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    Legalization of marijuana Outline The drug generally isn’t more harmful than alcohol or tobacco if used in moderation. Most doctors would agree that it’s not very harmful if used in moderation. It’s only when you abuse the drug that problems start to occur. But isn’t abuse of almost any bad substance a problem? If you abuse alcohol‚ caffeine‚ cigarettes‚ or even pizza‚ health problems are sure to follow. Would you want the government limiting how much coffee you can drink or how much cheesecake

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    LP3.2 Assignment: Draft #1 I have been working on an essay for my composition class. Naturally‚ I had to write about marijuana! Marijuana is a very honest and controversial issue in society today. Many have been slanderous claims have been made about cannabis in recent history‚ the truths are slowly starting to come forward. There is so much criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as "pot smoker". America thinks that "pot smokers" is the lazy and unmotivated kids of our generation

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    The Legalization of Marijuana Joseph LeClair COM/205 September 28‚ 2011 Mary Mandley The Legalization of Marijuana Even though in the federal government ’s view‚ marijuana is a gateway drug‚ it should be legal because medical marijuana has fewer side effects than other legally prescribed drugs and it can be prescribed for many symptoms. The controversy of marijuana has been going on since the United States Government has made it illegal in the 1930s. Alcohol is legal and causes problems with

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    next door? Marijuana use is looked down upon by society in general but more and more people are taking advantage of it. Marijuana has favorable effects for its users when it comes to physical feeling and experience‚ but it can also put our families and those that we expose it to in uncomfortable and often dangerous situations. | The scientific term for marijuana is “Cannabis Sativa”‚ but is also referred to as weed‚ Mary Jane‚ grass‚ hash‚ and countless other street names. Marijuana can be smoked

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    Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY The Moral and Ethnic Dilemmas of Legalizing Marijuana The Moral and Ethnic Dilemmas of Legalizing Marijuana Introduction Drug addiction is one of the major problem‚ most of the people are suffering from this. This causes problem not only to the individual but also to his family who suffers the problem due to drug addiction of an individual. People who once addicted to drugs‚ it is very difficult for them to leave this habit and drug abuse

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    Why Should We Legalize Marijuana in the U.S.? Marijuana was illegalized because we used the seed inside of the plant to make paper and our country was racing to make paper. Who would have known that paper was a reason marijuana was illegalized? There wasn’t enough because too many people were using the marijuana for other purposes so it became illegal so they could use the seeds inside of the plant to make paper. According to the Chief scientists Jason L. Merrill and Lyster H. Dewey had made paper

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    ARGUMENTS FOR Even though now marijuana is a banned substance in majority of the states and countries nationwide it is actually legalized in several states and countries for medical purposes. The states that have legalized marijuana for medical purpose are Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Connecticut‚ DC‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Illinois‚ Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington. Though it is legalized in

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    Title: Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the legalization of marijuana being best for our country. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only be discussing marijuana’s health risks and how it compares to alcohol‚ the government’s financial gain from legalization‚ and popular oppositions and myths about marijuana. ------------

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    Marijuana is illegal for a reason. Why change that? There is no logical reason to do so. We have all heard cannabis is bad for you. However‚ it is much worse for our health than spoken of. Public safety would be jeopardized by people under the influence of this drug‚ doing illegal things. Not long after it’s legalized‚ more people will get addicted to this substance. Their brains will suffer alongside the economy. The job word will suffer due to the lack of people even remotely capable of

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    Marijuana Legalization Affecting Crime/DUIs Legalization of Marijuana has been a major concern to the society as people argue that it increases the rates of DUI crime. However‚ this is a mare assumption that lacks substantial prove. The government allocates a large percentage of its budget to the fight against distribution and consumption of Marijuana. Kilmer (3) argues that legalization of Marijuana enables the government to diverge the same funds to other developmental sectors. In states where

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