Definitions and Classification of Blood Pressure Levels. Essential, primary, or idiopathic hypertension is defined as high BP in which secondary causes such as renovascular disease, renal failure, pheochromocytoma, aldosteronism, or other causes of secondary hypertension or mendelian forms (monogenic) are not present. Essential hypertension accounts for 95% of all cases of hypertension.
In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, making the Golden State the first in the union to allow for the medical use of marijuana. Since then, 22 more states, the District of Columbia and Guam have enacted similar laws.
The year 2013 marked the first time that more than 50 percent of Americans polled said that they supported legalizing marijuana â the same year that Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, Gallup said. Last year, 58 percent of Americans said they thought using pot should be legal. In the upcoming election on Nov. 8, five states â California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada â will vote on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Recreational marijuana is currently legal in four states and the District of Columbia. Support for legalizing marijuana has increased more among younger people, with those in older age groups, Gallup said.