Marijuana Madness: A Look at Organizational Implications After the release of the film “Reefer Madness” in 1936 and all of the horrible things marijuana is purported to make a person do‚ who would have thought marijuana would ever gain legal status anywhere in the U.S.? It only took 76 years but on November 6th‚ 2012 marijuana became legal for recreational use in two states: Colorado and Washington. This report aims to analyze the many organizational aspects that need to be established in order
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Should Marijuana be Legalized? Henry Neuschwander ENG-112 12/16/2012 Professor Linda Record Should Marijuana Be Legalized? To legalize marijuana or not to legalize marijuana‚ that is the question. Marijuana has been a thorn in the side of this country for the last one hundred years. Up until the end of World War Two‚ marijuana was produced legally in a low grade form known as hemp. After the war‚ hemp was outlawed because of fear that Americans would start smoking the different types
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Some researchers insist medical marijuana is beneficial; however‚ some argue that its hazardous. Marijuana has harmful short term and long term effects on the body and brain. Short term side effects include poor judgment and short term memory loss. The long term effects are similar to smoking cigarettes. Over time marijuana damages the brain and permanently impairs it. Marijuana isn’t all bad though a lot of research has been done to show how it improves people’s quality of life. It helps chemo patients
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Against marijuana legalization Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug problem‚ a public debate is going on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people
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Medical marijuana is a form of marijuana that is given to people who need or use marijuana for medical reasons. Medical marijuana is illegal in some states of America‚ or legal with rules to it. Medical marijuana is used to treat several serious illnesses‚ behaviors‚ and disabilities of people all around the world. It is less harmful than alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and some pharmaceuticals. There are some myths about marijuana that people believe are true. Medical marijuana should be legalized in every
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Medicinal Marijuana: The Debate Marijuana or Cannabis sativa is a natural grown plant in which the leaves‚ stems and flowers contain delta-9-tetrahydro-cannibinal (THC). When smoked‚ THC gives the user a type of euphoria or “high” feeling. However‚ many medical professionals and patients claim that this drug also gives users medical benefits for various ailments; and they are fighting to have this drug legalized for this reason. According to the National Academy of Sciences
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Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana use is on the rise‚ especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states‚ legalizing medical marijuana many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate‚ but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics show that over 70 million Americans have tried Marijuana and more that 20 million
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Marijuana has no known medical values Are there medicinal benefits of marijuana? Could there really be more to the cannabis plant than “getting high?” Yes‚ the cannabis (scientific name for “marijuana”) plant does in fact have medical uses‚ and there is much more to this extraordinary plant than consuming it to experience its psychoactive effects. However‚ most Americans are unaware of the present day medicinal applications of cannabis. From migraines to multiple sclerosis‚ cannabis can help. The
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accessible medicine in which doctors prescribe to patients every day account for “100‚000” times as many deaths than the heavily criminalized‚ all natural drug we know as marijuana. Because of its non-toxic and non-addictive characteristics not one death has resulted from the use of marijuana. Some skeptics argue that marijuana‚ also known as ‘cannabis’‚ can become a gateway drug but those who use it for medical purposes find that they never really become tolerant to marijuana’s medicinal effects
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People should pay attention to the controversy about marijuana. Marijuana may not kill in a situation such as an automobile accident. In this paper it talks about the risks and benefits of using marijuana. Suicide‚ mental disorders‚ and worse depression can be bigger risks of using marijuana. All together marijuana can be less dangerous than other things such as alcohol and other drugs The medical benefits of marijuana are very helpful. Marijuana can relieve the pain of AIDs‚ multiple sclerosis‚ and
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