Marijuana in the United States Marijuana can be considered the most popular and widely used illicit drug in the United States. State drug policies have changed in recent years‚ however many American citizens still face prosecution for the cultivation‚ distribution and possession of marijuana. Despite the known benefits of legalizing marijuana on the economy and crime rate‚ the US federal government has still not changed its policy. The United States must acknowledge and change its role in the imprisonment
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legalization of marijuana rather than‚ for instance‚ heroin and cocaine. Use of "hard drugs" like these is relatively limited‚ and most Americans consider them to be highly addictive and damaging to one’s physical and mental health. Marijuana’s situation is different. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)‚ in 2003 more than three-quarters of all current drug users (75.2%) were using marijuana‚ and more than half of all current drug users used only marijuana and no
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of Marijuana There are many life threatening‚ as well as psychological‚ dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include lung cancer‚ trouble breathing‚ a weakened immune system‚ asthma‚ poor driving ability‚ increased heart rate‚ high blood pressure‚ and reproduction problems. Effects marijuana has on the brain include poor short term memory‚ a short attention span‚ schizophrenia‚ and addiction withdrawal. These dangers are associated with the prolonged use of marijuana‚ and
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BYU-Idaho student majoring in social work talks about controversial topic on the legalization of marijuana. He focuses in on few core topics that heavily impact individual’s views on this topic. The one fiery debate that he goes into how it’s surfaced again is the prohibition of marijuana‚ then he fires into the effects on the body mentally and physically. Then dives into the medical marijuana benefits‚ the effects on our society‚ and goes right into the impact on our economy with taxes and prison
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Against marijuana legalization Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug problem‚ a public debate is going on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people
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MARIJUANA SHOULD NOT BE LEAGALIZED It is true that marijuana can be useful for some type medical reason‚ but there are other arguments that state that marijuana could cause other medical problems. These arguments against the use of medical marijuana include the increased risk of psychosis‚ inferior effectiveness in treating glaucoma and increased risk in developing certain of cancer Ingesting marijuana slows down motor skills and reaction time‚ can sometime cause paranoia and mood swings‚ fatigue
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Legalization of Marijuana Should marijuana be legal? This question has been discussed‚ reviewed‚ and studied by millions of people around the United States and yet a definitive answer still remains to be found. I‚ myself have used marijuana before‚ but do not anymore and will never again. I have studied this topic in depth and will present to you scientific evidence that shows the effects this drug will have on society if legalized. There are many pros and cons that stem from this controversial
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SYMPTOMS * Chalmers is not the first valued API employee who has requested a meeting and then announced her intention to leave the company. * Numerous employees who leave API are millionaires‚ from generous share options at API. * Many employees stated reasons such as stress‚ long hours‚ and disconnect from the family for leaving API‚ however; they will join a start-up company with some of the same problems. * Suzanne tells Thomas Chan that her job is becoming routine. PROBLEM The
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psychological‚ dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include‚ cancer‚ breathing‚ immune system‚ asthma‚ driving ability‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and reproduction. The Psychological findings include‚ short term memory‚ attention span‚ "lasting effect"‚ schizophrenia‚ withdrawal‚ and symptoms in newborns‚ and children. These certain dangers may be associated with the prolonged use of marijuana‚ and may cause permanent damage. Marijuana is known to contain more of some cancer
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Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Kizzy Richardson BCOM 275 July 17‚ 2011 LaRhonda Jones Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Marijuana has been noted to be the most valuable herb for centuries. The medical use of cannabis dates back to 2700 B.C. with the father of Chinese medicine‚ Shen Nung. Sir Russell Reynolds‚ the private physician to Queen Victoria‚ prescribed marijuana for menstrual cramps and wrote the first issue of The Lancelot stating‚ “When pure and administered carefully‚ it is one
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