Since marijuana was introduced thousands of years ago‚ the fatality rate has remained at a staggering number; zero. Although one requirement for a substance to be classified as a drug‚ is having a known level of toxicity (ability to overdose); marijuana does not. In addition‚ the benefits of marijuana go further than simply being safe to use recreationally. If marijuana was legalized across the United States‚ it would boost the struggling economy‚ decrease gang activity and violent crimes‚ and provide
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His fundamental right to indulge in pleasure by smoking and drinking is tolerated‚ as long as he does not threaten the rights of another individual. What makes marijuana any different? The legalization of marijuana has been a controversial topic for decades‚ as its popularity has increased over the years. While many people believe marijuana should remain illegal
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law that can land a lot of people in jail is possession of marijuana. Police officers can make up to 1 possession of marijuana arrest every 37 seconds in the United States according to some research done by the American civil liberties Union(ACLU). If you stop and think about the numbers it will truly let you see that this might be one of the biggest issues we face with jail overcrowding. During the past few decades‚ marijuana legalization has been on the rise‚ with already four states in the union
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Abstract Marijuana is the people’s drug of choice; it’s the most popular drug of all the drugs. Made famous in movies (Cheech and Chong)‚ hit an all-time boom in the 60’s when smoke to rebel against law enforcement. It is popular even though it is illegal in the United States; I explain in this paper why we should take advantage of its popularity and help our struggling economy. How we can use the way Amsterdam regulates its recreational marijuana‚ and implement it in the United States. Violence
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In the recent election‚ marijuana was legalized in many different states including California. This legalization will only affect our communities negatively because people will over-consume this drug and will create dangerous environments for everyone around them. Legalizing marijuana will create more chaos in communities because more people are able to purchase it and will educe irrational and even violent behavior. Additionally‚ only people over the age of 21 can purchase the drug‚ but teenagers
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Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization
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on the usage of medical marijuana at the United States has long been finished. In fact‚ marijuana can now be purchased legally within 23 countries of the usa. It goes to prove that the medicinal value that is attached to the usage of bud far outweigh any negative effects that comes along with its usage. However‚ not everyone is convinced that medical marijuana is a good thing. There are now other countries such as Australia which are debating on the legalization of marijuana usage. Below are some of
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March 2013 Is it time for the Federal Government to Bud out of States’ Rights?: An Annotated Bibliography Cohen‚ Micah. "Marijuana Legalization and States Rights." FiveThirtyEight Marijuana Legalization and States Rights Comments. The New York Times‚ 8 Dec. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. Summary: This article starts off by asking a new question about the legalization of marijuana. It doesn’t ask whether or not it should be legal‚ but if the government should change it’s laws on drug enforcement. The
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Due: Dec. 13 Marijuana Argumentative Final Essay Ever since marijuana’s first recorded use five-thousand years ago‚ it never had much popularity until the last century with prohibition and anti-war movements. The legalization of marijuana has recently been a rather controversial issue‚ although there should be no issue at all. Marijuana should be legalized. Prohibition was once tried with alcohol and it was a proven failure‚ and it should be soon proven again with marijuana. Marijuana is a relatively
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Marijuana Legalization “Marijuana gets about 9% of the smokers addicted” (Boffey‚ Philip M). Marijuana saves tons of lives in the medical field so it needs to be legal for everyone to use. Marijuana also doesn’t make people stupid like people say it does. Marijuana should be legalized because it doesn’t make people lose brain cells‚ people can become successful with it‚ and it won’t hurt people’s brains or them. Marijuana should be legalized because people can come very successful from growing
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