Gwen Stutler Soc 120 July 27‚ 2013 It goes by weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane but is better known as Marijuana. Marijuana is considering a schedule I drug. “The federal Controlled Substance ACT of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Scheduled I drug‚ meaning that is has a high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use‚ and thus it prohibits the possession‚ use‚ purchase‚ sale and/or cultivation of marijuana.”(Weiss‚ 2013) For years it has been an ongoing debate as to whether it should be legal in United
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2013 Ann O’Phelan LA 280 Perspective Journalism Marijuana? What’s the Big Deal About? The big debate in California is wether the state should legalize marijuana‚ and then tax it to bring in revenues to help California climb out of the mountain of a debt it got in. Although Marijuana is deemed as a gateway drug that can lead into harder drugs‚ legalizing Marijuana will help In the past twelve months‚ only two states have legalize marijuana for recreational use‚ and California was not one of
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Master Nico Jan Wiersman Legalization Marijuana 07/04/13 Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ― Bill Hicks The objective of this essay is to produce new points of view about legalizing marijuana in countries like the USA and Mexico. Because all the benefit that this could bring to our society. Most people try not to think about marijuana. They wish to avoid the overwhelming
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The debate whether medical marijuana should be legalized or not has divided our country. There are many governmental aspects that have to be taken into reasoning‚ when making federal decisions. However‚ before America was even discovered‚ many other countries around the world used marijuana completely for its healing powers‚ and medical measures. There are both pros and cons to this situation. Legalizing marijuana has the opportunity to cure many different illnesses patients may have. Currently‚
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Strayer University | The legalization of marijuana | English 215 | Bateney Avril Cassandra Dettman7/25/2011 | Fifty years from now‚ the United States (U.S.) population started to know some new drugs like marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ and psychedelics. So the drug started to explode and the U.S. Government needs to find an effective way to solve the problems. In 1973‚ the U.S. created the Drug Enforcement
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Legalizing Marijuana Have you ever been so tense that you just wanted to get away? If marijuana were legal‚ that would never be a problem. Marijuana is one of the most important issues in the world today. There are many reasons for people to be in favor of marijuana‚ or against it. There are many different reasons that people use marijuana‚ and some of them are actually positive. Marijuana can help overstressed workers relax in their free time‚ boost the economy‚ and help improve human health.
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body they have just ingested marijuana . Marijuana has successfully hit mainstream America in the past four decades and the prohibition of marijuana has been a continuous debate through America . The history of marijuana began in the 1700’s and the use of it back in history was all beneficially used . Until recently‚ extraneous research has been committed to the side effects and health benefits of marijuana that conclude two sides . One side
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Medicinal Marijuana Jerel Hughes GE 100 Majorie Bonds Imagine having an illness that couldn’t be cured. All the drugs administered never eased the symptoms‚ all except for one marijuana. This was the case for an eight year old boy named Sam diagnosed with Autism. Medical marijuana has many benefits and should be legalized in NC. The earliest accounts of marijuana being used for medicinal purposes dates back to the third millennium in China where is was used to treat rheumatic pain. Recent
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Marian Hong Professor Brown Period 3 Health Marijuana and the Brain Even though marijuana affects the brain‚ it is the most commonly used illegal drug out there. The drug affects all parts of your body; it first goes through the brain so it can damage it severely. Just a one milligram dose of marijuana can seriously affect your mental and psychological health. The drug usually goes to your brain seconds after it is in your bloodstream or is inhaled. Your brain sucks up the drug
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leaglize marijuana Many people now a day look at the harm they believe marijuana can cause people; when really people should be looking at the way it can help people. All I am asking is for you to look at the glass half full‚ instead of half empty. People need to start considering the facts of how marijuana could assist not only our economy‚ health‚ crime reduction‚ and become a much more controlled substance. The history of marijuana stands over a time span of hundreds of years. It could
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