In the recent election‚ marijuana was legalized in many different states including California. This legalization will only affect our communities negatively because people will over-consume this drug and will create dangerous environments for everyone around them. Legalizing marijuana will create more chaos in communities because more people are able to purchase it and will educe irrational and even violent behavior. Additionally‚ only people over the age of 21 can purchase the drug‚ but teenagers
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For 80 years Marijuana prohibition‚ the standard fallback position throughout most states‚ is undergoing the next phase of transition. Politicians‚ and corporate entities have utilized outdated‚ and unproven information to continue the war against this drug‚ and its users. The arguments about why prohibition started‚ and continue is varied -- it seems complicated‚ but is it really? Just because something appears complicated‚ does not mean the facts hold to that view. Some scholars‚ citizens‚ and
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Marijuana Legalization “Marijuana gets about 9% of the smokers addicted” (Boffey‚ Philip M). Marijuana saves tons of lives in the medical field so it needs to be legal for everyone to use. Marijuana also doesn’t make people stupid like people say it does. Marijuana should be legalized because it doesn’t make people lose brain cells‚ people can become successful with it‚ and it won’t hurt people’s brains or them. Marijuana should be legalized because people can come very successful from growing
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on the usage of medical marijuana at the United States has long been finished. In fact‚ marijuana can now be purchased legally within 23 countries of the usa. It goes to prove that the medicinal value that is attached to the usage of bud far outweigh any negative effects that comes along with its usage. However‚ not everyone is convinced that medical marijuana is a good thing. There are now other countries such as Australia which are debating on the legalization of marijuana usage. Below are some of
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Ever wonder about the fate of our world if marijuana was legalized? This topic is very controversial in today’s society‚ due to the authorization of cannabis proclaimed by Justin Trudeau‚ our newly official prime minister. However‚ permitting cannabis would result in several benefits such as increasing the economy‚ solving health concerns and setting drug regulations. To begin with‚ legalizing marijuana will produce many job opportunities for Canadian citizens. The cannabis industry will introduce
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Since marijuana was introduced thousands of years ago‚ the fatality rate has remained at a staggering number; zero. Although one requirement for a substance to be classified as a drug‚ is having a known level of toxicity (ability to overdose); marijuana does not. In addition‚ the benefits of marijuana go further than simply being safe to use recreationally. If marijuana was legalized across the United States‚ it would boost the struggling economy‚ decrease gang activity and violent crimes‚ and provide
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The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic not just in New Zealand but all over the world. Some people think that marijuana is great e.g. it relieves pain‚ calms you down and is not physically addictive. Other people do believe in this point of view the say that it can physically harm your body‚ harms babies and leads to harder drugs. Firstly marijuana is not physically addictive. This means the body will not crave the way it will with other drugs such as heroin where people become
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Rogerian Argument 11 December 2012 Rogerian Argument for Marijuana Legalization The cannabis plant has been the topic of much debate throughout the history of this country. It was actually originally the work of the cotton industry who put big money behind illegalization for the plant ’s mind altering effects. The cotton industry was afraid that hemp‚ a product of the cannabis plant‚ would soon overpower the strong hold of cotton since it was a more durable textile that required less work‚ less
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Julianna Ospina Professor Campbell English 1021 02/02/15 Medical marijuana The use of marijuana is popular for its recreational use but is beginning to rise in the medical field and should be legalized for its many purposes. Legalizing marijuana will not only help those with arthritis but it could help those with insomnia and help fight off the nausea and vomiting of chemotherapy. Although people think that smoking marijuana also has many side effects regardless of whether it’s medical or not‚ it
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legality of marijuana has been a hot topic debated upon for years. However‚ upon close inspection of studies and articles‚ it is clear that it is in the better interest of the government to lift the ban on marijuana. The first thing I learned from the inquiry into this issue was that prohibition fails to control the use and production of marijuana. On the contrary‚ the illegal aspect tickles the curiosity of teenagers‚ resulting in opportunists seizing this chance to sell marijuana to them. The
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