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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. | + | The effects of marijuana can include short-term memory loss, mild hallucinations, and an impairment of physical and mental functioning. Proponents of marijuana have claimed that it has medicinal benefits although other treatments can also deliver these benefits to various ailments without hallucinations and the impairments to judgment. Some have advocated for decriminalization. <ref>[http://www.leap.cc Law Enforcement Against Prohibition]</ref>. Many members of the [[Libertarian Party]] advocate legalization. <ref>http://www.lp.org/issues/lp-oss.shtml</ref> |
| − | + | Some religious groups such as [[Rastafari movement]] claim it as a [[sacrament]], and religious use of marijuana is recorded amongst various other cultures, in particular, the sadhus of India and various Native American tribes. Use of marijuana in a religious capacity is legal for members of the Native American Church, however, members must be registered with the Church and government. | |
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Drugs]] |
Revision as of 21:16, 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. Proponents of marijuana have claimed that it has medicinal benefits although other treatments can also deliver these benefits to various ailments without hallucinations and the impairments to judgment. Some have advocated for decriminalization. [1]. Many members of the Libertarian Party advocate legalization. [2]
Some religious groups such as Rastafari movement claim it as a sacrament, and religious use of marijuana is recorded amongst various other cultures, in particular, the sadhus of India and various Native American tribes. Use of marijuana in a religious capacity is legal for members of the Native American Church, however, members must be registered with the Church and government.
