Use of Marijuana as a Source of Relaxation Christina A. Lankford San Joaquin Delta College Author Note Christina A. Lankford‚ Department of Psychology‚ San Joaquin Delta College. Correspondence on this article should be sent to Christina A. Lankford‚ Department of Psychology‚ 5151 Pacific Avenue‚ Stockton‚ CA‚ 95207 E-mail: christinalnkford@yahoo.co Abstract The study used community college students to make a comparison between gender and opinion on the use of marijuana as a source
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Why Not to Legalize Marijuana Marjorie Fleuridor ENG/102 March 10‚ 2013 Professor Laura Barnes Marijuana is one of the best known drugs that have been widely consumed throughout history which today raises a concerned eyebrow. Those who are advocates consider marijuana a harmless and beneficial substance because of its claimed value in treating symptoms of serious illness or diseases and Jeffrey Miron‚ a professor of economics at Harvard University in the following viewpoint believes
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Escobar was responsible for 80% of the cocaine that was smuggled into the U.S? Yeah he was a very notorious drug lord who was very wealthy and powerful. In the following paragraphs‚ I’ll be talking about who Pablo Escobar was. Pablo Escobar was born on December 1‚ 1949 in Antioquia‚ Colombia. When Escobar was a young man‚ he wanted to become the president of Colombia. However he then realized that his pathway to wealth and power was in crime. In the 1970’s the cocaine market in Colombia was thriving
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Legalizing Marijuana in Uruguay In Uruguay there is a movement to legalize marijuana‚ and the Uruguayan government attempts to become the first government in the world to legally sell marijuana. Socially‚ the government wants to separate the traffickers from the users. Politically‚ this is a bold step by their President to take a different approach to and old problem. They feel economically that this program will increase revenue. By Uruguay trying to legalize marijuana they might improve the
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Marijuana has been considered an illegal substance in the United States since the 1940 ’s. It is currently recognized as a Schedule I‚ Class A drug‚ which means that being caught with the drug can mean imprisonment or heavy fines. The main reason it is so illegal is because smoking marijuana can cause long-term health and mental problems‚ as well as an addiction to this and possibly "harder substances" like cocaine and heroin. One of the major effects of smoking marijuana is that the person
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Crack is a drug. It is related to cocaine. In fact‚ it is mainly made out of cocaine. Crack is a smokable form of cocaine. It is less expensive and much more potent. After smoking crack once or twice‚ your body and brain immediately react or change. You begin to experience paleness‚ a decreased appetite‚ increased heartbeat and respiration‚ and your body temperature is raised along with your blood pressure. If you take large amounts at a time‚ you could begin to have violent behavior‚ tremors‚ loss
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legalization marijuana and the medical use of marijuana has been the most argumentative issue throughout the history of United States. There are tons of questions that need the final answers for this controversial topic‚ but the most debatable one is: Should marijuana be legalized and taxed? Everything has its pros and cons. The government has the ability to find the benefits of legalizing marijuana such as: reducing the pain the medical purposes‚ preventing consumers from using marijuana illegally
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2010 CJ Public Policy Marijuana The History‚ The Concept Abstract Marijuana in today’s society is a drug of extreme interest. There are many social aspects to why we have people who use and abuse the drug. Marijuana has had a long history in the world as a drug of great profit and benefit to some. In this paper we will discuss what makes up the drug marijuana‚ the history of how the plant came about and its impact on America. We will also talk about how marijuana is used in medicinal purposes
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Decriminalization of Marijuana A very controversial drug in society today is marijuana. The controversy is mostly due to the myths that people have created about marijuana’s effects. Opponents of the legalization of marijuana argue that marijuana is a gateway drug‚ more dangerous than alcohol‚ and will increase crime if it is decriminalized. Through studies there is proof that these myths are untrue. Therefore the reason for marijuana’s status as illegal is not actually there. In fact‚ having marijuana as an prohibited
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Crack cocaine can cause people to go insane and do things they would not normally do if they were sober. One of the main side effects of crack cocaine is aggression. The emergence of this drug in black communities caused many Americans to label the entire population of the African American youth as dangerous drug users. Cocaine had once been characterized as a high-class drug‚ due to the cost of the drug. As crack became
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