Legalizing Marijuana Abraham Lincoln once stated that‚ "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man ’s appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." In today ’s society‚ this statement still applies in reference to the illegal use of marijuana. Marijuana prohibition causes far more harm than marijuana itself. Keeping marijuana illegal is
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Jean Lin Ms. Kasababian Language Arts Honors 30 November 2012 Abortion In 2008‚ twelve women taking resident in the U.S. died due to legal abortions performed during the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Abortion should be available to all females living in the United States‚ but must be a legal citizen to have late abortions‚ which are during the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Abortion is a right that women have‚ and the Fourth Amendment “Search and Seizure” supports
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December 3‚ 2012 The topic of marijuana has been a big topic for the past few years. The United States considers marijuana as a drug‚ in some other countries they say it is a natural herb that is grown from the ground. The issue at hand is “should marijuana be legalized?” the congress of the US stay in a constant debate on this subject. Why is the subject of marijuana such in high demand‚ if the US already considers it a drug? There are many facts that need to be looked at before a final
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Decriminalization of Marijuana As I researched the internet for information about the decriminalization of marijuana‚ I found so much information concerning this project that it was hard putting together some thoughts. Through my research of the different topics I came to the conclusion that the ones I am writing about seem to be the most important concerning the decriminalization of marijuana. Should a person go to jail for smoking marijuana? A lot of people
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Walker WR 121 8/8/10 Essay #4 Rough Smoke 101 Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States and in most other countries as well. More than 100 million Americans have tried marijuana‚ and more than twenty million have smoked it in the last year‚ but does marijuana really affect people and their thinking process‚ and should pot be legal in the United States. (Armentano Paragraph 3) I believe that marijuana should be legal because people should live life how they
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Editorial: Cocaine Legalization 4/26/02 David Borden‚ Executive Director‚ borden@drcnet.org‚ 4/26/02 Earlier this week‚ a member of the British Parliament made a very bold statement. Jenny Tonge‚ a prominent member of the Liberal Democrat party‚ called for the legalization of cocaine. Even in the UK‚ where the drug policy debate has advanced dramatically further than in most places‚ Tonge’s statement is cutting edge‚ going further than the already forward-looking position of the party itself
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Legalization of abortion Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously‚ in which case it is usually called a miscarriage‚ or it can be purposely induced. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy. According to World Statistics‚ every year in the world an estimated 40-50 million women faced with an unplanned pregnancy decide to have an abortion
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Argumentative Essay Should Marijuana be legalized? When people hear this question‚ they think it is a horrible and dangerous drug. I believe that if marijuana is legalized‚ it would help the economy is many ways‚ decrease crime rate and help medical patients that need it. If marijuana is legalized‚ it will help the economy and be very costly but the awards would be way greater. Marijuana will help aid the economy crisis. If marijuana is legalized‚ each state with a proper taxation and regulation
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Medical Marijuana 1 Medical Marijuana COM/156 UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II October 26‚ 2013 Christy Spindler Medical Marijuana 2 Many people have a very slanted and negative view of marijuana‚ and it’s medical uses. There is so many advantages as well as disadvantages to using medical marijuana‚ over traditional medications. The use of medical marijuana goes back farther in to United States history than many believe.
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Issues on Marijuana Marijuana is the single most used drug in the United States today. Most of the Marijuana used today is smuggled from Mexico. Even with the border patrol on high alert it somehow gets into the states. Recently‚ there have been increasing efforts to legalize marijuana. The Obama Administration has consistently reiterated its firm opposition to any form of drug legalization. Legalization of Marijuana would cause prices to go down and use to go up. If Marijuana became legal nationwide
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