Legalization of Marijuana in the U.S.: An Economic‚ Medical‚ and Social Solution Malak Mahmoud Dow The American University of Sharjah Dr. Victoria Amador May 23‚ 2013 Abstract The question of legalizing marijuana has been an enduring debate in the United States‚ and there has been no conclusion. Currently‚ the United States federal law places marijuana as an illicit drug‚ but this was not the case formerly. The prohibition of marijuana relies on many misconceptions that are
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have legalized marijuana. I understand what the debate is about‚ although I did not see the research question in the introduction paragraph. I noticed that there were five body paragraphs and only three sides mentioned in the thesis statement‚ so I would suggest adding parents and kids to the thesis. I understand why this is an issue‚ but I do
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Marijuana is a misunderstood drug that is thought of as a dangerous‚ when it is in fact anything but that. Marijuana is a drug obtained from dried parts of a hemp plant called Canabis Sativa. It is ingested by rolling it in tobacco paper or smoking it through a pipe. For centuries‚ marijuana has been used by different nationalities for religious‚ recreational‚ and medical use. While it is currently illegal in the United States‚ marijuana is legal in European countries such as Holland and Belgium
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it and make money. Legalizing cannabis will help our country economically‚ help patients that truly do benefit from the drug‚ and help decrease the amount of street drug dealing. To some of the patients that use medical cannabis it is very difficult for them to get if they don’t live in a state where it is legal. In California it is semi legal because with a license from a doctor people can go to a medical cannabis shop and buy it. First‚ if we decided to legalize marijuana our economy will boost
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difficulty in accessing marijuana‚ and it would finally bring out the truth about marijuana‚ people would finally learn that it really isn’t as bad as they might believe it is. Arguments that support marijuana are not hard to find‚
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Legalization of Marijuana A hot topic in this day and age that has many United States lawmakers‚ reformists‚ and citizens alike battling is the issue of legalizing marijuana. There are many benefits in the legalization of marijuana. There are several organizations throughout the United States that support the legalization of marijuana‚ including NORML‚ the Reform party‚ and many citizens as well. In the United States‚ marijuana is considered to be a Scheduled I controlled substance. This means the
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA GWENDOLYN CARTER PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 4/21/2015 The history of marijuana and how it became illegal is interesting. In 1970 the United States Congress passed legislation called the Controlled Substance Act‚ which listed marijuana as a Schedule I drug. This is the same category that LSD‚ cocaine‚ heroin and ecstasty and are described according to DEA drug schedules‚ as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
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Poverty in our society is viewed from different theoretical perspectives. This paper will compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict perspectives. Both are on a macro level but are different theories with how the sociologists view the social problem of poverty. An examination of the two theories will show the differences of the functionalist theoretical perspective‚ which focuses primarily on the positive and some negative‚ and the conflict theoretical perspective‚ which focuses on the negative
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In the recent election‚ marijuana was legalized in many different states including California. This legalization will only affect our communities negatively because people will over-consume this drug and will create dangerous environments for everyone around them. Legalizing marijuana will create more chaos in communities because more people are able to purchase it and will educe irrational and even violent behavior. Additionally‚ only people over the age of 21 can purchase the drug‚ but teenagers
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Legalization of Marijuana English Composition There is a great debate as to whether or not marijuana should be legalized. It is a very heated topic but one that has already seen changes this year. If marijuana were to be legalized nationwide‚ not just for medical use‚ many changes could happen in this country. The legalization of marijuana could not only help create jobs‚ but end our countries debt crisis. Medical marijuana is already legal in many states and many more are trying to get
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