possibilities with the legalization of marijuana. This issue is a long-standing controversy that provokes credible organizations‚ politicians‚ and activists to participate. The problem is the difference of opinion about how marijuana affects an individual and society. Some people see marijuana as an “aid” and some people see it as a “harmful drug.” Marijuana is commonly known on the street by several other names: weed‚ grass‚ pot‚ bud‚ tree‚ reefer‚ etc.‚ and its use has been recorded throughout history
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Legalizing Marijuana Randy Scott Soc 120 Martin DiBello Feb 6‚ 2012 Marijuana is currently an illegal substance made from the dry leaves of a hemp plant. It contains over 400 chemicals. This substance has been given many different nicknames such as weed‚ pot‚ green‚ cannabis‚ skunk‚ and the list goes on. Marijuana has different psychological and physical effects. Marijuana is usually smoked in cigarette papers but can also be put in food and beverages. There are many different beliefs on whether
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paper Legalizing it! Marijuana has been vilified in America over the past 70+ years. Despite its many practical uses‚ medicinal and industrial‚ our Federal government insists on maintaining the status quo that the growth‚ possession and use of marijuana is criminal despite the evidence that the legalization of marijuana would have a positive influence on America. In this paper I will discuss the history of marijuana‚ the industrial uses of hemp‚ the prohibition of marijuana‚ the economic impact prohibition
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that we reviewed found no significant differences in illicit drug use between students who received D.A.R.E. in the fifth or sixth grade (the intervention group) and students who did not (the control group)." This is just one example of the millions of dollars wasted on the government ’s war on drugs. In my opinion‚ and those of many others‚ the entire "drug war" is a huge waste of money and valuable human resources. And where marijuana is concerned‚ there has been no substantial evidence that its
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Some people think that the use of computers should be restricted. Agree and disagree? Being invented in technology revolution‚ computers play an essential role in our daily life. Despite of its advantages‚ computers have negative effects. To be frank‚ I strongly agree that the use of computers should be limited. There are numerous reasons why I hold my points of view on this issue and I would like to explore only a few primary ones in this essay. The first drawback I would like to talk about
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Article Rebuttal: Should Marijuana Be Legalized Jon Timberlake BCOM/275 December 15‚ 2014 Sarah Chapman‚ PhD Article Rebuttal: Should Marijuana Be Legalized For my rebuttal article I chose the topic of legalization of marijuana. I feel strongly that marijuana should not be legalized. I believe that legalizing marijuana will move our communities in the wrong direction. Many people argue that marijuana will not have an effect on the safety of Americans but that is not the case. I realize this
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you just use it for hunting. I know there should be gun laws‚ i not saying there shouldn’t be any laws there should be. I’m just saying there should be less gun laws there so strict‚ if you have a gun in your house you get yelled at. The people that have the gun in the house they are trying to protect there family‚ but the police have to yell at them for having them in the house. I am not saying to take them all away because if we did that people would go crazy‚ but less gun laws should be in place
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less resources are available to the public‚ and this is all caused by price gouging laws. When it is announced that there is a natural disaster on its way people start to stock up because they realize that resources won’t be available once the disaster hits. If price gouging laws are in place everyone at stores will buy more than what they actually need just to be safe. This can be fixed by banning price gouging laws so that goods can be sold at higher prices to reduce scarcity of necessary items and
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The Writing Center Should I Use “I”? Like Be the first of your friends to like this. What this handout is about This handout is about determining when to use first person pronouns (“I”‚ “we‚” “me‚” “us‚” “my‚” and “our”) and personal experience in academic writing. “First person” and “personal experience” might sound like two ways of saying the same thing‚ but first person and personal experience can work in very different ways in your writing. You might choose to use “I” but not make any
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Ethics of Marijuana Legalization The Ethics of Marijuana Legalization Marijuana is one of the most popular drugs in the United States‚ third only behind tobacco and alcohol. It is estimated that nearly 80 million residents will try it on at least one occasion in their life. A recent survey shows that a quarter of these individuals have dried Marijuana in the last year and that more than half of these users are habitual users. The idea of marijuana use‚ whether
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