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    Marijuana otherwise known as cannabis should be removed from the law system and adjusted in a behavior similar to alcohol and tobacco‚ marijuana has a lot of positive qualities. The life dependency risk for alcohol is fifteen percent and Marijuana’s life dependency risk is nine percent. Alcohol affects a lot more people than marijuana. When people abuse alcohol it is way worse than getting high on marijuana because when people get drunk they want to do crazy idiotic things. There are currently no

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    LEGALIZING MARIJUANA Table of Contents Abstract 3 LEGALIZING MARIJUANA 4 Review of Related Literature 7 Cannabis (Marijuana) History 7 Politics and Cannabis (Marijuana) 8 Summary 9 Chapter 3 10 Methodology 10 Chapter 4 12 Findings 12 Figure 1 12 Figure 2 13 Chapter 5 14 Summary‚ Conclusions and Recommendations 14 Questionnaire (1) 15 Questionnaire (2) 16 Cover Letter – Via Email 17 References 18 Abstract Marijuana legalization for medicinal purposes is a

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    Marijuana is a plant that has been used by people for many purposes for thousands of years. However‚ it has been a very controversial topic to several since the beginning of the twentieth and twenty-first century in the United States. The proposal of legalizing marijuana is important because it has affected our society in a variety of ways and has raised many issues. Some people such as Stephen P. Thomas think that marijuana has high health risks and impacts our society while others such as Bill

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    The Harmful Effects of Legalizing Marijuana Courtney Batts Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana The Harmful Effects of Legalizing Marijuana The legality of marijuana has been the subject of debate and controversy for decades. Cannabis‚ another name for marijuana‚ is illegal to consume‚ use‚ possess‚ cultivate‚ transfer or trade in most countries. Marijuana is the most commonly abused illegal drug in the United States. It is a greenish brown mixture of dried leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers

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    Legalization of Marijuana Discuss the pros and cons from the perspectives of patient‚ society‚ the medical profession‚ and the pharmacy profession Marijuana also called weed‚ herb‚ pot‚ grass is a greenish gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. Legalization of Marijuana has become a big issue in a US and it is considered to be an illegal drug but some in states‚ it’s use for medicinal reasons. According to scientific studies‚ the active ingredient in cannabis

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    Should Marijuana be legalized for Medicinal Purposes? Legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been an extremely controversial topic‚ one that has it supporters who have long fought the opposition. Although marijuana has been used for thousand of years to provide relief from many health problems‚ it still remains an illegal drug in the United States. There are many doctors who support the effectiveness of the use of marijuana as treatment for many medical conditions. People who oppose the

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    2013 Legalizing Marijuana The drug war is failing‚ and people arrested and imprisoned for marijuana use are not cured of their habit during time spent in jail. Since 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a war on drug abuse‚ the government has been ineffectual in their fight against illegal drug abuse. From 1997 to 2006‚ the New York City Police Department arrested and jailed more than 353‚000 people simply for possessing small amounts of marijuana. This was eleven times more marijuana arrests

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    and the absence of pain. Marijuana has been an uprising issue in today’s generation causing a growing debate on whether or not it should be legalized nationwide. While considering all negative and positive aspects of legalizing it‚ marijuana’s pros heavily outweigh its cons. For instance‚ the biggest argument towards the legalization of marijuana is the medicinal use of it. Many people are

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    Marijuana should be legalized David Williams DeVry University Professor Harris 1/28/11 Persuasive Essay Drugs have always been a problem In America. Some are legal like Tylenol or Advil others are illegal like crack cocaine‚ and heroin. One of the oldest drugs that have been in existence is marijuana‚ or as some like to call “weed” or “pot”. Unlike the other drugs that have been stated Marijuana should be legalized because it’s natural‚ its sale will increase

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    the U.S. Congress be able to criminalize the production and use of marijuana for medical purposes when a state (i.e.‚ California‚ etc.) has approved such use? Please explain. In‚ my opinion the U.S congress shouldn’t be able to criminalize the production and use of marijuana for medical purposes. I feel that with congress trying to criminalize it is taken away from the state’s power. When a state approves the usage of marijuana for medical reasoning‚ those who truly need shouldn’t be penalized

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