26 November 2013 Legalization of Marijuana The argument of legalizing marijuana in the United States has been an ongoing situation for many years. Since the use of marijuana is becoming legal in certain states‚ the argument has continued to rise. The debate is both for medicinal and recreational use. Medicinal use is supported much more then recreational use. Like any other argument‚ there are many pros and cons. A total of five uses of marijuana have been discovered. These uses include‚ hempen
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Legalizing Marijuana: An Ethical Perspective In today’s society‚ many ethical concerns arise on a daily basis‚ especially when it comes to the topic of legalizing marijuana. Many individuals have relied on the fact that marijuana was illegal‚ when determining whether smoking it should be considered unethical. However‚ many studies have shown that the effects of marijuana are not as detrimental as they were once made out to be. Legalizing marijuana can be an extremely controversial topic because
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Legalizing Marijuana Despite to contrary beliefs marijuana is not as bad as other legal intoxicants i.e. alcohol and tobacco substances. Marijuana is recognized all over the world. This plant is known to be a drug that gives users a “high” and is illegal in almost every location all over the world. Some states are very strict when it comes to enforcing that law while others states are very easy going. In our days people are still trying to decide whether or not they should side with legalizing
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ARGUMENTS FOR Even though now marijuana is a banned substance in majority of the states and countries nationwide it is actually legalized in several states and countries for medical purposes. The states that have legalized marijuana for medical purpose are Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Connecticut‚ DC‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Illinois‚ Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington. Though it is legalized in
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according to the law on marijuana? It’s true. In 2008 Time Magazine reported that researchers had found more than 42% of people surveyed in the United States had tried marijuana at least once (Lynch‚ 2008). So if marijuana use is so common in the United States‚ why should it not be legalized? In this paper I will discuss both the supporting and opposing positions on the legalization of marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the
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7 March‚ 2013 The Legalization of Marijuana Pot‚ grass‚ weed‚ hash‚ and ganja or just a few of over 200 slang terms used to describe one very important issue in today’s society. One of the biggest topics up for debate‚ which has risen in popularity within the last couple years‚ is the discussion on the legalization of marijuana. There are several affiliated areas discussed within this essay exposing the arguments‚ stakeholders‚ and reasoning for why marijuana should or should not be legalized.
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Spanish brought marijuana to the New World. It was introduced in Jamestown in 1611‚ where it became a major commercial crop grown as an innocent source of fiber (specifically‚ hemp). By 1927‚ the production and possession of marijuana had been outlawed throughout the United States‚ causing a prohibition that is still in effect 80 years later. Since then‚ the world has seen the violent rise of drug cartels and the high price of fighting illegal marijuana use (Narconon). Marijuana should be legalized
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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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with harder drugs as cocaine and heroin‚ marijuana‚ also named as cannabis or hemp‚ is considered as a soft drug with less addiction and harm. In the 19th century‚ it was one of the most important crops in the American continent to the common wealth (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.32)‚ but it has been banned to grow in most countries since the 20th century (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.45). Given the clamour for “decriminalization” of the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana is growing (Single‚ 2013‚ p.456) and the
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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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