This pollical cartoon is talking about the positives of the legalization of marijuana. Today‚ the use of alcohol and cigarettes are legal‚ however‚ the use of marijuana is illegal. In the top section of the cartoon‚ it is a graveyard filled with tombstones‚ which is labeled death from alcohol. In this graveyard‚ there are tombstones spread everywhere as far as the eye can see. Additionally‚ the next section of the cartoon represents the death from cigarettes. This section also has a lot of deaths
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otherwise known as Initiative 48. The bill claims that it will make it legal for users above the age of 21 with specific regulations. (“Mississippi Marijuana Legalization Amendment‚ Initiative 48” 3) As it comes to find out‚ prohibition of cannabis is more trouble than what it’s worth because‚ people will still try to get and use it for whatever reasons they have-legitimate or not. In the end‚ a person does have the option to use this plant and their decision to use it may not make a difference rather
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O’Brien WRTG 101S – Persuasive Essay Dr. James Wyatt 10 APR 2013 Legalizing Marijuana Although marijuana is widely thought to be party drug for immature abuse‚ the use of it as a marketing product could greatly benefit the United States economy. The fact that marijuana has various nicknames induced by the younger generations such as blow‚ weed‚ Mary Jane‚ and dank already gives it a negative reputation. Marijuana also plays a role in the war on drugs and is the cause of many gang related
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The controversy of whether marijuana should be legalized or stay illegal in the United States has been going on since the early establishments of British colonies in North America. “Marijuana was a common substance among Americans during colonial and early Union times‚ used by doctors for pain relief and appetite inducement‚ and by citizens as a recreational substance. However‚ in the years between the first and second World Wars‚ the United States Federal Government completed several studies which
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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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Top of Form Legalize Marijuana or Not? Who wants to hear that the medicine that they may be prescribed may not work? Who wants to not legalize a cure? Marijuana is not a medicine‚ but a drug‚ that has not been legalized yet. It is a proven fact that it can help with chronic pain and several heart problems like glaucoma. Should marijuana be legalized for this purpose? When it comes to being ill‚ who do you go to? You would go to your doctor or specialist. But why is that? Obviously‚ the doctor
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Essay 4: Legalization of Marijuana We the people in the US try to use reason and logic to determine our laws. as a consequence of this intellectual process‚ we develop graded scales for punishment and degrees of illegality. The more dangerous an activity the more illegal and higher punishment‚ lesser activities are either not illegal or endorsed. Marijuana illegality defies this rational thinking in that it is less detrimental than alcohol and cigarettes and yet is treated far worse. Most pharmaceutical
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for medicine‚ marijuana has been criticized and attacked very harshly in the United States for the better part of a decade. The Federal government has maintained their unwarranted fear and hate of marijuana despite the many reports and studies that show how legalization would really benefit America. Marijuana has a long history but I’ll try and keep it straight to the point as much as I can. I really want to touch base on the basics such as the economic impact/benefit marijuana and the prohibition
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should care about this issue? Please write any questions you have about this issue. I think there is enough background information‚ but I think some things could be explained a little better or more in depth such as how many states have legalized marijuana. I understand what the debate is about‚ although I did not see the research question in the introduction paragraph. I noticed that there were five body paragraphs and only three sides mentioned in the thesis statement‚ so I would suggest adding parents
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for Legalizing Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has become a mainstream issue that the nation has become highly concerned about in recent years. Lately more and more conservative opposers have begun to change their minds‚ realizing the benefits of marijuana. Debate followers go as far as saying that it is no longer a question of if marijuana will be legalized‚ but when. The shift in viewpoints is due to the increasing awareness of some of the positive effects legalizing marijuana could
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