which outlined a statewide drug policy for cannabis. This popular initiative ballot measure was an electoral first not only for America but for the world‚ and is now enacted as Article 18‚ section 16 of the state constitution. The law approves “personal use and regulation of marijuana” for adults 21 and over‚ and effectively regulates the drug in a manner similar to alcohol (Amendment 64). Since Amendment 64 was enacted in 2012‚ the financial and legal benefits of legalization have become apparent‚ strengthening
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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN THE PHILIPPINES A Research Paper Presented to: Mr. Emmanuel Raposa Infant Jesus Montessori Center In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements For English IV By: Abel‚ Kristine Joy Ferrer‚ Fillmore Martinez‚ Janine Aira Vinoya‚ Helena Mae March‚ 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to express our special appreciation to our adviser‚ Mr. Emmanuel Raposa‚ for he had been a tremendous teacher for us‚ who also have shown the attitude of a professional teacher;
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Jagger Hudson Mr. Harris English 12 March 6‚ 2014 Legalization of Marijuana The Legalization of marijuana is slowly working its way into the United States. California was the first state to adopt this policy in 1996 when they issued Proposition 216‚ which legalized the sale of medical marijuana to certain patients. Legalizing marijuana has many financial and medical benefits. Despite being illegal in almost all states‚ marijuana is proving to be a money making product in the few states
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can be abusive and addicting and for that reason it should remain illegal. The main concerns of legalizing marijuana in the U.S. are prohibition‚ decriminalization‚ and legalization. Prohibition focuses on the federal policy toward marijuana. Decriminalization is referring to elimination and to reduce marijuana. Lastly‚ legalization is a big step and everyone thinks that would change the status in our society. (Joffe 632) There are three main reasons why marijuana should remain illegal. The first reason
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this drug has unjustly gotten a bad rap. It is easy to say that the drug does terrible things and site numerous examples‚ however‚ when compared to other drugs it is easy to see that marijuana is not quite as bad as many people say. Lots of research has been done on the effects of marijuana and other drugs and the results are fairly overwhelming. While there are negative effects‚ they hardly compare to the negative effects of many other drugs. There could be many benefits to the legalization of marijuana
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Marijuana Legalization Balubar‚ Angelica Gonio‚ Ariane Lepiten‚ Joyce Salvador‚ Madchen St. Vincent School IV – LOVE January 2014 Chapter 1: Thesis Statement Marijuana is commonly known as a drug. It is right to be legalized? Is it really necessary to be legalized and be approved by government? Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has
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Idea legalization of marijuana Supporting point health benefits Supporting point the negative of marijuana Less money enforcing law Marijuana biggest cash crop Supporting point No potential health hazards What marijuana can be a treatment for Include real life people and their stories State side effects of marijuana State how both sides feel about these side effects How it can be abused How can enforce regulations against abuse Less money wasted on drug bust
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Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Imagine that someone makes a small decision that will affect the rest of his or her life. What if that small decision was to smoke marijuana for the first time? Maybe he or she never thought that someone could get addicted to marijuana‚ or maybe he or she simply had no idea that marijuana could have so many negative affects on daily life. That small decision‚ regardless‚ will leave that person’s life headed down the wrong path. As crazy as it sounds
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Legalization of Steroids Anabolic steroids are a synthetically produced deviation from the naturally occurring male hormone testosterone. “Anabolic” refers to the drugs’ dramatic muscle building tendencies while “steroid” refers to the family of drugs themselves. Discreetly affecting its users in an adverse manner‚ anabolic steroids continue to grow in popularity. Users notice impressive gains in both strength and size while overlooking the numerous negative side effects that accompany
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J.D. Williams‚ Inc is an investment advisory firm that manages more than $120 million in funds for its numerous clients. The company uses an asset allocation model that recommends the portion of each client’s portfolio to be invested in a growth stock fund‚ an income fund‚ and a money market fund. To maintain diversity in each client’s portfolio‚ the firm places limits on the percentage of each portfolio that may be invested in each of the three funds. General guidelins indicate that the amount invested
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