psychological‚ dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include‚ cancer‚ breathing‚ immune system‚ asthma‚ driving ability‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and reproduction. The Psychological findings include‚ short term memory‚ attention span‚ "lasting effect"‚ schizophrenia‚ withdrawal‚ and symptoms in newborns‚ and children. These certain dangers may be associated with the prolonged use of marijuana‚ and may cause permanent damage. Marijuana is known to contain more of some cancer
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15‚ 2012 Marijuana Legalize and Taxed In today ’s society Americans are suffering from increased destruction due to the never-ending war against drugs. Government officials make promising speeches to advocate tougher drugs laws. This war against drugs has not accomplished anything. Legalization and taxing is an option that should be considered to show how legalizing and taxing marijuana will put end to this cycle. It is very important to understand the effect of cannabis (marijuana) and its
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Legalizing Marijuana Abraham Lincoln once stated that‚ "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man ’s appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." In today ’s society‚ this statement still applies in reference to the illegal use of marijuana. Marijuana prohibition causes far more harm than marijuana itself. Keeping marijuana illegal is
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Heather Toll English 101H March 1‚ 2015 The Legalization of Marijuana – Is There a Basis for a Common Ground? There appear to be no unilaterally satisfactory answers to the U.S. citizenry’s legitimate concerns about marijuana use. However‚ there are likewise no such answers with respect to the use of tobacco and alcohol‚ and yet the latter substances have been accorded legal status by every state throughout most of the country’s history despite having well-established mind-altering and addictive
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drugs‚ Marijuana has been considered an illegal drug. There has been constant debate on whether the drug should be legalized or kept illegal next to drugs that are far more dangerous then marijuana is. Science has proven that marijuana can treat or improve the health of those who suffer from diseases. California was the first state to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes in 1996 and after that there were several states that followed California’s example and allowed the use of marijuana for
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Marijuana & The Body Research and Reflection Paper Objective: Often individuals believe marijuana is harmless. However‚ in addition to legal and social consequences there are significant health consequences to marijuana use. The purpose of this paper is to assist the student in critically examining the risk factors of continued marijuana use. Paper Content: Please address each of the following issues for your paper: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. What parts of the body are affected
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that we reviewed found no significant differences in illicit drug use between students who received D.A.R.E. in the fifth or sixth grade (the intervention group) and students who did not (the control group)." This is just one example of the millions of dollars wasted on the government ’s war on drugs. In my opinion‚ and those of many others‚ the entire "drug war" is a huge waste of money and valuable human resources. And where marijuana is concerned‚ there has been no substantial evidence that its
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Carly Smerchek Mrs. Goerl English Comp II 9:00 20‚ November 2013 Marijuana Legalization Marijuana is a well-known drug that causes many controversies all over America. Many people take part in the use of marijuana illegally and get away with it day by day. Also‚ in some states it is already legal for medical purposes. There’s an abundance of different opinions of the drug‚ which makes it very controversial in the aspect of legalization. It’s the most accessible drug in America and commonly
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Medical Marijuana Angelica Andrade COM/172 November 10‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Medical Marijuana The use of "Medical Marijuana" has been a controversial issue for thousands of years. The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized has long troubled American citizens. However‚ long before America was even an idea‚ many cultures had harnessed the plant and used it for many primitive medical purposes. Approximately twenty-three states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for medical
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Marijuana should be legalize for several reason. First‚ the government could earn money from taxes on its sale. Marijuana is actually less dangerous than alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and even most over-the-counter medicine and prescriptions. Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the safest therapeutically active substance known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervise routine of medical care. For marijuana to be illegal in the Philippines when alcohol
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