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    Argumentative Essay: Recreational Marijuana Introduction: When we hear marijuana‚ what comes first to our mind? Is it good or bad? In our very conservative country‚ marijuana has been viewed negatively because of incidents of drug abuse and many cases of violence related to the use of it. We cannot blame anyone for this stigma because it is true that marijuana‚ when abused‚ has detrimental effects to our body especially the brain. Marijuana gives this pleasurable feeling like you are in cloud nine

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    Recreational Marijuana Ahhhh! Marijuana the drug that has been putting people who don’t deserve to be in prison for years. Some people aren’t even selling it‚ all they have is possession of the drug and the cops assume they are selling it so they get charged for selling it too. In Arizona marijuana is only permitted under certain circumstances‚ such as needing it for medical purposes. If you are caught with over two pounds of the drug you will be charged for possession. If you are charged

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    controversial issue. My personal opinion is that‚ legalizing marijuana will have nothing but a positive effect on our country and I am all for it. There are many reasons that I support legalizing marijuana for recreational and/or medical uses. I believe it would be beneficial to legalize it on a federal level‚ as it would offer many economic benefits for the whole country (2). As a boost in revenue‚ it would bring in a lot of funds at a time when our economy needs it the most! Also‚ it will give police

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    Prostitution should be legalized to tax for the services provided‚ improve the health requirements‚ and better the lives of sex workers by eliminating “Pimps”. Currently‚ prostitution is a dangerous occupation because it’s dangerous in the sense of medical and health issues for

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    Damian Rodriguez Mrs.Mercado English 11R 3/15/2016 Recreational Marijuana Marijuana has been illegal since 1937. The Marijuana Tax Act‚ enforced because people believe men of color would solicit sex from white women while under the influence of marijuana. According to multiple tests and the statistics more people have died from cigarettes and alcohol. Marijuana should be legal due to the shear fact that it is safer than alcohol and cigarettes. Marijuana to this day‚ after 79 years‚ in some places

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    War on Drugs and the Correlation to Crime and Violence Martha Mendoza Arizona State University CRJ 408 Drugs and Crime Word Count: 1‚186 “In the nine years from 1980 to 1989‚ the arrest rate for possession of drugs increased by 89%‚ from 199 to 375 per 100‚000 population” (Belenko and Spohn‚ 2015‚ p 117-118). The 1980’s contemporary War on Drugs established by Ronald Reagan lead us into a more retributive era of drug law enforcement. Changes in laws were rooted

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    The federal government should become more involved in the economy to ensure that all Canadians enjoy a high standard of living. In the recent months‚ the citizens of Canada have been faced with the detrimental aspects of the recession. Citizens are losing jobs and in turn struggling to survive in an environment which thrives on the success of its economy. Canadians are being more conscious of where they put their money and this has put a great strain on the economic growth of our nation. Numerous

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    LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION Sexual desire is one of the inevitable desires of human in every society‚ especially in monogamous society where prostitution is always needed. A large number of people have a negative‚ unwelcoming look toward sex work which lead to the prostitution criminalising approval. Recently‚ people have seen the need of decriminalizing prostitution and there are piles of argument around this. Legalizing prostitution should be done instantly because of it’s benefits over aspects such

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    “Marijuana for Recreational Use” By Joyce Cameron‚ Southern New Hampshire University 2012 Abstract What is a Weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Weed the People: From Founding Fiber to Forbidden Fruit. It is the author’s intent to explain why marijuana should be legalized and no longer considered deviant behavior. This paper will show that the United States of America is moving‚ ever so slowly‚ in this direction. First with allowing the use

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    Annotated Bibliography Armentano‚ Paul E.‚ “US Policy on Drugs”‚ NORML Directory‚ May 4th 2008 http://www.legalizationofmarijuana.com/ This web site contains some useful material about how much money and effort the United states government has been spending lately on arresting people possessing marijuana. It gives true information and numbers about the money spent and how many people have been arrested in the past few years. However it does not show legit reasons on why marijuana should be legalized

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