Legalization of Marijuana Jeminesse Hudson COM/156 December 22‚ 2013 David Bliss The Legalization of Marijuana What if there were an illegal substance that could boost the U.S. economy and treat terminal illness? Would having a better economy or treating things like AIDS and cancer be more important than keeping a drug illegal? There are several benefits that the legalization of marijuana could provide. The financial state of this country is horrible. If the laws regarding marijuana were changed
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Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana as a prescription drug should be allowed. Medical research shows that marijuana has therapeutic value in patients with various types of cancers‚ some neurological disorders‚ and AIDS patients. The marijuana eases some of the effects of chemotherapy such as nausea and dizziness. It also controls muscle spasms and contractions and aids in the relaxation of patients with neurological disorders. Many researchers and administrations of the
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States has had strict laws against the use and distribution of marijuana since 1937. (The Union‚ Brett Harvey) Federal and state laws on medicinal marijuana are very different from each other. Cannabis has a lot of health benefits‚ this is the reason California was the first state to legalize it for medicinal purposes. (How weed won the west‚ Kevin Booth) People in America have been getting arrested for the use and possession of marijuana since it was outlawed. Charlie Lynch was one of those people
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Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable‚ but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it? In this paper‚ I will explain my reasoning for my personal opinion that‚ yes‚ America is ready for legalization with proper regulation. Personally I think marijuana is the most
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The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized for recreational use has been ongoing for the last few years. Although states like Colorado and Washington have already legalized the use of marijuana recreationally‚ marijuana is still illegal on the federal level. There are many arguments to present for and against the legalization of marijuana. Over the next few years‚ our society will have to learn and analyze the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana recreationally‚ and we will need to
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Marijuana is a narcotic or hallucinogen drug that comes from the female flowers of the hemp plant that is illegal in over seventy-five percent of the states in the United States. In the United States seventeen million people ages twelve and above admitted to using the drug for recreational or medical use (Marijuana Legalization). Legalizing recreational use of marijuana in the United States would reduce crime‚ help with medical problems‚ and increase tax revenue. Marijuana was first introduced
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA Recently the dispute over the use of marijuana for medical purposes has grown a great deal. Marijuana is a very beneficial drug and could improve the lives of many very ill people. Marijuana should be legalized for medical use in the United States. This paper is based on the studies conducted by the IOM (Institute of Medicine) and will help to display the actual benefits of marijuana (Mack and Joy 5‚ 8). One of marijuana greatest benefits is its ability to increase the overall
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controversy on should Marijuana be legalized or not. I find this topic very interesting because I know a lot of information. Most people think that Marijuana is a gateway drug. In my opinion‚ Marijuana is the safest drug in the world. For the first time in history‚ Marijuana is legalized in a few states. It is a safe drug because doctors can prescribe it to people and that they have the option to smoke it if they have cancer. The thing that gets me mad is that alcohol is legal and Marijuana is illegal.
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Cannabis Sativa‚ more commonly known as Marijuana‚ is made up of dried parts of the Cannabis hemp plant and is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. For centuries‚ people all over the world have been using marijuana to achieve “euphoria”‚ but the drug has remained illegal in the United States despite countless efforts to reverse the law. In the last few years‚ the legalization of Marijuana became both a prominent and controversial issue in our country and remains an extremely
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Summary Synthetic marijuana is a big trend in our community because there are no drug tests for this yet and you can buy the product at a head shop‚ and a tobacco store over the counter. This has been an ethical problem in our world today because a lot of people are dying from it‚ where I am at they had a person die from the synthetic marijuana a brand called "Black Widow." They had a protest in my town to ban the Black Widow because it caused someone to die from the chemicals that was in it. I
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