Rodriguez Mrs.Mercado English 11R 3/15/2016 Recreational Marijuana Marijuana has been illegal since 1937. The Marijuana Tax Act‚ enforced because people believe men of color would solicit sex from white women while under the influence of marijuana. According to multiple tests and the statistics more people have died from cigarettes and alcohol. Marijuana should be legal due to the shear fact that it is safer than alcohol and cigarettes. Marijuana to this day‚ after 79 years‚ in some places is still
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Do the overall benefits of Marijuana Justify its legality? When we were just little kids‚ our parents and teachers told us that drugs were the devil and that we should never even consider taking them. Marijuana was always on that list of “bad” drugs ‚ while we were told that pharmaceutical drugs can help us if we were sick. Marijuana is classified as a schedule 1 substance in the same category as deadly drugs like heroin and MDMA‚ while addictive pain-killers ‚ anxiety medications (which are far
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The situation of the legalizing marijuana is a very popular topic‚ I think it needs to be legalized. I myself with complete honesty‚ do not smoke or have any use of marijuana. In my opinion the legalization of marijuana can benefit the United States. The idea of legalizing marijuana in the country might be exceptional for others‚ but it’s more towards the economy. The legalization of marijuana can have excellent changes‚ but also can contain minor flaws. If marijuana were to be legalized it would just
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Marijuana is often portrayed as a dangerous illicit drug by the government and the media‚ but what if you found out that it cures the symptoms of chronically ill patients and was safer than most other legal substances. Today ladies and gentleman my speech is going to be on the current issue of marijuana legalization and I agree that it should be legalized. 1000s of scientific studies have been recently analyzed by the National Academies of Sciences‚ Engineering and Medicine in a report which clearly
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to the National Institute of Drug Abuse‚ cannabis‚ also know as marijuana‚ can affect all three of the above factors and even the brain itself. Legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes would have negative impacts on personal health which is also bad for society. It would also increase underage use‚ decrease the amount of tax revenue‚ and enlarge the number of illegal drug dealers. Despite these negative effects‚ marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States (17
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Table of Contents I. Introduction to Cannabis II. The History of Marijuana III. The Prohibition IV. Economic Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana V. The Medical Benefits of Marijuana VI. Marijuana vs. Alcohol and Tobacco VII. Marijuana Stimulates Creativity and Brain Cell Growth VIII. Conclusion Should marijuana be legalized for recreational and medical purposes? Thesis: Since marijuana is not harshly dangerous to one’s health nor is it a hard narcotic‚ it should be
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Should marijuana be legalized? This is a question that we face everyday. Marijuana is used in many ways‚ some legal and some illegal‚ but the question is should all ways be legal? In this paper‚ you will read about the pros and cons of marijuana and the effects of it. Some people would look at this situation and say marijuana should be legalized because it helps with eyesight and others would say it ruins the lungs. But where do you stand? Do you feel that it’s healthy or does it ruin lives? In
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ENC1101 14 February 2013 The Positive Effects of Legalizing Marijuana The word "marijuana" has been a concerned topic in almost every American home today. Marijuana‚ whose botanical name is cannabis‚ has been used by humans for thousands of years. It was classified as an illegal drug by many countries in the 20th century. Over the past two decades‚ there has been a growing movement to legalize marijuana‚ primarily for medical purposes. Opposing views on the subject of decriminalizing the plant
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State government should be the ones that get to decide if their people should have the right to marijuana consumption. All reasons‚ aside‚ according to Article 1 in the Constitution‚ "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States‚ which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." The actual consumption of marijuana would be considered as being a legislative power and it should be up to the state government to decide. Each state should have a
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destruction". Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa that is typically smoked but can mixed and cooked in food. It contains the mind altering chemical THC or tetrahydrocannabinol. Marijuana looks like a mixture of dried leaves‚ sticks and flowers. It can range in color from green to brown. There are over two hundred names for the drug; weed‚ Mary Jane‚ and pot are some of the most popular ones. Long-term marijuana abuse can lead
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