Argumentative Essay: The Use Of Marijuana
History Essay
A man, 45 years of age, committed suicide by jumping over a cliff. Had close friends and family surrounding him and helping him, this was not enough. What lead to this horrifying event? He was a heavy user of marijuana and had been using it for over 25 years. His life was gone in a matter of seconds, why? Because of this drug that consumed his life. After a week off of marijuana, this man had with draws. This drug is highly assessable and can lead to further mental issues as one can become addicted. “According to NIDA, National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the U.S. Why? It’s accessible, affordable, and not considered harmful” (Archer). This has caused it to become psychologically …show more content…
785; U. S. C., 1934 ed., title 26, secs. 1040-- 1061, 1383-1391), as amended, shall, insofar as not inconsistent with this Act, be applicable in respect of the taxes imposed by this Act. (Solomon)
We see that the usage of marijuana was being controlled by the tax which was a step forward towards the positive direction of limiting and ultimately eliminating the usage of marijuana. This act led the way to many improvements with the issue of marijuana however in the upcoming decade we had a falling out.
In 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt signs an executive order that allows for the usage of marijuana for the production of “canvas, cordage, rope, oil and fodder… states were subsidized to produce industrial hemp in support of the war effort” (Pierre). Because of the reliance that the United States had this falling was inevitable but it was an emergency situation. This allowed production during WWI and the positive outcome of production. As the decade progressed there was more advancement towards the elimination of the drug. Subsequently in 1942 marijuana was removed from the US pharmacopeia. A year later in 1943, physicians were no longer able to prescribe medicine that contained cannabis, marijuana. Thus showing a positive improvement in where the drug can become more known for what it truly is instead of the reliable plant it was. Finally in 1945 the Roosevelt administration re-bans the industrial use of marijuana. Because of these acts and restrictions the government was able to initiate bigger acts upon this
A man, 45 years of age, committed suicide by jumping over a cliff. Had close friends and family surrounding him and helping him, this was not enough. What lead to this horrifying event? He was a heavy user of marijuana and had been using it for over 25 years. His life was gone in a matter of seconds, why? Because of this drug that consumed his life. After a week off of marijuana, this man had with draws. This drug is highly assessable and can lead to further mental issues as one can become addicted. “According to NIDA, National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the U.S. Why? It’s accessible, affordable, and not considered harmful” (Archer). This has caused it to become psychologically …show more content…
785; U. S. C., 1934 ed., title 26, secs. 1040-- 1061, 1383-1391), as amended, shall, insofar as not inconsistent with this Act, be applicable in respect of the taxes imposed by this Act. (Solomon)
We see that the usage of marijuana was being controlled by the tax which was a step forward towards the positive direction of limiting and ultimately eliminating the usage of marijuana. This act led the way to many improvements with the issue of marijuana however in the upcoming decade we had a falling out.
In 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt signs an executive order that allows for the usage of marijuana for the production of “canvas, cordage, rope, oil and fodder… states were subsidized to produce industrial hemp in support of the war effort” (Pierre). Because of the reliance that the United States had this falling was inevitable but it was an emergency situation. This allowed production during WWI and the positive outcome of production. As the decade progressed there was more advancement towards the elimination of the drug. Subsequently in 1942 marijuana was removed from the US pharmacopeia. A year later in 1943, physicians were no longer able to prescribe medicine that contained cannabis, marijuana. Thus showing a positive improvement in where the drug can become more known for what it truly is instead of the reliable plant it was. Finally in 1945 the Roosevelt administration re-bans the industrial use of marijuana. Because of these acts and restrictions the government was able to initiate bigger acts upon this