according to the law on marijuana? It’s true. In 2008 Time Magazine reported that researchers had found more than 42% of people surveyed in the United States had tried marijuana at least once (Lynch‚ 2008). So if marijuana use is so common in the United States‚ why should it not be legalized? In this paper I will discuss both the supporting and opposing positions on the legalization of marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the
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The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a longstanding issue. In the article‚ “What Science Says About Marijuana” by Philip M. Boffey‚ Boffey addresses why marijuana should be legalized. The main ideas address are that no one can die from an overdose with marijuana and that marijuana is not potent and addictive like heroin or tobacco. Although it can decrease one’s performance and cause symptoms of bronchitis‚ it does not have any major health issue and has no connection to causing cancer
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The Modern Prohibition: Legalizing Marijuana The fight over legalizing marijuana has been going on for many years. Many people are not aware of the huge impact legalizing marijuana would have. It has many medicinal uses‚ it is less harmful than alcohol and other legal drugs‚ and keeping it illegal is very expensive‚ and it. Prohibition did not work in the 1920’s‚ and it is surely not working again. One reason why marijuana should be legalized is‚ it would save our government a huge amount of money
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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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Economic Effects of Marijuana Legalization Nationally: Beneficial or Detrimental? Denzel J. Frazier ABSTRACT Economic Effects of Marijuana Legalization Nationally: Beneficial or Detrimental? If I told you that the antidote for the astonishing United States federal debt estimated to trickle right under twenty trillion dollars. Conspiracy? No such. This substance has crept from the grasp of hippie hopefuls as well as the hip hop underworld
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The situation of the legalizing marijuana is a very popular topic‚ I think it needs to be legalized. I myself with complete honesty‚ do not smoke or have any use of marijuana. In my opinion the legalization of marijuana can benefit the United States. The idea of legalizing marijuana in the country might be exceptional for others‚ but it’s more towards the economy. The legalization of marijuana can have excellent changes‚ but also can contain minor flaws. If marijuana were to be legalized it would
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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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11/20/2012 Beverly Santelli The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been criminalized for enough generations to make it a fear or pride issue in the minds of the lawmakers and the voting public. The Federal government may have just kept it a schedule one drug because it has been one for so long‚ but‚ to legalize it at the federal level instead of various states legalizing it could create new wealth and give our country back its financial independence. However this will only really be effective
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Majority like Marijuana It was legal once‚ so why is it illegal now? Studies show that cannabis is the least harmful drug known in existence with a death rate per year of zero. At the bottom of the list the reason most people think it’s a harmful drug is because of it being illegal and the rumours that have conspired over the years. But what are the facts? Why is the Australian government allowing products so harmful such as cigarettes to be made in Australia? Why are people getting jail
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The controversy surrounding marijuana laws have been discussed at great length in both federal and state government. The new proposed laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado have reignited the debate. Marijuana should be legalized because it is less harmful than cigarettes‚ and alcohol. It has many positive attributes‚ for instance medical use. Also citizens arrested on Marijuana charges take up space in our incarceration facilities. I feel strongly that it would do our country more
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