Mary Jane Smells Bad In today’s urban culture we see‚ hear‚ or talk about drugs almost every day. To most‚ America’s war on drugs is a joke‚ something to laugh at‚ and something to poke fun at. However‚ the war on drugs is a serious business that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Perhaps one of the biggest threats on the streets is the commonly abused gateway drug‚ Marijuana. Marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ whichever you want to call it‚ is a disgusting drug that should never be legalized like alcohol
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Marijuana: Good or Bad? There has been a major debate on if marijuana should be made legal. Statistics show that about 443‚ 000 people die every year due to a tobacco related illness and there has been no evidence to support that there have been fatalities that are marijuana related. Tobacco is harmful to the lungs and can cause lung cancer‚ bronchitis‚ and emphysema. Jacques and van Luling (2013) explained that in 2010‚ 38‚ 329 people died from drug overdoses. Sixty percent of those were related
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INTRODUCTION* Marijuana‚ also known as “cannabis”‚ and by numerous other names is a preparation of cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Pharmacologically‚ the principal constituent of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol; it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant‚ including at least 84 other other cannabinoids‚ such as cannabidoil‚ cannabinol‚tetrahydrocannabivarin and cannabigerol. Marijuana is often consumed for its
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Fallacies editorial These days‚ a person hears a lot about legalizing marijuana and why it could be beneficial for our country‚ but people forget why it was illegalized in the first place. Marijuana is a drug. Drugs are addictive and deadly. If we legalize marijuana now‚ we’ll end up with a generation of reefer addicts who die by their mid-30s if they manage to escape being the victims of violent crime. Also‚ the people who use marijuana now despite the fact that it is illegal clearly are people who see
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Convictions. (Shear) The article had caught my eye because of who Pat Robertson is and how you wouldn’t think he would be for the legalization of Marijuana. I would have to agree with what Pat goes on to say and how I feel a lot of it makes sense. “I’m not exactly for the use of drugs‚ don’t get me wrong‚ but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana‚ criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot‚ that kind of thing‚ it’s just‚ it’s costing us a fortune and it’s ruining young people‚” Mr
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Why Not to Legalize Marijuana Marjorie Fleuridor ENG/102 March 10‚ 2013 Professor Laura Barnes Marijuana is one of the best known drugs that have been widely consumed throughout history which today raises a concerned eyebrow. Those who are advocates consider marijuana a harmless and beneficial substance because of its claimed value in treating symptoms of serious illness or diseases and Jeffrey Miron‚ a professor of economics at Harvard University in the following viewpoint believes
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March 2013 Legalization of Marijuana The use and existence of Marijuana is not something new for anyone. Marijuana has been used in several ways for over many years. Marijuana has always being around‚ but why is it that suddenly people started to care about Marijuana? Now that the places where Marijuana is legal are increasing‚ people have started to think about whether the legalization of Marijuana is good or bad. The Cannabis plant‚ which is where the Marijuana comes from‚ has been used for
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Legalizing Marijuana Marcie Helms Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC120 Craig Allen 11/12/12 Everyone has a different sense of what is moral and what is ethical. The key to resolving these moral and ethical differences is coming to an agreement on what is beneficial for our society as a whole. Legalizing marijuana raises a number of ethical concerns. Some people feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to an increase of recreational use. Some also believe that it
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makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.” -Abraham Lincoln The banning of alcohol only made people want to buy more of it‚ and break the law. Although most people agree that the banning alcohol was a good thing‚ some also think that it was a bad thing. It is a very debatable topic. Prohibition removed a significant source of tax revenue and greatly increased government spending. Although the consumption of alcohol decreased in the beginning of the ban‚ it greatly increased within just a couple
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial subject in our society today. There have been many slanderous claims about how cannabis is horrendous‚ however the truths are starting to surface. I strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized for all purposes. If the government cannot stop us from harming our bodies by overeating or skydiving‚ why should they be able to stop us from using drugs? The use of marijuana for medical purposes dates back thousands
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