Drugs are chemical substances that alter behaviour‚ mood‚ perception‚ or mental functioning. The general perception by most people is that a drug is a bad substance and should not be used. This is true; but drugs are still used by millions of people. Many governments use millions of money in countering the growth‚ processing and distribution of drugs. However this seems to be a losing battle. For us to be able to control how drugs are used in society the best thing is to legalize drugs and by doing
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Drugs‚ we all have come across some type of drug in our lives whether it’s legal or not. There is a massive amount of drugs being used daily for medical reasons‚ some being used to treat multiple conditions at once. Though drugs play an important role in the medicinal field today and are being prescribed more and more by doctors‚ there are some consumers that abuse these drugs. That begs the question if the legalization of certain drugs should be taken into consideration. One of the main topics
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Debate on Legalization By: University of Iowa Abstract There is an ongoing debate on the legalization of marijuana. It has been going on for over 75 years and will continue to be debated even if it gets legalized. There are many supporters for each‚ with those for legalization taking a slight advantage in recent years. Advocates for legalization rely on the medicinal value and the economic benefits that legalization would entail. There are so many benefits of marijuana that are often overlooked
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Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Author: Heidi Heffron-Clark ENGL112ON_AC: Composition Professor: Julie Joki Talk about a hot topic! Marijuana and the discussion surrounding full legalization of the substance in the United States‚ has been creating a stir for many years now. Some people feel that there is no need to legalize another drug and take the risk of allowing it to get into the hands of children or people that may not be exposed to it if were not legal. Others say
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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 Politicians‚ and corporate entities have utilized outdated‚ and unproven information to continue the war against this drug‚ and its users.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 social
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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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Christianity point of view. b) Law of the land. DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION. Drug. 1) A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works. Example: alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin‚ nicotine etc. 2) A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating performance when taken by a human body. Drug abuse. 1) It is the use of illegal drugs‚ the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for at least a year with negative consequences. 2)
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The Legalization of Marijuana As we know today‚ the recreational use of marijuana or cannabis has been extremely prevalent in our society and also in early civilizations as well. That is why I am here to argue the complete legalization of marijuana‚ not only for medicinal use but recreational as well. Marijuana has been around since the early Egyptians. From 2000 B.C‚ “Egyptians used cannabis to treat eye sores. A millennium later‚ doctors in India could be found mixing the weed with milk to use
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third most popular recreational drug in America behind only alcohol and tobacco‚ and is estimated that nearly 80 million Americans use it at least one occasion. According to government surveys‚ some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year‚ and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Being used for medicinal purposes or simply for recreational‚ there are not only laws to consider when the topic of legalization comes up but also ethical concerns
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against their beliefs. If this is a force that is unstoppable‚ then why try to stop it? The legalization of marijuana will benefit New Jersey and our country as a whole. The economic status of New Jersey is atrocious. There have been several suggestions to attend to this problem‚ one being the legalization of marijuana. Colorado and Washington are the only states that have taken action by legalizing the drug. They have taken advantage of what has been staring them in the face‚ and have experienced
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