The Benefits of Legalization Marijuana There are many political groups and religious group that ague against the legalization of marijuana. They state that there are no benefits in legalizing the drugs but researches and economist disagree with that report. There are many benefits in the legalization. The first one is the enormous affect that it could have on the economy growth of the United States. A Harvard University professor of economic Jeffrey Miron ‚ has crunched the numbers and he’s
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John Black English 4/11/2011 Legal Regulation of Marijuana and Hemp The concept of marijuana and hemp legalization has been heavily debated over the past 80 years. The current problem with marijuana and hemp in our country is that it is illegal‚ and proper legalization would be more beneficial than prohibition. There are many supporters of cannabis‚ and only a few who still oppose this movement. Since marijuana’s first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago‚ it has never gained much
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Battling for Gay Marriage Legalization In recent years gay marriage has become among the most debated topics. Many books‚ blog posts‚ editorials‚ and articles have been written by advocates of both sides of the argument. Andrew Sullivan‚ in his article “For Gay Marriage‚” supports the idea of marriage for homosexuals. He believes that the idea of marriage is constantly evolving and will eventually grow to accommodate homosexuals. The counterpart of the article‚ “Against Gay Marriage” written by
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of a drug which whose benefits sufficiently out weigh its harms.”(Barnes 2) Regardless of any side effects medical marijuana may hold‚ it helps patients so tremendously that the good outweighs the bad. Although some people are really against the legalization of medical marijuana‚ it has so many positive outcomes that it should be legalized in every state regardless. Growing up‚ I always witnessed my mom in pain because of arthritis and although her medications really work for her‚ she still complains
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Marijuana in the United States has been a big issue for decades dating back to when it was first made illegal in 1937. Using scare tactics‚ propaganda‚ and false facts‚ the government decided to classify the plant as a schedule one drug along with substances such as ecstasy‚ LSD‚ and heroin. Marijuana has since become a more common and socially acceptable (Not by the government) drug in recent years. This past year Colorado‚ Washington‚ and Oregon had decided to vote on the issue of legalizing marijuana
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Domestic Policy: Legalization of Gay Marriage in America Texas State Technical College Gay marriage has been legalized in 9 states and the District of Columbia (Maine‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ Washington‚ and New York .) (Vestal‚ 2009) Policies had being made to support the equality among people to have marriage statues without being discriminated by their sexual orientation‚ although most are not what had traditionally has been called as “marriage”
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The country should take a new look at drug legalization as a solution to a problem that has been long out of control. Although a person may feel that he or she can’t live without their particular addiction‚ there is no scientific proof or medical test for an addict. Since drug legalization is the topic of this essay let us focus on alternatives to the War on Drugs. One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs. In contrast to today’s society where drugs are illegal there
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On the subject of prostitution George Carlin said it best‚ “why should it be illegal to sell something that’s perfectly legal to give away?” In this article‚ the unnamed author presents an argument for the legalization of prostitution. Although they present very flawed justifications‚ I generally agree with their conclusion that prostitution should be legalized. The heart of their argument centers on the right of person to make their own decisions in regards to this issue as opposed to prohibition
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Drug Legalization and Trafficking in Australia. Drugs are substances that change a person’s physical or mental estate. The vast majority of drugs are used to treat medical conditions‚ both physical and mental. Some‚ however‚ are used outside the medical setting for their effects on the mind. These are referred to as recreational drugs and many of them of are illegal in Australia. This is where the law is applied. Illegal or illicit drugs are drugs that are not permitted by law; meaning people
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complex issue that has many different approaches to it. Marijuana has been used to treat patients with glaucoma‚ multiple sclerosis‚ cancer‚ epilepsy‚ AIDS‚ and arthritis. It helps relieve pain‚ controls nausea‚ and can stimulate appetite. The legalization of medical marijuana in the United States would be very effective and benefit millions of people for many types of medical reasons. Marijuana can be looked at in many different ways but is never looked at in the positive ways of how it can be
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