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    Professor Hull English 1213 Outline Essay #3 17 November 2012 The Pros to legalizing marijuana Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States and legalizing Marijuana has been an ongoing controversial debate for decades. Marijuana comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa and the main active ingredient is THC. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint)‚ but can also be put in food or brewed as tea. When smoked it has a distinctive smell‚ which is usually a sweet-and-sour

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    discussed today is to legalize medical marijuana or to keep it illegal because of the high risks it poses. US Congress placed marijuana in schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act in 1972 because it was considered to have no use for medical purposes. Since then‚ 16 of the 50 states have legalized marijuana for medical use. Many studies state that marijuana can treat symptoms of cancer‚ pain‚ and many more serious illnesses. Opponents of medical marijuana argue that it lacks FDA approval. Researchers

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    It’s already being smoked‚ Make it legally recreational For legal purposes I can’t say for reasons of confidentiality. I will start off with this statement‚ from a very close friend of mines he tells me all the time that smoking marijuana is a great way to start your days and also end them. Yet he says he is afraid to smoke this “Great Plant” he calls it outside of his home for fear of imprisonment. Yes it is true in some states is medicinal and in some others and more to come it is for recreational

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    How do you feel about legalizing marijuana? Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use because it would reduce street violence‚ reduce organized crime‚ and increase tax revenue. Legalizing marijuana would lead to less street violence. In the text it states that people who are taken advantage of could call the police to settle disputes if marijuana was legalized. It would allow police to focus more on violent crimes and tracking down criminals. It would also open up jail cells to relieve

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    Legalizing Marijuana Marc Dalcin Dr. Marie Carroll Ashford Intro To Ethics And Social Responsibility 08/10/12 Marijuana has been at the center of a heated debate regarding its legalization. It has received both criticism and praise in equal measure. Critics refer to marijuana as a “devil weed” while supporters have often referred it to a “miracle drug.” Despite the different references to marijuana‚ there has been a prolonged debate on whether it

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    The legalization of marijuana in the United States has always been a controversial issue. My personal opinion is that‚ legalizing marijuana will have nothing but a positive effect on our country and I am all for it. There are many reasons that I support legalizing marijuana for recreational and/or medical uses. I believe it would be beneficial to legalize it on a federal level‚ as it would offer many economic benefits for the whole country (2). As a boost in revenue‚ it would bring in a lot of funds

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    Legalizing Medical Marijuana Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Chemotherapy is poison. Many prescription drugs have harmful side effects and interactions. A: chemo kills millions of cells - good and bad – the body tries to expel the poison – nausea B: Lortab‚ Percoset‚ Oxycontin‚ Morphene – highly addictive‚ cause ulcers‚ nausea – overdose is fatal C: Many

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    Speech: Legalizing marijuana Introduction: There is in April 2016 going on a debate about legalizing cannabis‚ the drug minister of England is the one who started this debate. A group of students‚ who are studying social science‚ have been inviting him to their university to hold a speech about the ongoing debate. The speech is about to be hold in the election period and the speech holder is a fictive young man; he is British Liberal Democrat‚ and the drug minister in the Britannia. It’s a public

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    The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana Latrease Brown March 14‚ 2011 In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others

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    My research on marijuana dates back many years‚ the plant itself is earth grown and has many  purposes. Over many years marijuana has been worked to help fit our personal lifestyles‚ and our  environment all over the world. Today in our era marijuana is being used for many‚ different  reasons‚ some such as medical and some diseases. I believe marijuana itself should be able   to be used permanently for many different reasons some due to beneficial use‚ including easing  pain‚ helping to stay away from debt

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