Pros and Cons Of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is a very common street and recreational drug that comes from the marijuana plant. The plant that produces marijuana‚ as is well known‚ is the hemp plant cannabis sativa. The pharmacologically active ingredient in marijuana is tetra-hydro-cannabinol. Marijuana is used to heighten perception‚ affect mood and relax. It is estimated that about thirty percent of adults in the U.S. use marijuana. Many people think marijuana is harmless. It is not.
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Audience Analysis The audience I aim to appeal and to inform would be college aged students (male and female alike) of the United States‚ namely in the age range of 18 to 25. This demographic of people are generally located anywhere in the United States. Many of these people are mostly working part time retail/food industry jobs or internships for many of the people do not have time to balance school and an actual full time job. College is often pricey‚ so this essay would be targeting namely those
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Introduction: Marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ PCP‚ speed‚ shrooms‚ crystal meth‚ and angel dust are all types of illegal drugs. What is an illegal drug? An illegal drug is something and often a substance that causes addiction‚ habituation‚ or a marked change in consciousness. Body: I. Illegal Drugs The use of illegal drugs in the United States is considered by some to be the biggest problem in our society. Over 40% of high school seniors use some kind of illegal drug‚ and in a recent 1999 National
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Marijuana addiction has clear signs and indicators and this page will discuss this in depth. Marijuana addiction is simply an uncontrollable urge to possess and use the drug. Those with marijuana addiction are not able to stop using the drug even if they wish. Often a person with marijuana addiction will make continuous excuses about why now is not a good time to stop using the drug. Such people are not alone. Marijuana addiction is a disease that affects millions of people every year. There is
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Rebeca Manns ENGL 112 Argumentative Paper September 2‚ 2012 Drug Court vs. Incarceration Drug addiction has increased drastically across America in the last fifty years. Non-violent drug offenders fill our jails and prisons. Taxpayer dollars are put into a prison system that is proving to be counter-productive. Recidivism rates are high. Drug Court is an alternative to incarceration that offers rehabilitation to criminal offenders. In drug court‚ the traditional functions of the U.S. justice
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Strayer University | The legalization of marijuana | English 215 | Bateney Avril Cassandra Dettman7/25/2011 | Fifty years from now‚ the United States (U.S.) population started to know some new drugs like marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ and psychedelics. So the drug started to explode and the U.S. Government needs to find an effective way to solve the problems. In 1973‚ the U.S. created the Drug Enforcement
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These diary entires are Katy Brenner’s documentation of her experience in the drug scene during the 60’s in the early stages of the Hippie movement. Diary entry #1 Febuary 3rd 1961 Dear Diary‚ due to the huge new "Hippie" movement going on here in portland and apprently around the U.S‚ drugs seem to have become very popular latley. This sparks my interest as everyday while at school my friends seem to talk about diffrent things they have tried and experienced and it’s starting to make me a little
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Mary Jane Smells Bad In today’s urban culture we see‚ hear‚ or talk about drugs almost every day. To most‚ America’s war on drugs is a joke‚ something to laugh at‚ and something to poke fun at. However‚ the war on drugs is a serious business that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Perhaps one of the biggest threats on the streets is the commonly abused gateway drug‚ Marijuana. Marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ whichever you want to call it‚ is a disgusting drug that should never be legalized like alcohol
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Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide used as a defoliant by the United Stated military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate the forest. A defoliant is a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants. The Vietnamese soldiers were using the forest as cover to attack the enemies. The military also sprayed a chemical mixture on the crops that were used to feed the Vietnamese army and population. The original problem that the U.S. military was trying to solve with the “Rainbow Chemicals”
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HSC 4150 Project #1 – 60 points The History of Substance Abuse The goal of Project #1 is to gain a deeper understanding of the history of substance abuse prevention. For instance‚ what tactics were employed in earlier decades to reduce substance abuse? When was it first recognized as a societal problem? What groups lobbied for change and why? Which substances were first “demonized” and for what reasons? In addition‚ students will review current alcohol and tobacco use trends and associated
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