Justin Trudeau‚ Canada’s Prime Minister-elect‚ refuses to back pedal on his position favoring legalized marijuana. It was a tenet of his campaign and now that he beat Stephen Harper credibility is added to his position. Trudeau said in a recent speech‚ “The Liberal party is committed to legalizing and regulating marijuana. Controlling it in a way that is going to protect our kids and remove criminal elements from it. And we’re going to get started on that right away.” Trudeau’s stance is a dramatic
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programs‚ and to reduce government debts. I fully appreciate the causes of why the drug is still illegal in most states and the negative results that could come from illegal use of marijuana. But‚ I am more favorable to agree with legalization and recreational use in all states.
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4.Worldwide‚ it is estimated that about 162 million adults use marijuana at least once per year‚ and 22.5 million use the drug daily. 5.After alcohol‚ marijuana is the most popular drug worldwide.After alcohol‚ marijuana is the most popular recreational or mood-altering drug used worldwide. 6.The
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As Rolles so accurately points out‚ "the criminalisation of drugs has historically been presented as an emergency response to an imminent threat‚ rather than an evidence based health or social policy intervention". What the criminal justice system fails to take into account is that by enforcing punitive drug policies the issue at hand is merely subdued. This high level policy environment routinely ignores critical scientific engagement and is uniquely divorced from most public health and social
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the use of marijuana‚ for both medicinal and recreational uses. However‚ it is difficult to see the consequences of the legalization of cannabis. Since it is impossible to tell how many people used marijuana even before the legalization of the plant‚ it is therefore impossible to determine if this number has increased or not. Of course‚ this made cannabis easier to obtain‚ meaning that it can now be more harmful to people who use it as a recreational purpose in
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the War on Marijuana‚ began in 1930 with the foundation of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics‚ a Division of the U. S. Treasury Department. It was not until 1937‚ with the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act‚ that the United States actually restricted recreational and medical use of marijuana. Then after the Second World War joins president Nixon who targeted all drugs and treated drug users as some sort of terrorist aliens. Nixon signed the controlled substances act in 1970‚ placing marijuana as a schedule
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Ashley Gonzalez Aice General Paper Current Events Essay 2014-2015 As you shut your eyes for the night and enter a profound slumber you’re no longer aware about what’s going on in the world around you‚ but that doesn’t mean that significant events cease to occur. In those eight hours of sleep the world still spins‚ wars still rage on‚ some people die‚ and others are lucky enough to see another day. There are over seven billion people in the world each with their own stories and living utterly
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In many of the states of our country today there are several government approvals in which people use them in a way that is not correct or illegal. Of these they acquire a very high percentage of the economic profits‚ without taking into account the damages and collateral damages of the products that it contains. In the case to which I am referring‚ people are not taking into account the moral‚ social and health damage in which they are involved and affect children and young people. In this way‚
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Marijuana would bring in a lot of money for the states and the federal government. Why wouldn’t the federal government want to make this nation a better economy where no everyone could have a job‚ and be able to take care of their family. for Should Recreational Marijuana be legal at a Federal level. Legalizing Marijuana would bring in a lot of money in taxes‚ only people who are 21 and older can only purchase marijuana so teens would not be able to buy it‚ and it would help those who are in jail and prison
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The Legalization of Marijuana As we know today‚ the recreational use of marijuana or cannabis has been extremely prevalent in our society and also in early civilizations as well. That is why I am here to argue the complete legalization of marijuana‚ not only for medicinal use but recreational as well. Marijuana has been around since the early Egyptians. From 2000 B.C‚ “Egyptians used cannabis to treat eye sores. A millennium later‚ doctors in India could be found mixing the weed with milk to use
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