[Medicinal Marijuana] [Heather Bryant] Communication and compostition (COM156) University of Phoenix‚ Axia College [October 20‚ 2012] Medicinal Marijuana use in the United States Although many individuals find medical marijuana illegal‚ and unnecessary‚ it is a natural herb used to help symptoms caused by chronic illnesses. Over three million Americans use medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is the most widely used drug used to treat chronic illnesses in seventeen
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Youth and Poetry Poetry by definition is the art of writing that shows more imagination and deep feeling that ordinary speech. Poetry is a set of sensual words with deep meaning‚ but for some reason young people do not appreciate it. Hugh Maclennan states‚ "For without poetry these youths were poor.” He was referring to a group of teenagers he encountered‚ but this statement can be directed to the majority of youths today. Poetry is dead in our lives‚ and without knowing what it is
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Youth Unemployment Amar Chamas Charbel Makhlouf Pamela Atallah Mohamad Fattouh Nazih Chbeir PSPA 202 American University of Beirut Question 1- What is the problem? When we refer to youth adults we mean those individuals who are between 20 and 40 years. Youth Unemployment can be defined as individuals who are raging between 20 to 40 years‚ are not being working for a period of time‚ and are seeking to find job. “More than 200 million people are globally unemployed today‚ with the unemployment
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Homeless youth are very vulnerable and are usually divided into two main categories: accompanied meaning they are with their family or unaccompanied meaning they are on their own. Unaccompanied youth are classified into three groups including runaway‚ throwaway and system homeless. The runaways leave of their own volition; those in the throw away group have been asked to leave and are actively prevented from returning; the system group includes youngsters who have been in and out of government programs
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death rate because of alcohol is 85000 per year. It is medically proved that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. It is a fact that there is no case of overdose of marijuana. Marijuana has never been the cause of death or any casualties. The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in marijuana gives both relaxing and alerting effect on the human body. These substances in the cannabis makes it beneficial and curative. Marijuana is not a destructive or fatal drug and it is much safer than alcohol. It is
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Marijuana is an American dried flower and leaves of the plant cannabis sativa. Marijuana is considered to be a category C drug‚ a category C drug is a category of drugs that have not had enough research to determine if they are safe or not. Marijuana is considered a controlled substance. Marijuana is consumed by a many teens and adults in the world. Legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic in today’s society because it’s considered addictive‚ a gateway drug‚ but it is also considered helpful
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Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Kizzy Richardson BCOM 275 July 17‚ 2011 LaRhonda Jones Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Marijuana has been noted to be the most valuable herb for centuries. The medical use of cannabis dates back to 2700 B.C. with the father of Chinese medicine‚ Shen Nung. Sir Russell Reynolds‚ the private physician to Queen Victoria‚ prescribed marijuana for menstrual cramps and wrote the first issue of The Lancelot stating‚ “When pure and administered carefully‚ it is one
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Legalizing Medical Marijuana The debate over whether to legalize marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues dividing courts‚ the federal government‚ state governments‚ and voters. In 1996‚ Arizona and California voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Propositions 200 and 215 represented a dramatic shift from a previously united federal and state front against illegal drugs to one where state governments and voters are now at odds
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more than 3.5 billion dollars to enforce marijuana laws. In the year 2010 alone‚ cops made a marijuana arrest every 37 seconds (ACLU). To add to those eye opening numbers‚ 52% of all drug arrests in 2010 were for marijuana (ACLU). By looking at these statistics‚ it is evident that the government spends an abundant amount of time and resources trying to crack down on marijuana users. Our tax dollars are going towards arresting men and women for smoking marijuana‚ when there are many dangerous and important
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For the past decade‚ the regulation and legalization of recreational marijuana has been a controversial topic in the United States‚ provoking numerous debates among politicians and policy makers. Marijuana‚ according to “Marijuana Legalization and Regulation”‚ has been legalized in five states that have changed their laws to allow small amounts of marijuana: Colorado‚ Washington‚ Oregon‚ Alaska‚ and Washington D.C. The legalization of the drug across all 50 states is becoming more popular than ever
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