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  1. Marijuana -- Users
    Marijuana abuse ... has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. It also induces high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into their carcinogenic form—levels that may accelerate the changes that ultimately produce malignant cells. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which increases the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. These facts suggest that, puff for puff, smoking marijuana may be more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.
  2. Marijuana -- Parties
    The Marijuana Party would not exist, and would not have its current leader, but for several past victories in previous court cases. The future of the party depends upon the final outcome of its current court case. If a vote for the Marijuana Party continues to be worth nothing, while votes for bigger political parties are a significant source of funding for those bigger parties, then the Marijuana Party has no realistic chance of ever growing or competing against the bigger parties. However, if the Marijuana Party were to win its current court case, and a vote for it became worth significant funding, then the Marijuana Party would have a chance to grow.
  3. Hashish -- Marijuana
    Hashish and Marijuana are two psychoactive drugs derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Obtained from the female flowers of the plant, cannabis products are among the most widespread and commonly used illegal drugs. Hashish is created from the resin of flower clusters. Parts of the flowers and the leaves may be included.
  4. Cannabis -- Marijuana
    The Cannabis Cup is a 5 day long celebration of the many wonderful things about marijuana. It's official purpose is to bring cannabis experts together so that they can "taste" the latest varieties of marijuana and hashish, and vote for the one they like best, much as a panel of wine experts might gather to judge the year's wine offerings.
  5. Marijuana -- Drugs
    Myth: Marijuana is a Gateway Drug. Even if marijuana itself causes minimal harm, it is a dangerous substance because it leads to the use of "harder drugs" like heroin, LSD, and cocaine.
  6. Marijuana -- United States
    Marijuana is the most commonly abused illegal drug in the United States and in Canada. A dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves of the plant Cannabis sativa, it normally is smoked as a cigarette (joint, nail), or in a pipe (bong). It can ... be smoked in blunts, that are cigars which have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with cannabis, often in combination with another substance. It might also be mixed in food or brewed as a tea. When use as a more concentrated, resinous form it is called hashish and, as a sticky black liquid, hash oil. Marijuana smoke has a pungent and distinctive, normally sweet-and-sour odor.
  7. Steve Kubby -- Marijuana
    Steve Kubby, 59, is an avid skier and outdoors person, Steve is especially concerned with health care issues because of his own personal experience as a cancer survivor. Twenty three years ago he was diagnosed with adrenal cancer and given six months to live. Crediting medical marijuana, inner determination, and the love and support of family and friends, Steve has become the first person to ever survive so long with his form of cancer.
  8. Urinalysis -- Results
    [One] arena where urinalysis is widely abused is the prison system, where it is often imposed indiscriminately as a condition of probation or parole. As a result, many non-violent offenders face substantial prison time for simply smoking a joint. For instance, a California woman with a long history of medical marijuana use for migraines was sentenced to 8 months in jail on charges of marijuana transportation. The judge explained that he could not give her a suspended sentence because in that case she would be subject to drug testing, which she would almost certainly fail, thereby ending up with a substantial prison sentence! Drug test violations have been reported to constitute 45% of all parole violations in California, which in turn accounts for nearly half of all prison admissions. 23 The use of marijuana screening appears especially dubious in light of the fact that marijuana tends to suppress violence, whereas the nearest substitute, alcohol tends to aggravate it.
  9. Hashish
    Hashish is the most potent form of cannabis (marijuana). Hash is made from resin which is extracted from the flow clusters and the top leaves of the marijuana plant. Hashish does not include plant material such as leaves, stems and seed which causes marijuana to be less potent then hashish. This is not to say that hashish is always stronger or of higher quality then marijuana, certain strains of high quality marijuana may be more potent then certain strains of low quality hashish. Most hashish imported into the United States has been stepped (diluted/cut) by dealers making it very difficult to obtain high quality hash. The Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan / Afghanistan are the main sources of hashish.
  10. Steve Kubby -- Placer County
    Steve Kubby has been in the Placer County Jail for a little over 5 weeks. His wife Michelle reports that he’s lost 25 pounds (he was not overweight to begin with), is suffering from shingles, and has had “hypertensive episodes.” Since he was incarcerated.
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