The 1033 program was enacted in 1996 under the direction of former President Bill Clinton‚ allowing excess equipment originally purchased for the military to be transferred to state and local law enforcement agencies at no cost (GovTrack‚ 1996). The equipment is stated as being surplus‚ moreover‚ several notations are made on the Defense Logistics Agency’s website advising the equipment was not purchased for the sole purposes of providing it to law enforcement (n.d.). The equipment that has been
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Sewanhaka High School The legalization of Marijuana By Zachery Cywinski Marijuana has a lot of beneficial characteristics for many different types of people and can make an impact on people’s lives especially those who benefit from its medicinal aspects. Marijuana has also been around for thousands of years and has been used by many generations for many different things like‚ feeding livestock‚ making rope and even in building materials and many more things as well. Marijuana should be
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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) was created by chemist Albert Hofmann in Switzerland while attempting to create a blood stimulant. The drug was utilized for psychological experiments for many years and this even led to the military experimenting with it as a biological weapon in the 1960’s. During the 1960’s‚ as a result to the wide dispensing of the drug for experimental purposes‚ it wound up being the “…counterculture used the drug to escape the problems of society…” (LSD: A Short History). Due
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Roughly 30 million people smoke weed (Cannabis) in America. A survey done in the years of 2001 to 2002‚ by the National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ shows that roughly 4.1 percent shows that people have smoked in those years. In 2015 that number has risen to 9.5 percent. People’s perception of smoking weed has changed in the last 10 years. The Pew Research Center did a study and showed that 69 percent of americans think drinking alcohol is more damaging to a person’s health
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Number ten on the checklist is extra special to me. It states to analyze the source. You must analyze the object and purpose (Buttram‚ MacMillan III‚ and Thompson). For the first source‚ Pros & Cons of Legalizing Marijuana‚ the purpose is to provide viewers with basic information. The source does not have any references or research to back up its claims. However‚ the source does compare and list pros and cons in the author’s opinion. The author/s does not go into depth when stating the information
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Another example of the harmful effect that William Dudley give is the use of marijuana on cancer patient‚ he stated that:” peoples who are advocates of legalizing marijuana because it could help cancer patient need to rethink‚ because in the recent study‚ the researcher found out that marijuana could damage the immune system‚ and the immune system is vital on resisting cancer‚ aid and various infections‚ so if peoples use marijuana‚ they will be more vulnerable to infection than before they use marijuana
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Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana should be legalized because it helps treat depression‚ helps ease physical and emotional pain‚ and it is known to provide relief for seizures and other serious body illnesses. Medical marijuana treats depression in many ways. Not only by relieving the pain‚ but controls and prevents depression going any farther than it already might be. Medical marijuana helps control and prevent depression by relieving the numbness and/or emptiness the body feels. Depression
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One of the most controversial topics of the twenty-first century is the legalization of marijuana. You most likely know something about the drug and have your own opinion about it whether you smoke it or not. You may recall people telling you that drugs are bad and warning you to stay away from them. You may also remember the D.A.R.E. program. You probably didn’t know why they would say drugs are bad‚ but listened to your authority figures anyway. According to Procon.org‚ marijuana has been used
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It was in the early 1900’s when the use of marijuana was first looked down upon. After the Mexican Revolution the United States started seeing an increase of Mexicans immigrating into the United States. These new immigrants brought along with them their native language‚ culture and marijuana. Part of the Mexican culture was to use marijuana as a medicine and a relaxant. The media began to play on the fears that the public had about these new citizens by falsely spreading claims about the “disruptive
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Marijuana otherwise called cannabis is a plant and herb that contains psychotropic fixings and THC that is most usually utilized as a drug . For quite a long time this medication/drug has been used medicinally by various cultures and societies around the world. It has been utilized for different restorative purposes for the treatment of ceaseless torments‚ asthma‚ headaches and numerous different diseases and cancers.Each day 6‚000 people try marijuana for the first time. There has been an ongoing
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