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    Legalizing Gay Marriages

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    Legalizing Gay Marriages” Who decides a person’s sexual orientation? Legalizing gay marriages has been an issue for quite some time not only in the United States but also in other countries. Is it up to the courts to decide? Should people of various religions decide? Should the individuals involved decide? Again‚ who decides? So why should we legalize gay marriages? After doing some research‚ here are some reasons that appealed to me. 1. Denying a gay person marriage is a violation of their

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    The Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana By Robert Tanner On November 6‚ 2012‚ Colorado passed Amendment 64‚ which outlined a statewide drug policy for cannabis. This popular initiative ballot measure was an electoral first not only for America but for the world‚ and is now enacted as Article 18‚ section 16 of the state constitution. The law approves “personal use and regulation of marijuana” for adults 21 and over‚ and effectively regulates the drug in a manner similar to alcohol (Amendment 64). Since

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    Legalization of Marijuana

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    Legalization of Marijuana Legalization of marijuana means the government would educate‚ regulate‚ tax‚ and control the estimated $400 billion a year drug industry (Gerdes 50). It does not mean that the federal government would allow marijuana to grow like grass does now‚ as thought by so many people. As of today‚ many people around the world smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes. The drug not only benefits the sick‚ but it would also help the United States debt‚ lead to a decreased rate in

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    Walker WR 121 8/8/10 Essay #4 Rough Smoke 101 Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States and in most other countries as well. More than 100 million Americans have tried marijuana‚ and more than twenty million have smoked it in the last year‚ but does marijuana really affect people and their thinking process‚ and should pot be legal in the United States. (Armentano Paragraph 3) I believe that marijuana should be legal because people should live life how they

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    Legalization of Marijuana

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    Legalization of Marijuana One debate that keeps coming up time and again is the topic of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug. Nearly one in three teenagers have at least tried marijuana by the time they graduate high school. It is also gets the most publicity for its legalization. Over thirty pro-legalization organizations have been displayed on the Internet alone. The legalization of marijuana ‚ although popular by today’s drug culture‚ would be a

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    Legal immigration should be enforced in society. An individual who reside in a country illegally is an‚ illegal immigrant. There are a lot o people that are illegal in the United States that migrates for a better life and future. Some immigrants come to the United States so that their kids can have a better life and can be given a chance to further their education and become something in life. Unlike‚ in the United States if a child of an illegal immigrant is born in the United States‚ they automatically

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    Marijuana Legalization

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    Marijuana Legalization When one says “Marijuana” many thoughts come to mind. Some of these thoughts include “Nothing good can come out of using that drug.” and “Isn’t that drug illegal?” What many people don’t understand about Marijuana‚ which is more commonly known as “pot”‚ is that even though it is illegal in the United States‚ it has medically helped many people and has proven to not have as many flaws as people give it the reputation of having. Due to these and other reasons‚ some people believe

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    A recreational drug is categorized as any substance with pharmacologic effects that is either taken voluntarily for personal pleasure‚ or for satisfaction rather than for medicinal purposes such as cocaine‚ marijuana‚ or ecstasy. These types of drugs are easily found and are used by more than 22 million Americans ages 12 and older; nearly nine percent of the U.S. population. If these types of drugs were to be made legal‚ a positive change in the economy would be the ultimate outcome. In 1961

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    Mexican Marijuana

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    It was in the early 1900’s when the use of marijuana was first looked down upon. After the Mexican Revolution the United States started seeing an increase of Mexicans immigrating into the United States. These new immigrants brought along with them their native language‚ culture and marijuana. Part of the Mexican culture was to use marijuana as a medicine and a relaxant. The media began to play on the fears that the public had about these new citizens by falsely spreading claims about the “disruptive

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    Legalization of Marijuana

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    the topic of Marijuana Legalization. When some people hear this their mind immediately refers backs to the "Reefer Madness" phobia. Back in the 1930’s the government came out with movies and advertisements that would show people going nuts from smoking pot. They would show the smokers having recreational and unsafe sex with everyone and people trying to kills themselves and others. The movie is a cautionary tale called "Reefer Madness" and is the source of many myths surrounding marijuana. Some people

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