challenges with the use of marijuana along with advantages that the use of this controversial drug brings. The medical industry is becoming one of its biggest advocates to make this drug legal. Marijuana‚ or as it is commonly referred to cannabis or hemp‚ has widely been known as a miracle drug to combat some very difficult diseases. It is also known as one of the largest illegal substances produced and sold worldwide. This naturally grown plant has an array of properties that contributes many benefiting
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Jared Simpson Casandra Sweeney English 1010 27 October 2013 Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable‚ but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it? In this paper‚ I will explain my reasoning for my personal opinion that‚ yes‚ America is ready for legalization with
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On January 2nd 2014‚ the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) party’s president Michael Bladerstone called for a referendum on whether Australia should legalise the sale and consumption of marijuana‚ also known as cannabis. This came into action following Colorado’s decision to legalise the distribution and use of this particular drug. The HEMP party is pushing for the legalisation of marijuana for personal and medical use. I believe that marijuana should be made legal to the Australian public due
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pot‚ weed‚ Mary Jane‚ grass‚ herb‚ and many others. What is Marijuana precisely? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ “Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa—the hemp plant” ("Marijuana Abuse"). Marijuana is today known as a recreational drug‚ which is being smoked by all kinds of people with the purpose of making the people feel more relaxed‚ relieving their tensions‚ or to simply heightening people’s creativity
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The Legalization of Marijuana: The legalization of marijuana is one of the many controversial debates in America today. Some people believe that marijuana is a gateway drug and is very harmful‚ marijuana enthusiast argue that cannabis isn’t harmful and can drastically improve the American economy. “Marijuana prohibition cost America $7.7 billion dollars a year.”(Head 2012) The legalization of marijuana would avail many people. If marijuana is legalized then the American government could tax it
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ABSTRACT Governments across the world are facing the same issue when we talk about marijuana. These various issues can be summarized into two main points which are firstly‚ decriminalization of marijuana and secondly‚ taxing of this drug‚ which in turn could solve the financial crisis faced by the governments. In this paper I have given my view and also have tried to establish how taxing of marijuana could help us. INTRODUCTION Justice has a price. Federal
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the most controversial topics in the country. No one really knows the history about this plant‚ and that is why I am here today. To tell you about this plant many many years ago. Marijuana is said to originate in Central Asia‚ Middle East and India. Hemp which is another name for marijuana was largely used in religious settings and also used as a natural medicine. The plant has been used as an agent for achieving euphoria since ancient times. The plant was described in a Chinese medical reference traditionally
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One of the most controversial and highly debated issues in the United States is over the legalization of marijuana. Other common names for marijuana are weed‚ pot‚ maryjane‚ grass‚ or cannabis. Marijuana has existed since ancient times‚ back then hemp fiber of the plant was used for making textile products Today‚ however‚ marijuana is more commonly known as an intoxicant drug. In the 1930’s‚ laws were passed in the United States restricting its growth‚ sale‚ and consumption. Fourteen of fifty US
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Should Marijuana be Legalized? Still today the debate over the legalization of marijuana in the United States continues. Marijuana is a drug that often smoked in a cigarette or bong. Because this drug is illegal‚ it is affecting us as individuals and as a country. Many people believe legalizing this “miracle drug” could be very beneficial to our country‚ including myself. It is argued that‚ “Like sex‚ alcohol‚ or cigarettes‚ marijuana is one of life’s little pleasures for some people” (Should
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The cannabis industry at present resides in two worlds. One world is made of those familiar with the industry: consumers‚ business owners‚ cultivators and investors. This first group is the market that generated $2.7 billion U.S. sales in 2014‚ a 74% growth from the previous year. The second world are mainstream Americans‚ who have been messaged since a young age that marijuana is a dangerous drug that leads to addiction‚ abuse‚ and ruined lives. Most of what I write will not be news to group one
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