Marijuana Legalization in the United States Elisha Havraniak Ottawa University LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts October 11‚ 2013 Marijuana Legalization in the United States Marijuana has had a long history as an illicit drug‚ but is quickly becoming a mainstream issue. Some people use marijuana to ease their pain and treat their illnesses. Many others use it because of it mood-altering effects. Laws have been passed
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Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Imagine that someone makes a small decision that will affect the rest of his or her life. What if that small decision was to smoke marijuana for the first time? Maybe he or she never thought that someone could get addicted to marijuana‚ or maybe he or she simply had no idea that marijuana could have so many negative affects on daily life. That small decision‚ regardless‚ will leave that person’s life headed down the wrong path. As crazy as it sounds
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Decriminalization of Marijuana As I researched the internet for information about the decriminalization of marijuana‚ I found so much information concerning this project that it was hard putting together some thoughts. Through my research of the different topics I came to the conclusion that the ones I am writing about seem to be the most important concerning the decriminalization of marijuana. Should a person go to jail for smoking marijuana? A lot of people
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The Criminalization of Marijuana Corry Countryman ENG 210 Mrs. Rippard November 18‚ 2010 The issue of criminalization of marijuana in the United States is becoming a big one. Marijuana was first federally prohibited in 1937‚ when very few Americans had even heard of what it was. To this day‚ there are between 95 to 100 million Americans admitting that they have tried using marijuana before. Out of these‚ 15 million of them said that they have used within the last month. In addition
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Your Name Professor Name Class Title Date The Case for Marijuana Legalization The legalization of marijuana has been a very controversial case for decades‚ with strong arguments on either side. For most of the 20th century and beyond‚ it has been illegal in the United States and other countries‚ turning its sale and usage into a vast underground market that has gone untapped by any professional outlet. Some say that it is a harmful
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BACKGROUND Over the last 40 years‚ the legal status of marijuana has been debated vigorously. Proponents of policies that would permit individual possession of small amounts of marijuana argue that it is a safe drug and that criminal sanctions against personal use and possession represent at worst excessively harsh and at best unnecessary penalties. Echoing these sentiments‚ editors of The Lancet have concluded that "cannabis per se is not a hazard to society but driving it further underground
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The Movement of Legalization of Marijuana As we look at the history‚ we can learn from our mistakes or even take an idea to become a better country. On March 13‚ 1933‚ Roosevelt asked Congress to modify the Volstead Act to legalize 3.2 percent alcohol beer to provide needed tax revenue. From history‚ it shows that legalizing alcohol helped bring in revenue to the government. As the economy still suffers today‚ legalizing Marijuana has been a very debatable topic to help the economy. In many cases
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Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana‚ is this going to medical miracle or a medical disaster? Medical marijuana should be legalized for patients in their end stages of disease and have no other options. The legalize marijuana‚ is a question many state governments are fighting against federal governments to stop the recession of legalizing the drug everyone talks about. What is marijuana‚ what is the used for? It is becoming legal in many states‚ which states passed a law to use medical marijuana
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Legalizing assisted suicide gives an option to patients who have a terminal illness where they can end their lives painlessly instead of living a short life in pain or medicated with strong pain killer. Legalizing assisted suicide doesn’t mean the patients will use the prescriptions the doctor give them to end their life‚ "Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry
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Legalization of Drugs Cocaine‚ Heroin‚ Marijuana‚ and even Alcohol are all types of drugs. These drugs can be deadly‚ and could even kill someone if not handled responsibly. Do the American people even realize what drugs can do? The Rand Corp. said it believes that marijuana use could double in California if legalization passes due to dramatically reduced prices and increased social acceptance – which‚ in turn‚ might increase various health risks‚ including increased heart rate‚ anxiety as well
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