1. Legalizing Medical Cannabis Mollie Morgan

2. Cheech and Chong’s “Up In Smoke” That 70’s Show (Photo Courtesy: Pixshark.com Popverse.com)

3. Cannabis vs Marijuana  Cannabis and marijuana are pretty much the same thing  Cannabis is the actual plant and marijuana is the flower/bud that comes from the plant  Three different types of the plant: sativa, indica, and ruderalis  The main ingredient is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (Nordqvist)

4. Forms  Three main forms: flower (marijuana), resin (hash), and oil  Flower and hash can be smoked  Cannabis oil can be taken orally, vaporized into the lungs, or topically. (Horsley)

5. Negative Effects  Long-Term  Breathing Problems  Increased heart rate  Depression  Short-Term  Impaired body movements  Changes in mood  Impaired memory (DrugFacts)

6. Positive Effects  THC has moderate pain killer effects  THC also shows promise of treatment of nausea/vomiting  Helping with hunger  Glaucoma  Helps control epileptic seizures  Helps stop cancer from spreading  Decrease anxiety  Slows the progression of Alzheimer's  Relieves arthritis discomfort  Muscle spasms  Ease the pain of multiple scoliosis (Loria)

7. Braedy  Braedy has pediatric intractable epilepsy  Used to have about four or more seizures a day  Constantly in the hospital  On a lot of pills, but didn’t help much  After three years, Braedy and his family made the move to Colorado  Began using medical cannabis oil  Within a couple of months his seizure rate went down drastically  Was even able to come back to Iowa Before and after the move to Colorado

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