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    Team Debate Paper Rhonda Baskin‚ Carmil Gregory‚ Peter Hill and David Sutherland BCOM/275 February 24‚ 2013 Instructor: Jennifer Buchholz Should marijuana be legalized for personal use? This is a question that many have been asking as well as debating over for many years. Marijuana has been used for many medicinal purposes throughout medical history. However‚ many consider marijuana to be gateway drug that could lead to harder drug use. Many argue that marijuana use poses less of a threat

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    Branches xxix. Cause of relaxation l. Basal fangalia xxx. Muscle movement III. Conclusion IV. Works Cited Marijuana‚ a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of the plant Cannabis sativa‚ is the most common and used illicit drug in the United States. (Research Reports: Marijuana Abuse) Marijuana was banned by U.S. federal government in 1937‚ but it is estimated that 14.8 million Americans use

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    In the documentary‚ The Union: The Business Behind Getting High‚ the argument being made is that there was no reason for the prohibition of marijuana. It starts off by explaining how hemp‚ the cannabis plant‚ was used as such a reliable resource before it was illegal. Parts of hemp were used for food‚ paper‚ fuels‚ and fabric. This was not only a resource that was able to be expanded easily‚ but it was an overall better quality‚ and lasted longer. Many people‚ however‚ did not want to believe this

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    products including; food‚ textiles‚ plastics‚ fuel and paper. It grows in 100 days with no wastage‚ little water‚ no chemicals and has huge biomass. Hemp being a cousin of Marijuana fell victim to smear campaigns that lead to the criminalisation of cannabis in the 1930’s and that stigma remains. In my explorations‚ I found out that over 80% of kiwis had no idea there was a difference between Hemp and Marijuana. Most related Hemp to hippies and marijuana. The misconception of Hemp was clear throughout

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    Legalization of Marijuana Peter Hsieh West Coast University Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ can be found hundreds of century ago. Cannabis is mixture of dry green and brown flowers‚ stems and seeds that contains the chemical ingredient delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC for short (Marijuana 2012). Marijuana is one of the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse and other government agencies

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    Proposition 19 Debates in California Proposition 19‚ also known as The Regulate‚ Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010‚ has come to an end on November 2‚ 2010. The decision to legalize marijuana in California was unsuccessful. Votes came in at 54% no to 44% yes (LA Times). If I were a voter in California‚ I would have supported the legalization of marijuana for many reasons. I find marijuana to be a drug that could ultimately help the state of California as well as the United States as a whole

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    to May 2‚ 2008.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development June/46(6) 2009: 851-878 WEB August 15‚ 2011 www.cinahl.com/cgi-bin/refsvc?jid=1009&accno=2010544758 Sanna‚ E. J. Mind Altering Weed Broomall: Mason Crest‚ 2008 Print What if Cannabis could Cure Cancer. Dir. Lee Richmond. Lee Richmond Films LLC 2010 Film

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    to get high‚ and two it’s a gateway drug that leads to something that can kill you. The only way an individual can be ever be addicted is by medical usage only‚ which you’re prescribed an amount for a daily use. “Scientists have confirmed that the cannabis plant contains active ingredients with therapeutic potential for

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    not to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. One should remember that if marijuana is legal in a State for medicinal purposes‚ it is still illegal on the Federal level. Marijuana is defined as a cannabis plant; and or a preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant‚ smoked or eaten to induce euphoria (Webster?s 827). When smoked‚ marijuana produces over 2‚000 chemicals that enter the body through the lungs. These chemicals have a variety of immediate‚ short

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    associated with the emotional side effects of using marijuana is the inability of users trying to empathize with other’s emotions. A study done at Colorado State University showed that‚ when connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG)‚ on average “cannabis users scored lower in a task that asked them to focus on the sex of the face and then to identify the emotion. This suggests a reduced ability to ‘implicitly’ identify emotions and to empathize on a deeper emotional level‚” (Brazier). This led researchers

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