Rachel Neverdal Professor Otoo English 091 26 January 2015 Marijuana: The Gateway to A Better Life There has been much debate on whether or not marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana has been used for centuries in numerous cultures for various reasons. The Romans and Greeks used it for its medicinal properties and the Scythians and Indians used in their spiritual ceremonies. Even the Persian founder of Sufism‚ who struggled with depression until discovering the plant
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Should Marijuana be legalized? With accordance to the Federal Government Controlled Substance Act‚ marijuana is considered to have a high potential for abuse‚ no currently accepted medical use and a lack of accepted safety. In this hectic and fast pace life that most of us have to wake up to‚ we venture off to the beach‚ vacations‚ or a well shaded corner in the park‚ to a find a moment of clarity‚ and comfort to for a second be able to not think about the everyday stress of life we face for some
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Josh Pradia 1067 Words Informative Essay October 19‚ 2012 The Truth about Marijuana When people hear marijuana they hear all the negative trends set by the media. They hear drugs‚ prison and negative influences and the term gate-way drug. Marijuana is illegal in most states and frowned upon by many. Even though there is medical marijuana‚ which is more intense than street weed‚ medical marijuana is legal in seventeen states. These states include Alaska‚ California‚ Arizona‚ Colorado
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Summary: "March of the Penguins" is a documentary on the life cycle of Emperor Penguins. When these penguins turn five‚ they leave their coastal homes and head for their nesting ground in an organized manner. There they find a mate. The female lays a single egg‚ then transfers it to the male‚ and then goes back to the sea in search of food. The males huddle together for several months to keep warm in the midst of harsh winter winds. In the spring‚ the chicks hatch‚ and the females return. It’s now
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Although most states had local laws prohibiting marijuana use and possession‚ it wasn’t until 1937 that the federal government passed the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act. Interestingly‚ the congressional hearings on marijuana prohibition lasted all of two hours (in direct contract to most congressional hearings on new laws which last for days and days). There were exactly three bodies of testimonies testifying at these hearings. The first was Commissioner Harry Anslinger‚ the newly named commissioner of the
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The trade of marijuana represents a loss of income of billions of dollars in taxes for both the states and the federal government. Thus‚ some people are advocating for the legalization of the use of marijuana especially in this period of crisis. This legalization would go against established morals and cultural beliefs that are ingrained in the American society. Besides‚ this subject also brings back a recurrent debate on whether it is the federal government or the state that has the right under
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Marijuana laws waste billions of taxpayer dollars to lock up non-violent americans. [1 in 3 adult americans have tried marijuana] and [federal marijuana laws can arrest or imprison everyone one of them just for simple possession.] [These laws are unfair and abuse our criminal justice system.] [Prosecuting and jailing these Americans wastes valuable resources better spent keeping violent criminals off our streets.] As it is‚ [hundreds of thousands of citizens have already been imprisoned - many of
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March 23‚ 2015 Democratization 1. Intro 2. Debating Paths to Democracy a. Agency b. Structural Theories c. Others 3. Conclusions In a democracy‚ the media will spread the information about the nation’s famine and the president will take some action in order to help save his following presidential election. While in an authoritarian regime‚ the information wouldn’t be spread and the leader wouldn’t take action‚ but would lose his position. Colonizer‚ US Influence‚ Solidarity
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History of Marijuana Cannabis is indigneous to Central and South Asia Evidence of the inhalation of cannabis smoke can be found in the 3rd millennium BCE‚ as indicated by charred cannabis seeds found in a ritual brazier at an ancient burial site in present day Romania. In 2003‚ a leather basket filled with cannabis leaf fragments and seeds was found next to a 2‚500- to 2‚800-year-old mummified shaman in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Cannabis is also known to have been
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talking about is marijuana‚ and surprisingly it is all around us. Marijuana is even referred to in today’s media Mainstream media sources that people enjoy‚ like music‚ movies‚ and TV shows‚ do not even bother to leave the drug out of their system. Now being a young adult and having my own personal experience with the drug and knowing its effects on others‚ I wonder why it’s not legal. Why is it that this drug has become illegal all over the world? The debate to legalize marijuana in the United
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