Before President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971 he enacted the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. The federal government uses the Controlled Substance Act to outline the drugs into five classifications or schedules. They are categorized by the level of dependency‚ abuse potential and their medical use. A doctor may choose to prescribe you a drug but regulations are set into place to limit them from the amount and dosage to avoid abuse and dependency to each substance. A doctor is registered
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the world and the capital of the Netherlands. The 1970’s saw the Dutch government change drug policy and categorise marijuana as a ‘soft drug‚’ as a result coffee shops were born. Coffee shops allowed locals and tourists to smoke small amounts of cannabis with a wide range of variety and strengths. Coffee shops have since become part of Dutch culture and Amsterdam’s identity. Fast forward forty years later and the Dutch government is in the process of once again changing the drug policy. The aim is
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no death defying symptoms‚ and how it is used as a means of medical usage. First‚ I will persuade the audience that marijuana is really not a drug. Marijuana actually comes from a plant‚ that’s right‚ a plant; called cannabis. Marijuana is the herbal form of the cannabis plant and technically speaking definition of an herb is a plant that is that is valued for flavor‚ scent‚ or other qualities. In this case I have just proven to the audience of the facts persuading the audience why marijuana
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support review of marijuana’s schedule 1 status. Retrieved on April 14‚ 2011‚ from http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/images/prhd1123.pdf American Medical Association National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2011‚ January). Adverse effects of cannabis. Retrieved on April 14‚ 2011‚ from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21462790 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2011). Rethinking drinking: alcohol and your health. Retrieved
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a very prominent and controversial issue. Even though there are a lot of positive and negative effects to smoking weed‚ I personally believe that there should be a law passed‚ that allows people over the age of 21 to smoke. Marijuana‚ also called Cannabis is a natural plant that contains a chemical called Delta-9-tetrahydracannibal‚ which is known as THC. Marijuana is a drug because it alters the brain’s functions and controls. THC is what is considered the addictive factor to weed itself. I don’t
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Nyron Mohammed Topic: Should Marijuana Be Legalized Just Like Alcohol? Cannabis‚ or commonly known as Marijuana and many other names is a preparing of the cannabis plant for the use of medicine as well as recreation. Marijuana is a dry‚ mixture of green and brown leaves‚ flowers‚ stems‚ and seeds from the plant Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is commonly smoked in the form of a cigarette known as a joint. Some people mix tobacco with the marijuana to make it easier to smoke. It is also smoked in pipes
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or health impacts. Although ... [PDF] 1 Dear John Lively‚ This has no bearing‚ but we voted for you. We ... https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2013r1/Downloads/.../13090 Apr 2‚ 2013 – Yet the Federal government is still denying any benefits of Cannabis. ... Fact #3: Claims about increases in marijuana potency are vastly overstated. In addition‚ potency is not related to risk of dependence or health impacts. [PDF] Marijuana Facts - WV NORML www.wvnorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/.../DPA_cannabis_facts
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Is The Illegalization of Marijuana Valid? The debate over the legalization of Cannabis sativa‚ more commonly known as marijuana‚ has been one of the most heated controversies ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries world wide and is documented as far back as 2700 BC in ancient Chinese writings. When someone says ganja‚ cannabis‚ bung‚ dope‚ grass‚ rasta‚ or weed‚ they are talking about the same subject: marijuana. Marijuana
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Keep it Illegal Weed‚ grass‚ ganja‚ cannabis‚ are some of the most common slang terms used to describe marijuana. Marijuana is the most common and used drug throughout the world and is believed to do more harm than good. The physical and mental trauma you put your body through when smoking marijuana‚ effects not just the brain‚ but can affect your entire body. Marijuana was used in a religious environment throughout Africa‚ Asia and Europe‚ or also known as the Old World. Some religious groups did
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Rhetorical Analysis on “Here’s Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense” In ‘Here’s Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense’‚ Alex Newhouse‚ a lawyer who resides in the area of Sunnyside‚ Washington addresses the controversial issue of the legalization of cannabis. The sole purpose of Newhouse’s article is to persuade readers and voters that marijuana should be legalized. Throughout his article‚ Newhouse focuses on the use of ethos and logos‚ while also slightly focusing on the use of pathos‚ to help persuade
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