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Hemp, also known as Cannabis sativa, marijuana, grass, and by many other names, has not been a legal commercial crop in the United States for almost sixty years. ... People have become so wrapped up in the "drug" aspect of marijuana that many are forgetting its uses as an industrial material. ... In 1937, the United States government passed the Marijuana Tax Act which prohibited the use of marijuana as an intoxicant and regulated its use as a medicine.
Although there are hundreds of ingredients in marijuana, the main ingredient is a chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). ...
Marijuana had its day of glory in the 1960s. ... " The use of marijuana declined in the decades following the 60s, but there is evidence that it is making a huge comeback-and with a dangerous difference. ...
A 1993 survey about marijuana found that more than twelve percent of the eighth graders surveyed had tried marijuana at some time in their lives, and nearly five percent had used it in the previous thirty days. ...
With these numbers increasing, the federal government is trying to stop at nothing to prevent people from using marijuana. ... "
Marijuana has also been found to be valuable in its medicinal uses. Beginning in the 1980s, renewed interest in the therapeutic qualities of marijuana prompted many medical researchers to study the possible effects of its use as an antibiotic. The only authorized medical use of marijuana by the Food and Drug Administration arises in the case of chemotherapy. ... Although its far from being a final cure, marijuana helps relieve pressure caused by the eye disease, glaucoma. Research also indicates that short-term smoking of marijuana has improved breathing in asthma patients. Muscle spasms are relieved when patients with muscle disorders take marijuana. In England, it has been used as an anti-depressant, and in South Africa, women smoke marijuana to ease the pain of child birth.
Approximate Word count = 1468
Approximate Pages = 5.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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