The idea of legalizing cannabis for medical use has been an ongoing controversial topic. The textbook mentions several arguments that favor both sides. In regards to the disadvantages of cannabis for medical usage‚ there are slight cognitive impairments and the increase heart rate and blood pressure. Although the overall effects are mild and short-term‚ they may have an adverse outcome with those with preexisting illnesses especially cardiovascular diseases. There has been much research done on this
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State government should be the ones that get to decide if their people should have the right to marijuana consumption. All reasons‚ aside‚ according to Article 1 in the Constitution‚ "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States‚ which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." The actual consumption of marijuana would be considered as being a legislative power and it should be up to the state government to decide. Each state should have a
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substance before‚ marijuana‚ and some might say "well if so great why is it illegal?". Many people have different opinions about the subject‚ but Joseph Turner opinion stood out in his article " How Legalizing Marijuana Will Hurt Americans Long-Term". Joseph Turner is a social worker who believes marijuana‚ despite all its merical work‚ should stay illegal‚ but I disagree. Not only would it help America but others as well. Joseph Turner tries to tie marijuana with schizophrenia
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Why Legalizing Marijuana Be Good For the Economy Robert E Schmoll Northcentral Technical College‚ Economics Abstract This report will investigate whether legalizing marijuana would be good for our current economy. In this paper you will read varying opinions from five different sources on why this change would benefit the economy. Harry Bradford of the Huffington Post (11/07/2012) discusses the topic of Washington and Colorado as the first two states to legalize marijuana
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Legalizing Marijuana “Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States. Approximately one hundred million Americans have tried marijuana at least one and twenty five million have smoked it in the last year” (31 Random). Legalizing marijuana in all states would be beneficial to the United States. Marijuana is not a harmful drug‚ it is much safer than alcohol‚ and legalizing it could be really helpful for most people. Making marijuana legal would help improve our economy‚ could
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Federal Government Legalize Marijuana? This is a question that has been at the center of a very controversial issue. Marijuana is described by the National Institute of Drug Abuse as the dried leaves of the Cannibas Sativa plant. It has been used worldwide for its many benefits from medicinal to industrial up until the 1930s. Common misconceptions about marijuana have been established by the government‚ at times for personal and political gain‚ or to just discourage the use of marijuana. Even
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voters are debating about the topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana. But one thing these voters should really focus on is if this is possible. As of 2012 sixteen states‚ including Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Maine‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington‚ and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana (“Medical”‚ 1). Although in these states medicinal marijuana is legal‚ we don’t just live under
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online article‚ 3 Reasons to Reject Legalizing Marijuana‚ Larry Tomczak discusses the reasons why marijuana legalization should be rejected in the United States. Though Tomczak makes some smart choices by using emotion to appeal to the audience‚ his use of logical fallacies such as jumping to conclusions and false analogies make Tomczak’s argument not as strong as it could be. The whole point of Tomczak’s article is to convince readers that the legalization of marijuana is a horrible idea not only for
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Fallacies editorial These days‚ a person hears a lot about legalizing marijuana and why it could be beneficial for our country‚ but people forget why it was illegalized in the first place. Marijuana is a drug. Drugs are addictive and deadly. If we legalize marijuana now‚ we’ll end up with a generation of reefer addicts who die by their mid-30s if they manage to escape being the victims of violent crime. Also‚ the people who use marijuana now despite the fact that it is illegal clearly are people
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McHugh Composition II Julie Herskovitz 08/10/2011 Should Governments Legalize and Tax Marijuana? Marijuana Legalization and the Revenue from Marijuana Sales The war on drugs is an expensive battle‚ as a great deal of resources and time go into catching those who buy or sell illegal drugs on the black market‚ prosecuting them in court‚ and housing them in jail. These costs seem particularly exorbitant when dealing with the drug marijuana‚ as it is widely used‚ and is likely no more harmful than
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