado alone has made over $1 billion in tax revenue over the course of its five years of legalization, roughly the same amount that the seven states where marijuana is both legal and taxed made in 2018. <ref>https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/colorado-made-1b-in-marijuana-tax-revenue-what-could-this-mean-for-federal-legalization</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/03/26/which-states-made-the-most-tax-revenue-from-marijuana-in-2018-infographic/#6f3f0bc17085</ref> ==Trivia==*[[Gary JohnsonCarl Sagan]]used recreational marijuana to help "open his mind".<ref>[http://boingboing.net/2009/10/07/carl-sagan-spaced-ou.html Boing Boing: Carl Sagan Spaced Out]</ref>*Cannabis was first cultivated in China around 4000 B.C.<ref name="interestingfacts.org"/>*U.S. [[Declaration of Independence]] was not written on hemp paper, despite popular belief by liberals.<ref>[http://www.usconstitution.net/constfaq_q145.html Constitutional FAQ Answer #145 - U.S. Constitution Online]</ref>*[[George Washington]] grew marijuana.<ref>[http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a former Republican /gwtheman.htm The President and 2012 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate for the Cabinet: George Washington the Man]</ref>*An average human will pass out after consuming 1/14 of the LD-50 of weed, which is why no overdoses have ever been reported. Driving while high, however, is extremely dangerous.<ref>[https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving]</ref>*[[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]] has admitted to use of marijuana. Former President[[Bill Clinton]] has also admitted to smoking marijuana, but claims that he "did not inhale". Former President [[George W. Bush]] privately admitted to smoking marijuana, but stated he wouldn't state it publicly "'Cause I don't want some little kid doing what I tried."*Marijuana was originally a slang name, and as such, it is the highest ranking US politician only drug to advocate be legally defined by its slang name*Industrial marijuana was briefly made legal in World War II in order to keep up with the demand of rope, canvas and other materials traditionally made from hemp<ref>https://ministryofhemp.com/blog/hemp-for -victory-disappear</ref>*Marijuana is called "weed" because it grows like one- heterogeneous marijuana legalizationgrows in every part of the world except for the Arctic poles. He In the United States, one can report the accidental growth of marijuana on ones' property to law enforcement without fear of criminal penalty*Like many plants, marijuana was a two-term Governor selectively bred over the course of [[New Mexico]]millennia in order to increase its potency. Primitive marijuana plants, if smoked, would induce a headache rather than the desired "high"

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