LEGALIZE IT?

Date Submitted: 11/15/2004 07:00:33
Category: / Social Sciences
Length: 3 pages (762 words)
- - What is marijuana? According to Harvard Medical Professor Lester Grinspoon, it is a 'miracle drug', one that prevents blindness, acts as an appetite stimulant for AIDS patients, and prevents muscle spasms in epileptics. When speaking of the same plant, head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics for over thirty years, Harry J. Anslinger said that this 'evil weed' led to killings, sex crimes and insanity. How can two such highly respected experts have such …
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…three days after smoking, a heavy user can fail for over a month. There have been no immunosuppressive of reproductive effects linked to delta-9-THC. Some studies have shown short-term memory deficiency, although reversible, in heavy smokers. The biggest health concern with Pot smoke is its damage to the respiratory system. The risks run parallel with tobacco smoking. According to Physician Donald P. Taskin, of the University of California, 'A joint seems to deliver fo
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