BACKGROUND Over the last 40 years‚ the legal status of marijuana has been debated vigorously. Proponents of policies that would permit individual possession of small amounts of marijuana argue that it is a safe drug and that criminal sanctions against personal use and possession represent at worst excessively harsh and at best unnecessary penalties. Echoing these sentiments‚ editors of The Lancet have concluded that "cannabis per se is not a hazard to society but driving it further underground
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Legalism and Marijuana People have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using hemp for everything from fabric to make clothes and other items. Unfortunately‚ Harry J. Anslinger with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was evil and addictive. The struggle continues to this day to overcome the lies about marijuana (“Marijuana (Weed) History and Facts”). There are many benefits to legalizing marijuana and the government should take advantage of it. Marijuana is even
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The Criminalization of Marijuana Corry Countryman ENG 210 Mrs. Rippard November 18‚ 2010 The issue of criminalization of marijuana in the United States is becoming a big one. Marijuana was first federally prohibited in 1937‚ when very few Americans had even heard of what it was. To this day‚ there are between 95 to 100 million Americans admitting that they have tried using marijuana before. Out of these‚ 15 million of them said that they have used within the last month. In addition
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Marijuana and Alcohol: Effects on the Body It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alcohol and marijuana comprise the two most commonly abused drugs by young adults in America. But while many would ask why young adults use these drugs‚ it’s more important to understand how these drugs affect the body. What exactly do these drugs do to the body and how does the body process them? Are the effects always negative? Does the amount consumed make a significant difference? First I will give a brief history
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Look at the Ethics of Marijuana Legalization Martha Hays SOC120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Instructor Michelle Gardener March 18‚ 2013 A Look at the Ethics of Marijuana Legalization The topic that I am writing my paper on is legalizing marijuana. The topic of legalizing marijuana is controversial and often debated. In this paper I will discuss the ethical issues that come up on both sides of the issue as well as my own personal opinion. With marijuana legalization being
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laws or regulations made can‚ or will‚ protect them. In the article “Ten Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution And A Legal Response to the Demand for Prostitution” by Janice G. Raymond‚ it is stated that “eighty percent of women interviewed had suffered physical violence from pimps and buyers and endured similar and multiple health effects from the violence and sexual exploitation” (“Ten Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution And A Legal Response to the Demand for Prostitution”). Unfortunately‚ the
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Final Paper December 14‚ 2009 Cannabis: The Billion Dollar Crop When most people are asked about their opinion of marijuana‚ not very many actually have a problem with the drug itself. The driving force behind their decision to be against marijuana is based mostly on the fact that it is illegal. TIME magazine held a poll on their website in which they asked their readers if marijuana should be legalized. Given that TIME’s website is not likely to be a full representation of ALL their readers‚ nor
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Legalizing Marijuana Marcie Helms Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC120 Craig Allen 11/12/12 Everyone has a different sense of what is moral and what is ethical. The key to resolving these moral and ethical differences is coming to an agreement on what is beneficial for our society as a whole. Legalizing marijuana raises a number of ethical concerns. Some people feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to an increase of recreational use. Some also believe that it
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Marijuana vs. Alcohol Everyone that lives in California knows that there is a drug war going on in our state. In America today‚ marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. On the news or newspapers you see stories being done on the raided medicinal marijuana clinics. Even though pot is legal to the state‚ the FDA doesn’t approve of it‚ and will tear down any major clinics they find. I feel as though this is unfair. There are multiple people with green cards‚ and need marijuana for illnesses
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INTRODUCTION OF MARIJUANA INTO THE UNITED STATES The use of marijuana has been an active past time for thousands of years‚ however‚ it did not reach the United States until around 1912. A wave of Mexican immigrants was entering the country in the effort to find work; with them came marijuana. The use of marijuana was a normal custom among the Mexican people‚ but the White Americans in towns bordering Mexico saw the use of this particular plant in a different light. Fueled with racism and
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