The controversy surrounding marijuana laws have been discussed at great length in both federal and state government. The new proposed laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado have reignited the debate. Marijuana should be legalized because it is less harmful than cigarettes‚ and alcohol. It has many positive attributes‚ for instance medical use. Also citizens arrested on Marijuana charges take up space in our incarceration facilities. I feel strongly that it would do our country more
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people who have basic reading skills from their school could be elevated from poverty (cited in UN News 2010). Quality education should be given to people all around the world‚ especially disadvantageous people‚ to change their social life and improve the economy of the country‚ and it is also important to empower women and maintain investment in education. In education‚ people can build their personality and their skills in communication in order to succeed in society. According to Venkatasubramanian
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used illicit drug in the United States‚ enabling one to have altered senses and hallucinations. Organizations have formed by those who wish to legalize marijuana‚ at least for medicinal purposes‚ but critics of such efforts argue that the drug does more harm than good. While some may benefit from the legalization of medical marijuana‚ such as those with Alzheimer’s disease‚ arthritis‚ cancer‚ epilepsy‚ and Tourette syndrome‚ there are many fears and negative points concerning the drug. Medical marijuana
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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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are evading the International Revenue Service‚ employers and workers alike. Americans are reverting to the underground economy‚ where tax-evaders‚ illegal workers‚ prostitution‚ and drug rings are abundant. This type of hidden income made by these activities go unreported in the national income‚ and has become accepted as the status-quo all over the world. The Underground economy is difficult to control‚ but can be managed with well thought out tax plans‚ and more severe punishment. In the years
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Throughout the world legalizing prostitution has created many controversial debates on how this act can affect the society globally and locally. Prostitution is the act of exchanging sexual acts for some form of payment and income. Prostitution does not only effect the women and men participating in these sexual acts. It also effects the friends and family of each partner. It is legal in some countries‚ such as Columbia and Chile‚ but it is illegal in every state in the United States‚ except some
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its drug-related crimes. Crimes that are committed through the use of drugs such as rohypnol‚ ecstasy‚ GHB‚ GBL‚ ketamine‚ methamphetamine‚ and PCP‚ otherwise known as club drugs. Club drugs‚ often found at nightclubs‚ bars‚ and “raves”‚ is a genera term used to refer primarily to synthetic psychoactive substances. The use of these club drugs has been increasing rapidly according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. I believe these club drugs are the drugs that contribute most to the crime problem
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boosting the economy. Also medically marijuana can be used as a pain reliever‚ and help many patients in the process. as well as helping to prove the police force with more focus on more important issues. Marijuana may seem terrible‚ but considering the many uses can be beneficial in many ways. With the legalization of marijuana‚ the government can put a tax on it‚ ultimately
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many assume that once someone depends on marijuana‚ they start to use other drugs. However‚ due to the limited potent of marijuana‚ 9% only become dependent on marijuana‚ which is significantly low to 32% of people dependent on tobacco. Therefore‚ based on the information from his article‚ Boffey illustrates why marijuana should be legalized. In the article “Cool the Rush to
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Arguments for Legalizing Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has become a mainstream issue that the nation has become highly concerned about in recent years. Lately more and more conservative opposers have begun to change their minds‚ realizing the benefits of marijuana. Debate followers go as far as saying that it is no longer a question of if marijuana will be legalized‚ but when. The shift in viewpoints is due to the increasing awareness of some of the positive effects legalizing marijuana
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