Rosie Caporaso 3/9/12 Period 1 Bio Marijuana Considered First off‚ what is marijuana? Marijuana‚ also known as weed‚ pot‚ and grass is a type of THC drug that comes from a plant called Cannabis Sativa. It is a green‚ brown‚ or gray combination of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ flowers‚ seeds‚ that’s in this plant. Marijuana is usually smoked in a blunt‚ bong‚ water pipe‚ joint‚ or a piece. Weed can be mixed in many things such as food‚ tea‚ or mixed with another drug. THC is an active substance
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Legalizing Marijuana Shirley Whitley Soc120 David Jung September 15‚ 2012 Legalize Marijuana 1 When you think about legalizing marijuana‚ what comes to your mind first? The benefits it would have on legalizing marijuana. Everywhere you go someone is debating whether we should or should not legalize marijuana. There’s a lot of good in this plant. Having an open mind‚ there is advantages and disadvantages that it can have for this country. There is medicinal marijuana‚ relativism
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Marijuana Legalization Marijuana should be legalized and taxed by the government because it has a low risk of abuse‚ and it can be used for many medical reasons. Prescription drugs kill about 100‚000 people in the world each year. Off the top of your head‚ do you know how many deaths are caused by using marijuana‚ either medically or recreationally? According to statistics‚ marijuana has not yet been recorded to be a cause of any death‚ ever. Not only are marijuana’s
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Debating Essay Legalizing Marijuana One of the biggest controversies in America today is the legalization of medical marijuana. I read a blog called “Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana” by Dr. Howard Samuels. In Dr. Howard’s blog he stated that he is completely against the legalization of marijuana‚ however I am not. Though he has valid points I must disagree with majority of the things he states in his article. I believe that legalizing medical marijuana will do more good than it
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relation to marijuana‚ such as the personal use‚ cultivation or distribution of‚ there has long been debate about whether decriminalising the drug will reduce crime rates in society (Siegel‚ 2008). Decriminalisation of marijuana means that it would be given the status of a legal substance whereby there would be no penalties for using the drug; although it may be regulated in ways similar to other legal substances‚ such as tobacco and alcohol (DEST‚ 2003). The idea of decriminalising marijuana poses its
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problem. So the government should not decriminalize marijuana‚ so it will not weaken the U.S.’s economy‚ cause problems with other countries‚ and make more drug users. The cost on controlling the drug and arrest the dealers are never cheap‚ and is increasing every year. 2011‚ Obama is putting 100 million dollars into drug control (Decriminalizing Marijuana). Because of this‚ the U.S. economy is having some problems. And if they did decriminalized marijuana‚ it will be even harder to control the spread
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Medical Marijuana Introduction: “Cannabis isn’t for everybody‚ but patients are entitled to pick and choose their own medicine.” Michelle Rainey (VanMusic‚ 2010‚ Pg. 1) Thesis: The prescription drug companies dispense medicines that are harmful and that is what I am here to change your minds about today. This will explore what Medical Marijuana can be used for‚ the lies you’ve been told about Marijuana and how corrupt the Pharmaceutical drug companies are. Body: I. Why is Marijuana medicine
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alcohol. Marijuana and other illicit drugs became mainstream in the 1960’s. Marijuana is less addictive and less fatal. Marijuana usage has been popularized across generations and cultures as an "acceptable" drug. The conversations about Mary Jane (slang term for marijuana) can be plenty. There are the issues of whether marijuana should be legal. Is marijuana a "gateway" drug to more dangerous or addictive drugs? Do the government handle marijuana related crimes appropriately? Marijuana is illegal
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Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa has been falsely criticized since the beginning of the century. The fact is that the legalization of marijuana can have positive effects. Marijuana has been proven to be less likely to create crime‚ it can be used as a medicine‚ and isn’t any more harmful than most other legal substances on the market. It’s hard to understand why it is illegal. Legalizing marijuana would reduce the numbers in our prisons‚ help the country’s Ill citizens‚ and make money
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fouled up by their childhood experiences." Another anecdote in the essay explains how Roiphe’s mother used to give Roiphe "mad money" before going on dates. "My mother and I knew young men were apt to drink too much . . ." and "mad money was for getting home on your own‚ no matter what form of insanity your date happened to evidence." Anecdotes such as this are entertaining and tend to lighten the mood of the essay. Also‚ it is quite easy for readers to relate to personal experience. Another function of
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