Does Legalizing Marijuana Really Make Sense? Should marijuana be sold freely and made available to everyone? To me it makes somewhat sense. There are several beneficial effects as well as there are some very not as much. The debate over the legalization is very heated here in the United States. Marijuana is legal in some states for medical purposes only and others have not quite been convinced of the cannabis. Our newly re-elected president‚ Barack Obama‚ says he is against legalizing marijuana
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a fear or pride issue in the minds of the lawmakers and the voting public. The Federal government may have just kept it a schedule one drug because it has been one for so long‚ but‚ to legalize it at the federal level instead of various states legalizing it could create new wealth and give our country back its financial independence. However this will only really be effective if it is done on a federal level or our country will keep fighting within its own government. The saving grace is that it
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Marijuana is a misunderstood drug that is thought of as a dangerous‚ when it is in fact anything but that. Marijuana is a drug obtained from dried parts of a hemp plant called Canabis Sativa. It is ingested by rolling it in tobacco paper or smoking it through a pipe. For centuries‚ marijuana has been used by different nationalities for religious‚ recreational‚ and medical use. While it is currently illegal in the United States‚ marijuana is legal in European countries such as Holland and Belgium
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Aysha Meeks COM 125 Dr. Lasser 26 April 2010 The Debate on Torture: Should It Be Permissible The act of legalizing torture has been a debate amongst people for a long time. Most people feel discomfort imagining someone being tortured‚ whether under any circumstance‚ however‚ there are those who feel that torture can be beneficial to the government‚ in the most extreme cases‚ seeking information. For example‚ after the events of 9/11‚ where al Qaeda terrorists hijacked commercial airplanes
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Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Tamika Deebs Broward College Abstract This paper will discuss Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational use. I will have several arguments which will include the negative and positive effects of the use recreational of marijuana. Also how the government would benefit from taxing recreation marijuana. I will compare the use of marijuana to the use of tobacco. I also plan on arguing how regulating marijuana will generate revenue
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Uses of Hemp and its Potential Contributions to the United States Hemp is a crop that has been used for many things for many years. The fibers are used for things such as clothes‚ construction materials‚ paper‚ carpet‚ oil‚ food‚ cosmetics‚ food‚ and many other things. The hemp industry has been around for as long as ten thousand years. There was a piece of hemp fabric found from around eight thousand BC showing its importance to many civilizations throughout the years. Nowadays‚ hemp is an agricultural
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choice it comes from ones different genetic characteristics. Hollywood fully embraces homosexuality. I believe Hollywood has made an impact on most of America’s perception of homosexuality. Some people have become comfortable adopting the idea that legalizing gay marriage isn’t so bad. They also believe that it has nothing to do with how one walks‚ talks‚ or dresses but that homosexuals should be
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controversial topics in today’s culture is whether or not medical marijuana and recreational marijuana should be legalized. There are plenty of studies and statistics listing reasons why marijuana should be legalized or why it should be illegal. Is legalizing marijuana going to make this country a better or a worse place? I believe that medical marijuana should be legal and recreational marijuana should be illegal. The reason I believe medical marijuana should be legalized is because it can offer
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Within the United States‚ there has been a controversy over the ethics of legalizing marijuana and other cannabis products. Recently‚ there has been a surge of anecdotal evidence in social media and the news‚ which demonstrate the efficacy of marijuana in treating certain medical conditions such as epilepsy and anxiety as well as combating nausea and appetite suppression in chemotherapy patients. Furthermore‚ with the epidemic of heroin overdoses‚ the prescription of medical marijuana as an alternative
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Is There a Case for Legalizing Polygamy? 1. For a long time I have found the practice of polygamy intriguing‚ and have wondered why opposition to this form of marriage is so strong in the United States and most of the world see my A Treatise on the Family‚ 1981‚1993‚ Harvard University Press. I have been reflecting on this subject again as a result of the arrest several months ago of a fundamentalist Mormon leader in Utah who was charged with practicing polygamy‚ among other things. The Mormon
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