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    medical marijuana should be legalized is a bigger controversy than it should be these days. There are advantages and disadvantages to medical marijuana being legalized‚ as there are pros and cons to any and everything in this world‚ but first I just want to add that in 1972‚ the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use." Since then‚ 20 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the medical use of marijuana (ProCon

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    The Economic Benefits of the Legalization of Marijuana Crimes related to marijuana have gotten out of control in our society. With more than 750‚000(MPP.org) people arrested annually on charges related to marijuana it’s clear that a change needs to occur. A clear choice would be to crack down on the sale and manufacture of marijuana‚ but the smarter choice would be to legalize it. There are many economic benefits to the legalization of marijuana. The economic benefits that producers

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    on Marijuana Legalization Javier A. Ocasio COMM/215 Essentials of College Writing 1/29/2015 Nicole Svee Magann Persuasive Essay on Marijuana Legalization Introduction Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. Mainly people think of marijuana of the dirty drug out on the street‚ when actually marijuana has been proven to help people medically. Drugs are not a new subject in this world‚ but as technology advances‚ new uses for them are found. Cannabis or Marijuana is a

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    Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization

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    Issues of the Legalization of Marijuana SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility The ethical issues that are presented regarding the legalization of marijuana are: Can an action that has no victim be considered a crime? Doesn’t the constitution give us the right to life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness‚ if marijuana and its effects make one happy‚ do we not have the right to pursue it? Would legalization truly cause more people to smoke marijuana? Is marijuana truly as “bad”

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    In the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada‚ marijuana is currently recognized as a Schedule 2 controlled substance. This restricts and limits the many medicinal and industrial applications of Cannabis.Upon legalization‚ many Canadian healthcare patients will find themselves with a potentially life-altering form of alternative medicine. Many former test patients with various diseases and illnesses have reported improved quality of life‚ by way of increased appetite‚ consistent pain relief

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    From what I have learn in Sociology. I think legalization and decriminalization of marijuana is one of the worse action taken in 21st century from our country. I feel like the government legalize this to benefit from it by trying to get the drug money. By legalizing and decriminalizing it‚ more job will be created. However‚ I honestly think it the worse that ever happen to America beside wars. I still do not understand how could you legalize a drug that could kill our brain cells and lower our IQ

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    Debate on Legalization By: University of Iowa Abstract There is an ongoing debate on the legalization of marijuana. It has been going on for over 75 years and will continue to be debated even if it gets legalized. There are many supporters for each‚ with those for legalization taking a slight advantage in recent years. Advocates for legalization rely on the medicinal value and the economic benefits that legalization would entail. There are so many benefits of marijuana that are often overlooked

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    Marijuana is one of the most common illegal drugs that available throughout the world. It was first cultivated in the United States by the native Indians during the pre-colonial period‚ before being commercialized by the white settlers as one of the principal cash crops that would stabilize the British Empire. However‚ the last two centuries have witnessed its growth as an illicit drug‚ and its massive commercialization primarily by the criminal drug gangs; a move that has called for heavy enforcement

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    Marijuana Legalization Affecting Crime/DUIs Legalization of Marijuana has been a major concern to the society as people argue that it increases the rates of DUI crime. However‚ this is a mare assumption that lacks substantial prove. The government allocates a large percentage of its budget to the fight against distribution and consumption of Marijuana. Kilmer (3) argues that legalization of Marijuana enables the government to diverge the same funds to other developmental sectors. In states where

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