Marijuana use and the ability to freely choose whether or not it should be legal or illegal is fierce debate today. Whether or not State or Federal government should regulate this is the “hot topic” that is being debate even as we speak. There are two sides to every story and of course my opinion as well. The side that opposes the legalization of marijuana stands tall with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This side defines marijuana
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dispute between the legalization of marijuana has been around for hundreds of years. The history of marijuana dates back to the third millennium BC. Cannabis‚ which is marijuana‚ has many different uses. Some of these uses include a recreational drug‚ as a religious rite‚ as a spiritual rite and even medical uses. So why is cannabis illegal? Cannabis was once legal and was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world. It was once one of the largest agricultural crops because cannabis can also be
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District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of cannabis. Whether you are for or against the use of cannabis for medicinal or recreational purposes. Research by the Food and Drug Administration could be done‚ but without the Drug Enforcement Agency reclassifying cannabis as a drug with possible health benefits‚ this will never happen. Those opposed to across the board legalization believe that this will open the door to greater drug use‚ especially with children. Opponents also claim
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used for thousand of years to provide relief from many health problems‚ it still remains an illegal drug in the United States. There are many doctors who support the effectiveness of the use of marijuana as treatment for many medical conditions. People who oppose the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes would claim that legalizing the drug would lead to abuse of the drug for recreational use. This is important claim for the opposition. However‚ after looking at all the information that has
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used drugs during this time were morphine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. Danielle Allen‚ a journalist for the Washington Post‚ recalls how the United States dealt with tobacco‚”By 1971‚ cigarette ads had been banned from radio and television‚ the surgeon general had called for regulation of tobacco‚ and cigarette smoking had begun its long decline.” It was an attempt that could have been applied to other harder drugs‚ but instead the United States took a different path. In 1973 the Rockefeller Drug Laws
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City Robert Chris V. Flores A Day Lesson Plan in MAPEH Grade 7 I. Objectives: within the given session‚ the students are expected to: 1. Identify the important kinds of drugs and their uses; 2. Discuss the common effects and risks of abusing drugs. II. Subject Matter: Classification of drugs according to use and effect Reference: MAPEH-I textbook‚ pp. 370-372PSSLC # 1.1‚ pp. 25 Materials: Charts‚ Strips‚ Video clips‚ Photocopied materials‚ pictures Strategy: Cooperative Learning
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The Negative Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body COM 150 The Negative Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body Marijuana is known to some as a drug with unheralded possibilities. Believed to relieve the symptoms of glaucoma‚ promote eating as well as relieve the pain of cancer or AIDS patients‚ marijuana has caused a stir in its debate for legalization. Throughout the last few decades‚ the main focus of research has been placed on these and other potential benefits of medicinal marijuana
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could hurt‚ much less kill you as in the commercial. | It’s a problem - I think most people would agree that a single use of drugs could potentially be deadly. | | OK‚ so as far as this video is concerned‚ our challenge is to keep kids from even trying drugs. How do we express that? I would say something like ’How can we prevent adolescents from experimenting with drugs?’ | That is way too general. | That is a bit general. | That is a bit specific. | That is way too specific.
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Sahiry Fragoso Mathews ENGL 1311L-03 20 March 2013 Legalization of Marijuana The use and existence of Marijuana is not something new for anyone. Marijuana has been used in several ways for over many years. Marijuana has always being around‚ but why is it that suddenly people started to care about Marijuana? Now that the places where Marijuana is legal are increasing‚ people have started to think about whether the legalization of Marijuana is good or bad. The Cannabis plant‚ which is where
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agreement about the use of marijuana. In recent year’s drug policy have been increasingly challenged‚ especially in America. In the United States a group of nearly twenty states has allowed the medical use of marijuana‚ even though neither the federal government nor the United Nations Convention recognize that marijuana has medical uses. In the election of November 2012‚ Washington State passed a referendum‚ and Colorado an amendment to its Constitution‚ which allow the recreational use of marijuana. A
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