Legalized. Drugs are a major influential force in our country today. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control it or solve it. One of the most controversial issues facing our generation is if we should legalize marijuana. Usually‚ people do not know a great deal about marijuana they just considered it as any other drug. There is one thing people should know is that marijuana is not like the others drugs such as heroine or cocaine. But‚ marijuana is considered
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student currently enrolled in grade 12 at Ecole Sir John Franklin High School. I am writing on the topic of legalizing Marijuana in Canada. One of the most controversial issues facing our generation is if we should legalize marijuana. I strongly support the idea to tax and regulate pot for adult recreational use and I believe the demand for this substance is still high. First of all‚ We can’t keep ignoring the fact that a large percentage of the world legally and illegally experience its euphoric
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Clifton Kinnee English 11 Advanced Miss Beattie 2/27/2013 Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana was used as an herbal remedy for hundreds of years in China‚ and Asia. In the 1930s‚ the newly founded Federal Bureau of Narcotics launched an unscientific campaign that claimed the use of marijuana provoked insanity‚ homicidal tendencies‚ and uncontrollable sexual desires. Their bias campaign worked‚ and by 1937 the U.S. Government outlawed its use. (Soros). By looking deeper into the subject
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Alex. "Canada." Thestar.com. The Toronto Star‚ 20 Nov. 2012. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/11/20/marijuana_legalization_or_decriminalization_backed_by_most_canadians_poll.html>. 2.) "Canadian Pot Use Four times Global Rate." Canadian Pot Use Four times Global Rate. N.p.‚ 10 July 2007. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=67996149-9dee-4a3a-a86e-f7a022274658>. 3.) "Controlled Drugs and Substances Act." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
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References: Armentano‚ D. (2007). Pot Prisoners Cost Americans $1 Billion a Year. Retrieved from http://www.alternet.org/story/47815/pot_prisoners_cost_americans_%241_billion_a_year/ Cannabis. N.D. (2013). The American Heritage Stedman ’s Medical Dictionary. Retrieved from http://dictionary
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There are plenty of good reasons to legalize it‚ like the fact that some chemicals in it help alleviate some symptoms of serious diseases like cancer‚ epilepsy‚ and AIDS. (Welsch and Loria: Business Insider‚ “Medical Marijuana”: Drug Policy Alliance) However‚ there are many reasons not to legalize it‚ too‚ like how it can be addictive‚ and abuse can seriously damage your lungs and respiratory system. (“Should Marijuana
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marijuana such in high demand‚ if the US already considers it a drug? There are many facts that need to be looked at before a final decision can ever be made. In contrast since the past two weeks the state of Colorado became the second state in the US to legalize marijuana. Obviously it is possible for marijuana to be accepted into society‚ obviously there are as much pros as there are cons. The correct name for marijuana is “cannabis.” Cannabis comes from the cannabis sativa plant. This plant is mainly
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affect people and their thinking process‚ and should pot be legal in the United States. (Armentano Paragraph 3) I believe that marijuana should be legal because people should live life how they want‚ even though it could lead to harm. Since marijuana ’s first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago‚ it has never gained much popularity until the last century with prohibition and antiwar movements. Now‚ more than ever‚ propositions to legalize the plant have risen and been subject to controversy
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Prohibition" National Review. July 12‚ 2004. Print. New York Times. "Marijuana and Medical Marijuana - The New York Times." Times Topics. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/marijuana/index.html?sc p=1&sq=legalize%20marijuana&st=cse>. Southall‚ Ashley. “Washington‚D.C.‚ Approves Medical Use of Marijuana.” The New York Times (2011): 17. Academic Search Premier. Vitiello‚ Michael
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The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a longstanding issue. In the article‚ “What Science Says About Marijuana” by Philip M. Boffey‚ Boffey addresses why marijuana should be legalized. The main ideas address are that no one can die from an overdose with marijuana and that marijuana is not potent and addictive like heroin or tobacco. Although it can decrease one’s performance and cause symptoms of bronchitis‚ it does not have any major health issue and has no connection to causing cancer
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