Connor Biro - 2577567 English 102 Price 4/5/13 Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized in the U.S. “Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the most therapeutically active substances known to man” (qtd. in Rosenthal and Kubby 49). The DEA’s Administrative Law Judge‚ Francis L. Young‚ stated this in the matter of Marijuana Medical Rescheduling Petition‚ in 1988 when attempting to list marijuana as a Schedule II drug (Keene 93). Marijuana‚ or “weed‚” is made from the leaves and flowers of the
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal COM/220 June 16th 2010 William Blick Why Marijuana Should Be Legal In the United States laws are in place to protect the citizens from the government‚ other citizens‚ and our own selves. The federal and state government put laws into place to prevent citizens from ingesting harmful contents‚ such as controlled substances. Every year over four hundred thousand people die from tobacco‚ another eighty-five thousand from alcohol‚ and another three hundred sixty-five
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of marijuana‚ what comes to mind? K-9 units‚ police raids‚ FBI drug busts‚ criminal charges‚ DEA investigations‚ and jail time all come to my mind. All of these things that help keep marijuana illegal cost the country‚ the government‚ and the taxpayers massive amounts of money every year. The real question is why? Why do we try so hard and spend so much money suppressing a substance that is shown to benefit people for both recreational and medical uses. The negative side effects of marijuana and
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Marijuana Should Be Legal Marijuana is one of the most used drugs in world‚ and lot of people like it but they ask himself why it’s illegal. marijuana doesn’t kill people that consume it‚ People freedom to use marijuana. The first and simplest reason that marijuana got to be legal is that there is no sensible reason for it to not be legal. Some people raise ’why got to marijuana be legalized?" but we have a tendency to tend to got to raise "Why ought to marijuana be illegal?"
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Russo English 165.25W 11 May 2010 E1 Why Marijuana should be Illegal In society today‚ many people are looking for a feeling of freedom. Some go on vacation and spend money while others look to drugs. The sense of high that results from using marijuana acts as an escape from the stresses of everyday life. As a result‚ a tremendous number of Americans participate in the illicit use of marijuana. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem that will
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The issue of abortion causes debates about human interactions where factors of ethics‚ emotions and law come together. There are many reasons why a woman would decide to have abortions. Whatever the reasons a woman decides to have an abortion‚ it seems only justified that she should be able to make decisions in regards to her life and body. The decisions that she makes will be beneficial to both the woman and the fetus because it will prevent many problems from occurring in the future. If a woman
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Essay Why should marijuana be legal in the Netherlands? My essay is about soft drugs such as marijuana should not be illegal but well legal and controlled by the government. I always thought that marijuana was always legal in the Netherland until I read an article in the newspaper. I was surprise to have read that‚ because majorities of people here in the Netherlands are not troubled by the fact those soft drugs are sold in coffee shops. That is one of the reasons why I chose this topic for
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“WHY MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED” Since the 1930s‚ marijuana has been illegal in the eyes of the U.S. government. Its classification is a Schedule I drug‚ which is said to have a high potential for abuse‚ no medical use‚ and not safe to use under medical supervision. In this day and age‚ it’s being prescribed to patients of severe health problems to treat their pains‚ nausea‚ etc. Compared to logical reasoning‚ the government takes a very different stance on marijuana. Some say prohibition serves
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Paper Why legalizing marijuana would be beneficial to the United States. The current drug laws are doing more harm than good‚ legalizing marijuana would benefit the country in many ways. It would increase revenue for states. If marijuana were legal‚ the states would have more money to spend on important problems. Also marijuana has many medical benefits. Marijuana has been a part of humanity for almost as long as history has been recorded. Written references to the use of marijuana as a medicine
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Should Marijuana be legalized in the United States? Since 1961 marijuana has been illegal in the United States but in the 2012 election Colorado and Washington voters decided they wanted that to change. Marijuana has very valuable medical use to patients suffering from some terminal diseases. It also has a very valuable industrial use with the cultivation of hemp from the cannabis plant. Along with this marijuana is also a fun recreational drug that is used by many to create a fun social environment
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