authorship of the bill to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes To my First point, I want to talk about the medical benefits of marijuana and why we need to pass this bill. Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya, who helped develop Proposition 215, the state ballot that allowed doctors to recommend marijuana for patients in California, began researching marijuana's therapeutic possibilities. He believed the symptoms of over 200 ailments could be treated with marijuana including stuttering, insomnia, premenstrual
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When I looked up the topic of marijuana legalization on several indexes of editorials online, I found many interesting sources, including: “Arresting the Drug Laws”, by David Silverberg (2005, p.33), “Limited victory for medical cannabis”, by Andy Coghlan (2003, p.13), and “What Do Student Drug Use Surveys Really Mean?”, by Mike A. Males (2005, pp.31-33). In, “Arresting the Drug Laws”, David Silverberg (2005, p.33) talks about an organization called LEAP, or Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
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million people have been arrested for marijuana related crimes, Thats more than the entire population of Alaska. Credibility: As a non-marijuana smoker I still feel, from past experiences and research, that the legalization of marijuana is very important. Preview: Since the year 1970 we have been wasting tax payers money, as well as law enforcements time and effort to fight something that has the potential to help so many. Body Problem Marijuana, also known as Cannabis, comes from the plant
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INTRODUCTION Legalizing marijuana in the United States would benefit our country in many different ways. The legalization of marijuana has the potential to have a positive impact on the United States because it would allow the United States government to spend less on enforcing laws against recreational use, could possibly save American’s money on pharmaceutical drugs, and could create tax revenue for the United States government. BODY According to the American Civil Liberties Union, from 2001
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The legalization of marijuana has been a common, debatable topic for a very long time. Marijuana has been thought to be a risky drug, leading to criminal conduct and personal corruption. Fortunately, opinions have changed because there is no scientific proof that marijuana has little to no lifelong, effects. States like Colorado and Washington have already legalized the use of recreational Marijuana. Marijuana has many incredible recreational benefits such as increasing tax revenue, improving quality
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Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults. It also allowed people convicted of marijuana charges to petition courts to toss out the cases or reduce penalties. Therefore, it would be appropriate to release jailed individuals who are convicted of minor marijuana offenses. “Fundamentally, I think it’s incredibly unjust for anyone to keep being punished for activity that is no longer a crime,” said Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland council member. Doing so would serve tremendous benefits
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decade has been the debate over the legalization of marijuana. Now of course, each side of the debate has its merits. Yet, the fact is that marijuana has been used by normal, everyday people since 6,000 BC and possesses many upsides. Marijuana, before being deemed illegal by governments around the world, was once used as a major trading currency. Marijuana does more good than harm and I am up to the task of proving that to anyone reading this essay. Marijuana should be legal nationwide and worldwide
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Legalization of medical marijuana Like any other drug marijuana can affect each person differently. Some people claim cannabis can cause lung problems, addiction ,and increase chances of cardiac arrest (Negative side effects…). Although, marijuana seems dangerous it is less addictive than tobacco products or alcohol. Some people claim marijuana has a lot of medical value such as, treating symptoms of parkinson disease, alzheimers, and a stroke. Legalization will lead to numerous positive outcomes
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Marijuana legalization has been talked about alot recently in the media. There is a constant debate on whether or not it should be legalized. There really is only a two way debate on whether or not it should be legal, yes it should or not it shouldn’t. My personal opinion is that marijuana should be legalized. It would help out with tons and tons of health problems, lowered crime rate and would save our government lots of money. The first reason it should be legalized is that is would save
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Tyler Cardwell Ms. Blair English IV 3 April 2015 Legalize medical marijuana Medical marijuana should be legalized in Missouri because of the money and jobs that could potentially be created from it. Many states in America have legalized it because they believe it offers many people in pain a safer way to treat their ailments. Another side to marijuana’s legalization is hemp which can be used to make paper and other useful materials that can help reduce the use of trees. There are 23 states
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