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'''Marijuana''' is a [[Schedule I]] [[Controlled Substance]] in the United States of America, and it is subject to various degrees of legality in different parts of the world. It comes from the ''Cannabis'' [[plant]]. | '''Marijuana''' is a [[Schedule I]] [[Controlled Substance]] in the United States of America, and it is subject to various degrees of legality in different parts of the world. It comes from the ''Cannabis'' [[plant]]. | ||
| − | The effects of marijuana can include short-term memory loss, mild hallucinations, and an impairment of physical and mental functioning. "Pot heads" have claimed that it has "medicinal benefits"' although other treatments can also deliver these benefits to various ailments | + | The effects of marijuana can include short-term memory loss, mild hallucinations, and an impairment of physical and mental functioning. "Pot heads" have claimed that it has "medicinal benefits"' although other treatments can also deliver these benefits to various ailments without hallucinations and the impairments to judgement. Some have advocated for decriminalization. <ref>[http://www.leap.cc]</ref>. Some [[cult]]s like the [[Rastafari movement]] claim it as a sacrament, and religious use of marijuana is recorded amongst various other cultures, in particular, the sadhus of India. |
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Revision as of 20:50, May 13, 2007
Marijuana is a Schedule I Controlled Substance in the United States of America, and it is subject to various degrees of legality in different parts of the world. It comes from the Cannabis plant.
The effects of marijuana can include short-term memory loss, mild hallucinations, and an impairment of physical and mental functioning. "Pot heads" have claimed that it has "medicinal benefits"' although other treatments can also deliver these benefits to various ailments without hallucinations and the impairments to judgement. Some have advocated for decriminalization. [1]. Some cults like the Rastafari movement claim it as a sacrament, and religious use of marijuana is recorded amongst various other cultures, in particular, the sadhus of India.
