lead to hard drugs? Cannabis use does not lead to experimentation with harder drugs‚ Researchers say. Researchers said it does not act as a "gateway" drug‚ and that measures to curb cannabis use does not have a knock-on effect on the use of harder drugs. Instead‚ they say teenagers begin using cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ simply because it is the most available drug. They said they were not advocating decriminalizing cannabis. But they did question whether efforts to control drug use should be
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In the 1800’s‚ cannabis‚ more commonly known as marijuana‚ was legal in most states in the United States‚ and was mostly used for medicinal purposes. The first notable instance of regulation in the U.S. was in 1906‚ with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. After the Mexican Revolution in 1910‚ Mexican immigrants introduced the American public to marijuana use recreationally. Following the widespread use of marijuana in the ensuing years‚ more and more states created laws regulating marijuana use
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Drugs Addiction Miami Beach Senior High Ashley Gonzalez Ms. Cooper/Mr.Sussman English II-Period Three 06 March 2013 Drugs Addiction Topic and Thesis Statement Miami Beach Senior High Topic: Drugs Thesis Statement: In an examination of drugs I will discuss causes of this disease/or social dilemma. I will also discuss the effect of drugs on individuals‚ families and society.
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Hemp. Edibles. Hash. Marijuana. When a person hears these things they think of drugs and money. But in a time before guns‚ illegal smuggling‚ and gangs‚ marijuana was used for natural and normal everyday uses. Marijuana also has some more common names that include but not limited to pot‚ weed‚ grass‚ dope‚ or herb. For simplicity sakes‚ I’m going to call marijuana weed‚ pot‚ and herb. I am going to be writing about the history of weed‚ the legality of marijuana‚ and the different types of marijuana
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Drug Profile Paper Shamrock/JW Chemical Dependency in the Workplace April 20‚ 2011 Drug Profile Paper This paper will summarize some aspects on the psychology and physiology of cocaine addiction as well as other particular drug substances that causes hallucinations and depression In addition illegal and legal drugs that are widely used by young adults like stimulants‚ cannabis and narcotics will be discuss as well. No doubt‚ crack cocaine surfaced to the Los Angeles street
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The History of Cannabis Cannabis‚ commonly known as marijuana or hemp‚ has had a long and tumultuous history. Hemp has many uses‚ not just the commonly known use as a psychoactive drug. Hemp can be used to create things such as cloths‚ textiles‚ and paper. People using hemp dates back all the way to the 4th millennium B.C. This paper will show that cannabis’ uses adjust to the time period it is in‚ but no matter its use it is consistently prevalent through early civilizations to modern times
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Alcohol‚ Smoking and Drugs Before anyone ever takes a hit‚ or a drink‚ or a smoke‚ there is a decision made in the mind - a healthy decision or an unhealthy one. Sometimes as ourselves making a healthy choice is hard because we are tired‚ stressed‚ angry‚ pressured‚ or influenced by another person - e.g why we end up eating chocolate instead of fruit as eating things like chocolate stimulates our minds. As nicotine is legal to take at the age of 16 by law it has become a well known behaviour for
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In Schlosser’s first chapter “Reefer Madness‚” he gathers plausible historical facts and counter-arguments to argue that the punishments for marijuana use are extraneous and unreasonable. He suggests that if the United States government decriminalizes marijuana for personal use‚ it would save the time and money that could be spent on more serious endeavors‚ and by modifying marijuana laws it would fit better into our society today. Schlosser explains that many marijuana laws are so strict that many
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problems because that is how they make their money. And for these reasons is why the government would have government issues due to marijuana legalization. There are over 10‚000 scientific studies that prove marijuana is a harmful addictive drug. There is not one reliable study that demonstrates marijuana has any medical value. Marijuana is an unstable mixture of more than 425 chemicals that convert to
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make. Americans should have the right to choose whether or not marijuana should be legal. II. Background III. The tax benefits that can be created A. If legalized they can tax it how ever much they want B. Can be regulated IV. Drug enforcement money can be diverted. A. Can help other needy departments that lack money. B. Keep the court system and jails less full for real criminals V. It’s no more harmful then alcohol or tobacco A. Must use it in moderation.
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