November 2‚ 2011 Essay 3 draft 1 The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a long drawn out battle‚ these two articles‚ one from the CNBC website and the other from High Times magazine‚ reveal the many truths and misconceptions from each side of the argument. People who are advocates for the legalization of marijuana often end up being labeled as “pot heads” in society‚ while the people who are against the use and legalization of marijuana use misleading studies and information to
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Legalization of all Drugs - Persuasion Essay “I ’ve never had a problem with drugs. I ’ve had problems with the police.” This quote‚ told by Keith Richards‚ represents a major problem affecting the rights of the American people. Contrary to what former presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and much of the American population believed‚ the effects of illegalizing drugs and declaring the “War on Drugs” have been far more detrimental to the wellbeing of the nation than if all of the drugs on the
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Over the past several years the support for marijuana legalization is rapidly growing in the US. A recent poll in 2015 shows that 58% of Americans say that the drug should be legal while only 42% say it should stay illegal. Most polls regarding Americans and their pot use hover around the 40% mark for having tried marijuana at least once which is equivalent to about 127.7 million people‚ nearly half the country has already tried marijuana which is more than how many Americans know who Jennifer Lawrence
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process and those that are involved. One of the major concepts that will be addressed is how a bill becomes a law. We will also discuss how a nurse participates in the legislative process. An additional topic that will be discussed will be the legalization of abortion. Both parties’ arguments will be presented equally‚ along with my own personal view on the political issue. Part One Legislative Process The United States government was created as a way to evade the abuse of power using
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Disregarding the science‚ the New York Times recently came out in support of marijuana legalization. Here are 10 reasons to oppose legalization: 1. Marijuana legalization will usher in America’s new version of “Big Tobacco.” Already‚ private holding groups and financiers have raised millions of start-up dollars to promote businesses that will sell marijuana and marijuana-related merchandise. Marijuana food and candy‚ with names such as “Ring Pots” and “Pot Tarts‚” are being marketed to children and
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The Benefits of Legalization Marijuana There are many political groups and religious group that ague against the legalization of marijuana. They state that there are no benefits in legalizing the drugs but researches and economist disagree with that report. There are many benefits in the legalization. The first one is the enormous affect that it could have on the economy growth of the United States. A Harvard University professor of economic Jeffrey Miron ‚ has crunched the numbers and he’s
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John Black English 4/11/2011 Legal Regulation of Marijuana and Hemp The concept of marijuana and hemp legalization has been heavily debated over the past 80 years. The current problem with marijuana and hemp in our country is that it is illegal‚ and proper legalization would be more beneficial than prohibition. There are many supporters of cannabis‚ and only a few who still oppose this movement. Since marijuana’s first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago‚ it has never gained much
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Battling for Gay Marriage Legalization In recent years gay marriage has become among the most debated topics. Many books‚ blog posts‚ editorials‚ and articles have been written by advocates of both sides of the argument. Andrew Sullivan‚ in his article “For Gay Marriage‚” supports the idea of marriage for homosexuals. He believes that the idea of marriage is constantly evolving and will eventually grow to accommodate homosexuals. The counterpart of the article‚ “Against Gay Marriage” written by
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of a drug which whose benefits sufficiently out weigh its harms.”(Barnes 2) Regardless of any side effects medical marijuana may hold‚ it helps patients so tremendously that the good outweighs the bad. Although some people are really against the legalization of medical marijuana‚ it has so many positive outcomes that it should be legalized in every state regardless. Growing up‚ I always witnessed my mom in pain because of arthritis and although her medications really work for her‚ she still complains
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Marijuana in the United States has been a big issue for decades dating back to when it was first made illegal in 1937. Using scare tactics‚ propaganda‚ and false facts‚ the government decided to classify the plant as a schedule one drug along with substances such as ecstasy‚ LSD‚ and heroin. Marijuana has since become a more common and socially acceptable (Not by the government) drug in recent years. This past year Colorado‚ Washington‚ and Oregon had decided to vote on the issue of legalizing marijuana
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