“The first step in solving any problem is to recognize there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.” After three and a half minutes‚ Jeff Daniels ended his gloomy soliloquy in the opening scene of the HBO show The Newsroom which addressed the problem of America’s decline. Also‚ it left a gut-wrenching question in the stomachs of thousands of Americans: Is America actually on the decline? The answer is simple‚ America is on a downward slope and the numbers shed light on
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The illegal drug The legalization of drugs is a common topic in America today. Many believe that drug use should be legalized‚ but I completely disagree. Drugs are frequently used today and they are illegal‚ the consequences that would grow if they were made legal would be more than this country can take on. In my opinion‚ three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues‚ the effects it would have on the criminal justice system‚ and the increase
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would be the medicinal use side of it. Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer‚ AIDS‚ multiple sclerosis‚ pain‚ glaucoma‚ epilepsy‚ and other conditions. The government should legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use because it will create tax revenue‚ help patients‚ and we will be done fighting an everlasting war. $42 billion dollars is what our current marijuana laws cost American taxpayers each year. If marijuana
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Economic Effects of Marijuana Legalization Nationally: Beneficial or Detrimental? Denzel J. Frazier ABSTRACT Economic Effects of Marijuana Legalization Nationally: Beneficial or Detrimental? If I told you that the antidote for the astonishing United States federal debt estimated to trickle right under twenty trillion dollars. Conspiracy? No such. This substance has crept from the grasp of hippie hopefuls as well as the hip hop underworld
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The Legalization of Marijuana Jeminesse Hudson COM/156 December 22‚ 2013 David Bliss The Legalization of Marijuana What if there were an illegal substance that could boost the U.S. economy and treat terminal illness? Would having a better economy or treating things like AIDS and cancer be more important than keeping a drug illegal? There are several benefits that the legalization of marijuana could provide. The financial state of this country is horrible. If the laws regarding marijuana
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Grass‚ weed‚ pot‚ cannabis‚ Mary Jane‚ skunk‚ dope‚ Ganja: these are all names used to refer to marijuana‚ the drug that stirs up constant debate on its legalization. Marijuana is the most popular and widely used illegal drug in the United States‚ and despite its illegality‚ a vast number of the population of the United States has tried marijuana at some point their lives‚ including many high-profile individuals such as former president Barack Obama and billionaire media mogul Ted Turner. However
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to you‚ still sell and bring in a lot of federal and state tax revenue‚ regardless of how high taxes are placed on these products. The size of the marijuana market‚ though illegal‚ is still very huge and very profitable. If the government were to legalize marijuana‚ it could bring approximately up to $8.7 billion in federal and state revenue. This could help the government tremendously. This much money can be used for a lot of different things. One thing that this money can help improve is education
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Debate on Legalization By: University of Iowa Abstract There is an ongoing debate on the legalization of marijuana. It has been going on for over 75 years and will continue to be debated even if it gets legalized. There are many supporters for each‚ with those for legalization taking a slight advantage in recent years. Advocates for legalization rely on the medicinal value and the economic benefits that legalization would entail. There are so many benefits of marijuana that are often overlooked
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marijuana can cause serious long-term health complications to both the user and non-user. In the article “Pot smoking may leave mark on teen brains” by Amanda Gardner‚ Gardner states‚ “People who smoked pot heavily as teens had consistently lower IQs at age 38...” (Gardner1). This article argues how the excessive smoking of marijuana can cause a decline in the IQ of someone who has smoked pot for a number of years beginning at a young age. There has been “a decades long study” (Gardner1) proving the
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Psychological Disorders associated with Marijuana When I started my research I was initially interested in marijuana legalization and the debate between why or why not our country should legalize the substance all together. However‚ throughout my time researching valid points on why cannabis is illegal now and reasons why it shouldn’t be illegal‚ I found myself more drawn to the psychological studies of the substance. The certain psychological effects the drug has on certain people became very
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