END THE PROHIBITION ON MARIJUANA AND INDUSTRIAL HEMP Outline Thesis Statement: Legalization of industrialized hemp and marijuana benefits our economy‚ decriminalizes a 35 billion dollar a year industry‚ creates jobs‚ and makes sense for the environment. I. Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since the Marihuana Stamp Tax Act was enacted by congress in 1937 A. A Brief History B. Marijuana Cash Crop II. The prohibition of marijuana contributes to a black market system‚ which
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Topic: Legal Marijuana Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience how United States can benefit from marijuana if it can be legalized Thesis: The legalization of marijuana would help get the economy going again. Despite great efforts by the federal government against marijuana i. INTRODUCTION A. Is marijuana as bad as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop. Users of the drug
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Medical Marijuana Use The plant Cannabis sativa has been used in many cultures throughout history as a general-purpose medicine‚ pain reliever‚ and salve. In recent years‚ there has been a renewed interest in therapeutic applications of marijuana in the United States. Marijuana is Illegal: In 2005‚ the Supreme Court ruled that the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate interstate market in drugs extends to small quantities of doctor-recommended marijuana. So‚ patients
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Should the Use of Wind Energy Be Encouraged? Fossil fuels are having great impacts toward nature such as global warming and greenhouse effect. Plus‚ the depletion of it contributes to the rising price of petroleum. Therefore‚ wind power rise as it is a source of clean‚ non-polluting renewable energy (Nash‚ 2008). This type of energy generation provides us with loads of benefits environmentally and economically. On the environmental aspect‚ wind energy does not contribute to pollution as almost
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young drivers‚ the motivation behind restrictive driving laws is understandable. To promote responsibility some states have passed laws intended to keep young drivers off the roads after dark and to ensure that an adult driver accompanies them during daylight hours. However‚ these laws prejudicially target one portion of the population for unusually harsh punishment. Teen drivers face unreasonable laws that are discriminatory‚ and should be repealed. In many states‚ for example‚ the holder of a
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Individual Report on Case: Should We Go Beyond the Law? I Background and Issues Statement Nathan Rosillo is a key product developer at Chem-Tech Corporation. And now they developed a new lubricant product which is turning point to decline its fortunes. Due to environmental regulations‚ they are facing to release wastes or not to dump into the river although their waste has already reached the standard that government requires. So should Nathan decide to dump the wastes into the river or
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Legalization of Marijuana The Legalization of marijuana is slowly working its way into the United States. California was the first state to adopt this policy in 1996 when they issued Proposition 216‚ which legalized the sale of medical marijuana to certain patients. Legalizing marijuana has many financial and medical benefits. Despite being illegal in almost all states‚ marijuana is proving to be a money making product in the few states it is legal. Colorado is selling medical marijuana at a tax
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Niral Patel Comp 111 8/10/2012 Research Paper Why Marijuana Should not be Legalized? In America today‚ marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. The name marijuana is a Mexican slang word‚ which became popular in the 1930’s‚ which refers to the medicinal parts of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture that is created through drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Some of the more popular street names are
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English 1520 Research Project Health Benefits of Marijuana Can any health benefits be received from marijuana? Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco)‚ and has been used by nearly 100 million Americans. According to government surveys‚ some 25 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year‚ and more than 14 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. Around
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Do you think criminals are going to register their firearms? The law-abiding citizens‚ the people doing the right thing will and you’ll see more crime than before! Look at Washington DC and Chicago; both imposed strict gun laws and crime skyrocketed. Criminals will always get guns. If you make it harder for the law abiding citizens to get guns‚ you leave them defenseless. America was founded on freedom and liberty. I’m against any law that takes those away. I don’t really live closed to a police station
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