Is marijuana a “gateway” drug? What do we mean by the “gateway” drug? According to the text‚ a number of politicians and officials consider marijuana to be a dangerous drug that should be regulated and controlled since it leads to harsher drugs such as heroin cocaine (Spohn & Belenko‚ 2015‚ p. 22). Whether or not marijuana is a gateway drug depends on the person and how strong they are. Some people know that they will only smoke marijuana and do not have the urge to try any other drugs. Others may
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Dronabinal and nabilone have almost the same properties of marijuana which means the presumed side-effects of the drug are very similar. Dronabinal and Nabilone are said to cause symptoms such as euphoria‚ cognitive clouding and drowsiness‚ the same presumed side effects of marijuana (Johannigman & Eschiti‚ 2013). If this is the case users of dronabinal and nabilone are at a great risk of becoming dependent on these drugs as well. The consensus also shows that dronabinal and nabilone are not nearly
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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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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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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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Whether it be for medicinal purposes or recreational use‚ across America in states such as Alaska‚ Colorado‚ and Oregon‚ the negative stigmas surrounding marijuana are beginning to become much more positive and liberal. We are entering an era where considerably more reserved states are decriminalizing the use of the once unanimously illegal cannabis drug. This new mentality however‚ which can be seen in many parts of the United States and Europe‚ is not uniform across the globe. In countries across
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