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    Legalizing Medical Marijuana Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Chemotherapy is poison. Many prescription drugs have harmful side effects and interactions. A: chemo kills millions of cells - good and bad – the body tries to expel the poison – nausea B: Lortab‚ Percoset‚ Oxycontin‚ Morphene – highly addictive‚ cause ulcers‚ nausea – overdose is fatal C: Many

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    It’s already being smoked‚ Make it legally recreational For legal purposes I can’t say for reasons of confidentiality. I will start off with this statement‚ from a very close friend of mines he tells me all the time that smoking marijuana is a great way to start your days and also end them. Yet he says he is afraid to smoke this “Great Plant” he calls it outside of his home for fear of imprisonment. Yes it is true in some states is medicinal and in some others and more to come it is for recreational

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    controversial issues discussed today is to legalize medical marijuana or to keep it illegal because of the high risks it poses. US Congress placed marijuana in schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act in 1972 because it was considered to have no use for medical purposes. Since then‚ 16 of the 50 states have legalized marijuana for medical use. Many studies state that marijuana can treat symptoms of cancer‚ pain‚ and many more serious illnesses. Opponents of medical marijuana argue that it lacks

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    CON OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA The right to legalize marijuana has been around for a long time. As the years passed people have brought back the issue of legalizing marijuana. And for this reason is why people are taking action to oppose the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana should not be legalized. Marijuana should not be legalized because of its physical effects‚ financial problems‚ and government issues. First of all‚ marijuana should not be legalized because of the physical effects

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    My research on marijuana dates back many years‚ the plant itself is earth grown and has many  purposes. Over many years marijuana has been worked to help fit our personal lifestyles‚ and our  environment all over the world. Today in our era marijuana is being used for many‚ different  reasons‚ some such as medical and some diseases. I believe marijuana itself should be able   to be used permanently for many different reasons some due to beneficial use‚ including easing  pain‚ helping to stay away from debt

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    has been a controversy over the ethics of legalizing marijuana and other cannabis products. Recently‚ there has been a surge of anecdotal evidence in social media and the news‚ which demonstrate the efficacy of marijuana in treating certain medical conditions such as epilepsy and anxiety as well as combating nausea and appetite suppression in chemotherapy patients. Furthermore‚ with the epidemic of heroin overdoses‚ the prescription of medical marijuana as an alternative to addictive narcotics for

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    Vela-Sanchez Theme Composition April 19‚ 2013 Article Of the Week Legalizing of Marijuana Raises Health Concerns Source: RONI CARYN RABIN New York Times 1.7.13 Synthesis: Legalizing of marijuana raises health concerns through the general public. However‚ the people who do not know the rise and the potency of marijuana‚ as well as‚ how it damages one’s body perceptually‚ which at the end will have drastic consequences. For instance

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    There are many reasons why marijuana should be legalized. Throughout this paper‚ evidence will be given to show how the positive outcomes of legalizing cannabis outweighs the negative. Not only does marijuana have many medicinal characteristics‚ but this plant would help the society overall. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States‚ and has created a multibillion dollar industry (Datwyler and Weiblen‚ 2006). The effects legalization of marijuana would have on the society

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    Reasons for Legalizing Marijuana Abstract Marijuana can be used by the public for many purposes. Medicine is an important part of our lives and marijuana has been tested to cure cancerous cells as well as help people with their epilepsy. Using marijuana for medical purposes is one major aspect that people should take into consideration for legalizing it. Marijuana’s market has also been brought to many people’s attention because it has been poised to grow faster than smart

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    Professor Hull English 1213 Outline Essay #3 17 November 2012 The Pros to legalizing marijuana Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States and legalizing Marijuana has been an ongoing controversial debate for decades. Marijuana comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa and the main active ingredient is THC. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint)‚ but can also be put in food or brewed as tea. When smoked it has a distinctive smell‚ which is usually a sweet-and-sour

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