LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA Marijuana has been found on every continent‚ it is said that marijuana has been used for a long time before it was recorded as been used. But the recorded history of marijuana dates back to 2737 B.C. in China and its used spread to India‚ North African‚ and Europe. Marijuana is a psychoactive agent which was used in the early days as a medication for gout‚ malaria‚ rheumatism and also to restore absent mindedness. Its medical values was considered most important than
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The issue of cannabis legalization has been a long debated topic in the United States. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form; four states and the 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
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10/16/2014 Legalization of marijuana. Growing Up‚ everyone said that‚ “Drugs are bad for you”‚ time and time again. Now as a kid you don’t really understand the reasoning behind it‚ they listen to your authority figures regardless. This people are being told this their entire life‚ when they get older they realized that people would still use drugs even though it’s illegal. Why would someone go against the law and jeopardize his life just to use drugs‚ the drug that I am talking about is marijuana‚ and
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Katrina Poulos Wendy Hultsman PRM 304 September 26‚ 2012 User Behavior at Pinnacle Peak Pinnacle Peak Hiking Area is a multipurpose‚ exercise trail used for both hiking and equestrians. It is a 1.75 mile one-way trail in Rio Verde‚ Arizona with breathtaking views of the Sonoran Desert from every direction. Because the trail is not a loop‚ there is a lot of traffic on the trail‚ especially during the fall and winter seasons and on weekends. Families specifically enjoy this trail because there
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Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime ‚ drug use‚ and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby‚ civil libertarians‚ and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement
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by Skyler Sarmento Professor Brand ENC 1101 28 September 2013 Marijuana has been around since man was created. Our founding fathers grew and smoked cannabis frequently. It wasn’t until the 1900s marijuana became a problem‚ and was looked at negatively. Legalizing marijuana would prove to aid millions in the medical field and produce billions of dollars to stimulate our economy. Marijuana was very much legal back in the day‚ it wasn’t just legal it was one of the biggest agricultural
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Communication 4 January 2012 Should Marijuana be legalized in the United States of America? Marijuana “is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa- the hemp plant” (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). It is the most widely used illegal drug in America according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and was the only drug used by more than half of all drug users (NIDA “What is Marijuana?”). Marijuana is most commonly smoked in the form
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sex and glorify other negative aspects should be restricted. There should also be stricter enforcement of the ban on pornographic material. Teenagers with little or nothing to do during their spare time usually take to the streets. Therefore‚ recreational facilities such as those found in sports complexes should be available to all youths. at present‚ existing
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Why legalize marijuana? "I see America with half the number of prisons‚ half the number of prisoners‚ 10‚000 fewer homicides a year‚ inner cities in which there ’s a chance for these poor people to live without being afraid for their lives‚ citizens who might be respectable who are now addicts‚ not being subject to become criminals in order to get their drug‚ being able to get drugs for which they ’re sure of the quality." Isn ’t it a gateway drug to harder substances? "The effect of criminalization
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Smolen‚ and John K. Hewitt released their study Relationship Between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Young Adult Illicit Drug Use examining a number of components of the gateway theory as it applies to marijuana use and its effect on progression toward use of other illicit drugs. In order for researchers to relate marijuana use to the gateway theory‚ they examined (1) whether adolescent marijuana use predicts young adult drug use‚ (2) whether this association persists when controlling for similar family
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