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 Introduction The topic I will be discussing today is cannabis‚ marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ or ganja‚ whatever you prefer to call it. I did this topic because I believe that the majority of people do not know much about cannabis‚ and I want them to be properly informed so that they are not drawn in by false information. In this speech you will hear me use the terms hemp and marijuana. Hemp and marijuana are both products of the plant cannabis‚ but the important difference in the two is the amount
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November 2014 Marijuana is a drug that people love and may hate. Weed produces a pleasurable feeling too many people and to others it produces relief. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) the ingredient in marijuana that produces the high‚ remains in the body for 2 to 4 weeks (Cary‚ 2006) Marijuana impairs attention and coordination and slows reaction time‚ and these effects make operating complex machinery such as an automobile dangerous‚ even after the feeling of intoxication has passed. Marijuana can interfere
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Legalization of Marijuana The Legalization of marijuana is slowly working its way into the United States. California was the first state to adopt this policy in 1996 when they issued Proposition 216‚ which legalized the sale of medical marijuana to certain patients. Legalizing marijuana has many financial and medical benefits. Despite being illegal in almost all states‚ marijuana is proving to be a money making product in the few states it is legal. Colorado is selling medical marijuana at a tax
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Sam Miller Instructor Logan Soc. 3003 17 October 2011 Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of drugs in the U.S has been a very examined issue in the past century. Within the past decade‚ marijuana has become decriminalized in 12 states. Although there are negative consequences that would come along with the legalization of marijuana‚ there are also positives. The main focus here will be on the positives because that’s what my beliefs correlate with. According to Erich Goode
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Medical marijuana is a very common topic of the century in the United States. I would say the country is split 50/50 in favor and against legalizing marijuana nation wide for medical use. Every argument has its pros and cons‚ although the misconception of marijuana as a medical use has supportive reasons that are in favor. Reasons in favor of medical marijuana use ranked in terms of strength and effectiveness are as followed. Treating pain relief‚ chronic nausea from cancer patients treatments‚ help
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English Comp 121-007 June 24th‚ 2013 Medical Marijuana Cannabis‚ better know as Marijuana‚ has been around since 2900 B.C. A Chinese Emperor Fu His‚ referenced the plant as being‚ “a popular medicine that possessed both yin and yang.”(ProCon.org) In America‚ the use of Marijuana and the concept of it has been kicked around and jumbled for hundreds of years. It has been generalized and put in a box. Beginning with George Washington‚ he grew Marijuana on his private plantation for thirty years. In
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of marijuana Supporting point health benefits Supporting point the negative of marijuana Less money enforcing law Marijuana biggest cash crop Supporting point No potential health hazards What marijuana can be a treatment for Include real life people and their stories State side effects of marijuana State how both sides feel about these side effects How it can be abused How can enforce regulations against abuse Less money wasted on drug bust for marijuana
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Legalization of Marijuana Thesis Statement: Marijuana was first made illegal based on facts that have now been proved wrong and many people believe it is finally time to rightfully legalize it. Many people say that marijuana should stay illegal‚ but is that really the best option? Two states in the U.S have already legalized marijuana for recreational use – Colorado and Washington. An additional eighteen states have legalized it for medical use. Also‚ all of Canada has legalized it for medical
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Legalization of Marijuana One debate that keeps coming up time and again is the topic of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug. Nearly one in three teenagers have at least tried marijuana by the time they graduate high school. It is also gets the most publicity for its legalization. Over thirty pro-legalization organizations have been displayed on the Internet alone. The legalization of marijuana ‚ although popular by today’s drug culture‚ would be a
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