Should Marijuana be legalized? Mary Jane as some people call it is an illegal drug that is used by over 25 million people annually. Smoking pot obviously has far less dangerous and hazardous effects on society. Marijuana has had a bad name for years; the dangers have been completely over exaggerated. Marijuana is not lethal and is much safer than alcohol. Though society has put a picture in people’s heads that cannabis is a highly addictive drug and you can easily overdose. Legalizing marijuana
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Name: Spenser Edwards Speech Topic: Legalizing Marijuana Should America Legalize Marijuana I. Introduction A. Attention Getter B. Specific Purpose Statement C. Credibility Statement D. Preview of Main Points 1. 2. 3. 4. (Transition) II. Body (sentences in body should be complete sentences) A. Pro/For 1 1. Supporting Material The United States is currently has over 17 trillion dollars in debt( statistic) 2. Supporting Material According to congress
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marijuana‚ even though through our national government marijuana is illegal. In this case of public policy‚ it would benefit our government the most to allow greater freedom to the states government to experiment with drug policy. Allowing the states to legalize marijuana would generate income‚ lower crime rate‚ and be used for medical reasons. If forty-nine million people can smoke cigarettes then why shouldn’t they be able to smoke marijuana? If you take a look at today’s economy‚ it isn’t operating
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David Davidson. Washington looks like it could be the first state to legalize marijuana. A general consensus among state and local polls appears to show momentum on the affirmative side of proposition I-502. Public Policy Polling ‚ Komo 4 and the Seattle Times latest polls all show the initiative leading with 53 to 55 percent of those most likely to vote supporting the measures adoption (Martin). This is a very significant Initiative with numerous Local‚ State and National legal and political
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rheumatism and gout. Marijuana is a plant that comes from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant; it is usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria‚ which is a feeling or state of happiness. The plant has many street names weed‚ pot‚ ganja‚ hash‚ grass‚ Mary Jane‚ Acapulco gold‚ reefer‚ bud‚ and dope. Marijuana is not lethal and it is way safer than alcohol. It is scientifically proven that marijuana is not toxic to humans; marijuana overdoses are nearly impossible. Marijuana
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treatment would improve a patient ’s quality. Legalizing marijuana as medicine could also help boost our economy with taxation of the plant‚ create jobs in a time of economic struggle‚ and save our economy billions of dollars. Our government should legalize marijuana solely to benefit those individuals
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Patricia Chin ENG 101/29 Prof. Gains 05/09/2013 Is It Worth It? Should medical marijuana be made legal? There are many people who overlook the beneficial effects of marijuana. Society today would say that it is just a gateway drug that is only abused‚ but in reality marijuana is just misunderstood. There are many good uses that we can gain from this natural plant. Marijuana could be beneficial to the body‚ if used properly. There are countless legal proscription drugs and non-proscription drugs
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A hundred million gallons of oil was spilt into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010‚ the so-called Amazon Rainforest was deforested over the years in what we refer to now as the Amazon Desert. Big headlines are broadcasted all over the news‚ from Canada‚ to the United States‚ to China‚ to Italy‚ which brings devastating news everywhere‚ but what about‚ the small‚ yet critical causes happening at this moment? Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister of Canada this October‚ and received the
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purposes. One of the major benefits insured by the legalization of recreational weed is that the government will cut millions of dollars in spending‚ and also increase millions of dollars in revenue (Ferner). In the states that recently legalized pot‚ people expect around ten million dollars the first year on revenue generated by taxes imposed on the sale of cannabis (Jade). This money can then be used to help enforce the regulations that would accompany the new availability of weed. It would help
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. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug. Nearly one in three teenagers have at least tried marijuana by the time they graduate high school. It is also gets the most publicity for its legalization. We are in a new era. Meaning the use pot has become more supported and its becoming more convienet for those who have medical health issue‚ to help cure their symptoms or at least lessen the effect. I feel as though marijuana should be passed as legal in the US it would cut out a lot of the
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