Legalization of Marijuana in the U.S.: An Economic‚ Medical‚ and Social Solution Malak Mahmoud Dow The American University of Sharjah Dr. Victoria Amador May 23‚ 2013 Abstract The question of legalizing marijuana has been an enduring debate in the United States‚ and there has been no conclusion. Currently‚ the United States federal law places marijuana as an illicit drug‚ but this was not the case formerly. The prohibition of marijuana relies on many misconceptions that are
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Ganja: these are all names used to refer to marijuana‚ the drug that stirs up constant debate on its legalization. Marijuana is the most popular and widely used illegal drug in the United States‚ and despite its illegality‚ a vast number of the population of the United States has tried marijuana at some point their lives‚ including many high-profile individuals such as former president Barack Obama and billionaire media mogul Ted Turner. However‚ marijuana is an illegal drug and remains on the Drug
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Legalization of Marijuana A hot topic in this day and age that has many United States lawmakers‚ reformists‚ and citizens alike battling is the issue of legalizing marijuana. There are many benefits in the legalization of marijuana. There are several organizations throughout the United States that support the legalization of marijuana‚ including NORML‚ the Reform party‚ and many citizens as well. In the United States‚ marijuana is considered to be a Scheduled I controlled substance. This means the
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Cannabis‚ also known as marijuana‚ is a psychoactive drug that produces a heightened‚ euphoric and relaxed mood. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. More the 18 million Americans age twelve and up have reported to using the drug. The war on marijuana started back in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Since then‚ the marijuana black market has sky rocketed and many American’s smoke every day. According to a national household survey an estimated sixty million
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Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana In 2007‚ the American economy took a downturn known as the recession. People began looking for a quick fix to our nation’s economic problems and one fix may be right in front of us‚ with the legalization of marijuana. The debate about legalizing marijuana has been going on for the last decade with no end in sight. Politicians‚ economists‚ and everyday people cannot come to an agreement over this growing issue. Today economists still converse over how marijuana can
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Legalization of Marijuana Some people say that marijuana is a helpful medicine in many ways. They say it will relax you‚ calm you down‚ and make one feel very good. It is also said that it is not as harmful or dangerous as alcohol and other gateway drugs‚ and that is some of the reasons why many people want to legalize marijuana. Marijuana should stay illegal in the United States because if it is made legal‚ more and more people will smoke it‚ which will cause negative effects on health and families
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I have always been against the use of all illegal drugs including marijuana‚ but while researching this topic‚ I have learned a lot about some of the positives of legalizing marijuana use. Considering it is classified as an illegal controlled substance‚ I have always been under the assumption that marijuana was bad for people‚ no matter what my friends may have said about how good it was. I was peer pressured into trying it when I was fourteen. I knew right away that it was not for me. It made
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Legalizing Marijuana The argument of whether to legalize marijuana or not is parallel to the age-old battle of Creationism vs. Evolution‚ everyone has his or her own opinion. Legalizing marijuana is social debate whose outcome could not possibly make everyone happy. This debate is filled with both pros and cons‚ and some would argue that both sides have equally convincing arguments. There are several substantial reasons why marijuana should be legalized. A few reasons why it should be legal are
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Majority like Marijuana It was legal once‚ so why is it illegal now? Studies show that cannabis is the least harmful drug known in existence with a death rate per year of zero. At the bottom of the list the reason most people think it’s a harmful drug is because of it being illegal and the rumours that have conspired over the years. But what are the facts? Why is the Australian government allowing products so harmful such as cigarettes to be made in Australia? Why are people getting jail
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it and make money. Legalizing cannabis will help our country economically‚ help patients that truly do benefit from the drug‚ and help decrease the amount of street drug dealing. To some of the patients that use medical cannabis it is very difficult for them to get if they don’t live in a state where it is legal. In California it is semi legal because with a license from a doctor people can go to a medical cannabis shop and buy it. First‚ if we decided to legalize marijuana our economy will boost
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