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    English 1101 Medical Marijuana In “Medical Marijuana Should Be Legal”‚ by Daniel J. Pfeifer‚ the author states what he thinks justifies medical marijuana being legal. I disagree with that completely‚ because medical marijuana has no proven medicinal values to make it a legal form of medication. The article states that‚ “marijuana use‚ especially by terminally ill patients‚ mitigates their suffering from unnecessary chronic and unbearable pain that persists until death.” Marijuana may help with the

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    Denmark today. After the Christianists took down Pusher Street‚ the debate has only gotten bigger. Marihuana is legal for medical purposes in Colorado‚ US‚ and fully legal in the Netherlands. However‚ despite cannabis being legal in Holland‚ only residents can legally buy it‚ and before doing so‚ they need to acquire a so-called “weed pass”‚ which they have to apply for and only is legal for people over the age of 18. In Canada‚ the Liberals want to legalize‚ regulate‚ and restrict access to the drug

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    Marijuana: Persuasive Essay In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is‚ it eases the pain‚ and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of their life. For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them happy and enjoyable to be around. The disadvantage is that after smoking it for an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer

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    Marijuana is seen as a relatively harmless drug‚ though given the chance‚ it can be as harmful as alcohol or tobacco. Through government regulation and growth conditions‚ the long term and short term effects of the drug‚ and the effects it could have on today’s youth‚ it can easily be seen what choice should be made in terms of the decision to legalize the drug. The legalization of marijuana‚ though making the government a profit‚ poses too many risks to different areas of the population for it to

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    Legal Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful? James Nix Soc:102 Amber Anderson May 25‚ 2013 Legal Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful? The year is 2013 and the reality of legalized marijuana in the United States seems to be getting closer with each year. A highly controversial topic because marijuana’s primary use throughout history has been for abusive purposes more than anything else. Marijuana has medicinal uses and the stalks of the plants can be used for making paper or even fibers for ropes or canvases

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    illegal drug called marijuana. I could never understand why people told me it was so bad‚ and yet I see a lot of grownups doing it. Being a young adult and having a few run ins with the drug‚ and the effect it has on other people‚ the one thought that comes to my mind is why hasn’t marijuana been legalized in other states. The fight to legalize marijuana in the United States of America has been going on for way to long. Why are they making the drug worse then what it really is? Marijuana has to been proven

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    Why Marijuana should be Legal cover Legalizing Marijuana would be a benefit to society. We as a nation would be improved by it. There are several reasons I make this claim. Although Pot has it’s problems‚ it’s benefits for outweigh it’s consequences. If Pot were legal‚ many people would switch from alcohol to Pot. I think that a lot of Alcohol abuse come from the fact that it is the only legal drug and therefore is overused. Alcohol is highly addictive‚ physically and psychologically destructive

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    The debate on the legalization of marijuana has been one of the many controversial discussions within the U.S. legal system. However‚ Marijuana is known to have numerous medicinal benefits and may even be the drug that can save California’s economy. In the past year‚ many medicinal benefits of marijuana have been discovered. Two scientists from the California Pacific Medical Center “found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer” (Wilkey)

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    Topic: Legal Marijuana Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience how United States can benefit from marijuana if it can be legalized Thesis: The legalization of marijuana would help get the economy going again. Despite great efforts by the federal government against marijuana i. INTRODUCTION A. Is marijuana as bad as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop. Users of the drug

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    Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial subject in our society today. There have been many slanderous claims about how cannabis is horrendous‚ however the truths are starting to surface. I strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized for all purposes. If the government cannot stop us from harming our bodies by overeating or skydiving‚ why should they be able to stop us from using drugs? The use of marijuana for medical purposes dates back thousands

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