Professor Hoffman English 103 10 November 2013 The Great Debate over Medical Marijuana Over many years and especially in recent times people have been debating whether or not marijuana should be legalized for medical use. Those who support legalization claim that marijuana has legitimate medical benefits. Many argue that marijuana is a better alternative than pills because it is less addictive and no known marijuana overdoses have been reported‚ as opposed to the numerous that are reported with
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English 10 2 December 2011 The Legalization of Marijuana and its Economic Benefits The legalization of marijuana‚ scientifically known as cannabis or hemp‚ is considered one of the biggest debates in modern American politics. The United States is currently in debt and almost half of the American population is proposing that the government legalize cannabis and end its prohibition. Supporters argue that this will help out the economy. If marijuana were to become legal‚ politicians argue that many
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Legalizing soft drugs such as Marianna can have its pluses and negatives. Both can be argued evenly with the same results. In this essay I will not choose sides‚ but I will explain the positives that Marijuana can offer as well as the negatives aspects of the drug. First I would like to explore some negative effects that marijuana can have on the human body. When marijuana is smoked‚ THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream‚ which carries the chemical to the brain and other organs
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I believe that the time has come to end the prohibition of marijuana in the United States of America. If marijuana were a legal substance and taxed like alcohol and tobacco‚ billions of dollars in revenue would be generated that could be put towards paying down our national debt. Further stimulation of our economy would result from the thousands of jobs that would be created in order to grow‚ manufacture‚ process‚ market and distribute the product. Overcrowding in our prisons would be reduced
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Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Imagine that someone makes a small decision that will affect the rest of his or her life. What if that small decision was to smoke marijuana for the first time? Maybe he or she never thought that someone could get addicted to marijuana‚ or maybe he or she simply had no idea that marijuana could have so many negative affects on daily life. That small decision‚ regardless‚ will leave that person’s life headed down the wrong path. As crazy as it sounds
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known as marijuana? Most people probably wouldn’t say if they have because of the fact that it is a criminal activity. But why is smoking marijuana frowned upon in our society? If you think about it‚ it is less lethal than tobacco and alcohol‚ and would probably bring in more revenue than both. The government could benefit by taxing its sales. Marijuana has been proven to be safe and it is supported by many celebrities and famous people throughout time. I believe that medical marijuana should
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he knew he would not be held accountable. The tragedy is that he was right - he confessed to the murders of 48 women‚ committed over nearly twenty years. That is truly criminal." Melissa Ditmore‚ PhD Coordinator of the Global Network of Sex Work Projects Washington Post’s PostGlobal website Feb. 28‚ 2007 CON: "Regardless of prostitution’s status (legal‚ illegal or decriminalized) or its physical location (strip club‚ massage parlor‚ street‚ escort/home/hotel)‚ prostitution is extremely
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Marijuana Legalization Marijuana should be legalized and taxed by the government because it has a low risk of abuse‚ and it can be used for many medical reasons. Prescription drugs kill about 100‚000 people in the world each year. Off the top of your head‚ do you know how many deaths are caused by using marijuana‚ either medically or recreationally? According to statistics‚ marijuana has not yet been recorded to be a cause of any death‚ ever. Not only are marijuana’s
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Tracy Murphy Topic Paper 1: Supply and Demand - Legalized and Taxed Marijuana Presented to: Professor David Barch In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of: Managerial Economics Spring II March 23‚ 2014 Supply and Demand - Legalized and Taxed Marijuana The war on drugs has been a battle for years‚ as a great deal of resources go into catching those who buy or sell illegal drugs on the black market‚ prosecuting them in court‚ and housing them in jail.
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getting arrested for the possession of marijuana. Although I do not use it anymore‚ I strongly believe that it should be legalized throughout the nation and regulated by the U.S. government. There are many reasons why I believe it should be legalized. It would save the government billions of dollars for one‚ and if they tax it‚ it would make them even more money. The first and most basic reason is there is no good reason for it not to be legal. The effects of marijuana have been extremely obscured when
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