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An international group of researchers have found that the main substance found in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), may help combat certain skin problems caused by allergic reactions, according to a journal published by Science.

Officers removed 1,264 marijuana plants from the man's house on Saturday. Although this is a significant bust, it does not rival one of Minnesota's largest marijuana busts that took place about eight years ago in which more than 4,000 pot plants were seized.

Marijuana can be a helpful drug to those who need it. I will explore what makes marijuana a good thing for patients, and what should be avoided if you are considering this alternate remedy.

I think that the medicinal and the recreational use of Marijuana should be allowed and there are facts that support this idea.

A judge urged the DEA to remove barriers in the production of marijuana for research purposes. The reccommendation came in response to a suit filed by the ACLU.

There's been no spike in lung cancer among the group that smoked a great deal of marijuana. Researchers may have discovered why.

Canadian patients who use pot for pain relief are reeling under the excessive costs of government-controlled medical marijuana.

Everyone is familiar with marijuana. And many of the U.S. population has "tried" the drug. But, many people aren't familiar with its history, benefits and drawbacks. Thus I have compiled a detailed report on the history and benefits of this facinating plant, marijuana.

A woman with a cancerous brain tumor has lost her Court appeal for use of marijuana to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by her disease.

Marijuana was grown by many early colonists but was outlawed in the 1920s by Congress after an intense lobbying effort by John D. Anslinger. It is currently classified as a Schedule 1 drug, despite many potential benefits.

The issue of legalizing marijuana will be passionately debated for a long time to come. However, from a medical perspective, the problems arising from consistent use of marijuana are considerable.

I am a leukemia survivor who did two years of chemotherapy as a medical marijuana practitioner. I'm not looking to argue, just to share my experience in hopes that people might pause a moment to reconsider their stance, maybe even change their mind.

In the late 19th century, hemp was banned from the United States, leaving us with costly alternatives in industry, and leaving marijuana to settle in the soils, unregulated in the black market.

The Supreme Court rules against states on medicinal Marijuana. Now that this ruling ends future litigation of the issue, Marijuana advocacy groups need to wake-up and really start fighting the War on Drugs. This article explains what groups should do.

With the extensiverise in availability of marijuana to children in our country ,parents need to be more aware of the dangers of the drug

This piece weighs some of the the cost benefit ratio of legalizing marijuana.

An article examining the claim that bongs help to filter marijuana smoke of potentially harmful components.

An article comparing synthetically-produced Marinol with medical marijuana for use with primarily cancer patients.

An article exploring the reasons for prohibition of alcohol and marijuana, and why the continuing prohibition of the latter is wholly unconstructive.

A look at the staggering amount of marijuana-related arrests in the United States each year, and whether such action by law enforcement agents is benefiting the "War on Drugs."

With the problems associated with drug use plaguing our society, there is often a distinction made between marijuana and "hard" drugs. Some say it's harmless, others disagree.

Script of a speech given at the Ogden Area World-Wide Marijuana March in 2006.

Security officials at the Miami International Airport confiscated a water bottle from Michael Vick, the star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, yesterday and discovered a marijuana-like substance.

a look at the dangers of uncontrolled illegal use of marijuana among young people, and why legalization may solve some problems

An article examining how marijuana prohibition has fostered violent crime rather than stem it.

Debating the effects of marijuana, and what would happen if it were legalized for personal use.

An article outlining the important differences between industrial hemp and THC-producing marijuana plants.

Tuesday November 7th, the voters in Nevada approved the legalization the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, adults 21 or older, bought from a government approved "pot shop". Nevada seemed to follow

The mid-term election was full of hot topics including a ban on abortion, same sex marriages, and legalizing marijuana. Americans have spoken and their views on these hot issue topics were tallied throughout Tuesday night.

Is marijuana a gateway drug best kept illegal? Or could it possibly offer medicinal benefits? Is the government looking into this as fully as possible?

Marijuana - should it remain illegal or should it be decriminalized instead? Consider this with an open mind.

Anti-drug propaganda has lead us to believe marijuana will leave us brain-dead and racked with cancer, unable to motivate oneself to get out of bed and desperately craving the next fix. All of these claims are factually untrue or widely exaggerated.

Are we winning the war on drugs. Decriminalize Marijuana now.

Marijuana, the forbidden taboo in society today. Why, after thousands of years of use and not one single death attributed to the drug, have we condemned it? What are its medical purposes? What are its dangers, if any?

We are supposed to live in the land of the free. Why does our government tell us what we can put in our own bodies?

The fact that Marijuana is still illegal in the United States is a farse! And there are more then enough good reasons to legalize Cannabis that dont take a rocket scientist to figure out. This article will highlight this reasons.

Marijuana has in the recent years become a substance phenomenon among teenagers. I think that this is largely attributed to peer pressure, popular media and icons, and misinformation about the dangers of marijuana. I will discuss the effects and dangers

Despite the strong voter support and health advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana, the Congress still holds the power to decide if states will be able to legalize the drug.

Why Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal use in the United States.

Ever see Reefer Madness? There's more truth to the story than you realize... and complex sociological reasons why the government needs to keep marijuana illegal.

There is at least one silver lining to an overtly conservative Supreme Court: it may just be a step forward for the medical marijuana movement, an issue that has really only taken ground in blue states. In this opinion piece, I explain why.

The University of Colorado has posted photographs on the Internet of their students smoking marijuana on April 20th, 2006. The page offers $50 rewards for anyone who can correctly identify a student.

Historical documents illustrate that many of our nation's most inspiring names, including Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Thomas Edison, used marijuana regularly with no ill effect.

Marijuana has always been a controversial topic. Whether to legalize or not has continued to be a battle in both government and state politics.

During the course of the last 30 years lobbying for legalization of marijuana has increased tenfold, yet no one has considered the possibilities of what the ramifications would be if such leglislation were to occur.

Dopaminergic systems in the body: mesocortical (cognition), mesolymic (emotions), nigrostriatal (physical movement). Dope stimulates each. The goal is to have fun but to be safe as well when smoking marijuana.

Marijuana is illegal because it cripples an individual's ability to fight off infectious diseases.