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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has arrived in Ireland‚ it’s very easily transported to its European destinations. According to the American defense office in Dublin‚ cannabis that arrives in Ireland is very likely to be destined for North America. Ireland has many laws pertaining to the use of drugs and drug trafficking. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act anyone in possession of cannabis or cannabis resin is guilty of an offence. Under the legislation‚ it is illegal to be in possession of a controlled drug with the intention of selling
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today. Although many slanderous claims have been made about cannabis in recent history‚ the truths are slowly starting to resurface. Unfortunately‚ these truths are under heavy criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as the typical “pot smoker.” This skewed perception of a lazy and unmotivated America is the result of over seventy years of propaganda and misinformation spread by private interests who needed cannabis illegal for their own personal gains. As a former marijuana consumer
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Comstock has been using marijuana for treatment for nausea. Her mother said “I felt like I was going to lose my child at that point. I knew I would do whatever it took to save her life‚ Erin Purchase said with the medical marijuana treatments‚ such as cannabis oil‚ she has her daughter back”(Yazwinski‚ 2010). “Prior to 1937‚ marijuana was a commonly used painkiller for all types of aches and pains; recently‚ it has been found to be effective as a pain killer and nausea-reducer for chemotherapy patients”(Rawson
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reasons while others have used for medical reasons. In some cultures it was used together as some sort of magic; combining the two uses together to heal the sick. In the Americas cannabis was given out in tinctures as medicine until the 1930’s when the prohibition of marijuana began in the United States. (Sparc) Cannabis is also used in many other parts of the world such as India‚ which there it has been part of their culture for at least three thousand years. Being used to treat a variety of health
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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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Good Student Professor Raynor Persuasive Speech Title: Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the legalization of marijuana being best for our country. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only be discussing marijuana’s health risks and how it compares to alcohol‚ the government’s financial gain from legalization‚ and popular
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Marijuana’s Effect on the Quality of Life Introduction Marijuana is very controversial‚ use of this substance can affect every aspect of life‚ whether it is used for a treatment of a disease or used for pleasure‚ also‚ all the uses in between. The long and short-term effects of this drug include psychological‚ and social outcomes. According to the United Nations‚ the use of marijuana is a large number. Approximately 94 million people in the United States alone have admitted to using it at least
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Mashal Adamjee Haake AP English III 9 October 2014 The Crimes of Cannabis Cannabis‚ commonly known as marijuana‚ is the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant that are smoked as a drug. In the states of Washington and Colorado‚ adults 21 and over are by law allowed to be in possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for any purpose. This creates an easy passageway for marijuana to be obtained by teens and young adults. Although it is said that legalized recreational marijuana has some positive
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drug called Marijuana. Pot‚ weed‚ grass‚ ganja and skunk‚ are some of the common words used to describe the dried leaves drug known as marijuana. Marijuana is a cannabis plant that is usually smoked or eaten to entice euphoria. “Marijuana is also spelled marihuana‚ curde drug composed of leaves and flowers of plants in the genus Cannabis.”{Britannica} Throughout the years‚ there have been investigations done on the negative and positive effects of marijuana on the human body and the brain. Marijuana
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