Niral Patel Comp 111 8/10/2012 Research Paper Why Marijuana Should not be Legalized? In America today‚ marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. The name marijuana is a Mexican slang word‚ which became popular in the 1930’s‚ which refers to the medicinal parts of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture that is created through drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Some of the more popular street names are
Premium Drug addiction Cannabis Hashish
Effects of Marijuana on the Human Condition Marijuana use has become a prevalent topic among society and legalization has become a popular issue in domestic policy. It is commonly referred to as the “gateway drug” and is proven to have a plethora of short-term effects on the body. Recently‚ research has begun to show that a chronic use of marijuana affects the body in a larger scope as well. While there are many arguments advocating the legalization of marijuana; the harmful effects of marijuana outweigh
Premium Cannabis Emotion Hashish
Currently‚ marijuana is criminalized‚ why is that? There are many reasons but one being that it is perceived as addictive.1 but literally anything can be addictive; there’s a show called “Strange Addictions”‚ it’s about people who are addicted to all sorts of stuff like drinking nail polish and exercising. Does that mean the government should be allowed to illegalize painting our nails or gyms‚ no. Most people have their own common sense they could use to decide whether it’s time to stop and how
Premium Drug addiction Addiction Drug
Marijuana is a popular and universal drug. It is easily accessible to most people and is the number one illicit drug used in North America. Although the availability and knowledge of this drug is fairly equal for all people in North America‚ marijuana tends to be more prevalent in teenagers and young adults. Maisto‚ Galizio‚ and Conners (2004) reported that "use of marijuana [in young people] was 8.0% among those aged 12-17; 16% among those aged 18-25‚" as compared to "6.8% among those aged 26-34;
Premium Drug addiction Illegal drug trade Drug
Sam Miller Instructor Logan Soc. 3003 17 October 2011 Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of drugs in the U.S has been a very examined issue in the past century. Within the past decade‚ marijuana has become decriminalized in 12 states. Although there are negative consequences that would come along with the legalization of marijuana‚ there are also positives. The main focus here will be on the positives because that’s what my beliefs correlate with. According to Erich Goode
Premium Illegal drug trade Recreational drug use Drug
legalization marijuana and the medical use of marijuana has been the most argumentative issue throughout the history of United States. There are tons of questions that need the final answers for this controversial topic‚ but the most debatable one is: Should marijuana be legalized and taxed? Everything has its pros and cons. The government has the ability to find the benefits of legalizing marijuana such as: reducing the pain the medical purposes‚ preventing consumers from using marijuana illegally
Premium Cannabis Hashish Legality of cannabis by country
The legalization of marijuana in the U.S. would drastically reduce crime in our cities and form a more productive society through its positive uses. II. The concentration on governmental spending to enforce marijuana laws. A. Examples of governmental spending. B. Solution to the governmental spending. C. Sources on spending. D. Quotes concerning over spending. E. In-depth explanation about spending. V. The basic information concerning marijuana. A. Origin of
Premium Law Cannabis United States
Benefits of Marijuana Today’s society judges marijuana by all of its negative effects‚ but what about all of the positives? They are commonly overlooked. Marijuana is a very versatile plant that has been used in many applications over the past 12‚000 years‚ from spiritual purposes to making cars. Lets take a look at some of the positives‚ and you can form your own opinion about whether marijuana is a friend or menace. Marijuana has been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. It was sold legally
Premium Hemp Cannabis Cannabis sativa
wishes to legalize marijuana‚ they should follow the guidelines of the United States using policy diffusion. “Canada should follow the developments of changes in marijuana-related regulations in the United States‚ where some of its states viz‚ Colorado‚ Oregon‚ Washington‚ and Alaska have already legalized recreational use of marijuana” (Hajizadeh 455). Policy diffusion is a very intriguing tool for the Canadian government to use in the situation involving legalizing marijuana. “Although experience
Premium Cannabis Legality of cannabis by country Hashish
Now Jeffery‚ before you go out to study the Bible and smoke marijuana with your friends‚ let me give you something that you and your friends can talk about. Words of wisdom for young men and women that will benefit them in their walk with Christ and in life. Take my instruction instead of silver‚ and knowledge rather than choice gold‚ for wisdom is better than jewels‚ and all that you may desire cannot compare with her…. “And now‚ O sons‚ listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction
Premium Jesus God Christianity