Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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Paige McFarland Professor Rock Neelly ENG 102 10 April 2013 Marijuana What is Marijuana? Marijuana is often called pot‚ grass‚ reefer‚ weed‚ herb‚ Mary Jane‚ or MJ. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa. What is Cannabis? Cannabis comes from the cannabis plant (cannabis sativa). It grows wild in many of the tropical and temperate areas of the world. It can be grown in almost any climate. The main ingredient in cannabis
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Illustration assignment We all often wonder why addicts do the things they do. We don’t understand why they‚ leave their families. Or even more than that why they put their drug of choice before anything else in their lives. We also wonder what their thinking process is. Most importantly we wonder if there is a cure for this disease‚ and if treatment really helps. As a recovering addicts‚ and a longtime member of NA; I know that talking to people about your problems and what’s going on in your
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Illustration Essay Composition In today’s world people aren’t like they use to be. The crime rate has tripled year after year‚ people you see everyday murders‚ thieves and cheaters. I remember when everything was nice and quiet and never got to out of hand. When everybody knew each other and trusted one another. I am going to talk about the different types of scenarios and illustrating each one at the same time. The first Scenario is when people jump in front of you in
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Medical Marijuana? A young woman has HIV. In fact‚ she has had HIV for 7 years. She contracted it from her boyfriend after her first sexual experience. Unfortunately‚ she has taken a turn for the worse. Her body is now deteriorating. She is going through cachexia‚ what one would refer to as HIV wasting syndrome. Cachexia defined‚ is the physical wasting and malnutrition of the body that is associated with chronic disease. HIV wasting syndrome causes infected people to lose weight and to suffer
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Legalization of Marijuana Recently‚ the controversial debate over legalizing marijuana has become more relevant than ever before. In the states of Washington and Colorado marijuana is currently legal for recreational use. In Michigan the cities of Detroit‚ Flint and Grand Rapids have decriminalized the drug. Also‚ in the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti the penalties for marijuana are closely related to receiving a speeding ticket. I will be researching the legalization of marijuana in the United
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Yablon English 101 Dec 1‚ 2012 Research Paper Cannabis and Legalization In spite of its many useful attributes‚ whether it is industrial or for medicine‚ marijuana has been criticized and attacked very harshly in the United States for the better part of a decade. The Federal government has maintained their unwarranted fear and hate of marijuana despite the many reports and studies that show how legalization would really benefit America. Marijuana has a long history but I’ll try and keep it
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Medical Marijuana Research Paper Searching the Internet I found several sites discussing Medical Marijuana and just one of the articles I found interesting told about a man that was quadriplegic. Funny how the article stated that he was confined to a wheelchair‚ like I don’t think I ever knew of a quadriplegic that wasn’t confined to a wheelchair – since they are paralyzed from the neck down most of the time. But the man discussed how he always felt like his arms and legs were being dipped in acid
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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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Koons 3 Jordan Koons English 101 Dr. Elizabeth Sachs 12 November 2013 Source Evaluation: Medical Marijuana In the article "The cannabis conundrum: medication v. regulation" written by Moira Gibbons; in December of 2011‚ she explains both the beneficial uses and dangers of Medical Marijuana. It is a very enlightening factual editorial‚ that describes the marijuana plant itself‚ along with its life changing effects‚ but also the dilemmas involved with Cannabis. The article gives stupendous knowledge
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