Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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PHI-105 11/20/2012 Beverly Santelli The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been criminalized for enough generations to make it a fear or pride issue in the minds of the lawmakers and the voting public. The Federal government may have just kept it a schedule one drug because it has been one for so long‚ but‚ to legalize it at the federal level instead of various states legalizing it could create new wealth and give our country back its financial independence. However this will only really
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Medical Cannabis Benefits American Lit Research Paper Adrian Varela Credit Recovery Doyle January 20‚ 2014 Cannabis 2 Abstract Throughout this paper is an in depth description of the newly favorable side of the argument on the medical aspects of marijuana. This paper overall fully supports the legalization and benefits of medical marijuana and marijuana in general. Medical marijuana is less harmful than most pharmaceutical products and has
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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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Ganja: these are all names used to refer to marijuana‚ the drug that stirs up constant debate on its legalization. Marijuana is the most popular and widely used illegal drug in the United States‚ and despite its illegality‚ a vast number of the population of the United States has tried marijuana at some point their lives‚ including many high-profile individuals such as former president Barack Obama and billionaire media mogul Ted Turner. However‚ marijuana is an illegal drug and remains on the Drug
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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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MARIJUANA (Scientific Name: Cannabis sativa) INTRODUCTION Marijuana is one of the world’s oldest economic plants. Besides providing the material hemp‚ hemp‚ for a lucrative cordage and cloth industry‚ it has been a valuable medicinal drug. The ancient pharmacopoeias of China‚ going back more than 2‚000 years‚ listed marijuana‚ and the plant found favor around the world for its ability to ease pain‚ induce sleep‚ and soothe a variety of nervous disorders. Usually
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should care about this issue? Please write any questions you have about this issue. I think there is enough background information‚ but I think some things could be explained a little better or more in depth such as how many states have legalized marijuana. I understand what the debate is about‚ although I did not see the research question in the introduction paragraph. I noticed that there were five body paragraphs and only three sides mentioned in the thesis statement‚ so I would suggest adding parents
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Marijuana paper Research Paper In today’s society there are a list of many banned drugs which in coincidence are the five most used drugs by most individuals. These drugs are methamphetmine‚ cocaine heroine‚ ecstasy and marijuana‚ out of all five of these drugs one that I believe to be the most scrutinized is marijuana‚ known also as cannabis. I believe this drug is the most harmless illegal substance in the world‚ especially when compared to its counterparts. Marijuana not only has the least
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Shani Spencer Page # 1 Writing Project 3 Reese Conner 12/10/12 Medical marijuana has become a popular drug in the last couple of years. Medical marijuana is legal in a few states such as‚ Arizona and California. However Federal Law still states that this drug is illegal and that it should not be distributed (Dorell). Cannabis is used to treat a variety of different symptoms
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