ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA GWENDOLYN CARTER PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 4/21/2015 The history of marijuana and how it became illegal is interesting. In 1970 the United States Congress passed legislation called the Controlled Substance Act‚ which listed marijuana as a Schedule I drug. This is the same category that LSD‚ cocaine‚ heroin and ecstasty and are described according to DEA drug schedules‚ as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
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Clint Johnston 8/5/11 Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is a very well known and controversial issue in society today. Although many claims have been made about cannabis in recent history‚ the truth is slowly starting to resurface. Marijuana could not only benefit our economy and industry but as well as our medical field. Unfortunately‚ these truths are under criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as the typical “pot smoker.” This biased perception of a lazy and unmotivated
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de Carvalho 1 Dhahran High School Marijuana To Be or Not To Be Miguel Carvalho English 10 Ms. E. Harris 13 November 2014 de Carvalho 2 Miguel Carvalho English 10 Ms. E. Harris 13 November 2014 Marijuana: To Be or Not To Be In our progressive day and age‚ arguments are brought to light in favor of or in opposition to the legalization of marijuana. But many ask‚ “Why is marijuana considered illicit in the first place?” As a naturally occurring plant
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Essay 4: Legalization of Marijuana We the people in the US try to use reason and logic to determine our laws. as a consequence of this intellectual process‚ we develop graded scales for punishment and degrees of illegality. The more dangerous an activity the more illegal and higher punishment‚ lesser activities are either not illegal or endorsed. Marijuana illegality defies this rational thinking in that it is less detrimental than alcohol and cigarettes and yet is treated far worse. Most pharmaceutical
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As far as American social issues go‚ marijuana has frequently been seen as an antagonist‚ from the terror of drug cartels‚ to the health effects of the drug itself. Discussions about legalization of cannabis use‚ and moral justification resurface time and time again‚ prompting people to wonder: Would legalization solve these issues‚ or continue to hurt society? One reoccurring social issue in the U.S. is the rate at which jails and prisons are filling up. A large percentage of inmates have been
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economic growth in the United States Legalizing Marijuana would bring in a lot of money for the states and the federal government. Why wouldn’t the federal government want to make this nation a better economy where no everyone could have a job‚ and be able to take care of their family. for Should Recreational Marijuana be legal at a Federal level. Legalizing Marijuana would bring in a lot of money in taxes‚ only people who are 21 and older can only purchase marijuana so teens would not be able to buy
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12/4/12 Medicinal Marijuana. In 1972‚ the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use." (http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/) After this act only 17 states of the US have legalized the use of medical marijuana. In my opinion medicinal marijuana should be legal across the united states of America. It should be legal only for medicinal purposes‚ not for everyday use. In the 17 states that marijuana is legal has
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acceptable while marijuana‚ which has never killed anyone anywhere‚ is illegal‚ remains classified as a stage one controlled substance‚ which likens it to killer drugs such as LSD‚ and heroin‚ both so lethal you could die with a single use. Why is it socially acceptable to use substances‚ which kill thousands a year while a plant that is practically a miracle drug remains portrayed as one of the most dangerous substances‚ known to man? In this paper‚ we will look at the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana
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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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Marijuana legalization‚ is an issue that can be dated back to the late ninetieth century (PBS). This issue continues to be a controversial topic in today’s world. State and federal laws still collide on the issue of marijuana legalization. On November 2‚ 2010‚ California voters voted on a ballot called the Regulate‚ Control‚ and Tax Cannabis 2010. Prior to this date‚ Charles Stimson wrote an article‚ “Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Just Say No‚” in order to persuade California voters to not vote
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