Marcus Tilley Jason Garrett Speech (Public Speaking) 1pm-3:10pm November 10‚ 2012 Marijuana Legalization Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that marijuana should be legalized and for them to act upon this issue. Thesis Statement: Legalizing marijuana can greatly help our economy in several different ways and there’s really no point for it to be illegal when it’s a valuable‚ natural resource. Intro: In my opinion‚ the “War on Drugs” is a waste of tax payers dollars. Alcohol abuse
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Argumentative Essay The legalization of marijuana is a current growing issue in British Columbia (BC). Marijuana‚ which comes from the cannabis sativa (or hemp) plant‚ has been used for ten thousand years and will continue to be used for a very long time. People smoke it‚ with a pipe or water pipe‚ or in loosely rolled cigarettes called “joints”. It is also brewed with tea and mixed with cakes and brownies. Marijuana is so popular with the public that it has developed many aliases‚ such as
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Advantages of legalizing marijuana * Marijuana has been proven to reduce depressions and lessen anxiety in humans by a considerable degree * Less dangerous physically then other drugs which are being described in order to cure or help with the same conditions * Medical costs would be reduced greatly if people were allowed to grow it themselves * The economy would receive a boost from the legalization of it because a lot of people currently use it * The legalization of the drug will cause
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with a seemingly unending debate. Should marijuana‚ otherwise known as ‘weed’‚ be legalized in the states? While most politicians say that legalizing marijuana would only be used as a ‘stepping-stone’ to more dangerous drugs like heroin or cocaine‚ it is my opinion to strongly disagree with this statement. Marijuana use can have medical pluses‚ yielding California’s decision to legalize marijuana for healing purposes. With the right regulations‚ marijuana should be fully legalized in the United States
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listed below. 1. In light of recent legislation‚ the full legalization of marijuana is visible on the horizon. Obviously there are many sides arguing over the issue. One says‚ legalization will reduce crime‚ save taxpayers millions‚ and focus law enforcement on violent offenders. The opposing side contends the legalizing the drug will sharpen the angle of our country’s already declining morals. This side believes marijuana to be more dangerous than alcohol‚ when it comes to operating vehicles
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY “Should the State legalize the use of marijuana for medical treatment purposes?” 1. Trossman‚ Susan RN (2006). Rx for Medical Marijuana? : Promoting research on and acceptance of this treatment option for patient. [Miscellaneous Article] Vol. 106 Issue 4 Page 77. AJN American Journal of Nursing. Susan promotes and publicize advances in clinical research. Her opinion and thoughts does not conflict medical science not to put her practice away but to be the face of the
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Shayne Laidler Barnes What would happen if marijuana were legalized tomorrow? As the New Year comes so do new laws‚ especially those that have to do with medical and recreational use of marijuana in the United States. As our social and political landscapes are rapidly changing more and more states are passing pro-medicinal marijuana legislation. Currently there are 17 states that approved of pro-marijuana ballot initiatives‚ but not all of them have officially approved cannabis for medical use
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of these two drugs. Marijuana however‚ does not share any of these effects with alcohol and cigarettes. Marijuana does not cause death‚ nor does it cause cancer‚ and it does not inflict upon the user or the state any negative effect which will be harmful. (Ferner 1) Hence‚ marijuana is very different from alcohol and tobacco; its legalization will not cost the states. It will however provide huge tax revenue profits and a great income from which the state can flourish. Marijuana should be legalized
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to the american public would be‚ “ The secrets of the cigarettes “ and “ The marijuana tax act of 1937” . Even though the “the marijuana tax act of 1937” was explained through lecture and not apart of our assignments ‚ it was a captivating read on a decades long controversial drug that no one quite truly understands . Moving onto the reason I choose the article of “The secrets of cigarettes” was the opposite of marijuana ‚ meaning the American people think they know everything about cigarettes when
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ARGUMENTS FOR Even though now marijuana is a banned substance in majority of the states and countries nationwide it is actually legalized in several states and countries for medical purposes. The states that have legalized marijuana for medical purpose are Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Connecticut‚ DC‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Illinois‚ Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington. Though it is legalized in
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