are making tons of money off of prohibition. For example‚ Pharmaceutical companies lobby against cannabis because at a lower price‚ there are so many drugs it could replace. Another group that benefits greatly from prohibition is the drug cartels. Legalize marijuana and you cut a huge percent of their profits‚ army strength‚ and political power. Otherwise they’re going to do whatever they can to save the marijuana black market. You could argue that marijuana is physically unhealthy for you and that’s
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in various ways. Over the last few years however Marijuana has been adapted to fit our lifestyles‚ and social environment. Today many people around the world smoke Marijuana‚ for medicinal purposes‚ and the drug should be legalized permanently as ‘pot’ has many beneficial uses‚ including easing pain‚ helping Canada to stay away from debt‚ saving millions of acres in forestry and creating jobs for many people; raising Canada’s economic status. Marijuana whose scientific name is Cannabis Sativa
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Myung-Ok Lee in the “Overkill in the War on Pot” continues “Our doctor‚ who started out as a healthy skeptic‚ was so impressed and moved by our son’s experience that he asked if I’d speak with another parent in a similar situation.” Many doctors like Marie’s see its medical benefits almost immediately with state initiatives like California’s Proposition 215 it has helped start the medical marijuana revolution followed by many other states to legalize medical use. With the legalization at the states
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Will Matthews III Professor Thiel PACS 1 14 November 2012 Taking the High Road: The Ethics and Legalization of Marijuana With the recent passing of laws that legalize the use of marijuana in the states of Washington and Colorado‚ there has come a time for reevaluation of the benefits and consequences of the drug‚ and how legalizing it will affect the nation. Legalizing marijuana‚ for now‚ should remain a responsibility of the state governments‚ and‚ following the steps of the state of Colorado
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Principles of responsible use. Retrieved from http://norml.org/aboutmarijuana/item/principles-of-responsible-use PR Newswire. (2012‚ Nov. 7). Medical marijuana inc. sees growth opportunities for its portfolio company with historic Washington 502 vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use‚ Massachusetts new medical marijuana initiative and Michigan vote to decriminalize marijuana in four major cities. PR Newswire US‚ Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=201211071539PR
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may be other problems that could stop them for Legalizing Marijuana Shirley Whitley Soc120 David Jung September 15‚ 2012 Legalize Marijuana 1 When you think about legalizing marijuana‚ what comes to your mind first? The benefits it would have on legalizing marijuana. Everywhere you go someone is debating whether we should or should not legalize marijuana. There’s a lot of good in this plant. Having an open mind‚ there is advantages and disadvantages that it can have for this
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that read Pat Robertson Questions Prison for Pot Convictions. (Shear) The article had caught my eye because of who Pat Robertson is and how you wouldn’t think he would be for the legalization of Marijuana. I would have to agree with what Pat goes on to say and how I feel a lot of it makes sense. “I’m not exactly for the use of drugs‚ don’t get me wrong‚ but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana‚ criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot‚ that kind of thing‚ it’s just‚ it’s costing
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A Dope Idea! The legality of Marijuana has been subject to debate and controversy for decades. Cannabis is illegal to consume‚ possess‚ trade‚ cultivate and transfer in most countries. Since the beginning of mass Marijuana prohibition most countries have not re-legalized it for personal use although 10 countries have decriminalized its use in limited quantity. Medicinal use of cannabis is legal in a number of countries including Canada‚ the Czech Republic‚ Israel and 16 states in the United States
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Ralph Venuto Venuto 1 Professor Sindy Finkelson Argument and Persuasion November 5‚ 2013 Ending Marijuana Prohibition “Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are‚ they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore‚ I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession
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Jeffrey Krawczyk K. Vincent CTAC 124-019 October 28‚ 2014 Marijuana in Colorado I. Introduction A. Colorado has made history‚ being the first state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. And the results are more than anyone could have expected. B. The legalization of Marijuana in Colorado has affected the state as a whole. C. Main Points figure 1 1. Crime has dramatically gone down. 2. The economy has received a boost. 3. The effect of the legalization of marijuana on the number of users
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