strictly stood on continued prohibition‚ they are missing out on heaps of tax dollars that would drastically benefit themselves. There are currently seven other states that have decided to follow in Colorado’s footsteps in legalizing marijuana for recreational use‚ which include : California‚ Maine‚ Alaska‚ Washington‚ Nevada‚ Massachusetts‚ Oregon‚ and surprisingly enough‚ the District of Columbia (State Marijuana laws in 2017‚ governing.com). While many people moved to Colorado after legalization‚
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TV shows‚ and movies seem to refer to it nowadays. The debate on whether marijuana should be legal has been going on for a long period of time now. The argument intensifies even more now that four states in the US have legalized marijuana for recreational use. When smoking marijuana tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) the leading stimulant is released. Receptors on nerve cells receive the stimulant and as a result the effects from marijuana will be experienced. THC is the one responsible for the psychological
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MD‚ J. Michael. “Blurred Boundaries: The Therapeutics and Politics of Medical Marijuana” Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 87 Issue 2. February 2012: pages 172-186. Print. Bostwick’s article is a very detailed account of the history of marijuana‚ recreational uses and dangers of misuse‚ the pharmacokinetics involved with endocannabinoid system‚ federal and state barriers to administration and use‚ as well as currently available forms and types of cannabis use. He suggests that “the smoked herb is highly
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About Marijuana). Marijuana is used both recreationally‚ and medically. Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in a large amount of states‚ this tends to cause a large amount of people to be considered criminals due to being caught with an illegal substance‚ because
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if i was to name all the illegal drugs in this world of ours i would have pages and pages of them. But these here are the most common the ones that are used most around the world. These drugs here are what we call recreational drugs‚ ones used to give pleasure to the user. Recreational drugs are very bad for the human body although people still take them. The effect of these drugs a not just harmful to the body but also could lead to a severe death. It was only a couple of days ago when i herd this
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Falloon May 16‚ 2011 Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America behind only alcohol and tobacco‚ and is estimated that nearly 80 million Americans use it at least one occasion. According to government surveys‚ some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year‚ and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Being used for medicinal purposes or simply for recreational‚ there are not only laws to consider when the topic of legalization
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Snoop Dogg‚ Willie Nelson‚ and Melissa Ethridge walk into a cannabis dispensary. If it were a marijuana joke it would be funny. But in the world of legal cannabis these three celebrities truly are jumping into the fray together. Leafs announced in November that Snoop Dogg’s name is attached to the brand. Snoop’s investment company holds a stake in Leafs‚ merryjane.com‚ and other marijuana-related businesses. Willie made news in September when his pot brand ‘Willie’s Reserve’ earned private equity
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In a time where established governments have been around for centuries there is still questions on how and when governments should use its power of law to dictate the choices of its people. “Should the government enact a law restricting the freedom of the people when no harm to any person or property is committed? The government shouldn’t restrict the choices of the people out of belief or even on fact in some instances. Laws should be based on ethical principles and the personal moral of a certain
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Recreational drugs affect the players‚ not the game‚ while performance enhancing drugs affect the players and the game. This means that when an athlete is taking drugs that do not have any enhancing effects to it‚ it may affect the rest of the players‚ but
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to marijuana in general however having used it recreationally and witnessed the actual effects of it on a close friend I believe it should be legalized for use in the medical field. I have not preference on whether or not it is legalized in the recreational
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