Drug use is widely regarded as one of the most serious health problems in our country today. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2002) “an estimated 13.6 million Americans were current users of illicit drugs in 1998‚ meaning they used an illicit drug at least once during the 30 days prior to the interview. This represents 6.2% of the population 12 years old and older. An estimated 1.8 million (0.8%) Americans aged 12 and older were current users of
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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION Recently‚ the issue of whether to legalize marijuana has arisen due to its benefits and the ineffectiveness of the current prohibition on it being recognized. There has been vehement argument about this idea weighing its advantages and disadvantages‚ and it has no sign of coming to an end soon because it is hard to decide whether it is worthy of a risk. It is undeniable that marijuana legalization will bring us a lot of benefits‚ which Joe Klein mentioned in his article “Why
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reason; it should be kept that way. They are an eyesore to corners of the streets‚ it promotes the spread of STDs‚ dilutes the importance of sex and women. The nuisance of creating a new law system and keeping up with the regulations isn’t worth legalizing it. Prostitutes around the neighborhood are an eyesore and makes the area undesirable. There are women sexually harassing men walking down the street‚ dressing and acting provocatively. (Keep Prostitution Criminal‚ http://www.christianaction.org
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Paige McFarland Professor Rock Neelly ENG 102 10 April 2013 Marijuana What is Marijuana? Marijuana is often called pot‚ grass‚ reefer‚ weed‚ herb‚ Mary Jane‚ or MJ. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa. What is Cannabis? Cannabis comes from the cannabis plant (cannabis sativa). It grows wild in many of the tropical and temperate areas of the world. It can be grown in almost any climate. The main ingredient in cannabis
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Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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Essay assignment 2 Hybrid essay‚ Draft 1. Should marijuana be legalized? The matter of the legality of marijuana seems to have been polemic for a long time. Since the early 20th century‚ laws have been promulgated and implemented to prohibit the cultivation‚ possession and trade of marijuana in most countries. Meanwhile‚ efforts also have been made to change the illegal status of cannabis‚ seen as a part of drug liberalization‚ i.e. the process of decriminalizing and reducing drug prohibition
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Discuss essay Marijuana should be legalized for personal use Miss. Natrampai Tangsatjatham Student number : 134915 Class : AE2 b Teacher : Sylvia 8 Octerber 2013 Marijuana comes from the Cannabis sativa plant and can be smoked or eaten. It is similar to a cigarette. Some people support that marijuana should be legalized for personal use. It is also an issue which frequently generates a great deal of heated debate‚ with supporters maintaining that it has benefits‚ whilst opponents
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Topic: The Effects of legalizing Ganja Narrowed Focus: The Positive Effects of Legalizing Ganja on the economy of a named country. Thesis: Legalization of Ganja would result in benefits to the economy through reduced law enforcement costs‚ spin-off industries and new tax revenue in the United States. Topic Sentence Outline 1. Reduced law enforcement costs Legalization of Ganja would result in a boost in the economy through reduced law enforcement costs. 2. Spin-off industries
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T3A 21 March 2012 Word Count: 1252 Legalizing Marijuana According to the United Nations 162 million people‚ about 4.0% of the world population uses marijuana annually. 0.6% of the world population‚ or roughly 22.5 million people‚ use the drug daily. In the United States‚ this translates to 1% of our population‚ a relatively small number of people at 1.4 million‚ using marijuana every day. Even though it’s a small percentage of Americans that use marijuana‚ it’s caused a very heated debate about
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prevent unprotected sex‚ and the spread of STDs. Another thing that legalizing prostitution will do for the prostitutes is that they could be employed by legitimate business people who may offer them benefits like medical insurance. This will benefit the prostitute and their families and make their lives a lot easier. It will also make it a lot easier for them to get the required medical checkups. One positive thing about legalizing prostitution for the government is that money will be save and maybe
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