Реферат: Mary Jane The Devil Weed Essay Research

Are there legitimate medical uses? There are some. It has been found to

redce intraocular pressures in individuals with glaucoma by 45% (Jaffe, 662). It

has been used as an antiemitic for individuals taking cancer chemotherapy.

Andrews concluded that “medical research indicates no physiological effect of

any severity from use of the drug. Thus it has been assumed marijuana is

harmless” (12).

But is marijuana “devil weed”? The answers are mixed. The conclusions

uncertain. Andrews’ answer is probably the most accurate: “Perhaps so. Perhaps

not. Certainly more research is necessar.” In other words, most of the

reserach and most of the scientists have indicated that all the answers are not

in yet.

WORKS CITED

Anrews, Matthew. (1972). The Parents Guide to Drugs (Doubleday & Co.).

pp. 4-12. Jaffe, Jerome H. (1995). Encylopedia of Drugs & Alcohol

(Simon & Schuster).

pp. 659-663. O’Brien, R., Cohen, S., Evans, G., and Fine, J., (Eds.).

(1992). The

Enclopedia of Drug Abuse (Facts on File, Inc.). pp. 175-179.