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Marijuana
Often a hot-topic worldwide, whether in a classroom or courtroom cannabis, better
known as pot, weed,reefer, or marijuana, is and has been debated for many years. I think
the main issues that will bring more light to the subject of cannabis are its history, health
issues, and many uses. Killer or a cure, devil or a saint? These 3 factors will reveal the
Used in ancient rituals by our Greek ancestors. Shamans entering a trance like
state from the effects of marijuana to disperse special and important information to the
people. The supposed origin of the word “Cannabis” comes from the word Qunubu
(Meaning “way to produce smoke”) used by Aryans for religious purposes. The Aryans
also introduced cannabis to many other factions and peoples including the Assyrians and
the Dionysus cult. Even the great land of Tibet, China is thought to smoke the drug for
religious purposes because of the fact that in 2003 a leather basket filled with marijuana
Coughing, sore-throat, and bodily pain, all side-effects of inhaling the deadly drug known
as marijuana… or is it? The that smoking cannabis as it is can be deadly to your health
considering the facts that it has 20 times the carcinogens, 4 times the hydrogen cyanide
and nitrogen than a single cigarette, but who says it must be smoked? According to
MAPS/CaNORML if the drug known as marijuana is vaporized not burned it has little to
roughly 226*C (439*F) at this point water vapor is released from a water-pad and goes
up through the herb and into a bag. Through this process only the tetrahydracannibol, or
THC, is released from the herb for the purest and safest way to receive the psychedelic
effects from marijuana. It is also a known fact that while under the effects of Marijuana
the intensity of pain is dulled and can relax your body, thus explaining why marijuana us
used today and is prescribed by doctors for many serious problems on of which being
MS(Multiple Sclerosis).
Marijuana is used for more than just heightening the entertainment of normal everyday
activities and having a good time, if inspected in full spectrum, cannabis has always had
more bountiful uses. It relieves mental stress and tension, research shows that is can
prevent obsessive compulsive disorder and anorexia, just to name a couple. The Hindi
people have used marijuana for spiritual and religious reasons for many centuries along
with the Rastafarian religion which claims cannabis is a “Tree of Life”. In the early
1940’s concentrated THC was used as a truth serum by the Office of Strategic Services. It
was most significant as a truth serum In May 1943, where the OSSS counter-intelligence
had a meeting with Augusto Del Gracio, a headman for Lucky Luciano. Augusto was
given a cigarette containing THC concentrate where he began to talk openly, spilling the
information on Luciano’s heroin operation. Marijuana has had its uses for many years
and due to its popularity and positive results, it would seem there are many more years to
come.
Cannabis is still used today all around the globe, whether for medical purposes or just
leisure. There are no signs of its use being completely set to a halt any time soon and the
3 positive factors of its history, health issues, and many uses would make it seem it is
here to stay. Friends and normal marijuana users gather to celebrate its global day on
April 20th and even more gather on the day of “The Global Marijuana March” where the
country gives approval for avid and recreational marijuana smokers gather from all
around the country to smoke together as a nation. It may be unorthodox but there has
never been a riot or negative act in Canada (where the most legitimate and well known
global march takes place, though the same cannot be said for countries with harsher
look down upon a subject, one must know the facts first.