Each year there are twenty million Americans that try cannabis for the first time. (Armentano‚ 2013) Americans are going to smoke cannabis if it’s legalized or not so our country should legalize it and make money. Legalizing cannabis will help our country economically‚ help patients that truly do benefit from the drug‚ and help decrease the amount of street drug dealing. To some of the patients that use medical cannabis it is very difficult for them to get if they don’t live in a state where it is
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parents use this drug‚ it will possibly cause them to neglect or abuse their children. If marijuana stays illegal‚ these negative effects will lessen. Van Deventer says in Legalizing Drugs‚ “The more barriers there are (cops or the hassle or the fear of dying from an overdose) the less likely you are to get addicted.” (Legalizing Drugs 68) He is trying to state that if marijuana stays illegal‚ there will be many more consequences if one smokes or gets caught smoking. If it was legal‚ than the fear
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on a regular basis‚ we have to let more severe hardened criminals out of jail because of overcrowding. The solution is simple; the numbers will show‚ we need to legalize marijuana in the United States. (2008 Marijuana Hydro. Facts about Marijuana Seed‚ Legalizing Marijuana). Marijuana should be legalized in the United States. What is Marijuana? According to the National Organization
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Legalizing Marijuana The argument of whether to legalize marijuana or not is parallel to the age-old battle of Creationism vs. Evolution‚ everyone has his or her own opinion. Legalizing marijuana is social debate whose outcome could not possibly make everyone happy. This debate is filled with both pros and cons‚ and some would argue that both sides have equally convincing arguments. There are several substantial reasons why marijuana should be legalized. A few reasons why it should be legal are
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"Introduction to Legalizing Drugs: At Issue." At Issue: Legalizing Drugs. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2001. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Northern Virginia Community College. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/ovrc/infomark.do?&c
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Have you gotten a negative impression surrounding the topic of drugs? Though drugs seem to be directly connected with crime‚ their legalization can create a more beneficial environment for people and companies;both indirectly and directly. Legalizing drugs aids the trade/stock markets by eliminating the black markets‚ as well as reducing violent crime and homelessness rates‚ essentially pulling the world a couple steps closer to becoming a negativity-free zone. Prohibited market systems consist
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The controversy surrounding marijuana laws have been discussed at great length in both federal and state government. The new proposed laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado have reignited the debate. Marijuana should be legalized because it is less harmful than cigarettes‚ and alcohol. It has many positive attributes‚ for instance medical use. Also citizens arrested on Marijuana charges take up space in our incarceration facilities. I feel strongly that it would do our country more
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de Carvalho 1 Dhahran High School Marijuana To Be or Not To Be Miguel Carvalho English 10 Ms. E. Harris 13 November 2014 de Carvalho 2 Miguel Carvalho English 10 Ms. E. Harris 13 November 2014 Marijuana: To Be or Not To Be In our progressive day and age‚ arguments are brought to light in favor of or in opposition to the legalization of marijuana. But many ask‚ “Why is marijuana considered illicit in the first place?” As a naturally occurring plant
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experienced under the current laws prohibiting prostitution include transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)‚ excessive amounts spent on prosecuting offenders‚ and the risks involved for women working alone on the streets. It is my view that legalizing prostitution would not only protect sex workers and their clients‚ but if properly regulated would provide revenue for both cities and government agencies while empowering women who choose prostitution as their profession as to avoid white slavery
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per year‚ just from taxes. Even the poor would be able to afford marijuana as prices would drop considerably if it were to be legalized. It is estimated that inmates incarcerated on marijuana related offences costs our prison system about $1 billion annually. Legalizing marijuana would also relieve some of the taxes that taxpayers have to pay. Marijuana Prohibition Costs Taxpayers $41.8 Billion A Year‚ according to a report from Forbes. It would also help the farmers that farm it. In California‚ marijuana
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