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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For the past decade‚ the regulation and legalization of recreational marijuana has been a controversial topic in the United States‚ provoking numerous debates among politicians and policy makers. Marijuana‚ according to “Marijuana Legalization and Regulation”‚ has been legalized in five states that have changed their laws to allow small amounts of marijuana: Colorado‚ Washington‚ Oregon‚ Alaska‚ and Washington D.C. The legalization of the drug across all 50 states is becoming more popular than ever
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26 November 2013 Legalization of Marijuana The argument of legalizing marijuana in the United States has been an ongoing situation for many years. Since the use of marijuana is becoming legal in certain states‚ the argument has continued to rise. The debate is both for medicinal and recreational use. Medicinal use is supported much more then recreational use. Like any other argument‚ there are many pros and cons. A total of five uses of marijuana have been discovered. These uses include‚ hempen
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think that legalizing marijuana is a bad thing because most people try and take advantage of it. There are some very good reasons for legalizing marijuana. Doctors and health administrators should look into legalizing marijuana for the health benefits. There are both pros and cons to legalizing marijuana but there are more pros than there are cons. Marijuana has many health benefits and should be legalized all throughout the country. Next‚ there are many health benefits that come from medical marijuana
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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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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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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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PHI-105 11/20/2012 Beverly Santelli The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been criminalized for enough generations to make it a fear or pride issue in the minds of the lawmakers and the voting public. The Federal government may have just kept it a schedule one drug because it has been one for so long‚ but‚ to legalize it at the federal level instead of various states legalizing it could create new wealth and give our country back its financial independence. However this will only really
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The general use of marijuana can be viewed from two different aspects. These aspects include both the pros and the cons of the drug. Many Americans are in support of the drug in terms of medical use. Personally‚ I believe that there is nothing wrong with the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Medical marijuana is the only non-synthetic medication out there that treats many of society’s health problems. A few of these problems include; relief from nausea‚ loss of appetite‚ and certain pains
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Medical Marijuana Marijuana has been around since ancient Egypt with many uses as a antiseptic‚ paper‚ plastic‚ and even medical but since the probation of marijuana‚ marijuana has been mainly sold on the streets‚ leading up to the war on drugs. In recent years studies have shown some evidence that marijuana may have medical uses but being labeled a Schedule 1 drug by the federal government no study can get the proper funding to keep researching. There are medical benefits to marijuana‚ who knows
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