Society as a whole has always looked down on marijuana because it is considered a drug. What people do not understand is it can be used for medicinal purposes. Marijuana is more than just a drug people sit on the couch and smoke. The medicinal use of marijuana is the act of smoking the substance as a pain reliever prescribed by the doctor. Several countries and some states in the United States have actually passed this plant with a forward thinking perspective. They are looking further down the road
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Marijuana, Good or Bad for the Economy. You decide. When some people think of marijuana, they think of the hippie guy and girl with the tight bellbottom jeans, the scarf tied around their forehead, the purple round sunglasses and holding up a piece sign while driving the VW van with the Grateful Dead stickers on the windows. Some think of marijuana as a relief to the pain and discomfort they are experiencing, others just like the effect of slowing down the animosity of life
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focus on the comparison between alcohol and marijuana as far as, the government implementing marijuana into the economy as alcohol. In this case, marijuana would take on the same laws and restrictions as alcohol does as far as age limit and those matters. I want my audience to give their honest opinion about my topic and how they feel about the situation. The main aspect I want to hear from people when reading my paper is what is their feel on marijuana and why do that feel that way. I believe this
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Marijuana, subject that has been around since most were even born, yet still controversial to this very second. There are very passionate parties on both ends, some for it, and some against it. There are also positives and negatives to each. In a day and age where numbers are everything, it is “the” thing. This is a disclaimer: I am not writing about the legalization of weed. In fact, I am addressing the economic argument of if marijuana is the productive economic stimulus the United States has been
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Legalizing Marijuana Kendall Joseph James York Sociology 120 September 18, 2011 Introduction In recent years there has definitely been an extremely unprecedented interest about whether or not marijuana along with its constituent compounds should be allowed to be used as medicine. There have been eight states since 1996 that have approved the medical use of marijuana. Although there are some people who simply dismiss the idea of medical marijuana as a subterfuge enabling liberalization
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that marijuana is a mind-altering, dangerous 22, and should remain illegal. This hasty generalization is not correct. Marijuana has many beneficial attributes,18 therefore28 it should be legalized. Marijuana used for health benefits. The applications of Marijuana. Marijuana as a stress reliever. Marijuana increase sick patients appetite. Medical marijuana can improve patients quality of life. Marijuana allows patients to maintain nutrition Marijuanas impact on the United States Economy. If
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Marijuana Drug use is a common habit among teens and adults. With the drug use rising, especially with marijuana, the crime rates and dropout rates are rising as well. Jails across the country are filling up with addicts and marijuana users. Streets are rich with dropout stoners and “gangsters”. Marijuana, or its scientific name cannabis, is a leaf plant that is commonly referred to as hemp or weed. It is crushed and rolled within a thin paper to form a joint. It can then be smoked, to
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Marijuana…….a Profitable Crop Sold to Boost the Economy or a Tool of Destruction? Professor Joan Cormier ENGL-1010-UNIVERSITY GRAMMAR 08 Jan. 2013 Marijuana…….a Profitable Crop Sold to Boost the Economy or a Tool of Destruction? The legalization of marijuana for recreational use is a highly debatable subject in our culture, and it has been for several decades. Marijuana has been approved for medicinal purposes in many states to date, and use has been legally permitted in two states
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Marijuana: Should not be legalized As a member of a modern society I have seen that people want to legalize marijuana in order to make it a taxable product and therefore help the economy. Although it can be a good idea to boost up the economy the use of marijuana will be abused and more incidents will occur in our society. There is no sense in having more violent crimes occurring in society. The activists that are in favor of the legalization only see it in the way that will benefit them. They
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Throughout out the 20th century, marijuana was notorious for being a dangerous and addictive drug. The authorities were severely serious over possession of marijuana. It was possible for someone to receive a sentence up to 10 years in prison just for having marijuana. But, in the 1960’s, white middle and upper-class Americans started to smoke pot blatantly. Then, scientists conducted research and proved that marijuana doesn’t cause violent behavior or addiction according to New York Academy of Medicine
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