Since marijuana was introduced thousands of years ago‚ the fatality rate has remained at a staggering number; zero. Although one requirement for a substance to be classified as a drug‚ is having a known level of toxicity (ability to overdose); marijuana does not. In addition‚ the benefits of marijuana go further than simply being safe to use recreationally. If marijuana was legalized across the United States‚ it would boost the struggling economy‚ decrease gang activity and violent crimes‚ and provide
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Section 66 7 March‚ 2013 The Legalization of Marijuana Pot‚ grass‚ weed‚ hash‚ and ganja or just a few of over 200 slang terms used to describe one very important issue in today’s society. One of the biggest topics up for debate‚ which has risen in popularity within the last couple years‚ is the discussion on the legalization of marijuana. There are several affiliated areas discussed within this essay exposing the arguments‚ stakeholders‚ and reasoning for why marijuana should or should not be legalized
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Legalization of Marijuana Thesis: Legalizing marijuana can bring many benefits to different groups in today’s society. I. Legalizing marijuana can benefit the government. a. Can generate $8.7 billion in federal and state tax revenue annually. b. Money can be used towards education. c. Could help create jobs II. Legalizing Marijuana can bring health benefits a. Can treat and prevent glaucoma. b. Can help control epileptic seizures. c. Stops cancer from spreading. III. Legalizing marijuana can lower
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T-TH 9:30 10:50 class December 6‚ 2007 Mary Jane the Great The debate over the legalization of marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries worldwide. Marijuana should be legalized for several reasons. First‚ the government could earn money from taxes on its sale. There would be more money for our country and less money ford the drug dealers. It also has medical purposes
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Abstract Marijuana is the people’s drug of choice; it’s the most popular drug of all the drugs. Made famous in movies (Cheech and Chong)‚ hit an all-time boom in the 60’s when smoke to rebel against law enforcement. It is popular even though it is illegal in the United States; I explain in this paper why we should take advantage of its popularity and help our struggling economy. How we can use the way Amsterdam regulates its recreational marijuana‚ and implement it in the United States. Violence
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Positive effects of Marijuana Legalization Among the issues faced when legalizing marijuana certain positive and negatives perspectives should be taken under consideration. When talking about the negative effects of marijuana legalization‚ we can have the issue of how dispensaries that sell the weed know the accurate percent of THC and CBD in each strain. This represents a worry for the government and represents an unsafe option towards consuming marijuana. Because users of marijuana can have different
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Huffin and Puffin Would you rather have a loved one that is an alcoholic or one that smoked marijuana? Marijuana has been around since 1930 and even then it was illegal. We have been getting stoned since then for medical reason or just for the fun of it. That smoking marijuana can be good for your health. With the recreational use of marijuana and that means people will be able to go to shop that sell it and be able to buy it for any use that they have.Then go home or wherever and smoke it freely
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Due: Dec. 13 Marijuana Argumentative Final Essay Ever since marijuana’s first recorded use five-thousand years ago‚ it never had much popularity until the last century with prohibition and anti-war movements. The legalization of marijuana has recently been a rather controversial issue‚ although there should be no issue at all. Marijuana should be legalized. Prohibition was once tried with alcohol and it was a proven failure‚ and it should be soon proven again with marijuana. Marijuana is a relatively
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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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For 80 years Marijuana prohibition‚ the standard fallback position throughout most states‚ is undergoing the next phase of transition. Politicians‚ and corporate entities have utilized outdated‚ and unproven information to continue the war against this drug‚ and its users. The arguments about why prohibition started‚ and continue is varied -- it seems complicated‚ but is it really? Just because something appears complicated‚ does not mean the facts hold to that view. Some scholars‚ citizens‚ and
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