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    The Economic Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana In 2007‚ the American economy took a downturn known as the recession. People began looking for a quick fix to our nation’s economic problems and one fix may be right in front of us‚ with the legalization of marijuana. The debate about legalizing marijuana has been going on for the last decade with no end in sight. Politicians‚ economists‚ and everyday people cannot come to an agreement over this growing issue. Today economists still converse over

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    CAS 100A Mrs. Brennan Thursday‚ October 18‚ 2012 Preparation Outline (The Key to Higher Health) (Title) I. The Key to Higher Health (Specific Purpose) II. To inform my audience on the health benefits of medical marijuana. (Central Idea) III. Marijuana has many beneficial medical uses despite its common stigma. (Introduction) IV. A woman goes to the doctor for an annual checkup since she has been feeling quite ill lately‚ but passed it off for the change of seasons

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    Why Marijuana Can Be Bad For You‚ The People and The Economy Our side has a concession. Marijuana is not an awful drug. Comparatively‚ it has few bad effects on the human body‚ and in some cases‚ admittedly‚ it can be medically useful or socially acceptable. However‚ it’s not something that should be legalised. Heavy marijuana intake has been shown to slow motor and neuro functions severely short term‚ and to a lesser but still notable extent long term‚ under several extensive studies by:

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    Marijuana Legalization “Marijuana gets about 9% of the smokers addicted” (Boffey‚ Philip M). Marijuana saves tons of lives in the medical field so it needs to be legal for everyone to use. Marijuana also doesn’t make people stupid like people say it does. Marijuana should be legalized because it doesn’t make people lose brain cells‚ people can become successful with it‚ and it won’t hurt people’s brains or them. Marijuana should be legalized because people can come very successful from growing

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    Numerous research has stated that marijuana could help people who are suffering from HIV/AIDS‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Arthritis‚ Cancer‚ Epilepsy‚ glaucoma‚ and chronic pain. Pain works when something from the physical world affects a sensory receptor and sends that information to the brain. Nociceptors are pain inducing sensory cells that are found all throughout the body. When someone who has HIV/AIDS‚ one of the common symptoms is peripheral neuropathy‚ or nerve damage. This damage is detected by the nociceptors

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    Marijuana is the most extensively used illicit drug in the world‚ which is a controlled substance‚ and it is illegal to produce‚ use‚ and distribute in most countries. Despite this‚ marijuana has been legalised in some areas of Australia (Joffe & Yancy‚ 2004). Consequently‚ the debate about legalising marijuana has been discussed over decades. Legalising marijuana not only has benefits but also drawbacks. Some believe that the drawbacks of marijuana outweigh the benefits‚ while others oppose this

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    The Benefits of Legalization Marijuana There are many political groups and religious group that ague against the legalization of marijuana. They state that there are no benefits in legalizing the drugs but researches and economist disagree with that report. There are many benefits in the legalization. The first one is the enormous affect that it could have on the economy growth of the United States. A Harvard University professor of economic Jeffrey Miron ‚ has crunched the numbers and he’s

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    legalization of marijuana in the United States? There is overwhelming evidence that marijuana can safely relieve pain‚ nausea and vomiting caused by various illnesses. Also‚ for the states that have already legalized recreational use of marijuana‚ the tax benefits are incredible. Besides‚ making the use of the drug illegal‚ does not seem to be working. There is evidence that marijuana can safely benefit various illnesses. According to medicalmarijuana.procon.org‚ "Proponents of medical marijuana argue

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    Why Marijuana Should Be Illegal In today’s society the topic of the legalization of marijuana is a very controversial subject. There are many who believe that this substance should be made legal because the government could save money by taking the drug out of the hand of criminals and making more room in jail cells for more severe crimes. There are also strong supporters that believe that there are many harmful effects from chronic use of marijuana. There are many problems‚ social and physical

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    Marijuana Many people argue about how marijuana should become legal‚ because it has been proven that is less harmful and addictive then alcohol. I however‚ believe that marijuana should remain illegal for many reasons. Marijuana dates back thousands of years ago‚ it is known to be used by the ancient Hindus‚ it has been used since then as a natural medicine and a widely abused drug. Marijuana is now the most widely used drug‚ and it also the largest cash crop. There has been a big fight to

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