Legislature of Legalization Medicinal Legalization of Marijuana For many years now‚ there has been great controversy surrounding the illegal drug marijuana. Its widespread use since the Vietnam War has caused many people to speak for and against marijuana and its uses. However‚ in the recent past‚ a completely new controversy has arisen surrounding the use of marijuana: its medical benefits. After years of give and take‚ it is time for us to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. This is not
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The War on Drugs and The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world. The word “marijuana”‚ referred to as “herbal cannabis” by the rest of the world‚ is the American term for dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis sativa plant (Caulkins 2012). The drug can be dated back to as far as 6000 B.C. when the plant’s seeds were used in China as food. It was used as a pain reliever and sedative in Napoleonic France (Spaulding and Fernandez). The flowers on
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When the snow layers start to fall down from the top of the mountain to make an avalanche‚ nobody sees it as a problem. But in the end the consequences of avalanche always cause misery. The gambling problem is just like an avalanche for the addicts. It starts with a lottery ticket for fun but eventually it becomes part of your life‚ becoming an insect that sucks your money‚ energy‚ happiness and faith. And these are just the tip of iceberg A -How did the church Maintain its power? The Church was
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Every time marijuana is purchased on the black market‚ profits go toward fueling this violence. The violence emanating from the criminalization of marijuana is far more dangerous than the drug itself. While drug trafficking can never be eradicated‚ legalizing marijuana will eliminate a large part of the cartels market‚ and they would quickly lose their competitive advantage (Soros). Sixty years of criminalization have not reduced marijuana’s use so why should it be criminalized for another
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The Modern Prohibition: Legalizing Marijuana The fight over legalizing marijuana has been going on for many years. Many people are not aware of the huge impact legalizing marijuana would have. It has many medicinal uses‚ it is less harmful than alcohol and other legal drugs‚ and keeping it illegal is very expensive‚ and it. Prohibition did not work in the 1920’s‚ and it is surely not working again. One reason why marijuana should be legalized is‚ it would save our government a huge amount of money
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1 The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Abortion PHI 103 March 5‚ 2012 Running head: Abortion 2 The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Abortion In the 19th century the United State of America had passed very strict laws concerning abortion; however‚ in the 20th century those
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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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By legalizing prostitution‚ people will have no difficulties in searching for these explicit services as there will be an easy outlet available to them to meet their most biological human need. This in turn would lead to a great number of rape cases being reduced
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I have had the opportunity to explore 12 different places leading up to Hoover‚ Alabama. My brothers and I were always optimistic about moving because we always enjoyed the experiences that came with it. We got to reinvent ourselves and try new things. I would always pick up a new hobby wherever I went‚ varying from street hockey with
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Legalizing Same Sex Marriage The debate on gay marriage is an ongoing argument in the United States. Andrew Sullivan and William J. Bennett are two people who wrote on the topic. Sullivan‚ an advocate of gay marriage‚ was the first to write a national cover story in favor of equal marriage in 1989. Sullivan published his book “Virtually Normal: An Argument about Homosexuality” in 1995. In 1996‚ Bennett responds to Sullivan’s book by writing a rebuttal as an op-ed column in the Washington Post. These
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