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 for a failing economy. It seems as though the debate of the legalization of marijuana
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Kinnee English 11 Advanced Miss Beattie 2/27/2013 Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana was used as an herbal remedy for hundreds of years in China‚ and Asia. In the 1930s‚ the newly founded Federal Bureau of Narcotics launched an unscientific campaign that claimed the use of marijuana provoked insanity‚ homicidal tendencies‚ and uncontrollable sexual desires. Their bias campaign worked‚ and by 1937 the U.S. Government outlawed its use. (Soros). By looking deeper into the subject one can see
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and Medical Marijuana. Narrow Topic: Impacting Lives and the Economy through legalization. In 800 BC the Aztec and native people had herbal healers that prescribed marijuana in different forms according to the ailment and age of the patient. The herbal healers used their whole world as their pharmacy and plants as their medicines. The herb was made in liquid form for the young or eaten and dried like tobacco for smoking by the elderly (Beau‚ 2011). Medical Marijuana refers to the use of cannabis
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana Tiffany Strangio-Knopp ENG103 Dana LaMantia January 30‚ 2013 Colorado Technical University Abstract Over time the use of medical marijuana has grown significantly. Research shows that the opposed opinions of well noted people and agencies have fought to both keep marijuana illegal as well as make it legal. Both sides stake claim to the use medically. This battle has been escalating greatly over the last 20 years. Marijuana has many uses‚ as well as
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medical use of marijuana. An article titled‚ “Recent Research on Medical Marijuana ” published by Paul Armentano‚ the deputy director of the NORML foundation‚ discusses the benefits of the use of marijuana in the medical world. The NORML foundation is a nonprofit foundation that was founded in 1997 to help educate the public about marijuana and marijuana laws/policies. They also help victims of current marijuana laws. Reading the article provided me with insight about the ways marijuana can aid those
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Medical marijuana is a very common topic of the century in the United States. I would say the country is split 50/50 in favor and against legalizing marijuana nation wide for medical use. Every argument has its pros and cons‚ although the misconception of marijuana as a medical use has supportive reasons that are in favor. Reasons in favor of medical marijuana use ranked in terms of strength and effectiveness are as followed. Treating pain relief‚ chronic nausea from cancer patients treatments‚ help
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The issue on legalizing marijuana is a very controversial topic in the U.S. and all around the world. This is an issue for the fact that some people are being denied medical treatments just because marijuana has been illegal and misunderstood for so long. For as long as anyone can remember medical and legal marijuana has been seen in the negative side of the news and bad opinions by the general population. In recent years people‚ local governments‚ and state governments in the United States have
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The debate on marijuana is going on all across the United States today and has become a major issue on all political levels. The issue of marijuana recently came to Iowa legislature for marijuana production. Iowa’s current policy is that possession for medicinal use is legal; however‚ marijuana production is illegal in the state of Iowa. Many families with ailing family members looking to try medicinal marijuana argue that the lack of access in-state is a major problem for those seeking treatment
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of medical marijuana as a treatment‚ because of the bad reputation that just the name of the drug alone has and how a lot of the time‚ it is used for illegal recreational purpose when high in THC. Although there are many ethical concerns about medical marijuana‚ it can alleviate severe symptoms from chemotherapy‚ fibromyalgia‚ epilepsy‚ multiple sclerosis‚ and many other sources of pain‚ and patients have the right to receive
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INTRODUCTION OF MARIJUANA INTO THE UNITED STATES The use of marijuana has been an active past time for thousands of years‚ however‚ it did not reach the United States until around 1912. A wave of Mexican immigrants was entering the country in the effort to find work; with them came marijuana. The use of marijuana was a normal custom among the Mexican people‚ but the White Americans in towns bordering Mexico saw the use of this particular plant in a different light. Fueled with racism and
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