decades. Until the government of US and many other established countries outlawed its use‚ smoking marijuana had been a widespread activity for thousands of years. Marijuana has been illegal in America since 1923. Since the authorities banned the recreational use‚ sale‚ and growth of this substance many groups have sprung up and protests have been organized to fight for the right to possess and use the plant. Opinions appear to be pulled in two directions: that the use of marijuana is an extreme
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marijuana is under is completely inaccurate. This drug is classified as a drug with no medical use and not safe to use under medical supervision. Research has been shown that it aids cancer patients and plenty of other terminally ill patients. Even recreational has never been linked to any deaths and when you compare it to alcohol and cigarettes‚ both of which are legal‚ it’s completely harmless. Another reason for the legalization is because prohibition has never been reliably shown to reduce drug use
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Federalism is an interesting topic. The US Government has made marijuana use illegal. The state of Colorado has decided to make it legal‚ for not just medical use but for recreational use as well. This is an example of Federalism. This can definitely make things difficult for the federal government. According to the articles we read for this assessment‚ Colorado legalizing marijuana is becoming an issue mostly because of its surrounding states. The article‚ written by Reisert‚ states‚ “now that
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Learning about whether hard drugs should be legalized or not is a very important subject for multiple reasons. One reason this topic should be studied and debated is so that every person will have a found understanding of both sides and will be able to successfully determine their view point on the subject. This should also be studied so that we can either put the war on drugs to an end or at least have a sound understand on how the majority of the population feels about the prohibiting or legalizing
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back to medical and religious Chinese and Indian texts. Cannabis was also used in the West as hemp fibre‚ for industrial purposes‚ before it was used for medical use by W.B. O’Shaughnessy. Through this essay‚ I will be evaluating cannabis as a recreational drug‚ which has occurred since the 1840’s seen in hashish clubs and bars‚ and will be analysing the advantages and disadvantages of the legalisation and criminalisation of cannabis to determine whether cannabis should be legalised in Australia
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are substances that change a person’s physical or mental state. This definition can be split into substances that are legally prescribed by medical professionals and substances that are illegally used to affect the mind (referred to as illicit or recreational drugs) (National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Australia‚ 2011). The prohibition of psychoactive drugs has caused the production and consumption of such drugs to be driven underground and has fostered the development of a criminal industry
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smoked marijuana in the past month‚ according to http://www.drugabuse.gov. There is a lot of debate as to whether or not marijuana is actually bad for you. Some people think that it’s harmless and is actually good for you. With the legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington and Colorado‚ it only gives them another reason to stand by their claim. What really happens to those 15 and 16 year olds who decide to put marijuana in their body? Most people do drugs either because they think it’s
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Well‚ it’s about time. Over the past few years‚ state after state has legalized the use of marijuana. Ohio is the latest to legalize‚ although with the stipulation‚ “for medical use only.” As more and more smokers of weed are allowed to come in out of the dark‚ they will find that marijuana smoking has evolved. Coincidentally‚ the trend of vaping has taken off during the same time frame as medical marijuana legalization. Because the conventional method of marijuana smoking is just as hazardous
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Drugs have been a problem in our society for years. They have been used and abused by many groups‚ including amateur and professional athletes. Drugs are also used for recreational use not just for performance enhancement. Society is directly influenced by the usage of drugs in sport. A study in 2002 showed that "An estimated 3 million people aged 15 or older reported that they used marijuana or hashish at least once in the year before the survey" This shows that 12.2% of all Canadians either have
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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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