The issue on legalizing marijuana is a very controversial topic in the U.S. and all around the world. This is an issue for the fact that some people are being denied medical treatments just because marijuana has been illegal and misunderstood for so long. For as long as anyone can remember medical and legal marijuana has been seen in the negative side of the news and bad opinions by the general population. In recent years people‚ local governments‚ and state governments in the United States have
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Composition March 2‚ 2013 Legalization of Marijuana One of the most strongly debated things going on in America today is the debate on whether marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. So far to this date‚ it has been legalized in Washington and Colorado for recreational use and is being used legally-medically in 16 other states. The thing that bothers me the most about this debate isn’t whether someone agrees or disagrees with my opinions. What does bother me is when they don’t know
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Sam Miller Instructor Logan Soc. 3003 17 October 2011 Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of drugs in the U.S has been a very examined issue in the past century. Within the past decade‚ marijuana has become decriminalized in 12 states. Although there are negative consequences that would come along with the legalization of marijuana‚ there are also positives. The main focus here will be on the positives because that’s what my beliefs correlate with. According to Erich Goode
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States has had strict laws against the use and distribution of marijuana since 1937. (The Union‚ Brett Harvey) Federal and state laws on medicinal marijuana are very different from each other. Cannabis has a lot of health benefits‚ this is the reason California was the first state to legalize it for medicinal purposes. (How weed won the west‚ Kevin Booth) People in America have been getting arrested for the use and possession of marijuana since it was outlawed. Charlie Lynch was one of those people
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Crime is often glorified through movies and music. Crime happens in many forms and has different effects. Just about everyone in America has been exposed to some form of crime in their lifetimes‚ if not performing crimes themselves. Typically‚ crime is kept under control by processes of the law and law enforcement. Sometimes‚ however‚ crime has a tremendous effect on society and the people within it as a whole. Different types of crime can serve different purposes and functions. In the early 1900s
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And where marijuana is concerned‚ there has been no substantial evidence that its prohibition has had any conclusive effect at all. The current drug policy on marijuana is not only ineffective but harmful to not only yourselves‚ but society as a whole. The criminalization of marijuana is not the solution; it ’s part of the problem. First of all‚ the current laws prohibiting the use and possession of marijuana do not stop anyone from using or possessing it. It has been found that Marijuana use remains
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12 16 January 2015 Why Marijuana should be legalized Multiple studies have found that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco yet somehow is still considered a schedule 1 drug along with other more extreme drugs such as heroin. Marijuana is the leaves and shredded flowers of hemp plant called Cannabis sativa which is usually a green or gray mixture. Marijuana can be not only smoked in the form a joint‚ blunt‚ bowl‚ bong‚ etc but can also be eaten. Uses of marijuana can be medically or recreationally
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Legalization of Marijuana Thesis: Legalizing marijuana can bring many benefits to different groups in today’s society. I. Legalizing marijuana can benefit the government. a. Can generate $8.7 billion in federal and state tax revenue annually. b. Money can be used towards education. c. Could help create jobs II. Legalizing Marijuana can bring health benefits a. Can treat and prevent glaucoma. b. Can help control epileptic seizures. c. Stops cancer from spreading. III. Legalizing marijuana can lower crime‚ spending
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124-019 October 28‚ 2014 Marijuana in Colorado I. Introduction A. Colorado has made history‚ being the first state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. And the results are more than anyone could have expected. B. The legalization of Marijuana in Colorado has affected the state as a whole. C. Main Points figure 1 1. Crime has dramatically gone down. 2. The economy has received a boost. 3. The effect of the legalization of marijuana on the number of users. II. Body A. Crime has dramatically gone
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Marijuana: Beneficial and Risky Should there be a national legalization of marijuana as a prescription and clinical drug for medicinal treatment? Imagine a loved one lying in bed at a hospital and have just undergone chemotherapy for their cancer treatment. Side effects of chemotherapy have begun and that individual cannot stop from constantly vomiting. Every type of medication prescribed by the doctor has absolutely no effect in relieving the unbearable pain of nausea and headache. The news
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