James Morton Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized Marijuana has been used recreationally as well as medicinally for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of inhalation of marijuana‚ a small pile of charred cannabis/seeds‚ was found in Romania and believed to be dated prior to the 3rd millennia BCE. Marijuana use is considered to be beneficial to some‚ however has been controversially classified as a schedule 1 controlled substance‚ making it as illegal as heroin‚ politicians claim it to
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Connor Biro - 2577567 English 102 Price 4/5/13 Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized in the U.S. “Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the most therapeutically active substances known to man” (qtd. in Rosenthal and Kubby 49). The DEA’s Administrative Law Judge‚ Francis L. Young‚ stated this in the matter of Marijuana Medical Rescheduling Petition‚ in 1988 when attempting to list marijuana as a Schedule II drug (Keene 93). Marijuana‚ or “weed‚” is made from the leaves and flowers of the
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Why Alcohol Should be Banned Worldwide A. To Inform B. To Inform people that alcohol is dangerous and should be banned. C. Drinking can cause many problems in your life including death. I. Drinking is considered the number one drug used in America and the number one killer among young people and adults. A. Short and long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind B. Car crashes and alcohol poisoning C. Effects on your family and relationships
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Hunter and Verellen both kept making new points on why George should run instead of Karl. Firstly‚ that George was a hard worker and would improve and run better than Karl could. Secondly‚ that Karl has had a few very horrendous races where any of the junior varsity boys could have gone faster and questioned if this could happen again. Lastly‚ they stated that George has more experience with tougher competition‚ as they both explained why I made the wrong decision I stared at the words at the white
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121 March 4‚ 2013 Why Marijuana should be legalized For people that don’t know what marijuana is? It is the dried leaves and flowering pots of the hemp plant that contain THC and is consumed for a number of different reasons. There are hundreds of different types of marijuana strains that range in effects and potency. There are many myths and facts about marijuana that people still do not know‚ and there is a very negative connotation that is seen toured people that take marijuana. Marijuana
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Why We Should All Recycle Waste‚ and how we choose to handle it‚ can have a profound effect on the environment (assonance). In America‚ 23% of people don’t recycle anything and although 23% may not appear as a large number (litote)‚ that’s still 2 pine trees worth of paper a year for each person. And while 77% do recycle‚ it’s not always consistent. Recycling is undeniably something we should all participate in—an individual effort— like “exercising” (simile). While some of us
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Why Marijuana Should Not Be Legalized What is so mesmerizing about smoking marijuana? I want to know what constructive outcome you get out of smoking it. Is it curiosity‚ to fit in‚ or just for the satisfaction of becoming high? For whatever principle marijuana is a harmful drug so with that saying it should not be legalized. Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific‚ medical‚ and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens
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attend college‚ people were too busy trying to make money. So why do we have to pay most of what we earned for our education? A big reason why people in our nation don’t attend college is because they can’t afford it. Having a college degree will relieve financial stress. In addition‚ affordable college tuition will make more impoverished students attend college. Finally‚ more education will equal less violence in the world. College should become more affordable. Paying so much for college can cause
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children who attend public as well as private schools in the U.S spend up to 175 to 185 days a year in school. Some people think that the school day should be longer. People say that kids should stay in school longer as time goes on that kids lose knowledge over the summer. People want the school days to be longer. So they say that the school days should longer so students learn more in that day. “Studies on education of school budget shortfalls are challenging school districts to rethink the standard
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Reasons Why People Should not Drive or Drink Alcohol Under 16 or 21 Years There are legitimate reasons why a 16 year old should not drive. Car Accidents are the top teen death rate in the United States. Some teenagers may be more responsible than others but generally between 16 and 19 have not very good statistics when driving. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report what controller in this age group‚ especially males‚ are unlikely to underestimate dangerous conditions‚ drive too fast
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