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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The legality of marijuana has been a hot topic debated upon for years. However‚ upon close inspection of studies and articles‚ it is clear that it is in the better interest of the government to lift the ban on marijuana. The first thing I learned from the inquiry into this issue was that prohibition fails to control the use and production of marijuana. On the contrary‚ the illegal aspect tickles the curiosity of teenagers‚ resulting in opportunists seizing this chance to sell marijuana to them
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legal medical use of the drug and two states allowing legal use of the drug without medical necessity. Cannabis remains on the federal drug schedule today as a Schedule I substance since 1970‚ with our society constantly evolving should these laws not as well? In 2013‚ a survey conducted by Pew Research Center demonstrated that 52% of American citizens support the total legalization of cannabis. The legalization of marijuana would not only decrease crime
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Morehouse College‚ Department of Psychology Author Note: This paper was prepared for Psychology 102G‚ section 01‚ taught by Professor Chris Markham. Cannabis is a plant that can be grown all over the world. Many people use the common term marijuana instead of Cannabis. Moreover‚ in today’s society‚ marijuana can be defined as a political movement‚ legal issue‚ agriculture crop‚ medical drug‚ or as a recreational intoxication. In more simple terms‚ marijuana
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asdflkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk- kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk The topic about marijuana legalazation in the united states is a very hot topic. Many people think that marijuana is a harmful drug‚ the truth is it is the less harmfull of both drugs and alcohol and tabacco. And with so many states legalizing the medical use and two states legalizing it recreationally the future of marijuana appears to be a bright one. The amount of tax dollars marijuana
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HISTORY The first part of this chapter provides a historical survey of the pharmacologic and political influences on the use of psychoactive substances and compulsive behaviors in all civilizations. The second part presents a system for classifying these psychoactive substances along with major legislation impacting use of drugs and treatment of addictions. Throughout the last 10‚000 years‚ humans have used psychoactive drugs to alter their perception of reality for a variety of reasons. By
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Drug Abuse Commonly Abused Drugs Commonly abused drugs: (1) Alcohol; (2) hallucinogenic (vision producing) drugs‚ such as LSD and mescaline; (3) marijuana; (4) nicotine‚ which is found in tobacco; (5) opiates‚ including most narcotics; (6) sedatives‚ including barbiturates and other kinds of sleeping pills; (7) stimulants‚ such as cocaine and amphetamines and other “pep pills.” Inhalants‚ which are fumes inhaled from such substance as cleaning fluids‚ gasoline‚ and model airplane glue‚ are
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Roger Beaman April 10‚ 2008 Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been a controversial issue ever since it was made an illegal substance in 1937 with the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act. Currently the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) lists marijuana as a schedule I substance‚ meaning that it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in the US[2]. Many groups have formed attempting to change marijuana legislation. The most well known is the organization
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The Relationship of Marijuana Accessibility & Substance Abuse Abstract A growing concern in the medical and mental health field is the relationship between marijuana use and further illicit drug abuse. Due to the recent state laws passing in Washington and Colorado‚ there has been a need for a study to address the accessibility factor in relations to the “gateway hypothesis” to marijuana. The fear is that the increase in accessibility of marijuana will result in an increase of substance abuse
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