June 19, 2011 Lugene Rosen Legalize It! The legalization of marijuana would not hurt the country, but it would benefit it in many ways. Alcohol and tobacco are legal although they are more harmful than marijuana, which can be used to raise revenue, decrease the crime rate, and help heal the sick. Marijuana, or cannabis, has many positives much good can come from it being legal. Some of the main positives of legalizing marijuana include raising revenue for the country as a whole, decreasing the
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The views today on Marijuana are not the same as the views in the 70’s.Due to the approval of 27 states, medical studies, and cost of consequences on those convicted from use of the most common illicit drug in the world, the United States of America has began to rethink its stance on the matter. The question of this country seems to be the underlying argument about Marijuana in this country is: should Marijuana continue to be prohibited to citizens based on its health effects, medicinal values,
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April 21. 2015 In recent discoveries, some people have argued whether or not marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. There are a lot of people that disagree and believe that medical purposes are good enough because of the proven results but there are also a lot of people that agree to the legalization of marijuana because of it not being categorized as a harmful drug. This so called “gateway drug” has never killed a single person but citizens with little or no knowledge at all about
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our economy concerning the exorbitant amount of debt. There are many ways that this could be fixed, or at least stimulated. One way, which I believe that could take a leap that would lead to other leaps into economic improvement, is the legalization of marijuana. First off, let’s define marijuana, and its many uses, and benefits. Marijuana has many other names other than marijuana. Some street names are dro, weed, pot, chronic, bud, green, and grass. The scientific name of marijuana is, “cannabis
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was passed legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado and Washington. In the eyes of many avid smokers, this law was just as monumental as landing on the moon was for Neil Armstrong: one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. Despite the fact that marijuana is legalized for recreational use in these two states and legalized for medicinal purposes in 16 others, the drug is still forbidden under federal law, meaning marijuana is still an illegal drug. For decades, the subject
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Great Cannabis Debate What is the most recreationally used drug not only in the United States, but also in the entire world? As most of you this drug is the cannabis plant, most commonly know as marijuana. Throughout this writing I will elaborate on the pros and the cons of legalizing marijuana for medical use for those with an approved prescription. Cannabis is currently used by a quarter of a million people in the state of California to treat numerous diseases and illnesses. If regulated by
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Legalizing Marijuana Article Rebuttal Bruce Wayne BCOM/275 October 24, 2011 Dr. Phil Jackson Legalizing Marijuana Article Rebuttal A persuasive article on legalizing marijuana was published by TIME magazine. The reasoning for legalizing marijuana was that it would generate the government an estimated 1.4 million dollars in tax money. This figure does not include additional taxation which could be applied to activities or jobs within the agricultural, marketing, and retailing sectors that
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Health Marijuana Legalization 11-2-15 People say that marijuana is a helpful medical drug, similar in significance to chemotherapy. It helps people calm down and sleep better, in some cases. It has been helpful in suppressing nausea in chemo patients, and even helps with seizures. There may be a place for marijuana use in medicine, although that use is different than recreational marijuana use. Some say that recreational use it isn’t as harmful or bad for you as alcohol and other hard drugs. Maybe
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Legalize Marijuana I think that making marijuana (Cannabis) legal makes a lot of sense in a time when tobacco and alcohol products are available to citizens all the time when the right age. Sometimes I question why there is such argument about the thought of making marijuana legal. Legalizing the sale of cannabis could do a lot of good for the economy is facilitating more jobs in the United States. The legal sale of Cannabis could be a positive thing for the government with a tax on the sale
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otherwise known as Marijuana. Abraham Lincoln said, "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason, in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles, upon which our government was founded." This statement still applies in today’s society in regard to the illegal use of marijuana. The ban on Marijuana causes more harm than the plant itself. The legalization of marijuana could benefit
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