Why the United States Should Legalize Marijuana Our government tries to satisfy the needs and wants of all 300 million U.S. citizens‚ but ends up making us more and more unhappy. Marijuana legalization has been a fight with the government for over twenty years. Many agree that it is harmful and should be done away with while others believe that it is a natural herb planted to help us cope with the stress of our hectic lives. I agree with those who are stressed. Currently I do not smoke marijuana
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dried buds and leaves of assortments of the Cannabis sativa plant‚ which can develop wild in warm and tropical atmospheres all through the world and be developed industrially. It passes by numerous names‚ including pot‚ cannabis‚ grass‚ weed‚ hash‚ hemp‚ marihuana‚ ganja‚ and many others. Weed has been utilized as a part of natural solutions for hundreds of years. Researchers have recognized numerous naturally dynamic segments in marijuana. These are called cannabinoids. The two best concentrated
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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA Marijuana has been found on every continent‚ it is said that marijuana has been used for a long time before it was recorded as been used. But the recorded history of marijuana dates back to 2737 B.C. in China and its used spread to India‚ North African‚ and Europe. Marijuana is a psychoactive agent which was used in the early days as a medication for gout‚ malaria‚ rheumatism and also to restore absent mindedness. Its medical values was considered most important than
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The Blunt Truth A seemingly growing trend that has become one of the main discussion points on State and Federal levels is the legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational use. Some citizens are able to see the great potential in the legalization of marijuana‚ not only its benefits for the government‚ but for the patients suffering from major health issues as well. However‚ there is a deceivingly large population that disagree with pro-marijuana supporters‚ arguing that if it laws
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of America are written on hemp paper there were even laws on the subject of marijuana before that. America’s first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony‚ Virginia in 1619 it ordered all farmers to grow Indian hempseed there were several other must grow laws over the next 200 years. You would be imprisoned for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767‚ and during that time hemp was legal tender you could even pay your taxes with hemp. The United States Census
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When powerful businesses don’t like something‚ they can usually get something done about it. The 1937 criminalization of marijuana is a case where this manipulation is obvious‚ according to Herer. Hemp threatens certain powerful businesses today‚ just as it did in 1937. As the methods for processing hemp into paper and plastics were becoming more readily available and affordable‚ business leaders including William Randolph Hearst and DuPont stood to lose fortunes. They did everything in their power
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Mark Ramsbottom Professor Holliday ENGL 1550 30 October 2010 Up In a Puff Of Smoke: Legalism and Marijuana People have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using hemp for everything from fabric to make clothes and other items. Unfortunately‚ Harry J. Anslinger with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was evil and addictive. The struggle continues to this day to overcome the lies about marijuana (“Marijuana (Weed) History and Facts”). There are many benefits
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representative testified that it was cheaper to import from the Far East the hemp needed to make ropes and therefore the United States no longer needed to grow any more hemp to make rope. (Interestingly‚ five years later‚ in 1942‚ the United States was cut off from its sources of hemp in the Far East and‚ since we needed a lot of hemp to outfit our ships with rope for World War II‚ the Federal Government went into the business of growing hemp on gigantic farms throughout the Midwest and the South.FN10) The
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The subject of marijuana is a very charged topic‚ both politically and socially. Because of its status as a DSM IV Schedule One drug‚ much of the arguments for or against marijuana use have been the result of speculation and anecdotes. Recently‚ however‚ scientists have been able to study the molecular biology of some of the chemicals in marijuana and elucidate some of the biochemical pathways which they affect. Despite the intense controversy surrounding the subject‚ there have been quite a few
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English arrived with it in Jamestown in 1611‚ where it became a major commercial crop‚ eventually replaced in the American south by cotton (Miller). Marijuana‚ then known as hemp‚ was a principal crop at Mount Vernon and a secondary crop at Monticello (“History of Marijuana in America”). They grew it primarily for use as hemp rope‚ but there is some evidence that they were aware of its hallucinogenic properties as well (“Common Menu Bar Links”). People believed it enhanced their mind‚ and was used
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