To Legalize or Not to Legalize Marijuana There is a lot of controversy about legalizing marijuana. There are two sides of the story just like with everything else. Some people are all for making it legal. Then there are others that are totally against it. There are many aspects to look at when looking at the issue. There are going to be positives and negatives in both aspects of the issue. There are many states that have legalized marijuana for medical use. There is also the economy that
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Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana in America There have been numerous studies done on the benefits of the legalization of marijuana in America. Many benefits have been discovered from this research. Legalizing marijuana in America could improve the economy in many ways. It would put an end to the trafficking of this drug and the money law enforcement spends trying to control it. If the government cultivated its own marijuana farms it would improve the quality and safety of the drug itself‚ increasing
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The numerous effects of marijuana on our environment shape our society and their response to it. With the expansion of its use and education of its effects‚ marijuana is becoming more socially accepted around the United States‚ and the negative stigma surrounding it is dissipating. Marijuana can be produced by “squatters in national forests‚ hydroponic operators in homes and warehouses‚ industrial-scale operations on private land‚ or conscientious mom-and-pop farmers” (Zuckerman). The most common
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Marijuana vs. Alcohol Everyone that lives in California knows that there is a drug war going on in our state. In America today‚ marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. On the news or newspapers you see stories being done on the raided medicinal marijuana clinics. Even though pot is legal to the state‚ the FDA doesn’t approve of it‚ and will tear down any major clinics they find. I feel as though this is unfair. There are multiple people with green cards‚ and need marijuana for illnesses
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Vic’Torrie Turner ENGL101 Research Topic The Effects of Marijuana Marijuana has become one of the most widely used drug in America and some other countries. Marijuana is the dried leaves and female flowers of the hemp plant. Marijuana grows only in certain temperate regions‚ particularly dry and hot lands‚ but with good light‚ good circulation and good soil‚ you can grow it just about anywhere. The effect of using the plant varies according to the user and how it is used. It could have
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The effects of smoking marijuana on the body and mind There are many reasons why some people start taking drugs. Many of these are social. But with the very first use‚ chemical changes occur in the brain that may lead to addiction. Drug addiction is a disease. And with every additional use‚ the user increases his or her chance of becoming addicted. Drugs are chemicals. They work in the brain by tapping into the brain’s communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send
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Marijuana is a psychoactive drug with various common names‚ such as pot‚ weed‚ ganja‚ and herb. Marijuana originated hundreds of years ago in Asia. Since the discovery of marijuana‚ people have been using it for numerous reasons: medicine‚ making ropes and cloths‚ and enjoyment. Today‚ it is mostly used is as a narcotic. The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). The marijuana contains between zero to three percent of THC. THC stays in the human body for about 28
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Marijuana is a stimulant‚ that’s currently illegal in the United States. Twenty-eight states have gone through various legislatives to decriminalize marijuana which accounts for 2‚224‚00 people incarnated across the United States [www.Drugpolicy.com]. Despite the medicinal advantages marijuana posses its still outlawed in majority of states. In the United States‚ the Controlled Substance Act classifies marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. Schedule I drugs have a higher risk for abuse.
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Victoria Cantu Professor Moore English 1301-033 16 July 2012 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In her essay “Here ’s why I ’m against legalizing marijuana‚” Loolwa Khazzoom addresses the debate about legalizing marijuana in the United States. Around 2003‚ Khazzoom visited Amsterdam‚ where marijuana was legal. In an attempt to avoid marijuana‚ she searched for an internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs
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Belinda Lithography – The disadvantages Background: Invented by Alois Senefelder in Germany‚ 1798 New technology since the 15th century – Gutenberg’s printing press How it works: It is a mechanical planographic process in which the printing and non-printing areas of the plate are all at the same level Lithography is based on the chemical repellence of oil and water. Designs are drawn or painted with greasy ink or crayons on specially prepared limestone. The stone is moistened with water
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