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 proven that it does not work in any manner‚ and it should soon be proven again with marijuana. Some reasons why marijuana should be legal include there are numerous medical benefits‚ its creates a very harmful underground society‚ and prohibition costs very much money. There is very much proof that
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The government should legalize marijuana Marijuana is a depressant that puts the user in a state of euphoria and serenity. Marijuana has proven to cure many sicknesses and help with the symptoms of other sicknesses. It can also have a tremendous effect on the economy and even forming and entire new market! It has enough power to end crime and gang warfare. Marijuana should be legalized because of those reasons. Marijuana is a very effective prescribed medicine and can be used to help patients
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The controversy of whether marijuana should be legalized or stay illegal in the United States has been going on since the early establishments of British colonies in North America. “Marijuana was a common substance among Americans during colonial and early Union times‚ used by doctors for pain relief and appetite inducement‚ and by citizens as a recreational substance. However‚ in the years between the first and second World Wars‚ the United States Federal Government completed several studies which
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Essay 4: Legalization of Marijuana We the people in the US try to use reason and logic to determine our laws. as a consequence of this intellectual process‚ we develop graded scales for punishment and degrees of illegality. The more dangerous an activity the more illegal and higher punishment‚ lesser activities are either not illegal or endorsed. Marijuana illegality defies this rational thinking in that it is less detrimental than alcohol and cigarettes and yet is treated far worse. Most pharmaceutical
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discussion of marijuana legalization in America is a very debatable topic that should be dealt with before the next presidential campaign. Recently‚ the movement of terminating marijuana prohibition has been at an up rise. As of 2015‚ there are four states (plus the district of Columbia) that have legalized marijuana for recreational use‚ and twenty states that have legalized it for medical use only. However‚ the success of marijuana legalization within these states can easily be taken away. Marijuana legalization
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Top of Form Legalize Marijuana or Not? Who wants to hear that the medicine that they may be prescribed may not work? Who wants to not legalize a cure? Marijuana is not a medicine‚ but a drug‚ that has not been legalized yet. It is a proven fact that it can help with chronic pain and several heart problems like glaucoma. Should marijuana be legalized for this purpose? When it comes to being ill‚ who do you go to? You would go to your doctor or specialist. But why is that? Obviously‚ the doctor
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The Pros and Cons on the legalization of Marijuana for Medical use Thermon V. Ratliff Jr DeVry University Professor Snyder April 13‚ 2011 Thesis: The debate over the legalization of marijuana may not be decided in my lifetime‚ but the sub topic of legalizing marijuana for medical use should not be held back by political agendas‚ unethical laws‚ and a misinformed social conscience. By examining both the pros and cons on this subject‚ I hope to provide balanced information that will aid other
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Marijuana is one of the most researched drugs on the planet‚ but there is also been huge amounts of misinformation. The drug first came to America with Mexican immigrants around the turn of the 20th century. At first‚ white Americans were afraid of the immigrants with there weed. It was said that marijuana turned them into blood thirsty killers. One of the first anti-marijuana propaganda films was "high on the range"(1929) in which it is implied that the drug will make you kill people the second
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for medicine‚ marijuana has been criticized and attacked very harshly in the United States for the better part of a decade. The Federal government has maintained their unwarranted fear and hate of marijuana despite the many reports and studies that show how legalization would really benefit America. Marijuana has a long history but I’ll try and keep it straight to the point as much as I can. I really want to touch base on the basics such as the economic impact/benefit marijuana and the prohibition
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Does Legalizing Marijuana Really Make Sense? Should marijuana be sold freely and made available to everyone? To me it makes somewhat sense. There are several beneficial effects as well as there are some very not as much. The debate over the legalization is very heated here in the United States. Marijuana is legal in some states for medical purposes only and others have not quite been convinced of the cannabis. Our newly re-elected president‚ Barack Obama‚ says he is against legalizing marijuana
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