From what I have learn in Sociology. I think legalization and decriminalization of marijuana is one of the worse action taken in 21st century from our country. I feel like the government legalize this to benefit from it by trying to get the drug money. By legalizing and decriminalizing it‚ more job will be created. However‚ I honestly think it the worse that ever happen to America beside wars. I still do not understand how could you legalize a drug that could kill our brain cells and lower our IQ
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Amy Jones PHIL 1400 May 5‚ 2010 America’s Unjust Drug War It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over‚ expecting a different result; this statement fairly sums up the War on Drugs. Let us imagine a scenario of two men‚ one of them has killed 4 young women in cold blood‚ for ‘sport’ as he likes to say; the other man was caught with a large amount of an illegal drug. In prison it would not be unlikely for these two to share a cell‚ but my question is
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Many people believe that the legalization of medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is an excuse for “pot heads” to get high legally and that they have no legitimate medical reason to have a medical marijuana card prescribed to them from a physician. Cannabis has been noted to have been effective in treating some symptoms of disease or illnesses such as pain‚ nausea and vomiting‚ weight or appetite loss due to AIDS or anorexia‚ Alzheimer’s‚ anxiety disorders‚ asthma‚ autism‚ multiple sclerosis‚ glaucoma
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In regard to the Simple Possession of Small Quantities Of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2013‚ I have one recommendation that would assist in strengthening the legislation. I pose that the policy administration expunge the records of individuals with prior convictions of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Since the act aims to prevent disproportionate arrest rates amongst District residents (mainly African-Americans) in addition to decreasing collateral consequences (e
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Legalizing marijuana in the United States has become an extremely controversial topic despite the positive effects it could cause throughout this country. In the eyes of many‚ people are scared to legalize marijuana due to the fact that it is considered a drug. Let me state that unlike other drugs that are in the United States‚ marijuana includes no accidents or deaths to a human body by consuming the drug since its history with us. When people hear the word “drug”‚ they automatically assume that
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Marijuana is often portrayed as a dangerous illicit drug by the government and the media‚ but what if you found out that it cures the symptoms of chronically ill patients and was safer than most other legal substances. Today ladies and gentleman my speech is going to be on the current issue of marijuana legalization and I agree that it should be legalized. 1000s of scientific studies have been recently analyzed by the National Academies of Sciences‚ Engineering and Medicine in a report which clearly
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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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There are numerous pros and cons that are associated with the medicinal use of cannabis. Personally‚ I work on a psychiatry unit and the number of patients admitted with cannabis associated psychosis is mind boggling. On a daily basis we have seen many patients come in “acting crazy” post cannabis use (young adults). marijuana remains to be classified as a schedule I substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act‚ “a designation declaring it to have high abuse potential and no currently
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Marijuana is a psychoactive drug and is sometimes used as medicine. Its other name is cannabis. It is used as a medicinal or recreational drug and as well as part of spiritual or religious rites. According to the United Nations estimation of the year 2004‚ approximately world’s four percent of the adult population that is 162 million people use cannabis annually. Among these people‚ 0.6% that is approximately 22.5 million people uses it daily. It shows physiological and psychoactive effects upon
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When you hear the term medical marijuana‚ you may just imagine a group of stoned hippy teenagers sitting in a circle around a fire smoking the devil’s lettuce‚ then bursting out in fits of frivolous laughter before devouring their entire kitchen like famished hyenas‚ but when do people think of medical marijuana? You probably “herb” of the term Medical marijuana use in cancer patients or perhaps that weird friend you know. A lot of people are uneducated about marijuana‚ most anti-marijuana users
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