The Pros and Cons on the legalization of Marijuana for Medical use Thermon V. Ratliff Jr DeVry University Professor Snyder April 13‚ 2011 Thesis: The debate over the legalization of marijuana may not be decided in my lifetime‚ but the sub topic of legalizing marijuana for medical use should not be held back by political agendas‚ unethical laws‚ and a misinformed social conscience. By examining both the pros and cons on this subject‚ I hope to provide balanced information that will aid other
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Why Medicinal Marijuana Should be Legal For the past decade‚ talk of Medical Marijuana legalization has been a huge debate in the United States. Individuals on both sides of the issue refuse to concede to each other. Everyone is convinced that their opinion on the issue is the right opinion. Doctors and Physicians on both sides have researched this issue to the end. My question to those who oppose; is marijuana more harmful than the prescription drugs Doctors so easily prescribe today? I understand
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U.S. Government Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana should be made legal in the state of Ohio. Not only will this help alleviate petty misdemeanors‚ but it will produce unbelievable amounts of tax dollars for the state. The bottom line is kids and adults will smoke marijuana if it legal or not. The legalization of marijuana will allow for the government to have a monitor of how many users there are‚ instead of speculating. There are some cons‚ such as underage users‚ or people driving while
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Ginkgo is popularly known as living fossils. It is also known by other names like Fossil tree‚ Kew Tree and Silver Apricot. Ginkgo trees are in a position to live long for thousands of years. Historically‚ medicinal use of Ginkgo was documented in 2600 BC. for the treatment of bronchial-asthma and bronchitis. The botanical name of ginkgo is Ginkgo biloba Linn. and it is a member of family Ginkgoaceae. Ginkgo although not described in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia is major herbal drug of western herbal medicine
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Marijuana legalization‚ is an issue that can be dated back to the late ninetieth century (PBS). This issue continues to be a controversial topic in today’s world. State and federal laws still collide on the issue of marijuana legalization. On November 2‚ 2010‚ California voters voted on a ballot called the Regulate‚ Control‚ and Tax Cannabis 2010. Prior to this date‚ Charles Stimson wrote an article‚ “Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Just Say No‚” in order to persuade California voters to not vote
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Marijuana‚ also known as pot‚ weed‚ or cannabis is used by many individuals‚ for the most part illegally. Usually teenagers‚ some adults‚ and people who are prescribed to it because of their diseases such as cancer use this drug. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. The first sighting of cannabis was in Central and South Asia many years ago. Although marijuana is viewed by some as addictive and dangerous‚ its legalization is an important
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Legalizing Marijuana The argument of whether to legalize marijuana or not is parallel to the age-old battle of Creationism vs. Evolution‚ everyone has his or her own opinion. Legalizing marijuana is social debate whose outcome could not possibly make everyone happy. This debate is filled with both pros and cons‚ and some would argue that both sides have equally convincing arguments. There are several substantial reasons why marijuana should be legalized. A few reasons why it should be legal are
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I have always been against the use of all illegal drugs including marijuana‚ but while researching this topic‚ I have learned a lot about some of the positives of legalizing marijuana use. Considering it is classified as an illegal controlled substance‚ I have always been under the assumption that marijuana was bad for people‚ no matter what my friends may have said about how good it was. I was peer pressured into trying it when I was fourteen. I knew right away that it was not for me. It made
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production and use of marijuana for medical purposes when a state (i.e.‚ California‚ etc.) has approved such use? Please explain. In‚ my opinion the U.S congress shouldn’t be able to criminalize the production and use of marijuana for medical purposes. I feel that with congress trying to criminalize it is taken away from the state’s power. When a state approves the usage of marijuana for medical reasoning‚ those who truly need shouldn’t be penalized for it. (2) What are some arguments in support
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with harder drugs as cocaine and heroin‚ marijuana‚ also named as cannabis or hemp‚ is considered as a soft drug with less addiction and harm. In the 19th century‚ it was one of the most important crops in the American continent to the common wealth (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.32)‚ but it has been banned to grow in most countries since the 20th century (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.45). Given the clamour for “decriminalization” of the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana is growing (Single‚ 2013‚ p.456) and the
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