There seems to be a pretty big debate about whether marijuana should or should not be legalized. First off‚ I want to state clearly that my opinion is that it should not‚ under any circumstances‚ be legalized. It is fine if it is prescribed to you for medical purposes‚ but only in the recommended dosage. First‚ let’s just say what could be good about legalizing marijuana. We could sell it in stores and tax it‚ thus vastly improving the economy‚ because we all know how many people out there smoke
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Kevin Kogelman Mrs. Turner English 131.74 November 4‚ 2014 Marijuana in today’s society In today’s society many people look at marijuana in both bad and good ways. There has been a long term controversy over the legalization of Marijuana in the United States. Even though marijuana is still medically illegal in some states because of its health risks‚ it has helped many people with diseases and disorders. Some may say that it should be legal to create a source of additional tax revenues‚ and also
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Marijuana contains known toxins and cancer-inducing chemicals‚ which are stored in fat cells for long periods of time. Scientific research relates marijuana use to damaged brain cells and respiratory systems‚ decreased hormone production in both sexes‚ acute memory loss‚ lowered immune systems and impaired motor skills. THC and marijuana smoke have been directly linked to miscarriage‚ in-utero fetal death‚ stillbirth and infant death just after birth‚ along with behavioral and biological abnormalities
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Bibliography: McGraw Hill‚ 1982. Garner‚ Charles. Personal Interview Personal Interview. May 16‚ 1998. Nahas‚ Gabriel G University of Illinois Press‚ 1986. Potter‚ Beverly. The Healing Magic of Cannabis. California : Ronin Publishings‚ Inc.‚ 1998 Patients Fight for Medicinal Pot. New York : Thunders Mouth Press‚ 1998 Marijuana as Medicine. Washington : Madrona Publishers‚ Inc.‚ 1982 Marijuana Should Be Legal. New York : Thunder ’s Mouth Press‚ 1996
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Illegal cannabis is a stepping stone leading to other more hard-core drugs such as ecstasy‚ heroin‚ and cocaine. Making it legal may change that the fact it would be much easier to obtain and people would not have to associate with drug dealers‚ thus not be around
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Legalization of Marijuana Student’s Name University Affiliation Legalization of Marijuana Possession of marijuana‚ a drug scientifically known as “Cannabis Sativa”‚ is illegal in most countries in the world and has been since the beginning of its prohibition in the late 1930’s. However‚ a number of countries today have allowed the use of small quantities of marijuana with Uruguay being the first country in the world to legalize its sale‚ cultivation and distribution
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business’s generate $1 million in revenue annually‚ and pays around $80‚000 a year in sales taxes to the state of California. But the federal government‚ which does not acknowledge sales as legitimate commerce‚ gets nothing from his business. Inside a cannabis dispensary‚ federal authorities have spent time trying to close this man’s and other medical-marijuana clubs. Washington is losing money with tax’s‚ just imagine how much the federal government would save if they stopped cracking down on sellers
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English 1302 11 April 2012 Annotated bibliography Anderson‚ Matthew. “ Record Marijuana Arrest Feed The Prison Industrial Complex.” 30 Jan. 2009. Social Medicine. Social Medicine‚ n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. Retrieved from http://www.socialmedicine.org/2009/01/30/uncategorized/record-marijuana-arrests-feed-the-prison-industrial-complex/ Matthew Anderson reports that in 2007 the Department of Justice reported the number of drug arrests and how many of those accounted for marijuana. Anderson
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vaping has taken off during the same time frame as medical marijuana legalization. Because the conventional method of marijuana smoking is just as hazardous as smoking a tobacco cigarette‚ marijuana vaping is now the latest movement towards safe cannabis use. Still‚ there are questions to be answered when the vaping vs. smoking debate begins. Let’s look at‚ and attempt to clarify‚ a few of the major issues here. Will vaping marijuana cause lung damage? When vaping began to attract attention from
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Marijuana is not the only the only word used to define cannabis. They are plenty of street names for marijuana such as Buddha‚ tree‚ green‚ ganja‚ grass‚ pot‚ reefer‚ maryjane‚ sweet cheeba and bud. Cannabis in its most familiar form is marijuana. Marijuana is derived from the Mexican word maraguanquo which means “intoxicating plant”. Some people site historical information in which the name was used to create a evil image for use of cannabis or any other THC components. The process of developing
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