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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Victoria Cantu Professor Moore English 1301-033 16 July 2012 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In her essay “Here ’s why I ’m against legalizing marijuana‚” Loolwa Khazzoom addresses the debate about legalizing marijuana in the United States. Around 2003‚ Khazzoom visited Amsterdam‚ where marijuana was legal. In an attempt to avoid marijuana‚ she searched for an internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs
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It’s already being smoked‚ Make it legally recreational For legal purposes I can’t say for reasons of confidentiality. I will start off with this statement‚ from a very close friend of mines he tells me all the time that smoking marijuana is a great way to start your days and also end them. Yet he says he is afraid to smoke this “Great Plant” he calls it outside of his home for fear of imprisonment. Yes it is true in some states is medicinal and in some others and more to come it is for recreational
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taken lightly. Perhaps one of the biggest threats on the streets is the commonly abused gateway drug‚ Marijuana. Marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ whichever you want to call it‚ is a disgusting drug that should never be legalized like alcohol or cigarettes. If anything‚ Marijuana should be hunted down to the far corners of the earth and burned without mercy. Firstly‚ Marijuana makes people fat. Marijuana has the effect of making people lazy and mellow. It turns them into couch potatoes that seldom move
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If the catch and release game of illegal gang members is not gut wrenching enough‚ there is another aspect that stacks on top of this issue. Mexican cartels and elsewhere have been battling over control of the Southern United States border in an effort to expand their drug empires (). This includes‚ funneling drugs into America through the immigration loop holes to their stateside counter parts for distribution. The Texas Department of Public Safety correlates a multinational relationship between
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Should Marijuana be Legalized? Aaron Roberts Mr. Marshall 4/5/00 Marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana ’s composition is complex‚ and has a number of physiological effects. Also‚ a reason for marijuana legalization is the potential wealth of health benefits that have largely been ignored (www.howardcc.edu). In addition‚ there are many industrial uses for the cannabis plant (www.sandi.net). Marijuana consists of a mixture of leaves‚ stems‚ and flowering tops of the Cannabis
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Austin Biswell Mrs. Van Mierlo English 101-16 3 March 2013 Marijuana vs. Tobacco When the term medical marijuana is heard most don’t take time to think of the true benefits this plant holds. Some say it is harmful and destroys the body just like tobacco. Research says different. What benefits does tobacco hold? Obviously none since it is the number one killer in America. “Marijuana can help relieve pain‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis‚ cancer
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I. Thesis: Illegal Immigration has been a problem in the United States for the past few decades. II. Statistics: a. State rates: i. In 2006 an estimated 11‚555‚000 illegal immigrants were living in America ii. 2‚930‚000 living in California iii. 1‚640‚000 living in Texas iv. 35% of the California population consists of immigrants b. Origin v. 62% are from Mexico (6‚650‚000) c. Other vi. About 40%
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Assassin of Youth “Assassin of Youth“‚ is a nickname from the 1930’s for the commonly known substance marijuana. For readers who are not fully aware of what cannabis is‚ this is a dictionary definition of cannabis‚ a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant‚ and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. This drug has over 200 names that are used on the street. Marijuana‚ is the main topic for many debates across the nation. The fact that citizens in America actually believe
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving As human beings‚ we gifts and presents giving are part of our daily life. People give or receive gifts to show appreciation or how much one is loved or remembered. Annually‚ we receive all gifts and presents during holidays and the several special occasions that litter our calendar year. Some the gifts we receive throughout the year are dear heart because they came from a special person or because of their monetary value. While other gifts or presents with no attached
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