Cannabis‚ also known as marijuana‚ is a psychoactive drug that produces a heightened‚ euphoric and relaxed mood. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. More the 18 million Americans age twelve and up have reported to using the drug. The war on marijuana started back in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Since then‚ the marijuana black market has sky rocketed and many American’s smoke every day. According to a national household survey an estimated sixty million
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you aware that marijuana has been proven to help people with the pain of chronic illnesses‚ with less side effects then legal prescription drugs? Yet most states still have not legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. Many people are arrested in the United States for possession or smoking marijuana‚ yet on a regular basis‚ we have to let more severe hardened criminals out of jail because of overcrowding. The solution is simple; the numbers will show‚ we need to legalize marijuana in the United
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Ganja: these are all names used to refer to marijuana‚ the drug that stirs up constant debate on its legalization. Marijuana is the most popular and widely used illegal drug in the United States‚ and despite its illegality‚ a vast number of the population of the United States has tried marijuana at some point their lives‚ including many high-profile individuals such as former president Barack Obama and billionaire media mogul Ted Turner. However‚ marijuana is an illegal drug and remains on the Drug
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA GWENDOLYN CARTER PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 4/21/2015 The history of marijuana and how it became illegal is interesting. In 1970 the United States Congress passed legislation called the Controlled Substance Act‚ which listed marijuana as a Schedule I drug. This is the same category that LSD‚ cocaine‚ heroin and ecstasty and are described according to DEA drug schedules‚ as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
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Marijuana should be legalized David Williams DeVry University Professor Harris 1/28/11 Persuasive Essay Drugs have always been a problem In America. Some are legal like Tylenol or Advil others are illegal like crack cocaine‚ and heroin. One of the oldest drugs that have been in existence is marijuana‚ or as some like to call “weed” or “pot”. Unlike the other drugs that have been stated Marijuana should be legalized because it’s natural‚ its sale will increase
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Legalization of Marijuana in the U.S.: An Economic‚ Medical‚ and Social Solution Malak Mahmoud Dow The American University of Sharjah Dr. Victoria Amador May 23‚ 2013 Abstract The question of legalizing marijuana has been an enduring debate in the United States‚ and there has been no conclusion. Currently‚ the United States federal law places marijuana as an illicit drug‚ but this was not the case formerly. The prohibition of marijuana relies on many misconceptions that are
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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 how marijuana can
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Legalizing Marijuana The argument of whether to legalize marijuana or not is parallel to the age-old battle of Creationism vs. Evolution‚ everyone has his or her own opinion. Legalizing marijuana is social debate whose outcome could not possibly make everyone happy. This debate is filled with both pros and cons‚ and some would argue that both sides have equally convincing arguments. There are several substantial reasons why marijuana should be legalized. A few reasons why it should be legal are
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Legalization of Marijuana Discuss the pros and cons from the perspectives of patient‚ society‚ the medical profession‚ and the pharmacy profession Marijuana also called weed‚ herb‚ pot‚ grass is a greenish gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. Legalization of Marijuana has become a big issue in a US and it is considered to be an illegal drug but some in states‚ it’s use for medicinal reasons. According to scientific studies‚ the active ingredient in cannabis
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PHI-105 11/20/2012 Beverly Santelli The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been criminalized for enough generations to make it a fear or pride issue in the minds of the lawmakers and the voting public. The Federal government may have just kept it a schedule one drug because it has been one for so long‚ but‚ to legalize it at the federal level instead of various states legalizing it could create new wealth and give our country back its financial independence. However this will only really
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