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    2013 Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable‚ but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it? In this paper‚ I will explain my reasoning for my personal opinion that‚ yes‚ America is ready for legalization with proper regulation. Personally I think marijuana is the

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    Legalize Marijuana Can I see a show of hands how many people here have ever smoked Cannabis sativa‚ commonly known as marijuana? I see none of you raised your hand. Well obviously no one would want to admit to a criminal activity in front of their teacher. But why is it that smoking pot is so taboo in our society? After all numerous famous intellectuals support marijuana. Al Gore is considered by many to be the leading figure in climate change awareness and environmental preservation. But few people

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    Legalizing Marijuana Currently in the state of North Carolina it is illegal to be in possession of marijuana. However there is a state bill currently working its way through the North Carolina legislative process. If this bill passes it would legalize medical marijuana. It is also important to remember that even if medical marijuana is made legal according to North Carolina fall‚ possession of marijuana for any purpose was still be illegal under federal law (Freeadvice:

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    Legalization of Marijuana Cannabis sativa or marijuana‚ is most known for its euphoric psychological effects when consumed. Many Canadians take part in the use of marijuana which has been illegal in Canada since the early 1900s. The topic of marijuana legalization in Canada has been a highly controversial topic over the last century. It has been discussed recently in the news due to Washington and Colorado both voting to legalize marijuana in November of 2012. The Liberal and Conservative parties

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    Argumentative Essay Should Marijuana be legalized? When people hear this question‚ they think it is a horrible and dangerous drug. I believe that if marijuana is legalized‚ it would help the economy is many ways‚ decrease crime rate and help medical patients that need it. If marijuana is legalized‚ it will help the economy and be very costly but the awards would be way greater. Marijuana will help aid the economy crisis. If marijuana is legalized‚ each state with a proper taxation and regulation

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    disobey unjust laws." Martin Luther King Jr. Many people ask “why should marijuana be legalized”? when the real question that we should be asking is “why shouldn’t marijuana be legalized”?. Marijuana also known as hemp is a naturally grown plant that has been around for decades dating back to around 2697 B.C.‚ when the Egyptians would use it to cure many common ailments‚ and the Chinese would use it for therapeutics. Using marijuana not only to cure common illnesses but for your pleasure as well should

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    Cannabis Sativa‚ more commonly known as Marijuana‚ is made up of dried parts of the Cannabis hemp plant and is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. For centuries‚ people all over the world have been using marijuana to achieve “euphoria”‚ but the drug has remained illegal in the United States despite countless efforts to reverse the law. In the last few years‚ the legalization of Marijuana became both a prominent and controversial issue in our country and remains an extremely

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    Functionalist Perspective Society Functionalist Perspective Everyone has a ‘function’ within society The pink arrows represent that everyone must put something into society‚ eg work‚ study etc Society The blue arrows show that if you put something into society then you will gain something back‚ eg education‚ health care‚ security etc Functionalist Perspective The stick people represent different systems and subsystems within society‚ eg private industry‚ the police‚ schools‚ hospitals etc

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    10/14/13 Marijuana Law going down in Smoke Marijuana has been gaining in popularity for many years now and is only becoming more and more popular. This has led to many states across the U.S starting to legalize the plant for medicinal purposes‚ which has brought up the discussion of just completely legalizing the plant. Two states‚ Colorado and Washington have already gone that route and have legalized marijuana entirely to be regulated in the same fashion as alcohol. The legalization of marijuana in

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    Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized What if I told you there was a one quick solution to many of our nation’s problems‚ such as our increasing national debt‚ our overpopulated prisons‚ our ever failing war on drugs‚ and even diseases previously thought of as being incurable? Now what if I told you this solution was legalizing and regulating a plant called cannabis sativa‚ more commonly known as marijuana? What makes more sense prohibition or legalization. Since marijuana’s first recorded use dating

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