No on Drug Legalization Everyone will agree that the drug issue in America is prominent. After so many drug related crimes‚ deaths‚ and federal spending‚ debates spur with opposing views in the political arena on how to rectify the problem. One view on solving the problem according to Judge James P. Gray’s proposal is to legalize drugs or as legalization advocates call it "harm reduction." This approach believes that drugs use is inevitable and the only way to solve the drug problem is through
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Battle of Marijuana "A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly fifteen hundred pounds of marijuana within about 15 minutes to induce a lethal response... In strict medical terms‚ marijuana is far safer than many of the foods we commonly consume. For example‚ eating ten raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison‚ it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death." - DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young Opponents of legalization often
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana If something does more good ‚than bad ‚then is it truly bad? This is the case with marijuana. The United States groups marijuana in with much harsher drugs such as heroin‚ cocaine‚ and other opiates which are proven to lead to death. The federal government fails to realize the benefits which marijuana provides. These benefits range from helping the medical field expand into cheaper and more beneficial solutions to helping solve financial issues for state and federal
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Medical Cannabis: The Legalization The use of marijuana in human civilization dates back to 6000 B.C. In this era‚ China found that cannabis seeds are edible and later discovered a greater use as textiles. From that time period‚ humanity has made significant advancement‚ and has discovered further uses for the marijuana plant. Today‚ marijuana can be used as medical cannabis to treat ailments that other medication cannot possibly treat. Although medical cannabis has some great benefits‚ in the
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Josh Pradia 1067 Words Informative Essay October 19‚ 2012 The Truth about Marijuana When people hear marijuana they hear all the negative trends set by the media. They hear drugs‚ prison and negative influences and the term gate-way drug. Marijuana is illegal in most states and frowned upon by many. Even though there is medical marijuana‚ which is more intense than street weed‚ medical marijuana is legal in seventeen states. These states include Alaska‚ California‚ Arizona‚ Colorado
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Medical Marijuana: Why The U.S. Government Should Reassess Its Laws Marco A. Trujillo Wayland Baptist University Oct 27‚ 2012 Medical Marijuana: Why The U.S. Government Should Reassess Its Laws The topic of marijuana‚ also known as Cannabis Sativa (Cannabis) has been a hot issue of debate in the United States for quite some time. Many people have argued that marijuana should be classified in a manner relative to that of tobacco or alcohol. In recent years however‚ the focus
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Legalization of marijuana Outline The drug generally isn’t more harmful than alcohol or tobacco if used in moderation. Most doctors would agree that it’s not very harmful if used in moderation. It’s only when you abuse the drug that problems start to occur. But isn’t abuse of almost any bad substance a problem? If you abuse alcohol‚ caffeine‚ cigarettes‚ or even pizza‚ health problems are sure to follow. Would you want the government limiting how much coffee you can drink or how much cheesecake
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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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Marijuana has been used over thousands of years by different cultures for medical purposes. Throughout the decades‚ due to extensive research‚ society’s views on medical marijuana have changed. Many people are use to seeing it as a harmful substance. Medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is a plant that some physicians may recommend to be use as a herbal remedie or a liquid medicine as part of a medical treatment. Cannabis has an ingredient called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol which is often abbreviated
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was associated with the drugs. The first drug prohibition laws in the 1870s were outlawing opium‚ and were directed at chinese immigrants. The first anti-cocaine laws were made in the early 1900s‚ and were directed at black men. The first anti-marijuana laws were made in 1910s and 1920s‚ and were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican Americans. From there it wasn’t until the 1960s‚ when drugs became a symbol of youthful rebellion and political dissent‚ that the drug prohibition debate once again
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