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    reason is that certain drugs such as cannabis are not as actually harmful as many people assume. Marijuana has been used for over 10‚000 years and not one single death has been recorded. Cannabis is not even addictive; there are far more addictive drugs such as cocaine‚ meth amphetamines and heroin but also drugs such as caffeine and tobacco that many people use on daily bases. Do you know how marijuana could help the world? Let me tell you. If legalized the farming of cannabis could become an industry

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    Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY The Moral and Ethnic Dilemmas of Legalizing Marijuana The Moral and Ethnic Dilemmas of Legalizing Marijuana Introduction Drug addiction is one of the major problem‚ most of the people are suffering from this. This causes problem not only to the individual but also to his family who suffers the problem due to drug addiction of an individual. People who once addicted to drugs‚ it is very difficult for them to leave this habit and drug abuse

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    Abortion 1 The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Abortion PHI 103 March 5‚ 2012 Running head: Abortion 2 The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Abortion In the 19th century the United State of America had passed very strict laws concerning abortion; however‚ in the 20th century

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    Why Should We Legalize Marijuana in the U.S.? Marijuana was illegalized because we used the seed inside of the plant to make paper and our country was racing to make paper. Who would have known that paper was a reason marijuana was illegalized? There wasn’t enough because too many people were using the marijuana for other purposes so it became illegal so they could use the seeds inside of the plant to make paper. According to the Chief scientists Jason L. Merrill and Lyster H. Dewey had made paper

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    Theoretical Perspectives The Functionalist Theory is the idea that a society is made up of multiple interrelated parts that work together to maintain stability. If one part fails to do their job‚ the other parts must pick up the slack in order to keep the balance. To demonstrate this theory‚ I will be examining the show The 100. The post-apocalyptic show is set nearly 100 years after nuclear bombs destroyed life on Earth. People took refuge in a space station and continued with their lives until

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    Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa. It’s overall a safe drug‚ much safer than alcohol or any other hardcore drug. The democratic party for the most part agrees with the legalization of marijuana‚ which is best because it’s a non harmful drug‚ you’re way more likely to die from alcohol overdose than marijuana overdose‚ and also legalizing it would be good help for the economy. There’s much worse things the government should be worried

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    Marijuana is illegal for a reason. Why change that? There is no logical reason to do so. We have all heard cannabis is bad for you. However‚ it is much worse for our health than spoken of. Public safety would be jeopardized by people under the influence of this drug‚ doing illegal things. Not long after it’s legalized‚ more people will get addicted to this substance. Their brains will suffer alongside the economy. The job word will suffer due to the lack of people even remotely capable of

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    of the twenty-first century is the legalization of marijuana. You most likely know something about the drug and have your own opinion about it whether you smoke it or not. You may recall people telling you that drugs are bad and warning you to stay away from them. You may also remember the D.A.R.E. program. You probably didn’t know why they would say drugs are bad‚ but listened to your authority figures anyway. According to Procon.org‚ marijuana has been used since about 2900 BC when Emperor Fu

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    Marijuana is one of the most common illegal drugs that available throughout the world. It was first cultivated in the United States by the native Indians during the pre-colonial period‚ before being commercialized by the white settlers as one of the principal cash crops that would stabilize the British Empire. However‚ the last two centuries have witnessed its growth as an illicit drug‚ and its massive commercialization primarily by the criminal drug gangs; a move that has called for heavy enforcement

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    There are numerous pros and cons that are associated with the medicinal use of cannabis. Personally‚ I work on a psychiatry unit and the number of patients admitted with cannabis associated psychosis is mind boggling. On a daily basis we have seen many patients come in “acting crazy” post cannabis use (young adults). marijuana remains to be classified as a schedule I substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act‚ “a designation declaring it to have high abuse potential and no currently

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