Mary Jane’s DayMary Jane’s Day

By: Sean Asmar By: Sean Asmar CS-1100.10CS-1100.10

Why Marijuana should be Why Marijuana should be legalized…..legalized…..

If the APHA says this If the APHA says this ““Concluding that greater harm is caused by the legal Concluding that greater harm is caused by the legal

consequences of its prohibition than possible risks of consequences of its prohibition than possible risks of medicinal use; thereforemedicinal use; therefore   1. Encourages research of the therapeutic properties of    1. Encourages research of the therapeutic properties of various cannabinoids and combinations of cannabinoids;various cannabinoids and combinations of cannabinoids;   2. Encourages research on alternative methods of    2. Encourages research on alternative methods of administration to decrease the harmful effects related to administration to decrease the harmful effects related to smoking; andsmoking; and   3. Urges the Administration and Congress to move    3. Urges the Administration and Congress to move expeditiously to make cannabis available as a legal medicine expeditiously to make cannabis available as a legal medicine where shown to be safe and effective and to immediately where shown to be safe and effective and to immediately allow access to therapeutic cannabis through the allow access to therapeutic cannabis through the

Investigational New Drug Program.Investigational New Drug Program.” about ” about marijuana, why is our marijuana, why is our government so far government so far behind?behind?

Common Cures..

“marijuana has been reported to be effective in: a) reducing intraocular pressure in glaucoma; b) reducing nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy; c) stimulating the appetite for patients living with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and suffering from the wasting syndrome; d) controlling spasticity associated with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis; e) decreasing the suffering from chronic pain; and f) controlling seizures associated with seizure disorders;”

No O.D…No O.D…

• ““marijuana has an marijuana has an extremely wide extremely wide acute margin of acute margin of safety for use safety for use under medical under medical supervision and supervision and cannot cause lethal cannot cause lethal reactions”reactions”

Breaking the LawBreaking the Law

““desperate patients desperate patients and their families are and their families are choosing to break choosing to break the law to obtain this the law to obtain this medicine when medicine when conventional conventional medicines or medicines or treatments have not treatments have not been effective for been effective for them or are too toxic”them or are too toxic”

Even your Grandfather used Even your Grandfather used it…it…

““cannabis/marijuana has been cannabis/marijuana has been used medicinally for centuries used medicinally for centuries and that cannabis products and that cannabis products were widely prescribed by were widely prescribed by physicians in the United physicians in the United States until 1937”States until 1937”    

A resolution:A resolution:

““APHA adopted a APHA adopted a resolution (7014) on resolution (7014) on Marijuana and the Marijuana and the Law which urged Law which urged federal and state federal and state drug laws to exclude drug laws to exclude marijuana from marijuana from classification as a classification as a narcotic drug” narcotic drug”

So Remember..

• Think before you vote…and vote yes to legalizing marijuana.

Works Citied.

• American Public Health Association • http://www.apha.org/legislative/

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