United States? In order to answer this question‚ some background knowledge is needed to discuss the plant. Marijuana is a plant that is grown naturally and is used for multiple reasons. There are many myths that surround this plant that cause it to be illegal in most states. Those who oppose the legalization don’t realize that legalizing marijuana can bring many benefits to the United states that would fix health and economic problems in the country. Marijuana has been around and used for many years
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Why is marijuana so taboo in our society? They’re numerous slang terms for marijuana that vary from town to town and from community to community. Some often used names are: “cannabis‚” “pot‚” “grass‚” “herb‚” “weed‚” “Mary Jane‚” “reefer‚” “green‚” “chronic‚” ”ganga‚” and all these would be adverse to use in a regular daily conversation‚ but why? Why is marijuana still a huge taboo in our society? After all many famous intellectuals are in favor of the legalization of marijuana. For instance
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less expensive than other medicines. It is organic‚ not made of chemical and other things. It also has less serious side effects. Lester Grinspoon wrote an article in the Boston Globe. He said “Doctors and nurses have seen that for many patients‚ cannabis is more useful‚ less toxic‚ and less expensive than the conventional medicines prescribed for diverse syndromes and symptoms‚ including multiple sclerosis‚ Crohn’s disease‚
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first ask the 3 W’s; who smokes marijuana‚ what this substance truly is‚ and why is it illegal. In doing so‚ we will be at a better position to answer this question and uncover driving facts that disproves arguments for prohibition. So who smokes marijuana? Most marijuana users range between the age of 18 to the late 20’s. But imagine this. Those who are caught purchasing‚ selling‚ or growing this illegal substance is penalized by a prison sentence of 10 days to 10 years. At this very moment
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other drugs. I feel it is safer than Alcohol and Tobacco. There are no additives in it. I am going to explain why I feel this in the next few pages. For those who really don’t know what Marijuana is? Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indicia plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚
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Why Marijuana over Tobacco - English Persuasive Essay About 50 percent of incoming college freshmen have admitted to using marijuana. And about 40 percent of them smoke it on a regular basis. The question is why is marijuana illegal and tobacco legal? Marijuana has been known as a “gateway drug”‚ meaning it leads to use of other harder drugs. This is not true. It truly depends on the person whether they are going to do otherdrugs. People who smoke marijuana do not have a higher chance of getting
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Marijuana Cannabis‚ also known as marijuana (from the Mexican Spanish marihuana)‚ and by numerous other names‚ is a preparation of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Pharmacologically‚ the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant‚including at least 84 other cannabinoids‚ such as cannabidiol (CBD)‚ cannabinol (CBN)‚ tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV)‚ andcannabigerol (CBG). Cannabis is
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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 will
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Is Weed As Bad As They Say? Illegal drug use is a major problem in the world today. Millions of dollars are spent every year to prevent the distribution of drugs. All drugs is smuggled into the United States concealed in false compartments‚ fuel tanks‚ seats‚ tires of private and commercial vehicles‚ pickup trucks‚ vans‚ mobile homes‚ and horse trailers (Pierson. 12-8-01) Large shipments is usually smuggled in tractor-trailer trucks in false compartments and in bulk shipments‚ such as agricultural
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Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization
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