than 60 acres of land must grow hemp. · 1776 A.D.- The U.S. declaration of independence is drafted on hemp paper. · 1895 A.D.- the name “Marijuana” is introduced by Sohora Mexico by Pancho Villa’s supporters. · 1910 A.D.- African Americans use “Reefer” in New Orleans jazz clubs‚ said to be influencing white people. · 1912 A.D.- Victor Rolson writes‚ “Essay on Hasheesh” and possibilities of putting control on cannabis use are first raised. · 1929 A.D.- As a part of a move to oust Mexican immigrants
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References: Marijuana / Arthur Gillard‚ book editor. (At Issue)‚ Section 5‚ pp. 41-43‚ copyright 2009 Greenhaven Press‚ a part of Gale‚ Cengage Learning. Reprint of article “Reefer Madness; Medical Marijuana (The Medical Uses of Cannabis)‚” The Economist‚ April 29‚ 2006‚ p. 83. Copyright 2006 The Economist Newspaper Group‚ Inc. Republished with permission of The Economist Newspaper Group‚ Inc.‚ conveyed through Copyright Clearance
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Lucas Krause Krause 1 AoS CA 38 Collage Writing Mrs. Ryn There is no I in team As average American individuals‚ we live exceptionally busy lives. Every day‚ it is easy to find ourselves caught up in a parade of unexpected events. Between work‚ school and parenting; It’s not hard to become overwhelmed. Luckily‚ numerous companies offer services in attempt to save some time and stress. There are day care programs that look after our children‚ do our yard work and even clean
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Legalization of Marijuana: Risky or Beneficial? Tammy Russ COM/156 January 15‚ 2012 Dierdre McKee Legalization of Marijuana A random telephone poll conducted by CBS News in October 2011 revealed that 77% of those polled believe that doctors should be allowed to prescribe marijuana for serious illnesses. This compares to 65% just one year prior (ProCon.org‚ 2011). Popular opinion that marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes is shifting as the positive aspects of enacting
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Issue Exposé #1 It is known that cannabis is a popular drug amongst university students. My peers and close friends smoke pot for a variety of reasons – aid sleep‚ cope with stress‚ etc. Almost everyone in my group circle welcomes the legalization of marijuana. With time‚ the perception and attitudes marijuana has altered; in the 1900s(?) it was perceived as a drug that causes deviant behavior‚ and in present day‚ it is seen as a plant with healing properties‚ used medically. Marijuana is many health
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References: High Times 09/1/2007 www.alternet.org/story/60959 Nadelmann‚ E (July 12‚2004) An End to Marijuana Prohibition Nadelmann‚ E (1997) Reefer Madness: The new bag of scare tactics Rolling Stone (754) Dickinson‚ T. (2009) A Drug War Truce? Rolling Stone (1081) Clark‚ T. (1997) Keep Marijuana Illegal for Teens The Humanist Schecter‚ A & Ross‚ B (2011) Stores Fight Proposed Federal Ban on
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Billie Whitfield Whitfield 1 Dr. Henry Stewart English Composition II 29‚ January 2015 Medical Marijuana in the United States of America Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ is a flower that is indigenous‚ meaning it is produced naturally‚ with the compound chemical of tetrahydocannabinol‚ known as THC; which gives psychoactive and physiological effects. The plant was well known from the early 1600 ’s and known uses go back to 7000 B.C‚ but the plant didn’t reach public awareness as a
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people are learning the truths. Although due to many years of stereotyping people who smoke pot some would rather believe the untruths. There is a skewed perception of what a pot smoker looks like. Such as how they are portrayed in the movie‚ Reefer Madness. Pot smokers were automatically considered addicts that eventually turned to criminal activities or they took part in some sort of deviant behavior. It was after this movie that Regan began a “War on Drugs” in 1960’s which may have helped to
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medicines.Recreational use of marijuana was thought to have been introduced in the U.S. early in the 20th century by immigrants from Mexico. In the 1930s‚ marijuana was linked publicly in several research studies‚ and via a famed 1936 film named "Reefer Madness‚" to crime‚ violence‚ and anti-social behavior. (White‚ 2013) Many believe that objections to marijuana first rose sharply as part of the U.S. temperence movement against alcohol. Others claimthat marijuana was initially demonized partly due
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Weed‚ Pot‚ Mary Jane Sabrina Davis Gwen Stutler Soc 120 July 27‚ 2013 It goes by weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane but is better known as Marijuana. Marijuana is considering a schedule I drug. “The federal Controlled Substance ACT of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Scheduled I drug‚ meaning that is has a high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use‚ and thus it prohibits the possession‚ use‚ purchase‚ sale and/or cultivation of marijuana.”(Weiss‚ 2013) For years it has been an ongoing debate
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