proving to be more than anti-marijuana advocates can handle. In this paper‚ I explore the financial‚ social‚ medical‚ and political benefits of legalizing marijuana. Pro legalization advocates stand firm in their belief and continue to campaign to legalize or decriminalize marijuana. Mansur Abdullah explains what marijuana is and gives us some insight into the history of the drug. Kristen Gwynne and Steven Nelson reveal how many government officials such as police officers and attorneys support its
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Shelby SmithSmith 1 English Composition 1010 July 2‚ 2012 Rhetorical Essay -Sample Paragraph The Legalization of Marijuana in America Should America legalize an illegal drug‚ as way out of the economical downfall we have found ourselves in? A popular article appeared in April of 2009 in Times magazine‚ catching millions of readers’ attention. The article was titled‚ “Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense” and was written by Joe Klein. Cannabis‚ America’s drug of choice for the
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4% of American adults smoke pot at least once a year. Roughly 1% of adults abuse pot‚ and one in 3 00 have a pot addiction. The rates of marijuana smoking in adults have remained stable since the 1990s. However‚ the rates of addiction to pot have risen significantly over that same period. And‚ according to recent government studies‚ as many as 30% of today ’s teenagers are smoking marijuana. There has been an ongoing argument about whether governments should legalize marijuana. Occasional marijuana
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and how it will affect society. In this article Kendall looks at people who have been addicted to marijuana and how it affected them‚ specifically one case where a high school student starts to smoke pot and his life is severely affected. According to the author his subject “Harry” had started smoking pot and quickly became addicted. Harry’s marks had dropped from high 80’s to barely passing‚ and he was kicked off the swimming team because he had missed too many practices (Kendall‚ 2001). Kendall puts
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Running head: ASSIGNMENT #3A: CRITICAL RESPONSE #2 1 "How to Legalize Pot" by Bill Keller Venessa Douse Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning In the article “How to Legalize Pot” by Bill Keller‚ the author explains his view points on how to make the recreational use of marijuana legal in the U.S.A. In the article‚ he points out that Mark Keliman‚ a drug policy expert he spoke to in 2002 on why the legalization of marijuana was not the best
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measures by the government to reduce the use of these substances has affected both society and businesses. In recent years‚ many politicians have debated the pros and cons of decriminalizing marijuana‚ even the population voted to decide whether to legalize or not is the best option. Throughout this essay‚ it will be analyze both sides of the issue and confirm if legalization of marijuana is the best option for U.S. and how this affect Mexico in the legal‚ society and business aspects. According to
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drugs and money. But in a time before guns‚ illegal smuggling‚ and gangs‚ marijuana was used for natural and normal everyday uses. Marijuana also has some more common names that include but not limited to pot‚ weed‚ grass‚ dope‚ or herb. For simplicity sakes‚ I’m going to call marijuana weed‚ pot‚ and herb. I am going to be writing about the history of weed‚ the legality of marijuana‚ and the different types of marijuana and the different types of consumption methods. The first recorded date of weed
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the fact that it is illegal. It is difficult to comprehend why somebody would want to come into conflict with the law and risk their life just to utilize drugs? The drug that is being discussed is cannabis‚ and shockingly it can be found in any area. Pot is even alluded to in today’s media standard media sources that individuals appreciate‚
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The Effects of the Legalization of Marijuana on the Economy Marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ anyway you put it; cannabis has been a very controversial topic for many years. Cannabis‚ the technical term for marijuana‚ is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Marijuana is known to heightened mood or euphoria‚ help with relaxation‚ and increase a person’s appetite. The bad side effects of using marijuana are dry mouth‚ red eyes‚ a decrease
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topic of Washington and Colorado as the first two states to legalize marijuana‚ and its potential effect on their economy. Also included a “question and answer” article from investigative journalist Douglas Fine (the author of Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution (Gotham))‚ who has created a book on his own experience investigating why legalization would boost the economy. Another source will be Tracy Oppenheimer (Pot Economics‚ December 2012) who sat down with Douglas Fine
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