Legalization of Marijuana Introduction: Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since 1937. Marijuana however, has been around since four thousand B.C when at that time people gave cannabis as gifts or used it at ceremonies. Marijuana has been used in many different ways over its existence such as; Medical purposes, clothing, oils, and food. Marijuana has be vilified over the past seventy plus years because the government insists on making our choices for us when their job is to limit
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documentary aired last class, please provide a summary of the two positions associated with illicit drug legislation as applied to marijuana. While there are a number of reasons to support de-criminalization there are also pressing reasons to maintain the current status quo. Further, who profits (has something to gain) in either circumstance? Reasons to make legal: Legalization would enable us to regulate the market, determine a much lower price and remove users need to make money through crime. Our
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Blair Darr Professor Centanni RWS 11/23/14 Marijuana, the Buzz About the Fuzz Since the 1600’s marijuana and hemp has been used without much fuss. It wasn’t until the 1930’s where the fear of marijuana was at its peak. “Concern about the rising use of marijuana and research linking its use with crime and other social problems created pressure on the federal government to take action”(1). The Uniform State Narcotic Act was then created and addressed the governments’ concerns for drug use. During
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Through the legalization of Industrial hemp and female marijuana growth, the government could add trillions of dollars to our debt and eliminate it within five years. First, legalizing industrial hemp would alleviate our national debt by trillions of dollars. Second, female Hemp growth in America would gross 43 billion dollars a year. Third, by taxing more harmful drugs, using our own oil and higher taxes we could cut our deficit but not nearly what legalizing all forms of marijuana growth would
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2014 Economics of Marijuana in the USA Millions of people across America, and even around the world, use marijuana everyday, but what exactly is it? The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines marijuana as “the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, which contains the psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related compounds”(NIDA). Marijuana, frequently referred to as weed
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2013 Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana was not known to be illegal at a point in time; back in 7,000 B.C it was legal. Marijuana also known as the hemp plant had a number of uses such as; woven fabric from hemp, food, cloth, rope, and much more. A man by the name Harry J. Anslinger came along, who seeked career opportunity with the Bureau of Narcotics. He didn’t feel as if cocaine would be enough to get his company up and starting as fast as he wanted, so he took on marijuana and started working
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The use of medical marijuana is a widely criticized and argued topic in the community in which each of us lives today. As I’ve searched for or against the use and legalization of marijuana, I’ve been able to find extensive research to support and oppose my belief that medical marijuana should be a form of treatment and the legalization of recreational use. I’ve committed myself to maintaining an open mind for research both for and against my personal belief in the use of marijuana and have come to
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Medical Marijuana If a substance can make someone who is ill feel better, why keep it from him or her? On the surface this sounds right. People who advocate making marijuana legal for medical purposes take this approach. What could it hurt? A closer look reveals that marijuana should not be legalized for medical use, because young people are given mixed signals about drugs, other drugs can be used that are easier to regulate, and there are more harmful side effects. Marijuana is one of the
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Why Legalize Marijuana? A Complete Overview of the Benefits Marijuana, the most illegal drug consumed in the United States, “more than 18 million Americans consumed it” (White House, 2013). Furthermore, a recent study showed that 42% of Americans aged 12 and older had consumed the drug (White House, 2013). Nevertheless, why is marijuana illegal? And what would happen if it gets legalize. Marihuana can bring health, economics, and social benefits to our society. Thus is why Marijuana should be legal
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November 2015 Marijuana Abuse and the Legalization of Marijuana The debate of whether or not to legalize marijuana has been a dispute for years. Marijuana is the most abused drug in the United States especially among teens and young adults. Since 1970’s Control Substances Act, marijuana has been considered a Schedule 1 drug (Odabasi, 45). It still is a Schedule 1 drug, but now these laws are starting to be reevaluated. In recent years many states have begun to pass laws to allow marijuana use in their
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