40% of all Americans say they have tried marijuana at least once. There are many different ideas about this topic, since it is such a hot button topic for most people. Some people say that marijuana should be illegal for everyone, some same just for medical use, but in a Gallup poll done in 2014, 53% of all Americans think that the use of marijuana should be legal. It is true that marijuana can be harmful if used on a frequent basis, but I think that marijuana should be legalized in the United States
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Benefits of Marijuana Legalization Brandy Lacey Hum/114 October 13, 2014 Lanny Brown Benefits of Marijuana Legalization The benefits of legalizing marijuana is an issue that has been all over the news and social media as of late, and I for one have never really been on the bandwagon for being for this, so I decided to do my own research to find out what the hype is all about. In my research I have discovered a lot of information I was not aware of. There are many pro’s to using medical
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make them pay taxes and help put money in our economy instead of a drug dealers pocket. It should also
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You are told by a friend to look into medical marijuana so you do so and you find Stanley brothers in Colorado. They are growing a plant very different from your average cannabis it’s a cross-bred that reduces the THC and increases Cannabidiol or CBD. Cannabidiol is a compound that provides the medical benefits(CNN). Besides helping cancer patients, legalizing marijuana in the United States would have a beneficial impact on individual health, economy, and
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Marijuana, also known as Cannabis, is a very controversial drug. With the American public being more informed regarding health, strong opinions on both sides of the marijuana argument have developed in regards to why the Government and other establishments are so opposed to re-evaluating the use of marijuana, whether for recreation or medical use. Marijuana has been researched, analyzed, studied, and proven to have positive impacts on the American society. A couple of these impacts are a boost
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Eric Purdie University of Phoenix CRT/205 CRITICAL THINKING August 5, 2012 1. What is the issue? Gay marriage should not be legal. 2. What are the stated and unstated premises? Legalizing same sex would harm the economy, and nothing good could come for it. 3. What was the conclusion? Some children would grow up fatherless and the birth rate would fall. I choose this topic because am not fully against same sex marriage. I believe anyone that wants to spend the rest of their life
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Legalizing Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been an issue for very long time, and the debate continues today. What is marijuana? Marijuana described as a mixture (this mixture can be green, brown, or gray) dried and shredded leaves from flowers of the cannabis sativa plant (NIDA, 2012). Marijuana has been around for a very long time, although there are some people who are against the use of marijuana, there are many that argue that the cannabis plant has some positive attributes. Marijuana
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Legalization of Marijuana Michelle Shepard Soc 120 July 16, 2012 Danielle Camacho There is no denying that the drug problem in our country today has reached an epidemic proportion. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control and or solve it. Trying to end the drug war may not seen to be the best answer in the beginning, but those so-called wars on drugs have not been very successful at stopping the drug wars. I feel that there should be some different
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In the state of Texas, if caught with marijuana, also known as cannabis, weed, or hemp, on your person(s) in any shape or form, you would be arrested immediately and charged for possession. In addition to the possession charges, if you were found to have consumed it in any way, you would be arrested and charged with a DUI or DWI. Can you imagine the amount of money the government puts into criminalizing this drug? Our research consists of the economic effects of both the legalization as well as
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supply avenue. If marijuana were legalized for medicinal purposes only, most people would still use illegal marijuana for recreational use. However, I think both purposes (medicinal & recreational) should be legalized with restrictions on buyers and growers just as there are restrictions on cigarettes and alcohol. In my opinion, the demand for marijuana would definitely increase if the drug were legalized for either purpose. You then would have people who would try marijuana for recreational
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