I have always been against the use of all illegal drugs including marijuana‚ but while researching this topic‚ I have learned a lot about some of the positives of legalizing marijuana use. Considering it is classified as an illegal controlled substance‚ I have always been under the assumption that marijuana was bad for people‚ no matter what my friends may have said about how good it was. I was peer pressured into trying it when I was fourteen. I knew right away that it was not for me. It made
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MARIJUANA Hey cunts‚ today’s topic of discussion is legalizing marijuana. I believe that yes it should be legalized Many millions of people like to use marijuana‚ whether for therapeutic benefit or pleasure and every objective study on marijuana has concluded that it is far safer than alcohol and cigarettes for the consumer and the surrounding community. Alcohol and tobacco are more toxic‚ more addictive‚ and more harmful to the body than marijuana‚ and alcohol is more likely to result in injuries
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dramatically reduced prices and increased social acceptance – which‚ in turn‚ might increase various health risks‚ including increased heart rate‚ anxiety as well as incidents of drug-impaired driving (qtd. in Ghosh). The factors that play into legalizing drugs is far beyond of what the American body knows. So for that matter‚ is America even ready and responsible enough to handle drugs if they were to be legalized? In today’s society‚ drugs tend to be a very popular topic unfortunately. People
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Legalizing Marijuana is Wrong Felicia Bailey July 29‚ 2013 SOC120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Professor: Justin Harrison Legalizing Marijuana is Wrong Marijuana is a plant that is known by many different names such as cannabis‚ weed‚ pot‚ and grass just to name a few. It is known as a plant that is used for medical purposes as well as for recreational use for people all over the world. There are many different views on whether or not marijuana should be legalized
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as well as increase tax revenue. This essay will attempt to examine all three of these factors but also investigate other factors that legalizing Marijuana will benefit. Firstly Legalizing Marijuana may increase tax revenue and consequently increase the number of jobs. California already earns around 14 billion dollars a year and it is estimated that legalizing Marijuana could generate between $1.5 to $1.4 (from taxing the drug) in revenue for California (Wolff). Additionally our country as a
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Each year there are twenty million Americans that try cannabis for the first time. (Armentano‚ 2013) Americans are going to smoke cannabis if it’s legalized or not so our country should legalize it and make money. Legalizing cannabis will help our country economically‚ help patients that truly do benefit from the drug‚ and help decrease the amount of street drug dealing. To some of the patients that use medical cannabis it is very difficult for them to get if they don’t live in a state where it is
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Many people think that legalizing marijuana is a bad thing because most people try and take advantage of it. There are some very good reasons for legalizing marijuana. Doctors and health administrators should look into legalizing marijuana for the health benefits. There are both pros and cons to legalizing marijuana but there are more pros than there are cons. Marijuana has many health benefits and should be legalized all throughout the country. Next‚ there are many health benefits that come from
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Lauren Holmes In the early 1930s‚ a man named William Randolph Hearst—a wealthy newspaper mogul and paper mill owner—campaigned with his powerful allies in Congress to outlaw the consumption and growth of cannabis. At that time‚ hemp (a subspecies of cannabis) had been found to produce the same quality of paper at a fraction of the cost. In an effort to eliminate his competitors and capitalize on the profits‚ Hearst began a smear campaign using his influence with the media—attempting
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parents use this drug‚ it will possibly cause them to neglect or abuse their children. If marijuana stays illegal‚ these negative effects will lessen. Van Deventer says in Legalizing Drugs‚ “The more barriers there are (cops or the hassle or the fear of dying from an overdose) the less likely you are to get addicted.” (Legalizing Drugs 68) He is trying to state that if marijuana stays illegal‚ there will be many more consequences if one smokes or gets caught smoking. If it was legal‚ than the fear
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Legalizing prostitution‚ yes or no? 1.0 Introduction What is prostitution? Most of the people common stereotype of prostitution was and illegal job and all of the prostitute is they are all street walkers‚ drug addicted‚ controlled by pimps‚ and willing to accept a few dollar for their services. That’s many woman had been involved into prostitution‚ they had been involved because of poverty‚ kidnapped‚ drug and many else. But how many of them doing this job with their own will‚ I can said that many
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