marijuana to celebrate and they believe it is a healing herb. Marijuana users in these areas are aware of all health hazards their addiction to marijuana may led them to; but no authority of law is capable of preventing them from smoking marijuana. Legalization of marijuana in our country would lead to a better control of its consumption. Besides‚ if marijuana was legal as tobacco it would turn people from illegal drugs‚ which are more expensive and much more dangerous. Marijuana does have some hazards
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Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Jessica DeLong NAU Abstract Legalizing drugs has been debated for many years‚ especially legalizing marijuana which is considered a “soft” drug. There are positive and negative outcomes of legalizing the use of drugs. Over the next few pages I will discuss those outcomes. Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros: By legalizing‚ the violent crime rates would drop significantly. With the drug cartels on the top of
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The legality of marijuana has been a hotly debated subject for decades. Until the government of US and many other established countries outlawed its use‚ smoking marijuana had been a widespread activity for thousands of years. Marijuana has been illegal in America since 1923. Since the authorities banned the recreational use‚ sale‚ and growth of this substance many groups have sprung up and protests have been organized to fight for the right to possess and use the plant. Opinions appear to be
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proquest.com/MusePath/abidateline/docview/912434968/abstract?source=fedsrch&accountid=35996 (PR Newswire‚ 2011) Smith‚ D. (2012‚ August 08). Medical Marijuana: 10 Health Benefits That Legitimize Legalization. Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.com/print/‘medical’-marijuana-10-health-benefits-legitimize-legalization-742456 (Smith‚ 2012)
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Composition March 2‚ 2013 Legalization of Marijuana One of the most strongly debated things going on in America today is the debate on whether marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. So far to this date‚ it has been legalized in Washington and Colorado for recreational use and is being used legally-medically in 16 other states. The thing that bothers me the most about this debate isn’t whether someone agrees or disagrees with my opinions. What does bother me is when they don’t know
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Introduction Anyone who is paying even the slightest bit of attention to the controversy which rages around the legalization of marijuana has certainly heard of the many benefits of legalization. We hear argument that claim prohibition did not work for alcohol and it is certainly not working for marijuana. We have heard that there are many positive health benefits to smoking marijuana for people with particular illnesses. And‚ we have certainly heard the cry that argues the economy would be far
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prohibition on this relatively safe drug. Much as Marijuana is thought to have numerous side-effects to the user‚ a core reason as to why its usage is shunned in many states‚ there are a number of reasons as to why it should be considered for legalization. This paper explores a number of reasons as to why Marijuana should be legalized in New Mexico. The researcher relied on content analysis as per the nature of the research. By relying on the past researches‚ the researcher was able to arrive at
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goal‚ especially when that power is directed at drug users as opposed to drug sellers. Thus‚ although liberal legalizers want government to reduce the harms from drug abuse‚ they prefer approaches other than prohibition. The liberal view on legalization reflects an assessment of the relative harms of drug use versus drug prohibition‚ and in that sense is similar to the libertarian calculus. But liberals put less weight on consumer sovereignty‚ and they are not as fundamentally suspicious of government
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misunderstandings and misinterpretations thrown at Marijuana. Legalization is an option that hasn’t gotten a chance but should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use‚ marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country’s revenue. There are also many benefits that can be found to help people if legalization of marijuana is given a chance. Legalizing marijuana would
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Huffin and Puffin Would you rather have a loved one that is an alcoholic or one that smoked marijuana? Marijuana has been around since 1930 and even then it was illegal. We have been getting stoned since then for medical reason or just for the fun of it. That smoking marijuana can be good for your health. With the recreational use of marijuana and that means people will be able to go to shop that sell it and be able to buy it for any use that they have.Then go home or wherever and smoke it freely
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