Grounds for Medicinal Marijuana In a little under a month California will be voting on Proposition 19. If approved‚ this proposition will legalize marijuana for recreational use; the drug will be taxed heavily‚ and would apply DUI to marijuana users. However‚ California is the only state “progressive” enough for this act. In fact‚ 36 states have not even legalized cannabis for medical use ("14 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC”). The medical community continues to advance our ability
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discussion on the usage of medical marijuana at the United States has long been finished. In fact‚ marijuana can now be purchased legally within 23 countries of the usa. It goes to prove that the medicinal value that is attached to the usage of bud far outweigh any negative effects that comes along with its usage. However‚ not everyone is convinced that medical marijuana is a good thing. There are now other countries such as Australia which are debating on the legalization of marijuana usage. Below are some
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some of the first that would march in a line to make medical marijuana legal. One veteran states that she starts her day with a cup of coffee and a marijuana cigarette. No‚ she is not some kind of street junkie. The army veteran explains that medical marijuana is the only substance that will ease the pain that she suffers every day in her hip. The medical marijuana also helps reduce her anxiety and depression. This veteran is not hiding her marijuana use‚ even though it could cost her a hefty fine in
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Effects of Medical Marijuana Why are people scared of medical marijuana being legalized? Perhaps people think that it is a gateway drug‚ and people will start using hard core drugs. Another reason is that people will probably over use it and sell it more illegally‚ but people think that it can be good alternative also. Because pain pills are not as effective as medical marijuana‚ it should be offered as an option (Szalavitz). There are good and bad things about smoking medical marijuana (weed). One
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June 2016‚ Canadian Federal Legislation released new laws on legalizing assisted death(1). Some people is opposed to these laws since they believe that one should not give up on her or his life and consider assisted death as murdering‚ whereas others hold a different opinion. Most of the people argue this problem base on the perspective of a patient and neglected another group involved in assisted death--the doctors. By legalizing assisted death‚ doctors and nurses can provide patients with knowledge
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patients and distributors of medical marijuana have battled the federal government for their right to use marijuana for its medicinal qualities. Although marijuana use is against federal law‚ medical marijuana has been permitted in sixteen states by a majority vote. The conflict between state and federal law has ignited a large conflict regarding medical marijuana and has resulted in the prosecution of many who use and distribute medical marijuana. Supporters of medical marijuana believe that the effects
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online article‚ 3 Reasons to Reject Legalizing Marijuana‚ Larry Tomczak discusses the reasons why marijuana legalization should be rejected in the United States. Though Tomczak makes some smart choices by using emotion to appeal to the audience‚ his use of logical fallacies such as jumping to conclusions and false analogies make Tomczak’s argument not as strong as it could be. The whole point of Tomczak’s article is to convince readers that the legalization of marijuana is a horrible idea not only for
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The legalization of medical cannabis is one of the most discussed and debated topics in current events and the world today. Medical cannabis is nothing new‚ the practice of using cannabis as a a drug and for medical use for over 2‚000 years in places such as India and China. In 1937 the Untied States of America made the sale and possession of marijuana illegal in every state. Marijuana never completely went away‚ however‚ and it became much more popular in the 60’s because of the belief that it could
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Fallacies editorial These days‚ a person hears a lot about legalizing marijuana and why it could be beneficial for our country‚ but people forget why it was illegalized in the first place. Marijuana is a drug. Drugs are addictive and deadly. If we legalize marijuana now‚ we’ll end up with a generation of reefer addicts who die by their mid-30s if they manage to escape being the victims of violent crime. Also‚ the people who use marijuana now despite the fact that it is illegal clearly are people
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to the patients who use medical marijuana. This issue involves the information that medical marijuana is permissible in some states according to those state laws. This means that thousands of patients will be allowed to access marijuana for medical purpose as long as it is recommended by their physicians. With this issue in effect I believe that thousands of these people will have their independence and privacy in jeopardy because if state law permits the use of marijuana and federal law does not
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