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So, long story short I got busted by my parents and I'm ungrounded once i complete my essay on the long term effects of marijuana for them. so this is what i've got




Marijuana is the third most widely used recreational drug in the United States, ranking behind alcohol and tobacco/nicotine respectively. Recent government surveys indicate that almost 80 million Americans have used marijuana, and that approximately 11 million do so regularly.
Marijuana is less dangerous than both alcohol and tobacco with approximately 50,000 deaths attributed to alcohol poisoning and more than 400,000 deaths as a result of tobacco use each year. More specifically, over 140,000 lung-related deaths are attributed to tobacco smoke yearly. According to the CDC, tobacco use and excessive alcohol use are the first and third most prominent causes of preventable death respectively.
Conversely there are no deaths directly attributed to marijuana and there are no recorded cases of respiratory cancer attributed to marijuana use alone. It is also worth noting that it is impossible to overdose on marijuana as it would take thousands of times the average recreational dose to reach levels of toxicity (this ratio is closer to 10:1 or less in alcohol).
A 2006 study performed by the University of California at Los Angeles indicates that regular, even heavy marijuana use, in no way elevates cancer risk. The study surveyed over 2000 subjects, with and without cancers of the lungs, head or neck. The subjects were surveyed on lifetime marijuana use (amongst other things). Even the heaviest smokers, who were approximated at smoking marijuana more than 22,000 times showed no elevated risk of these cancers. The study unexpectedly revealed a possible property of THC, the primary psychoactive component of marijuana, as a cancer preventative. Donald Tashkin, the UCLA pulmonologist who headed the study stated that “the chemical THC…. may kill aging cells and keep them from becoming cancerous.”
In 2005 the University of California at San Diego published an analysis in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. The study involved a quantitative analysis of 15 previously published research studies on the “non-acute (residual) effects of cannabis on the neurocognitive performance of adult human subjects.” The studies analyzed included over 700 long term users and nearly 500 non-users; “neurocognitive performance measurements included simple reaction time, attention, verbal/language, abstraction/executive functioning, perceptual/motor skills, motor skills, learning and forgetting.” Igor Grant, M.D., the study's senior author, a UCSD professor of psychiatry, and director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, a state-supported research program, stated "Surprisingly, we saw very little evidence of deleterious effects. The only exception was a very small effect in learning new information….though the effected size ….was of a very small magnitude." Marijuana is said to have a negative effect on users by making them apathetic, unmotivated and other wise unwilling to perform or complete their duties; however scientific research would suggest otherwise. One 1973 study conducted by UCLA psychology professors surveyed a randomly selected 10% representative of the UCLA undergraduate body. According to Norman Q. Brill M.D., the principal author of the study, “Use of marijuana was not accompanied by significant deterioration in functioning or adaptation but was accompanied by increasing acculturation into a relativistic, gratification-oriented, stimulus-seeking value system” and that “that impaired motivation may be a manifestation of depression rather than a consequence of frequent marijuana use.” The study also concluded that marijuana users held approximately the same average GPA as non users and were equally as likely to complete their college educations. These points were later confirmed by a 1976 ninety four day laboratory study performed by the UCLA School of Medicine that concluded “marijuana had no significant impact on learning, performance or motivation.”


Ending 1:If used irresponsibly or abused, marijuana can hold negative impacts; though the hallmark negative “symptoms” of marijuana use appear to be more propaganda than proof. In conclusion, marijuana use has few, if any seriously damaging or harmful long term effects when used responsibly in moderation. Reputed British medical journal, The Lancet agrees, stating "The smoking of cannabis, even long-term, is not harmful to health. ... It would be reasonable to judge cannabis as less of a threat ... than alcohol or tobacco."

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Ending 2: In conclusion, marijuana isn't as bad as its chalked up to be.....man.


or perhaps some compromise between the two?

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