Ever wonder about the fate of our world if marijuana was legalized? This topic is very controversial in today’s society‚ due to the authorization of cannabis proclaimed by Justin Trudeau‚ our newly official prime minister. However‚ permitting cannabis would result in several benefits such as increasing the economy‚ solving health concerns and setting drug regulations. To begin with‚ legalizing marijuana will produce many job opportunities for Canadian citizens. The cannabis industry will introduce
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In the recent election‚ marijuana was legalized in many different states including California. This legalization will only affect our communities negatively because people will over-consume this drug and will create dangerous environments for everyone around them. Legalizing marijuana will create more chaos in communities because more people are able to purchase it and will educe irrational and even violent behavior. Additionally‚ only people over the age of 21 can purchase the drug‚ but teenagers
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Over the past several years the support for marijuana legalization is rapidly growing in the US. A recent poll in 2015 shows that 58% of Americans say that the drug should be legal while only 42% say it should stay illegal. Most polls regarding Americans and their pot use hover around the 40% mark for having tried marijuana at least once which is equivalent to about 127.7 million people‚ nearly half the country has already tried marijuana which is more than how many Americans know who Jennifer Lawrence
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Since marijuana was introduced thousands of years ago‚ the fatality rate has remained at a staggering number; zero. Although one requirement for a substance to be classified as a drug‚ is having a known level of toxicity (ability to overdose); marijuana does not. In addition‚ the benefits of marijuana go further than simply being safe to use recreationally. If marijuana was legalized across the United States‚ it would boost the struggling economy‚ decrease gang activity and violent crimes‚ and provide
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The debate on medical marijuana use and legalization generally centers on the potential effect that cannabis may have on the user. Arriving at an answer to the question of‚ “How does medical marijuana affect mental illness?‚” requires an understanding of the research that exists on the issue‚ an assessment of the scientific evidence relevant to the correlation between cannabis and mental illness‚ as well as the possible application of marijuana and CBD as treatment options for varying mental illness
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John Black English 4/11/2011 Legal Regulation of Marijuana and Hemp The concept of marijuana and hemp legalization has been heavily debated over the past 80 years. The current problem with marijuana and hemp in our country is that it is illegal‚ and proper legalization would be more beneficial than prohibition. There are many supporters of cannabis‚ and only a few who still oppose this movement. Since marijuana’s first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago‚ it has never gained much
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medical marijuana patients from state prosecution property crime in the city is down by more than 11 percent from the same six-month period of 2013. The state has collected about $35 million in taxes about a dozen other states are considering legalization in some form in the next few years. Creates job (farmers‚ dispensary employees) . States that have legalized medical marijuana have nearly 25 percent fewer deaths from overdoses involving prescription painkillers 0 deaths directly from marijuana “Sometimes
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The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic not just in New Zealand but all over the world. Some people think that marijuana is great e.g. it relieves pain‚ calms you down and is not physically addictive. Other people do believe in this point of view the say that it can physically harm your body‚ harms babies and leads to harder drugs. Firstly marijuana is not physically addictive. This means the body will not crave the way it will with other drugs such as heroin where people become
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legality of marijuana has been a hot topic debated upon for years. However‚ upon close inspection of studies and articles‚ it is clear that it is in the better interest of the government to lift the ban on marijuana. The first thing I learned from the inquiry into this issue was that prohibition fails to control the use and production of marijuana. On the contrary‚ the illegal aspect tickles the curiosity of teenagers‚ resulting in opportunists seizing this chance to sell marijuana to them. The
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Marijuana in the United States has been a big issue for decades dating back to when it was first made illegal in 1937. Using scare tactics‚ propaganda‚ and false facts‚ the government decided to classify the plant as a schedule one drug along with substances such as ecstasy‚ LSD‚ and heroin. Marijuana has since become a more common and socially acceptable (Not by the government) drug in recent years. This past year Colorado‚ Washington‚ and Oregon had decided to vote on the issue of legalizing marijuana
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