from life threatening substances such as alcohol and tobacco to beneficiary marijuana. Marijuana has been seen as a “safe” drug to use with no serious side effects or any type of out of control addictions like cocaine‚ crack and heroin to some people. Marijuana should be legalized for its legitimate medical effects‚ benefits for the government and reduce of exposure to other drugs in the illegal market. The fact that marijuana has been illegal makes it very difficult for people to accept the fact that
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Over the past several years the support for marijuana legalization is rapidly growing in the US. A recent poll in 2015 shows that 58% of Americans say that the drug should be legal while only 42% say it should stay illegal. Most polls regarding Americans and their pot use hover around the 40% mark for having tried marijuana at least once which is equivalent to about 127.7 million people‚ nearly half the country has already tried marijuana which is more than how many Americans know who Jennifer Lawrence
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Medical Marijuana Marijuana has many useful purposes in this day and age‚ especially if monitored correctly. All though it is still an illegal substance‚ it can benefit our country in many ways. Marijuana can help people cope with illnesses‚ help insomnia‚ and lastly stimulate the economy. Sometimes in society our people and government need to take a step back and look at the big picture to see where they really need to be focusing their attention on. Law enforcement should not be spending all
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odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. I inquired where he and his passenger (Garret Hamton) were coming from. Kyle advised he was coming from Griffith but could not provide an accurate location. A short time later‚ backup units arrived and Kyle and Garret were instructed to
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“Under federal law‚ it is illegal to possess‚ use‚ buy‚ sell‚ or cultivate marijuana‚ since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug‚ claiming it has a high potential for abuse and has no acceptable medical use” (Wikipedia). Also under federal law‚ if you are caught in possession of marijuana‚ you will be charged with a misdemeanor that has punishments of up to one year in prison and a fine of up $1000‚ and that’s just for possession (Stine). However‚ the
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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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In California it is semi legal because with a license from a doctor people can go to a medical cannabis shop and buy it. First‚ if we decided to legalize marijuana our economy will boost dramatically. Cannabis is the number one cash crop in California and it is only semi legal here. In 2010 there were eight hundred and fifty thousand marijuana related arrests in our country‚ this number was far more than the amount of violent crimes. The
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Marijuana should be legalized to solve many of today’s problems. These problems have gotten so out of hand that many extreme options are being considered to control or solve it. There seems to be no way to end the war against Marijuana other than to legalize it . The war on Marijuana doesn’t seem to be accomplishing too much. Different options need to be considered. There have also been too many lies‚ misunderstandings and misinterpretations thrown at Marijuana. Legalization is an option that hasn’t
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Marijuana 101 Reflection Paper From this experience I feel like I’ve learned so little. To be absolutely honest‚ these sanctions were pointless and a nuisance‚ distracting me from more important things I could be doing. Nonetheless‚ the paper is really how these programs were supposed to “help” me. A few unbiased opinions I had about this program‚ is I suppose it can be classified as helpful to the average‚ simple-minded delinquent stereotype that most people in your position created this program
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body they have just ingested marijuana . Marijuana has successfully hit mainstream America in the past four decades and the prohibition of marijuana has been a continuous debate through America . The history of marijuana began in the 1700’s and the use of it back in history was all beneficially used . Until recently‚ extraneous research has been committed to the side effects and health benefits of marijuana that conclude two sides . One side
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