Since marijuana was introduced thousands of years ago‚ the fatality rate has remained at a staggering number; zero. Although one requirement for a substance to be classified as a drug‚ is having a known level of toxicity (ability to overdose); marijuana does not. In addition‚ the benefits of marijuana go further than simply being safe to use recreationally. If marijuana was legalized across the United States‚ it would boost the struggling economy‚ decrease gang activity and violent crimes‚ and provide
Premium Crime Illegal drug trade Cannabis
Abstract Marijuana is the people’s drug of choice; it’s the most popular drug of all the drugs. Made famous in movies (Cheech and Chong)‚ hit an all-time boom in the 60’s when smoke to rebel against law enforcement. It is popular even though it is illegal in the United States; I explain in this paper why we should take advantage of its popularity and help our struggling economy. How we can use the way Amsterdam regulates its recreational marijuana‚ and implement it in the United States. Violence
Premium Cannabis Mexican Drug War
Rogerian Argument 11 December 2012 Rogerian Argument for Marijuana Legalization The cannabis plant has been the topic of much debate throughout the history of this country. It was actually originally the work of the cotton industry who put big money behind illegalization for the plant ’s mind altering effects. The cotton industry was afraid that hemp‚ a product of the cannabis plant‚ would soon overpower the strong hold of cotton since it was a more durable textile that required less work‚ less
Premium Recreational drug use Cannabis Law
The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic not just in New Zealand but all over the world. Some people think that marijuana is great e.g. it relieves pain‚ calms you down and is not physically addictive. Other people do believe in this point of view the say that it can physically harm your body‚ harms babies and leads to harder drugs. Firstly marijuana is not physically addictive. This means the body will not crave the way it will with other drugs such as heroin where people become
Free Drug addiction Psychoactive drug Opioid
medical marijuana patients from state prosecution property crime in the city is down by more than 11 percent from the same six-month period of 2013. The state has collected about $35 million in taxes about a dozen other states are considering legalization in some form in the next few years. Creates job (farmers‚ dispensary employees) . States that have legalized medical marijuana have nearly 25 percent fewer deaths from overdoses involving prescription painkillers 0 deaths directly from marijuana “Sometimes
Premium Cannabis Hemp Pain
The debate on medical marijuana use and legalization generally centers on the potential effect that cannabis may have on the user. Arriving at an answer to the question of‚ “How does medical marijuana affect mental illness?‚” requires an understanding of the research that exists on the issue‚ an assessment of the scientific evidence relevant to the correlation between cannabis and mental illness‚ as well as the possible application of marijuana and CBD as treatment options for varying mental illness
Premium Bipolar disorder Schizophrenia Antipsychotic
Over the past several years the support for marijuana legalization is rapidly growing in the US. A recent poll in 2015 shows that 58% of Americans say that the drug should be legal while only 42% say it should stay illegal. Most polls regarding Americans and their pot use hover around the 40% mark for having tried marijuana at least once which is equivalent to about 127.7 million people‚ nearly half the country has already tried marijuana which is more than how many Americans know who Jennifer Lawrence
Premium Cannabis Prohibition Psychoactive drug
Julianna Ospina Professor Campbell English 1021 02/02/15 Medical marijuana The use of marijuana is popular for its recreational use but is beginning to rise in the medical field and should be legalized for its many purposes. Legalizing marijuana will not only help those with arthritis but it could help those with insomnia and help fight off the nausea and vomiting of chemotherapy. Although people think that smoking marijuana also has many side effects regardless of whether it’s medical or not‚ it
Premium Chemotherapy Cannabis Tetrahydrocannabinol
The legalisation of marijuana has been a controversial topic for the past few decades. Whilst some consider any and all drug use to be immoral and degrading (and therefore oppose any kind of legalisation)‚ marijuana can be used safely and recreationally without harmful side effects. The history of recreational marijuana usage goes far back‚ to thousands of years ago. Even today‚ despite being illegal in most countries‚ it is widely used. Marijuana has actually been legal for most of human history
Premium Cannabis Legality of cannabis by country Hashish
legality of marijuana has been a hot topic debated upon for years. However‚ upon close inspection of studies and articles‚ it is clear that it is in the better interest of the government to lift the ban on marijuana. The first thing I learned from the inquiry into this issue was that prohibition fails to control the use and production of marijuana. On the contrary‚ the illegal aspect tickles the curiosity of teenagers‚ resulting in opportunists seizing this chance to sell marijuana to them. The
Premium Recreational drug use Law United States