“Rusty” Wheeler | The Pros and Cons of Marijuana for Medical Use A Brief Discussion of the Topic Team A has chosen the topic The Pros and Cons of Marijuana for Medical Use. Is marijuana even a viable medical option? We have discussed going several different directions with the topic. We will try to include sub-topics such as: * Smoked vs. non-smoked marijuana for medical value * Medical marijuana in public policy * The risks of marijuana for medical purposes including: * Actual
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Charles 1 Brandon Charles Mr. Hoffman ENGL 1301 2012, June 26th Marijuana Throughout the history of America, many controversial subjects have been discussed. Common citizens and politicians discuss the legalization of marijuana. Currently legal in fourteen states across America, the government legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. Also, marijuana has been decriminalized in several states. Marijuana should be legal because it has medicinal purposes, keeping it illegal costs more money
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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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Many of the opposing teammates of hemp legalization reveal their defense as being the legalization of one, is only to become a slippery slope to the road of the legalization of marijuana. The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic recently with a handful of states having already passed bills for the recreational uses of marijuana. Although there are many beneficial uses for the drug, hemp cultivation has no correlation with the legalization of marijuana, as hemp is already legal in some states
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Marijuana is a drug that is constantly being talked about over all medias. There is a huge difference in beliefs when it comes to this topic, should it be legalized or not. If it’s legalized, what would change and what would the restrictions be? Would the country save more money? When you look at the positive sides of marijuana, there is more benefits than people realize. Nobody has ever overdosed from smoking weed, and in order to do so you would have to smoke 1,500 pounds in 15 minutes. (greenrushdaily
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Decriminalization and Legalization of Drugs in Canada The Decriminalization and/ or legalization of drugs is a highly contentious issue regarding political, legal, economic, and social implications. It is also a highly contagious issue that the media cannot seem to cure its self of. Then again the public definitely cares about this issue intensely and so do many politicians whether they are users themselves or just simple supporters (of the tax revenues that legalizing certain narcotics will bring
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Date: Drug legalization. Drug legalization will not by any chance help reduce the effect of drugs on an individual and the society as a whole. The effects brought about by the abuse of drugs are many and well known to us. Some of these effects include, destruction of the human character, a person’s dignity and autonomy is destroyed, the sense of responsibility is swept away, drugs subvert productivity and there is loss of memory affecting to the greatest extent students. Legalization generally
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Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana legalization has been a big topic in the news in the last couple of years, and will be in the upcoming years as more states continue to legalize Marijuana. Cannabis use is not deadly, at all, you will never die from using Cannabis. The ingredients in Marijuana have many health benefits. Marijuana is not a gateway drug, after many studies done, not one proves it will lead to other and harder drugs. In this paper, you will learn about different topics of marijuana
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otherwise known as Marijuana. Abraham Lincoln said, "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason, in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles, upon which our government was founded." This statement still applies in today’s society in regard to the illegal use of marijuana. The ban on Marijuana causes more harm than the plant itself. The legalization of marijuana could benefit
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Marijuana Legalization When the word marijuana comes up in a conversation, people automatically think of it as a terrible thing to do. Then, there are people who know of far worse things, such as alcohol. Seventy-five thousand deaths in the United States are linked to alcohol every year. Something that kills thousands of people a year is legal and something like marijuana that can be used in the curing treatment of cancer is illegal. The most common reasoning for keeping marijuana illegal is because
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