The Benefits of Legalization Marijuana There are many political groups and religious group that ague against the legalization of marijuana. They state that there are no benefits in legalizing the drugs but researches and economist disagree with that report. There are many benefits in the legalization. The first one is the enormous affect that it could have on the economy growth of the United States. A Harvard University professor of economic Jeffrey Miron ‚ has crunched the numbers and he’s
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grew up in Jamaica believing that marijuana is a safe substance to use‚ it does more good than harm to the body. Marijuana is legalized in some states while others chose not to legalize it. The conflict comes into play where Marijuana is known to help patience with pain‚ seizures‚ and many other health problems‚ some doctors also believe that marijuana is a great natural source to help patients especially those that are fighting cancer to help ease their pain. Marijuana should be legalized because it
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Release the Green! Cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ should be legalized for medicinal usage because of its beneficial effects on a wide array of patients and diseases. It is a natural plant that is grown containing THC‚ a chemical that causes psychoactive reactions. Cannabis is an effective way to treat Alzheimer ’s disease‚ symptoms of the terminally ill‚ mood disorders‚ chronic pain‚ conditions in which conventional medicines have no effect or have negative side-effects on the patient‚ Tourette ’s Syndrome
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Decriminalization of Marijuana A very controversial drug in society today is marijuana. The controversy is mostly due to the myths that people have created about marijuana’s effects. Opponents of the legalization of marijuana argue that marijuana is a gateway drug‚ more dangerous than alcohol‚ and will increase crime if it is decriminalized. Through studies there is proof that these myths are untrue. Therefore the reason for marijuana’s status as illegal is not actually there. In fact‚ having marijuana as an prohibited
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November 2‚ 2011 Essay 3 draft 1 The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a long drawn out battle‚ these two articles‚ one from the CNBC website and the other from High Times magazine‚ reveal the many truths and misconceptions from each side of the argument. People who are advocates for the legalization of marijuana often end up being labeled as “pot heads” in society‚ while the people who are against the use and legalization of marijuana use misleading studies and information to support
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support of marijuana legalization. Here are 10 reasons to oppose legalization: 1. Marijuana legalization will usher in America’s new version of “Big Tobacco.” Already‚ private holding groups and financiers have raised millions of start-up dollars to promote businesses that will sell marijuana and marijuana-related merchandise. Marijuana food and candy‚ with names such as “Ring Pots” and “Pot Tarts‚” are being marketed to children and are already responsible for a growing number of marijuana-related
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John Black English 4/11/2011 Legal Regulation of Marijuana and Hemp The concept of marijuana and hemp legalization has been heavily debated over the past 80 years. The current problem with marijuana and hemp in our country is that it is illegal‚ and proper legalization would be more beneficial than prohibition. There are many supporters of cannabis‚ and only a few who still oppose this movement. Since marijuana’s first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago‚ it has never gained much
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Marijuana in the United States has been a big issue for decades dating back to when it was first made illegal in 1937. Using scare tactics‚ propaganda‚ and false facts‚ the government decided to classify the plant as a schedule one drug along with substances such as ecstasy‚ LSD‚ and heroin. Marijuana has since become a more common and socially acceptable (Not by the government) drug in recent years. This past year Colorado‚ Washington‚ and Oregon had decided to vote on the issue of legalizing marijuana
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THC (Cannabis) Between 1840 and 1900‚ European and American medical journals published more than 100 articles on the therapeutic use of the drug known then as Cannabis indica (or Indian hemp) and now as marijuana. It was recommended as an appetite stimulant‚ muscle relaxant‚ analgesic‚ hypnotic‚ and anticonvulsant. As late as 1913 Sir William Osler recommended it as the most satisfactory remedy for migraine headaches . Today the 5000-year medical history of cannabis has been almost forgotten
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The society that we live in right now thinks that marijuana is bad because people think that it’s addicting to people who smoke it. I think that it’s not addicting since it can relieve stress because it calms the mind and also the body. People around the world think that marijuana is useless. Since I did some research I know that marijuana has medical uses since it’s good for pain and it’s used for other medical uses. But overall marijuana is useful for all kinds of stuff and that’s why I think that
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