Dhūʾl-Nūn
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Dhūʾl-Nūn (Arab., ‘owner of the fish’). A Quranic name for the Prophet Yūnus (
Jonah), after whom sūra 10 is named.
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Marijuana should be legalized, subjected to rules, regulations
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 9/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...enforcement apprehended one out of every 32 regular marijuana users. For every one ticket that was written...people to the population of Coloradans who use marijuana, we have roughly 300,000 regular marijuana users who face no legal consequences for...
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Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 2/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...release: Frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man...The researchers found that being a marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated...twice that of those who never smoked marijuana) for those who used marijuana at least...
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Marijuana use rising on campuses; Calls for its legalization have doubled since 1989.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 1/16/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...throughout the United States are noticing that marijuana use, usually associated with peace signs...attitudes showed support for legalization of marijuana has risen to nearly 34 percent, double...of the weed itself. Some experts say marijuana has become more acceptable in popular...
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Marijuana and chronic obstructive lung disease: a population-based study
Magazine article from: Canadian Medical Association. Journal; 4/14/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...and independent effects of tobacco and marijuana smoking on respiratory symptoms and chronic...history and their history of tobacco and marijuana smoking. We performed spirometric testing...examined the association between tobacco and marijuana smoking and COPD. Results: The prevalence...
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Marijuana not dangerous, New York expert will testify here
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 2/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...most harmful thing that can happen to a marijuana user is to be arrested, says a New York...John P. Morgan rebuts arguments that marijuana is dangerous and a gateway to other drugs...choose to take ... For most Americans, marijuana is a terminus drug rather than a gateway...
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MARIJUANA THREAT NEW RESEARCH FINDS THE SMOKE FROM ONE 'JOINT' 4 TIMES MORE TOXIC THAN THAT OF REGULAR CIGARETTE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/11/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...how much THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, it contains -- a new study shows...the difference in the way people smoke marijuana cigarettes, known commonly as joints...for their greater toxicity. Smoking marijuana typically involves bigger puffs, deeper...
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MARIJUANA FOR PAIN RULED OUT STATE SUPREME COURT SEES NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...a blow to those who want to legalize marijuana for medical use. In an 8-1 decision...violate state and federal law by using marijuana to abate his intense nausea. The decision...struck down the state's ban on medical marijuana. But the lone dissenting opinion penned...
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Marijuana - a mind-altering drug. (includes quiz)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; The easiest way to avoid marijuana's many harmful effects is to not...the first place. "When I smoked marijuana, I dropped the ball more," remembered...since." Betti, another former marijuana user and high school sophomore...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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MARIJUANA MACHINES COULD BE CURE FOR INCONVENIENCE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...used to offer a new product: medical marijuana. Not just anyone can pop some coins...developed by Los Angeles medical-marijuana dispensary owner Vincent Mehdizadeh...Herbal Nutrition Center -- a medical-marijuana dispensary on La Cienega Boulevard...
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Marijuana a popular recreation drug at San Diego State U.
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...University, said she regularly smokes marijuana because it's relaxing and social...if new people are around." Smoking marijuana produces a state of relaxation, accelerated...taste, touch and smell. The effects of marijuana differ depending on the amount consumed...
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Marijuana
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
MARIJUANA Marijuana is a dried mixture of the leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa , or hemp plant. Slang words for marijuana include "pot," "weed," "grass," and "dope." The term...
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marijuana
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the...yield a much more potent product than the marijuana of the past. The resin found on flower...sinsemilla, is the part most often smoked as marijuana. The Drug The effects of marijuana vary...
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE REFORM OF MARIJUANA LAWS The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. Founded in 1970, NORML remains the leading...
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Slang and Jargon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...or baking soda as cocaine; catnip as marijuana; PCP as LSD, mescaline, or tetrahydrocannabinol...x2014; the active principle of marijuana; procaine as cocaine) big H heroin...sniff a drug (2) cocaine (3) to smoke marijuana ("blow a stick ") blue heavens methaqualone...
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Cannabis and related disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...Definition Cannabis, more commonly called marijuana, refers to the several varieties of...Description Cannabis — in the form of marijuana, hashish (a dried resinous material...cannabis leaves and is more potent than marijuana), or other cannabinoids —...
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