Jesus Cisneros Block: 4 10/26/14 Medical Marijuana Medical Marijuana has been a controversial topic in America since the 1940's. Both sides of the argument over wether this Class 1 narcotic should be legalized or not, bring solid information to the table for debate. Medical Marijuana proves to be more beneficial than detrimental to a patients health over long or short term usage. Legalization of this drug could boost the U.S. economy into an upward direction. Although Marijuana can be helpful
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Should high school athletes be drug tested? I don’t think they should for a couple reasons. First they will be tested later in life. Second testing wastes a lot of time. Lastly testing costs a lot of money. First of all athletes will be tested later in life. If they play in college or pro they will be tested. Even some jobs require drug tests. So why get tested now? Believe me it will happen later. Drug testing also wastes a lot of time. Most of the time testing will be on
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Drugs have been produced since the 18th century in the United States. There are essentially seven types of popular illegal (and some legal) drugs that are used improperly in many ways which are: marijuana, LSD(acid), opium, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, codeine, and oxytone. During the late 19th century and early 20th century, anti-drug policies were ineffective, politicized and possess questionable data. Drugs were coming from different parts of Latin America, eventually coming to the U.S. from
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often used illegally through illegal use. Although the list of dangers of marijuana is quite high, marijuana can still be put to good use in the medical field. Many places, including several states in the United States, are proposing the decriminalization of marijuana for medical purposes. If used in the correct way, such as medical purposes, marijuana can be helpful to society in regards to disease and other complications of the human body. First of all, the use of medical marijuana can be used to
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importance. Cannabis use is not simply amongst a small group of people in Canada, as 45.3% of Canadian citizens used cannabis in their lifetime and although cannabis consumption has been somewhat stable since 2005, it has almost doubled between 1996 and 2015, with an increase rate jumping from 8.7% to 14.5 respectively. Also, adolescents who use cannabis are more likely to
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question is how much would our country benefit from the legalization of recreational marijuana? Our citizens and political leaders have a chance to cash in on one of the biggest cash crops in existence today. Legalizing marijuana for recreational use has the potential to be very lucrative and beneficial to our country and society. To fully understand the debate on legalizing marijuana, you must know what marijuana is and how it came to be outlawed in the U.S. in the first place. Marijuana is
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today and if the government did choose to legalize the crime rate would decrease, it would lead to access for medical marijuana and safer use of it, and the government would also greatly benefit off of it. Marijuana is illegal in Canada and many people think it should get legalized. Currently there has been some stand by the government to legalize the recreational use of marijuana but no political moves have been made yet. One main reason we should legalize marijuana is it will decrease the crime rate
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Module Nine: Discussion Questions 1. Some people believe that certain drugs such as marijuana should be legalized. Do you agree or disagree? What impact might legalization have on forensic science as a field? Even though drug like marijuana are legalized now for resoning it's not safe outthere in the world, if you are in my generation , and you would see girls,guys and others peoples smoking in the bathroom, or in school property's. Some peoples opinions are biased base on what they see on T.V but
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and recreational use, along with the pros and cons associated with it. Currently, the states of Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, along with the District of Columbia have made the recreational use of marijuana legal. There are, however, some laws regarding things such as possession of plants, public consumption, and whether or not you can give or receive it as a gift. First up is the state of Colorado. Amendment 64 went into effect in late 2012, making the sale and use of marijuana for recreational
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Growing up, everyone was taught that driving while drunk was just about the worst thing one could do. While drunk driving is not as much of an issue as it used to be, driving while under the influence of marijuana is much less talked about. Recreational marijuana has been made legal in California as of January 1st. This means it is completely legal to purchase marijuana and drive it back to one’s home. Going anywhere other than directly home after purchasing marijuana is a felony. Consumption is
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