T-TH 9:30 10:50 class December 6‚ 2007 Mary Jane the Great The debate over the legalization of marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries worldwide. Marijuana should be legalized for several reasons. First‚ the government could earn money from taxes on its sale. There would be more money for our country and less money ford the drug dealers. It also has medical purposes
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Barros 4/13/15 English 101 Prof. Antine Topic Sentence: Like alcohol in the 1920s‚ marijuana should be legalized because doing so would not only reduce crime‚ but make the substance more reliable and safer and would generate tax dollars. Background/History: Why is marijuana illegal? Why is it legal in some states and not in others? Marijuana became widely criminalized in 1937 when congress passed the “Marijuana Tax Act” 1 as a result of a national propaganda campaign against the substance. Harry
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Positive effects of Marijuana Legalization Among the issues faced when legalizing marijuana certain positive and negatives perspectives should be taken under consideration. When talking about the negative effects of marijuana legalization‚ we can have the issue of how dispensaries that sell the weed know the accurate percent of THC and CBD in each strain. This represents a worry for the government and represents an unsafe option towards consuming marijuana. Because users of marijuana can have different
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Huffin and Puffin Would you rather have a loved one that is an alcoholic or one that smoked marijuana? Marijuana has been around since 1930 and even then it was illegal. We have been getting stoned since then for medical reason or just for the fun of it. That smoking marijuana can be good for your health. With the recreational use of marijuana and that means people will be able to go to shop that sell it and be able to buy it for any use that they have.Then go home or wherever and smoke it freely
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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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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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For 80 years Marijuana prohibition‚ the standard fallback position throughout most states‚ is undergoing the next phase of transition. Politicians‚ and corporate entities have utilized outdated‚ and unproven information to continue the war against this drug‚ and its users. The arguments about why prohibition started‚ and continue is varied -- it seems complicated‚ but is it really? Just because something appears complicated‚ does not mean the facts hold to that view. Some scholars‚ citizens‚ and
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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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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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Ever wonder about the fate of our world if marijuana was legalized? This topic is very controversial in today’s society‚ due to the authorization of cannabis proclaimed by Justin Trudeau‚ our newly official prime minister. However‚ permitting cannabis would result in several benefits such as increasing the economy‚ solving health concerns and setting drug regulations. To begin with‚ legalizing marijuana will produce many job opportunities for Canadian citizens. The cannabis industry will introduce
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