The subject of my speech today will be the legalization of marijuana. Before you have a heart attack I should explain that I am not drug user. I have never tried marijuana…..had a drop of alcohol….or even smoked a cigarette. This is undoubtedly a bold topic for a seventeen year old to tackle. However, this is an issue that has been debated for many decades now, and with some states now legalizing marijuana I feel that this is something that directly affects the immediate future of my generation
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legalization of marijuana here in America. Washington and Colorado recently became the first two states to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana. This article touched on how those states came to legalize recreational use, what the future holds for these states since they’ve legalized marijuana, and how the other 48 states can and/or will go about legalizing marijuana. One stated premise I found in this article was that Washington passed a law legalizing marijuana before Colorado
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Legalize Marijuana Shannon Bunting November 12, 2011 Elizabeth Hermans ITT Technical Institution The legalization of marijuana would benefit the United States for several reasons, which is why the government needs to seriously consider legalizing it. There are many advantages medically that help many patients who have terminal illnesses. The money from legalizing marijuana could also generate several billions in new revenue
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intellectuals support marijuana. Al Gore is considered by many to be the leading figure in climate change awareness and environmental preservation. But few people know that Al Gore also supports the legalization of marijuana. The famed German philosopher Freidrich Nietzche once said, “If one seeks relief from unbearable pressure one is to eat hashish”. The founding father of our nation George Washington, said, “Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!” Marijuana is one of the safest
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Legalizing Marijuana Thomas Hendricks SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Wendell Johnson 11/18/13 Introduction The legalization of Marijuana has long been a debate and will no doubt continue. While it has its supporters it also has opposition against legalizing it. This paper will look at the argument for legalization and the argument against legalizing it. It will also look at Marijuana use for medical purposes and how that too affects the arguments on
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extremely versatile plant that can be harnessed for many different things. Many are waiting for the day that marijuana gets legalized for recreationally purposes. What most people don’t know is it can be used for a greater service than recreational use. Industrial hemp is extremely useful and unlike marijuana it contains very low amounts of THC, which cannot be used as a drug. Both marijuana and hemp come from a similar strain of cannabis. Before the 1950’s, hemp was completely legal throughout the
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things that we are taught not to like. One book that has been judged by its cover for a while is the drug marijuana. Marijuana has been around for a long time and has gotten a bad reputation that seems to get worse every year. What I do not understand is the people who give marijuana a bad name are the people who have never tried it and only believe what they are told. The fact is marijuana can do more to help then it can to hurt. If legalized this “drug” can be used in the medical field; it can
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Alex Gort Essay on Legalizing Marijuana College Eng. Marijuana also known as Cannabis is one of the biggest drug in the U.S.A. and I believe it should be legalized because of certain reasons and examples that I have. First it’s a known fact that you can’t die from smoking weed A.K.A. Marijuana, second from experience and from other people, they said they haven’t heard people getting sick from smoking weed so it’s like helping you not getting you sick, the only thing that’s bad is the type
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Medical marijuana is a treatment of a disease or illness with the whole unprocessed marijuana plant. This marijuana pant there is a substance/chemical contained known as cannabinoids that is processed into a pill form for medication. This chemical regulates pressure, memory, thinking, concentration, body movement, awareness of time, appetite, pain and the senses each contains such as taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight. These being mostly positive effects that the body creates on its own, some
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Tania Trevino English 1302 Johanna Hunt Nov 1, 2011 Mexican Drug War In 2006 Mexico’s current president Felipe Calderon declared war against drug cartels, since that day Mexico has not been the same. This declaration created a storm of violence throughout the country, and has left Mexican people hopeless and desperate to find a solution to this problem. Mexico has become a vulnerable country that fear drug cartels, and that lives surrounded by violence. It is essential to comprehend how this
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