drug out of their system. Now being a young adult and having my own personal experience with the drug and knowing its effects on others‚ I wonder why it’s not legal. Why is it that this drug has become illegal all over the world? The debate to legalize marijuana in the United States of America has been fought over nonstop since the existence of the drug and its effects. Marijuana has been tested and proven to provide a very positive impact on the American society for many reasons. Some of these
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back up the over cost of enforcement and incarceration. I will be able to give numbers of how many people are in jail and how much it cost. Find out the cost of a person and times it the number of marijuana convicts. Dickinson‚ Tim. “Obama’s War on Pot.” Rolling Stone . March 2012;(1151):32-35. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. The article discusses raids and other actions taken against medical marijuana dispensers by the U.S. federal government. The united Sates president Barack Obama
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The legalization of marijuana for recreational use has been a very controversial and multifaceted topic of debate for years‚ but now with the upcoming election‚ it is in the spotlight more than ever. Marijuana has been an extremely misunderstood drug. It has been given a bad reputation by people making misinformed and false statements about marijuana being a gateway drug‚ and major problem in today’s youth. Some of these problems that marijuana is being falsely accused of is leading to addiction
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economically by becoming a “pot nation” but it will help bring America out of the hole it is in by legalizing marijuana which would in no way hurt the American economy at all. Regulation of the drug will bring money into the state and ultimately the nation. “Medical marijuana in California brings in 14 billion dollars a year and with legalization it is expected to rise by 4 Billion dollars and that’s only California”. Imagine how it will be in other states that legalize it. (“Legalizing Marijuana
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How in the world did we go from condemning cigarette smokers to praising pot smokers? The media is to blame for this illogical thinking. All over television pot smokers are represented as fun‚ laughing‚ people who sit on their couch all day eating Cheetos. This representation excludes the pot smokers who are addicted‚ junkies‚ or failures. Smoking is smoking‚ no matter how one puts it; smoking is a dangerous habit that impacts health like alcohol. America should listen to the past and realize there
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This movie describes about a ex DEA agent that explains how he had started a company that make a change to legalize recreational marihuana. One of the biggest changes for the government is when the Ex DEA agent Patrick Moen‚ a former supervisory agent now works with as a compliance detractor and a senior consul at private holdings. This is a private firm that invests in cannabis and also talks about how the probation will make it where it makes it to be legal for all to purchase and the benefits
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Cited: What ’s the difference between hemp and marijuana. (2010‚ March 17). Retrieved from The Cap Times: http://host.madison.com/what-s-the-difference-between-hemp-and-marijuana/article_fb7c0968-3122-11df-a8de-001cc4c03286.html Pot Legalization Could Save U.S Asmar‚ M. (2013‚ March 14). Can hemp escape the role of marijuana ’s sober stepsister? Retrieved from Denver Westword News: http://www.westword.com/2013-03-14/news/hemp-advocates-amendment-64-marijuana/ Astaiza‚ R Bradford
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violence because there would be no point for Mexican drug cartels to try and smuggle the drug into the U.S. In the article “Blame Prohibition‚ Not Pot Smokers for Violence in Mexico”‚ published by AlterNet.org‚ Tony Newman tells us how the people who run the “Just Say No” campaign against drugs have a new scheme in which they plan to blame people who smoke pot for the violence in Mexico. They are hoping to stop younger people from smoking marijuana if they associate it with the murder of people by the
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trafficking charge. What this bill is proposed to do is help thin out the jail and prison over population and help free up the underfunded courts. Also if a small-time pot smoker has a criminal record of having possession of pot‚ it makes finding a job more difficult. Another bill that was talked about but might not be heard is to legalize medical marijuana that has CBD in it. This type of marijuana is helping children and adults with seizures and other medical problems. After reading and listening to
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Jon Stewart once said “Here’s the point - you’re looking at affirmative action‚ and you’re looking at marijuana. You legalize marijuana‚ no need for quotas‚ because really‚ who’s gonna wanna work?” Although Stewart’s intent is to shed some laughter on this controversial subject‚ he brings up a valid point; if marijuana is legalized‚ how will the behavior of the population be altered? The mental health and social risks we take in regards to legalizing marijuana are much too large for our country to
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