December 2012 Essay 3: Rebuttal Is Legalizing Marijuana a Good Idea for Oregon? In the 2012 Oregon general election Oregonians narrowly defeated Ballot Measure 80‚ The Oregon Cannabis Act when 55 percent of registered voters voted no. Measure 80 would have allowed unlicensed adults the right to personal cultivation‚ and use of marijuana as well as allow commercial marijuana cultivation and sale to adults through state-licensed stores. Currently‚ marijuana cultivation‚ possession‚ and delivery
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legalization of marijuana in the United States? There is overwhelming evidence that marijuana can safely relieve pain‚ nausea and vomiting caused by various illnesses. Also‚ for the states that have already legalized recreational use of marijuana‚ the tax benefits are incredible. Besides‚ making the use of the drug illegal‚ does not seem to be working. There is evidence that marijuana can safely benefit various illnesses. According to medicalmarijuana.procon.org‚ "Proponents of medical marijuana argue
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Facts that are kept from legalizing marijuana A cording to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime‚ “Cannabis continues to be‚ by far the most widely used drug in the world.” More then 100 million Americans aged twelve or older- or 40.2 percent of the population-have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes. More than 3.2 million Americans use it on a daily basis.1. Thus why does marijuana continue to be illegal? After researching the topic‚ I was amazed on how much exaggerated
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ARGUMENTS FOR Even though now marijuana is a banned substance in majority of the states and countries nationwide it is actually legalized in several states and countries for medical purposes. The states that have legalized marijuana for medical purpose are Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Connecticut‚ DC‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Illinois‚ Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington. Though it is legalized in
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THE STUDY OF AND THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA It was once thought to be one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the planet‚ polarizing the public’s opinion. In today’s world people’s opinion have swayed a bit for medical reasons specifically. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used on the planet. For decades the global supply of the marijuana was controlled by criminals‚ but now it has become a legal industry worth billions of dollars. It is roughly a 120 billion dollar industry
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Topic: Economics and Medical Marijuana. Narrow Topic: Impacting Lives and the Economy through legalization. In 800 BC the Aztec and native people had herbal healers that prescribed marijuana in different forms according to the ailment and age of the patient. The herbal healers used their whole world as their pharmacy and plants as their medicines. The herb was made in liquid form for the young or eaten and dried like tobacco for smoking by the elderly (Beau‚ 2011). Medical Marijuana refers to the use
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Page # 1 Writing Project 3 Reese Conner 12/10/12 Medical marijuana has become a popular drug in the last couple of years. Medical marijuana is legal in a few states such as‚ Arizona and California. However Federal Law still states that this drug is illegal and that it should not be distributed (Dorell). Cannabis is used to treat a variety of different symptoms that come with certain types of illnesses like cancer‚ chronic pain‚ and nausea just to name a few (Legallizing). The benefits
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Why Marijuana Should Be Illegal When it comes to the use and legalization of marijuana I strongly believe that it should not be legal. Recreational marijuana should not be legalized in Minnesota because of many reasons. Granted there are a few pros to it but the cons are more present in this discussion. The cons of Marijuana surely does outweigh the pros in my opinion. Therefore‚ it should be illegal. First of and foremost there will be less drug use in teenagers‚ secondly‚ it is bad for your physical
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A growing number of states have adopted medical marijuana legislation in light of the many benefits that cannabis has shown to have in treating a number of medical conditions. Traditional medication has failed to produce the results that patients have expected in treating conditions such as severe epilepsy. South Carolina has joined with other medical marijuana states in allowing its citizens to have safe access to medical marijuana for treating the depilating condition. Six-year-old Mary Louise
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Medical Marijuana in football The NFL could allow players to use medicinal marijuana in the future‚ pending medical reviews and studies. Here are some facts about marijuana: According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ marijuana is a Schedule 1 substance‚ which means that it has no medicinal purpose and has a high risk for abuse. Although marijuana is not federally legalized or approved by the FDA‚ 20 states (including Hawaii and Washington D.C.) have already legalized medical marijuana
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