Juan Ceballos Professor Licata‚ PhD ENC 1102‚ Section W21 27 March 2014 Legalization of Marijuana: Should be Approved? American people have debated over the legalization of marijuana for many years. This discussion is an example of how the united states have struggled to reach an agreement about the use of marijuana. In recent year’s drug policy have been increasingly challenged‚ especially in America. In the United States a group of nearly twenty states has allowed the medical use of marijuana
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considered for legalization or you will agree that it should be legalized. As many stand against the legalization of marijuana there are many that stand for the legalization of the so-called “drug.” As I am a neutral party on the subject I just do not understand why fight about it‚ why can’t we just come to a compromise? As many Americans choose to say‚ “No‚” do yourselves a favor and ask this question‚ “Why should marijuana be illegal?” This question goes for the ones that are for legalization as well
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Legalizing Ganja on the economy of a named country. Thesis: Legalization of Ganja would result in benefits to the economy through reduced law enforcement costs‚ spin-off industries and new tax revenue in the United States. Topic Sentence Outline 1. Reduced law enforcement costs Legalization of Ganja would result in a boost in the economy through reduced law enforcement costs. 2. Spin-off industries Another benefit of the legalization of Ganja is the creation of numerous revenue
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As far as American social issues go‚ marijuana has frequently been seen as an antagonist‚ from the terror of drug cartels‚ to the health effects of the drug itself. Discussions about legalization of cannabis use‚ and moral justification resurface time and time again‚ prompting people to wonder: Would legalization solve these issues‚ or continue to hurt society? One reoccurring social issue in the U.S. is the rate at which jails and prisons are filling up. A large percentage of inmates have been
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Legalization of “soft” drugs such as marijuana has long been a fight in the United States. Some states have approved the use of Marijuana for medicinal purposes but it still does not seem to be enough. “Marijuana is the most widely abused and readily available illicit drug in the United States‚ with an estimated 11.5 million current users. At least one-third of the U.S. population has used marijuana sometimes in their lives.”(justice.gov) So with all of this marijuana coming into the U.S. some people
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in the best interest of Michiganders. Gabriel’s articles deal with an array of topics ranging from health to public parks to marijuana‚ and how the government and people themselves affect those topics. Gabriel often focuses on marijuana and its legalization as a common theme throughout many of his articles. Gabriel writes about marijuana activists‚ the DEA‚ medical marijuana patients‚ attorneys trying to keep marijuana illegal‚ voters‚ and government officials and how they are all intertwined by the
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Legalization of Marijuana The terms ‘weed’ or ‘grass’ strike meaning to many Americans. When thinking of these terms‚ they are commonly associated with having the ‘munchies’ also known as being extremely hungry due to the side affects of smoking marijuana. What most Americans don’t realize is the benefits that can come from legalizing marijuana because their minds are clouded by the stereotypes associated with the average ‘pot smoker’. Dismiss the corny jokes and stereotypes for a second and
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Legalization of Marijuana in the U.S.: An Economic‚ Medical‚ and Social Solution Malak Mahmoud Dow The American University of Sharjah Dr. Victoria Amador May 23‚ 2013 Abstract The question of legalizing marijuana has been an enduring debate in the United States‚ and there has been no conclusion. Currently‚ the United States federal law places marijuana as an illicit drug‚ but this was not the case formerly. The prohibition of marijuana relies on many misconceptions that are
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children alike. Though marijuana legalization has become a front burner topic‚ one would assume that our technological advances would invoke more rational responses from the general public seeking facts to support claims. However‚ the same type of fear induced media messages are employed today by anti-marijuana groups and politicians to sway public opinion. Contrary to the seemingly credible publications throughout the media‚ the legalization of marijuana‚ medical or recreational
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There are several‚ important reasons for the legalization of marijuana‚ including research concerning these issues are beneficial in understanding both sides of the debate. The result of abolishing our country’s marijuana prohibition by supporting legalization will stimulate the economy‚ to show the medical properties‚ and lower the crime rate. The legalization of marijuana has both positive and negative outcomes; although‚ the benefits of legalization outweigh the risks of the negative impacts.
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