The legalization of marijuana is an interesting issue that is discussed often today. Many people agree that doing this would have many benefits‚ but others stand firm in the beliefs that it will do more harm than good. Since the government is not doing a very good job of stopping the import‚ export‚ and use of marijuana in the United States‚ they should stop trying to completely block it‚ and instead‚ regulate it. The legalization of marijuana would have many positive effects such as greater amounts
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Ehringer‚ Andrew Smolen‚ and John K. Hewitt released their study Relationship Between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Young Adult Illicit Drug Use examining a number of components of the gateway theory as it applies to marijuana use and its effect on progression toward use of other illicit drugs. In order for researchers to relate marijuana use to the gateway theory‚ they examined (1) whether adolescent marijuana use predicts young adult drug use‚ (2) whether this association persists when controlling for
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ARGUMENTS FOR Even though now marijuana is a banned substance in majority of the states and countries nationwide it is actually legalized in several states and countries for medical purposes. The states that have legalized marijuana for medical purpose are Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Connecticut‚ DC‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Illinois‚ Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington. Though it is legalized in
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Current Event Controversies in Government Ms. Elshakhs - U.S. Government Objective: Examine controversial governmental issues from more than one perspective Project Explanation (100 points): Each group will research a current controversy and teach a full class period on that issue. Presentations must be balanced‚ rather than biased. Students must give equal time to opposing views on the issue. Students will give a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation describing the controversy in detail‚ and then
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Marijuana Legalization Marijuana should be legalized and taxed by the government because it has a low risk of abuse‚ and it can be used for many medical reasons. Prescription drugs kill about 100‚000 people in the world each year. Off the top of your head‚ do you know how many deaths are caused by using marijuana‚ either medically or recreationally? According to statistics‚ marijuana has not yet been recorded to be a cause of any death‚ ever. Not only are marijuana’s
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Should Marijuana Be Legal? Should marijuana be legal? This topic has been argued for over decades‚ wither it’s a miracle drug that can help/save many people or a gateway drug leading someone down the wrong path of temptation. Many people across America have admitted to using cannabis either in their childhood or frequent daily users. Many people who have not ever used marijuana may have the wrong interpretation of the plant. Many medical benefits can come from this plant and from helping small children
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relation to marijuana‚ such as the personal use‚ cultivation or distribution of‚ there has long been debate about whether decriminalising the drug will reduce crime rates in society (Siegel‚ 2008). Decriminalisation of marijuana means that it would be given the status of a legal substance whereby there would be no penalties for using the drug; although it may be regulated in ways similar to other legal substances‚ such as tobacco and alcohol (DEST‚ 2003). The idea of decriminalising marijuana poses its
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problem. So the government should not decriminalize marijuana‚ so it will not weaken the U.S.’s economy‚ cause problems with other countries‚ and make more drug users. The cost on controlling the drug and arrest the dealers are never cheap‚ and is increasing every year. 2011‚ Obama is putting 100 million dollars into drug control (Decriminalizing Marijuana). Because of this‚ the U.S. economy is having some problems. And if they did decriminalized marijuana‚ it will be even harder to control the spread
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Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa has been falsely criticized since the beginning of the century. The fact is that the legalization of marijuana can have positive effects. Marijuana has been proven to be less likely to create crime‚ it can be used as a medicine‚ and isn’t any more harmful than most other legal substances on the market. It’s hard to understand why it is illegal. Legalizing marijuana would reduce the numbers in our prisons‚ help the country’s Ill citizens‚ and make money
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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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