of research has been done on the effects of marijuana and other drugs and the results are fairly overwhelming. While there are negative effects‚ they hardly compare to the negative effects of many other drugs. There could be many benefits to the legalization of marijuana‚ some obvious‚ and some not so much. In June 2005 procon.org did a study comparing deaths due to drugs from 1997 to 2005 with the data obtained directly from the FDA. The drugs included in the study included marijuana and 17
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One Big Mother-Budding Problem Legalization of marijuana is huge; it’s legal now everywhere in the United States of America! That sentence is something I just made up‚ but it is indeed what we all dream of. The issue of legalizing marijuana has always been a hot topic for debate‚ but has recently been included in political campaigns as it continues to grow in in popularity. Presidential candidates‚ governors and many other Americans are now beginning to support the idea of legalizing marijuana
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Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Imagine that someone makes a small decision that will affect the rest of his or her life. What if that small decision was to smoke marijuana for the first time? Maybe he or she never thought that someone could get addicted to marijuana‚ or maybe he or she simply had no idea that marijuana could have so many negative affects on daily life. That small decision‚ regardless‚ will leave that person’s life headed down the wrong path. As crazy as it sounds
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To weed or not to weed? That is the question. The legalization of marijuana has been the topic of discussion for the past decade. There are those who feel marijuana would put a hold on America in the process of moving forward as a nation; That marijuana has no medicinal value and that it will ruin the minds of its consumers. Opinions state that marijuana is perceived as addictive‚ linked to narcotics such as heroin‚ and is bad for the human body; This being why it is illegal. However‚ marijuana was
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Sarah Bustamante Mr. Bounds AP Language 29 January 2015 Legalization of Marijuana The debate about legalizing marijuana across the country has been going on for decades. Nowadays‚ it is so wide spread illegally‚ that it should not be difficult to legalize it. In 2012‚ there were 750‚000 arrests involving marijuana‚ and out of the 750‚000 arrests‚ 650‚000 of them were simply for possessing marijuana (Jon Walker‚ “There Were Over 650‚000 Arrests For Marijuana Possession Last Year‚” Just Say Now).
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to revive the economy‚ and to help minimize crime. The first reason medical marijuana should be legalized is because of its proven health benefits. There are many questions as to whether or not marijuana holds any medical value. Without the legalization of medical marijuana‚ doctors and scientists are not able to fully grasp marijuana’s medical potentials. Luckily marijuana has been proven to help with some illnesses such as Glaucoma‚ Alzheimer’s‚ and Multiple Sclerosis. Glaucoma is group of
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Nicholas Werner English 1301 February 25‚ 2013 Just Legalize It Very few things disgust me more than when I hear about people or some of my friends getting arrested for the possession of marijuana. Although I do not use it anymore‚ I strongly believe that it should be legalized throughout the nation and regulated by the U.S. government. There are many reasons why I believe it should be legalized. It would save the government billions of dollars for one‚ and if they tax it‚ it would make them
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Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts used for as herbs‚ animal food‚ medicine and as hemp for rope making. "The flowers contain psychoactive and physiologically active chemical compounds known as cannabinoids that are consumed for recreational‚ medicinal‚ and spiritual purposes".1 Marijuana is frowned upon as a controlled substance and therefore it is considered not safe but there is not been a proven test stating otherwise
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Pak Hin Leung Prof. Torregiante PSY 2012 (66396) March 5‚ 2015 Legalization of Marijuana The Legalization of marijuana is a very controversial topic in the United States. Everyone discusses whether marijuana should be legalized or not. There are two uses of marijuana. We can use marijuana for both medical use and recreational use. However‚ most of the states have not legalized it for the recreational use. Marijuana consists of THC and cannabidiol. Actually‚ there are some medical benefits of marijuana
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The Legalization of Marijuana – A Compelling Case for a Misunderstood Plant Abstract The prohibition of marijuana has sparked heated debates for years about its effects on the human body‚ its medicinal properties‚ and its effect on society; just to name a few. Although many are against the legalization of marijuana‚ this paper will argue that the legalization of marijuana is warranted. It will prove this by weighing marijuana’s effects on the body when smoked against the effects on the body
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