Marijuana as a sustainable

alternative to pharmaceuticals.
Alex Barlow, Grace Meyer, Samy Son

Attn:, 2015

What do you know about marijuana?

What has society told you about marijuana?

What stigma surrounds marijuana?

What do you know about prescription drugs?

What has society told you about prescription drugs?

What is stigma surrounds prescription drugs?

Legal Medical Marijuana Patients

1,246,170 in the U.S.
2,604,079 estimate
number if legal
throughout 50 states.

6 States Considering Medical Legalization

Pending Legislation or Ballot Measures in 2016:
Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, South
Carolina, and Tennessee.
There are 24 legal medical marijuana states
and DC.
Laws, fees, and possession limits

(Procon.org, 2016)

What is Marijuana Replacing?

The truth about pharmaceuticals
Disposal
Processing
Excretion
Bad drugs from bad companies
Costly

(Peek, 2013)

Common Replaceable Pharmaceuticals

Ambien/Zolpidem
As risky as cigarettes
Oxycodone
Rich kids heroin
Xanax/Klonopin
Killed 86 in 2012
NSAIDS
For every person killed by H1N1, NSAIDS killed 4 (CDC)

Amy Winehouse
AGE 27
Died July 23rd, 2011

Heath Ledger
AGE 28
Died Jan 22nd,
2008

Michael Jackson
AGE 50
Death Jun 25th,
2009

Brittany Murphy
AGE 32
Died Dec 20th,
2009

http://cities97.iheart.com/onair/paul-fletcher-48746/should-patients-be-able-to-choose-14668436/

Attn:, 2016

Stats
70% of Americans take prescription drugs (CBS)
Ten largest drug companies control 10% of market
2/3 of spending goes towards advertising (WHO)
4 people per minute start abusing prescription drugs
Pfizer made 8 billion in net profit last year

(Lim, 2013)

(Lim, 2013)

Diseases that can be treated by Medical Marijuana

ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease), bipolar disorder, cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple
sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD),
Tourettes syndrome, pain, general use and more
Bipolar Disorder - more effective than conventional drugs
HIV/AIDS - Marijuana can relieve neuropathic pain and improve immune
function
Cancer - slows down the progress of it
Epilepsy - seizures can be prevented
Glaucoma - relieves pain and slows or even stops down the condition
Multiple Sclerosis - muscle pain, spasticity, tremors and unsteadiness,
some effects that can be relieved by using Marijuana
(Disable World, 2016)

Unsustainable Marijuana

Unsustainable Marijuana

Air cleaning
Noise and odor suppression
Electric generators to avoid suspicious energy bills
Pesticides, rodenticides, miticides, insecticides.
Fertilizers & Flushing
Synthetic nutrients overload plants
Short circuit root zone biology

Sustainable Marijuana

Organic Growing

Super Soil composted soil

Less processed components
Organic pest control
Easier to grow
No need to flush

How to Grow a Tomato

Soil
Water
Light
Pest Control
Fertilizer (questionably optional)

Super Soil

Base soil
Light-mix soil
Worm castings
Fish bone meal
Dolomite lime
Azomite
Blood meal
Bat guano
Epsom salt
Perlite

Water
Each adult plant uses about
6 gallons of water a day.
Rainwater catchment

Light
Outdoor
Higher cannabinoids
Indoor- LED
Reduced power
Reduced heat
Reduced power from
cooling

Pest Control
Soap
Spray or hand-delivered
Diatomaceous Earth
Essential Oils
Ladybugs

High Times, 2015