placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use." Since then‚ 17 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the medical use of marijuana. Should it or should it not be allowed for medicinal purposes? It has been illegal in general for many‚ many years now so why would the laws change now‚ right? With the research done and positive conclusions made‚ there are so many reasons why the law should be revised. Medically‚ marijuana has
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Pros and Cons Of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is a very common street and recreational drug that comes from the marijuana plant. The plant that produces marijuana‚ as is well known‚ is the hemp plant cannabis sativa. The pharmacologically active ingredient in marijuana is tetra-hydro-cannabinol. Marijuana is used to heighten perception‚ affect mood and relax. It is estimated that about thirty percent of adults in the U.S. use marijuana. Many people think marijuana is harmless. It is not.
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Legalizing Marijuana: An Ethical Perspective In today’s society‚ many ethical concerns arise on a daily basis‚ especially when it comes to the topic of legalizing marijuana. Many individuals have relied on the fact that marijuana was illegal‚ when determining whether smoking it should be considered unethical. However‚ many studies have shown that the effects of marijuana are not as detrimental as they were once made out to be. Legalizing marijuana can be an extremely controversial topic because
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with harder drugs as cocaine and heroin‚ marijuana‚ also named as cannabis or hemp‚ is considered as a soft drug with less addiction and harm. In the 19th century‚ it was one of the most important crops in the American continent to the common wealth (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.32)‚ but it has been banned to grow in most countries since the 20th century (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.45). Given the clamour for “decriminalization” of the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana is growing (Single‚ 2013‚ p.456) and the
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Legalizing Marijuana Despite to contrary beliefs marijuana is not as bad as other legal intoxicants i.e. alcohol and tobacco substances. Marijuana is recognized all over the world. This plant is known to be a drug that gives users a “high” and is illegal in almost every location all over the world. Some states are very strict when it comes to enforcing that law while others states are very easy going. In our days people are still trying to decide whether or not they should side with legalizing
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according to the law on marijuana? It’s true. In 2008 Time Magazine reported that researchers had found more than 42% of people surveyed in the United States had tried marijuana at least once (Lynch‚ 2008). So if marijuana use is so common in the United States‚ why should it not be legalized? In this paper I will discuss both the supporting and opposing positions on the legalization of marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the
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The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a longstanding issue. In the article‚ “What Science Says About Marijuana” by Philip M. Boffey‚ Boffey addresses why marijuana should be legalized. The main ideas address are that no one can die from an overdose with marijuana and that marijuana is not potent and addictive like heroin or tobacco. Although it can decrease one’s performance and cause symptoms of bronchitis‚ it does not have any major health issue and has no connection to causing cancer
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The Modern Prohibition: Legalizing Marijuana The fight over legalizing marijuana has been going on for many years. Many people are not aware of the huge impact legalizing marijuana would have. It has many medicinal uses‚ it is less harmful than alcohol and other legal drugs‚ and keeping it illegal is very expensive‚ and it. Prohibition did not work in the 1920’s‚ and it is surely not working again. One reason why marijuana should be legalized is‚ it would save our government a huge amount of money
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Economic Effects of Marijuana Legalization Nationally: Beneficial or Detrimental? Denzel J. Frazier ABSTRACT Economic Effects of Marijuana Legalization Nationally: Beneficial or Detrimental? If I told you that the antidote for the astonishing United States federal debt estimated to trickle right under twenty trillion dollars. Conspiracy? No such. This substance has crept from the grasp of hippie hopefuls as well as the hip hop underworld
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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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