The Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana By Robert Tanner On November 6‚ 2012‚ Colorado passed Amendment 64‚ which outlined a statewide drug policy for cannabis. This popular initiative ballot measure was an electoral first not only for America but for the world‚ and is now enacted as Article 18‚ section 16 of the state constitution. The law approves “personal use and regulation of marijuana” for adults 21 and over‚ and effectively regulates the drug in a manner similar to alcohol (Amendment 64). Since
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What is Marijuana? Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). It is the most often used illegal drug in this country. All forms of cannabis are mind-altering (psychoactive) drugs; they all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ the main active chemical in marijuana. There are about 400 chemicals in a cannabis plant‚ but THC is the one that affects the brain the most. There are many different names for marijuana. Slang terms
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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION Recently‚ the issue of whether to legalize marijuana has arisen due to its benefits and the ineffectiveness of the current prohibition on it being recognized. There has been vehement argument about this idea weighing its advantages and disadvantages‚ and it has no sign of coming to an end soon because it is hard to decide whether it is worthy of a risk. It is undeniable that marijuana legalization will bring us a lot of benefits‚ which Joe Klein mentioned in his article “Why
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First‚ let’s talk about what marijuana is and how people use it. Marijuana is referred to as dried leaves‚ flowers‚ stems‚ and seeds from the Indian Hemp plant‚ according to the March 2016‚ drug facts-Marijuana site. Today‚ this is the world’s most widely and oldest used drug‚ which dates back to the 8‚000 BCE’s in China. This drug contains mind altering chemicals called THC‚ which has been increasing in marijuana over the past years. This means that for new users exposure to higher THC levels
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Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana was first used for medicinal purposes dating back as early as the 1600’s. However‚ a law was passed in 1930‚ which banned the substance. Since then we have been fighting a never-ending war on drugs that has estimated to be over a trillion dollar failure‚ and we have nothing to show for it. There are many different takes on legalizing marijuana nation-wide but some states are not convinced yet. There are two main views on legalizing cannabis. One is the government
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Benefits of Marijuana Today’s society judges marijuana by all of its negative effects‚ but what about all of the positives? They are commonly overlooked. Marijuana is a very versatile plant that has been used in many applications over the past 12‚000 years‚ from spiritual purposes to making cars. Lets take a look at some of the positives‚ and you can form your own opinion about whether marijuana is a friend or menace. Marijuana has been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. It was sold legally
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home • about • lecturers • students • HRM as I see it Home / Student zone / Chapter summaries Part one: The arena of contemporary human resource management 1 The nature of contemporary HRM 2 Corporate strategy and strategic HRM 3 Human resource management and performance Part two: The micro context of human resource management 4 Work and work systems 5 Organizational culture and HRM Part three: Employee resourcing 6 Workforce planning and talent management 7 Recruitment
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. It is made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. People smoke‚ chew‚ or eat marijuana for its hallucinogenic and intoxicating effects. The flowering tops of the Cannabis plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the active ingredient of marijuana‚ known as Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The plant has both male and female forms. The sticky flowers of the female plant are the most
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2013 Marijuana should be legalized in America for both medical and recreation use. There are many reasons to support this opinion. Marijuana probation is a costly failure; studies have shown no negative health effects from the smoking of marijuana. Organized crime would disappear by reducing the crime at the Mexican border because the major drug lords would no longer profit from the sales. Downsize jails. A major portion of tax money goes towards people being incarcerated for having marijuana. Away
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SOCIOLOGY 3 Socio Cultural Dimension Prof. Ma Corazon T. Unas Institute of Religion • Man tends to ask the why’s of things as he grows older… why do we study? why is it difficult to be good? why do we need to listen to others? Many will give answers… but all of them boils down to one source and goal… all are directly or indirectly related to the HUMAN PERSONthe center of all. But MAN is a paradox- hard to understand‚ each individual is a complex being with different traits‚ yet whole. The need
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