The Controversy Of Medical Marijuana

Memory was a common theme in Caring for Kait as once Kaitlyn has her first seizure she developed many issues with her memory, specifically her short-term memory. Kaitlyn also had issues verbalizing what she wanted to say, and recalling

Charlotte's Web – Charlotte Figi had her first seizure when she was 3 months old. Over the next few months, she had frequent seizures lasting two to four hours, and she was hospitalized repeatedly. When Charlotte was three years old she had a least 300 grand mal seizures every week, one day she lost the ability to walk talk and eat. Her heart stopped a numeral of times. The doctors recommended putting her in a medically coma. Her father, Matt Figi, searched online for something similar, and found out that medical marijuana helped a boy's seizures. The family decided to give it a try. The Figi family soon heard about the Stanley brothers, one of Colorado's largest marijuana growers and dispensary owners. The six brothers were cross breeding

Forty-one-year-old Oregon medical marijuana patient Kristie Groce of Portland, Oregon is no stranger to adversity. Kristie has suffered greatly with several medical illnesses and injuries over the years and had even been written off as terminal and even placed on hospice care at one point. Despite the mortal diagnosis Kristie is now thriving in ways she had never dared to dream of due to, in her eyes, the healing properties of cannabis. Cannabis has not only given Kristie her life back but now she has learned she is creating a new life, something she was told would never happen.

The Lee family faced several medical encounters one being their daughter Lia having neurological disorders such as seizures from the age of eight months to four in a half years old. Lia was admitted to the Merced Community Medical Center seventeen times and she also had more than one hundred outpatient visits to the emergency room and the Family Practice Center. (Fadiman, Chapters 3 and 5).

The main objective of Dying to Get High, a book written by Richard J. Webbs and Wendy Chapkins, is to spread awareness of the benefits of medical marijuana. A major topic of this book is WAMM, Wo/Men’s alliance for Medical Marijuana, which is a group that encourages the use of medical marijuana for ill patients who are eligible. They primarily argue that these patients could benefit from the therapeutic effects of medical marijuana, yet it is considered illegal according to the law. Throughout this book, several stories are told by patients themselves, court cases are depicted, and battles are fought for the legalization of medical marijuana.

In the story My Left Foot, Christy Brown was diagnosed at the age of three with cerebral palsy. Many people began to give up on him, but his mother did not. She told everyone that they were all wrong and that he was a normal child. She worked with Christy every

At this point in her life she was using a wheelchair, had heart attacks and had trouble speaking. After trying different medications to control Charlottes seizures, with no results, her mother Page, turned to alternative medicine. She consumes oil, extracted from a medical marijuana strand known as "Charlotte's Web". Now, two year later she walks, talks, and feeds her self. This particular strain is high in cannabinoids or CBDs, (CBS News).

The debate on Medical marijuana has been a controversial subject mainly because people have an abundance of opinions and very little scientific research to back up either side of the debate. The most important question here is “will medical marijuana be used for medical purposes or will it be used inappropriately?”

Mary is a 13 year old girl from from cork who lives with her parents and twin sister and older brother. She was born thirteen years ago, along with her twin sister two months premature after a somewhat complicated pregnancy, mary was born with cerebral palsy and is unable to write using pencil and paper and is wheelchair bound although she can walk with the aid of a walker.. Her family was concerned

Both sides of the argument of medical marijuana make some valid points. For example, "opponents of medical marijuana argue that it is too dangerous to use, lacks FDA-approval, and that various legal drugs make marijuana use unnecessary," ("Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"). There are, however, more reasonable and intelligent arguments in favor of the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The argument

Marijuana, this plant brings up a lot of controversy. After the legalization of medical marijuana in California, it seems like the legalization is the biggest topic up for debate. Around the world, there are people are against it and many who strongly support the legalization. Personally, I am for the use of medical marijuana. There are more pro’s then con’s when it comes to using marijuana as a medicine. This brings up the question, are you for or against the use of medical marijuana?

Every time you hear the words smoking marijuana what is the first thing that comes to your head? Maybe your first thought is that’s gross or what productive person does that? A lot of people have the notion that marijuana is just for the main purpose to make people “high” (a feeling of high attitudes and euphoria) that is why it is still considered an illegal drug in some states. Today I want to inform you that this natural drug is doing miracles for people with many serious health diseases. There are over 420 diseases that medical marijuana has improved these patients live for the better and many people have come to agree that this natural plant is actually a secret drug to happiness.

Cannabis has been used for over 12,000 years for many purposes such as food, clothing, and to treat disease and relieve symptoms. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus had one of the earliest descriptions, writing of the Scythians inhaling vapors of hemp seeds, rendering them to a transported state (Herodotus and Rawlinson, G.). Cannabis is also the plant known as marijuana and has been illegal since the 1930s. “Before World War II, marijuana was listed as a medicine in the nation’s Pharmacopeia (Noonan, D.).” “Medical marijuana refers to treating a disease or symptom with the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts (“Is Marijuana Medicine?”).” Since 1970 it has been classified as a serious drug without medical benefits. However, there are different forms of marijuana that shows promise as a useful drug. Research has shown that some forms of the plant have relieved pain and nausea for cancer patients and HIV and AIDS sufferers. More recently, treatment properties of medical marijuana are getting attention for treating seizures and cancer tumors. But the reputation of marijuana as an illicit drug and its status under the law make it controversial and difficult for doctors to prescribe.

According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Charlotte Figi is a young girl who has epilepsy and suffers three-hundred seizures a day. Her parents set out to find something that would decrease or get rid of her seizures

In October 2009, I was diagnosed with Prolactinoma and was told that the treatment would cause infertility. On September 4th 2011 after working out, I went for a shower and starting having terrible unexpected cramps, I delivered Riley on the floor of my mom's bathroom, I did not know I was pregnant. He was 1lb 4ozs. The medics arrived and could not find a pulse. They deemed him deceased, they placed his tiny body in a bag, but Riley took a gasp of breath and started to move. The staff of Southern Regional were pivotal to Riley’s survival. He was in the NICU for 101 long days, that is where I had the pleasure of meeting Andre, Daketa and little Miss Zoey as they briefly shared a room with Riley. During our NICU days, Riley experienced daily seizures but with God we defied all odds. On December 14th weighing 4lbs, 7ozs, Riley was given the green light to come home! Riley’s premature birth had unfortunate consequences. His lungs were under-developed requiring him to need an oxygen tank. The longevity of the use of the tank affected the development of Riley’s eyesight. He was formally diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy at about 13