Medical Daily Marijuana

This book covers nearly every detail known about how individuals use marijuana. Each chapter talks and introduced me with new information along with clear illustrations. One interesting theme the books covers is the examination of how marijuana has changed and evolved into thread and drug plants over 1000s of years. The authors spent several years researching and observing their experience with the plant. Also both the authors of this book are well known cannabis researchers. The book stats facts about marijuana users. The authors asserts, “ A global survey of cannabis use by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2007) reported that in 2005 approximately 160 million people world-wide, or 1 in every 43 persons on earth, indulge in cannabis for psychoactive purposes” (Clarke and Merlin 211). I found this book to be very informing and can be used for background information of my essay. Castillo, Stephanie. "Marijuana vs. Alcohol: The Effects Psychoactive Drugs Have On Physical And Mental Health." Medical Daily. Medical Daily, 6 May 2015. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. In this article, Castillo discusses the differences in Marijuana and alcohol. It gives us statistical evidence stating how alcohol is worse for your health than marijuana. You can overdose on alcohol, but marijuana it is nearly impossible to overdose. This article is extremely helpful because it offers evidence to support legalization of marijuana. I found one paragraph especially useful for my essay when I discuss how alcohol is more toxic than marijuana when it comes to your health. Medical Daily noted, The Huffington post cited “a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times the amount of THC in a joint in order to be at risk of dying.” This isn’t the case for alcohol. The World Health Organization (WHO) found 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were attributed to alcohol consumption. And recently, a comparative assessment published in Scientific Reports found alcohol to be 114 times more deadly than marijuana (Castillo). Loria, Jennifer Welsh and Kevin. "23 Health Benefits of Marijuana." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 20 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. In this website article discuses several health benefits of marijuana. Some examples, a chemical commonly found in marijuana stops some cancers from dispersing throughout the body. Jennifer Welsh, a senior editor, addresses, “Cannabidiol (CBD) may help prevent cancer from spreading, researchers at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco reported in 2007” (Loria and Welsh). Marijuana also helps people who have anxiety. Another prime example, …show more content…
It is un-biased about the topic. The author talks about both pro and con on the subject, but focusing more on the cons of marijuana. I found this article to be very informing. They did years of research over long and short term side effects. Stimson adds, “These studies have also found that marijuana consumption impairs short-term memory, making it difficult to learn and retain information or perform complex tasks; slows reaction time and impairs motor coordination; increases heart rate by 20 percent to 100 percent, thus elevating the risk of heart attack; and alters moods, resulting in artificial euphoria, calmness, or (in high doses) anxiety or paranoia” (“Marijuana Should not be Legalized”). I learned that Charles is a former American career appointee at the Pentagon. Stimson was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee