(1) In your opinion‚ should the U.S. Congress be able to criminalize the production and use of marijuana for medical purposes when a state (i.e.‚ California‚ etc.) has approved such use? Please explain. In‚ my opinion the U.S congress shouldn’t be able to criminalize the production and use of marijuana for medical purposes. I feel that with congress trying to criminalize it is taken away from the state’s power. When a state approves the usage of marijuana for medical reasoning‚ those who truly
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Mississippi is one of the states to propose legalization later on this year‚ otherwise known as Initiative 48. The bill claims that it will make it legal for users above the age of 21 with specific regulations. (“Mississippi Marijuana Legalization Amendment‚ Initiative 48” 3) As it comes to find out‚ prohibition of cannabis is more trouble than what it’s worth because‚ people will still try to get and use it for whatever reasons they have-legitimate or not. In the end‚ a person does have the option
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Have you ever thought of arguing about cannabis being legalized? Well‚ today I am here to talk and argue about it‚ and my main reason is that certain drugs such as cannabis are not as actually harmful as many people assume. Marijuana has been used for over 10‚000 years and not one single death has been recorded. Cannabis is not even addictive; there are far more addictive drugs such as cocaine‚ meth amphetamines and heroin but also drugs such as caffeine and tobacco that many people use on daily
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The Truth about Legalizing Marijuana The prohibition of marijuana dates back to 1937 when Harry J. Anslinger‚ director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics‚ caused the ratification of the Marijuana Tax Act. The Marijuana Tax Act placed a tax on the sale of cannabis that equaled roughly one dollar. The act did not outright criminalize the use or possession of marijuana‚ but violations of the acts policies could have resulted in $2000 fines or up to 5 years in prison. The hearing for the
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Sociological Perspectives All throughout society‚ the opinions of legalizing marijuana conflict with one another‚ placing people in the position to be on one side of the argument or the other. People either want to see the government legalizing it to the community or are totally against the subject; there is not really any ground in-between the matter. When I think of this topic I see it from two different perspectives‚ a symbolic interactionists point of view and Functionalism. To the symbolic
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Legalizing Marijuana SOC: 120 June 4th’‚ 2012 One of the most controversial debates in our time has been the legalization of marijuana. Legalizing marijuana in the United States can promote utilitarianism for the greater good. Political parties have argued various pros and cons of legalizing marijuana in the United States. I believe that by legalizing marijuana you can actually produce the best results‚ thus affecting the greatest number of people. Legalizing marijuana would allow the government
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Brandon Smith Professor Gregor ENGL 1102 21 April 2014 Legalization of Marijuana: the financial‚ social‚ medical‚ and political benefits. The legalization of marijuana has been a topic of debate for many years. This may be because of the cultural diversity that the United States of America is known for. Recently‚ bills were passed in Colorado and Washington to implement the legalization and regulation of recreational marijuana use. These events along with the ever growing popularity of the
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The Movement of Legalization of Marijuana As we look at the history‚ we can learn from our mistakes or even take an idea to become a better country. On March 13‚ 1933‚ Roosevelt asked Congress to modify the Volstead Act to legalize 3.2 percent alcohol beer to provide needed tax revenue. From history‚ it shows that legalizing alcohol helped bring in revenue to the government. As the economy still suffers today‚ legalizing Marijuana has been a very debatable topic to help the economy. In many cases
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The situation of the legalizing marijuana is a very popular topic‚ I think it needs to be legalized. I myself with complete honesty‚ do not smoke or have any use of marijuana. In my opinion the legalization of marijuana can benefit the United States. The idea of legalizing marijuana in the country might be exceptional for others‚ but it’s more towards the economy. The legalization of marijuana can have excellent changes‚ but also can contain minor flaws. If marijuana were to be legalized it would
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Studies of coffee have been conducted extensively on whether caffeinated coffee is beneficial or harmful but until now health experts cannot prove the future of it. Experts were concerned about caffeine in coffee and they chose coffee to conduct studies on caffeine as it is a widely consumed and accepted food stimulants. There is much debate on the safety of caffeine. The results from studies‚ even in carefully controlled scientific experiments‚ were contradictory on the effects of caffeine. Most
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