Should Marijuana be Legalized? Henry Neuschwander ENG-112 12/16/2012 Professor Linda Record Should Marijuana Be Legalized? To legalize marijuana or not to legalize marijuana‚ that is the question. Marijuana has been a thorn in the side of this country for the last one hundred years. Up until the end of World War Two‚ marijuana was produced legally in a low grade form known as hemp. After the war‚ hemp was outlawed because of fear that Americans would start smoking the different types
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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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David Sutherland BCOM/275 February 24‚ 2013 Instructor: Jennifer Buchholz Should marijuana be legalized for personal use? This is a question that many have been asking as well as debating over for many years. Marijuana has been used for many medicinal purposes throughout medical history. However‚ many consider marijuana to be gateway drug that could lead to harder drug use. Many argue that marijuana use poses less of a threat than the use of alcohol or cigarettes and could be a great stimulus
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of the psychological aspect of marijuana. The paper attempts to determine the long term psychological and neurological effects of marijuana and if those effects will have a lasting negative impression on society. The paper looks at an fMRI test of neurologically activity of frequent marijuana smokers as they complete different tasks. It will also examine the neurological and psychological condition of teenagers‚ some who smoke pot and some who don’t‚ to show marijuana affects the developing brain.
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Some researchers insist medical marijuana is beneficial; however‚ some argue that its hazardous. Marijuana has harmful short term and long term effects on the body and brain. Short term side effects include poor judgment and short term memory loss. The long term effects are similar to smoking cigarettes. Over time marijuana damages the brain and permanently impairs it. Marijuana isn’t all bad though a lot of research has been done to show how it improves people’s quality of life. It helps chemo patients
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is a BYU-Idaho student majoring in social work talks about controversial topic on the legalization of marijuana. He focuses in on few core topics that heavily impact individual’s views on this topic. The one fiery debate that he goes into how it’s surfaced again is the prohibition of marijuana‚ then he fires into the effects on the body mentally and physically. Then dives into the medical marijuana benefits‚ the effects on our society‚ and goes right into the impact on our economy with taxes and prison
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“The criminalization of marijuana does not stop its use therefore it should be legalized”. So should marijuana be legal? Two factors have been fighting on this issue for many years: people who say marijuana should be legal and others who are fighting to keep it illegal. Many debates have been had over this issue for many years. Marijuana consists of a mixture of leaves‚ stems and tops of the “Cannabis sativa plant”‚ or hemp plant. Marijuana is also known as grass‚ pot‚ tea‚ or weed. “Both male
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2010 CJ Public Policy Marijuana The History‚ The Concept Abstract Marijuana in today’s society is a drug of extreme interest. There are many social aspects to why we have people who use and abuse the drug. Marijuana has had a long history in the world as a drug of great profit and benefit to some. In this paper we will discuss what makes up the drug marijuana‚ the history of how the plant came about and its impact on America. We will also talk about how marijuana is used in medicinal purposes
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Against marijuana legalization Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug problem‚ a public debate is going on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized The topic is called‚” marijuana should be legalized‚” by. In this paper‚ I will take a stand on this issue and why it is very important to legalize marijuana. Before I begin my topic‚ I would like to inform my readers that I am not a substance abuse user. In many states‚ smoking marijuana has been decriminalized. In California‚ marijuana can only be used for medicinal purposes only. Numerous politicians‚ Hollywood actors‚ and famous personalities have called
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