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 very controversial subject for its reputation in the underworld‚ but is often overlooked
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economic‚ and intellectual status. This is a very unorganized society where people take drugs called soma daily which helps create their false happiness. The society I would rather live in would be the society in Brave New World. One reason is the sense of happiness‚ however it’s false I would still be blindly happy for the most of my
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impacts of smoking? Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco and/or cannabis‚ is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practiced as a route of administration for recreational drug use‚ as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals‚ to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. The most common method of smoking today is through
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exposure to entry level drugs such as tobacco‚ alcohol and marijuana reliably predicts a deeper and more severe drug involvement for the user in the future (O’Brien Lecture). For the sake of this discussion‚ I will refer to marijuana as the gateway drug. Gateway theory is comprised of three propositions: Sequencing‚ Association‚ and Causation. Sequencing refers to the idea that there is a relationship between two drugs‚ where the use of one is regularly initiated before the use of the other. For example
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Since the use of marijuana is becoming legal in certain states‚ the argument has continued to rise. The debate is both for medicinal and recreational use. Medicinal use is supported much more then recreational use. Like any other argument‚ there are many pros and cons. A total of five uses of marijuana have been discovered. These uses include‚ hempen fibers‚ oil from the seeds‚ the seeds for food‚ a medicine‚ and for its narcotic properties (Marijuana Today). The two most popular uses‚ whether legal
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Harry J. Anslinger‚ director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics‚ caused the ratification of the Marijuana Tax Act. The Marijuana Tax Act placed a tax on the sale of cannabis that equaled roughly one dollar. The act did not outright criminalize the use or possession of marijuana‚ but violations of the acts policies could have resulted in $2000 fines or up to 5 years in prison. The hearing for the Marijuana Tax Act used yellow journalism accounts as fact‚ distorted AMA statements‚ and exploited the
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you about the benefits and risks in legalizing medical marijuana Introduction: Attention Getter: Do you know the true use and effects on marijuana? The controversy over medical marijuana seems to be that the fact that it produces cammanoids with is an effect that causes druglike effects around the body (Statistical Data) Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco)‚ and has been used by nearly 100 million Americans. According to government
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* Adam Anwar * Professor Mark Salter * POL1102 * 20 November 2012 * * The huge market for illicit drugs has been a persistent problem for politicians‚ parents and governments alike and will remain an issue into the foreseeable future. Meanwhile‚ the demand for such drugs remains at all time high and one class of recreational drugs in particular – ecstasy‚ has witnessed an explosive growth of trade since it hopped from the therapy clinic to the club scene in the 80’s. * The modern
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DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is one of the leading struggles that people face every day in society. There are different types of drugs rather it is a recreation drug‚ prescription or over the counter drug‚ either can cause a wear and tear on a human’s health. People have their own reasons for why they want to experience drugs. Some people tamer with recreational drugs for the first time out of curiosity. Their either are influence by
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Abstract: Background: How is Cannabis used in the medical field and should it be legalized for recreational purposes as well as medical use? Medical marijuana has been used for many years in the medical field. According to AAMC‚ adjunctive therapy with cannabis has helped patients deal with their symptoms of disease or disorders. A study was done by University of California medical researchers in which they placed “an ingredient in chili peppers beneath the skin of marijuana smokers to see if it
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