drug until the early 1900’s. Its known uses go back further than 7,000 B.C. and it was legal as recently as when Ronald Reagan was a child. America’s first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia in 1619. It was a law “ordering” all farmers to grow Indian hempseed. The majority of the united states has not legalized marijuana however there are 21 states that have legalized marijuana for medical purposes. Four states that allow recreational use and the District of Columbia have legalized
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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 to 2010 there were approximately 8.2 million drug related
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Kristine Chin Ms. Williams English 10 September 19, 2015 A Long Way Gone: Socratic Seminar Topic 4 Notes What does the destruction of Ishmael’s cassette when he joins the army symbolize? • Cassette symbolizes innocence/ his childhood o “The four of us had started a rap and dance group when I was eight” (Beah 6) Raps during childhood o Reminder of his childhood “We loaded out backpacks with notebooks of lyrics we were working on and stuffed our pockets with cassettes of rap albums” (7) • Carries
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Collect 7 Amazing Benefits of Weed Finder App Every single thing is moving forward to be appified! So, why does the weed finder services lag behind? Yes, now an individual is able to discover the weed agency and the other associated info using a full-fledged app. It is like flowing in the current digital wave. Although, many persons consider the weed as an invasive plant of nature, but still it acts like a good medicine and provides a pool of benefits. The unwanted weeds do exist, but the good
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In the article Child Soldiers, Prosecution it states “ The recruiters of child soldiers also use drugs and alcohol to make the children more compliant and to enable them to commit acts that they would not normally commit.” (Child Soldiers, Prosecution 2) Well this is true, it doesn't erase what they did and all of the people they killed. Others
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We could tax marijuana which will give us a large amount of revenue. Revenue, that will be beneficial towards our state and country to use. The money has the potential to help out our country so much. Whether the money is being used for health care or building a new highway for a city. We could use that money very much. The amount of impact it’d have on our country would be enormous. Some people might say marijuana causes permanent short term memory loss and accidents
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decriminalized the drug, however marijuana still stands as an illegal substance at a federal level. Countries such as Canada and Mexico are opening the doors for the drug as the Mexican Supreme Court gave “four plaintiffs the right to grow cannabis for personal use,” the movement is only being slowed down in the U.S by Congress and President Obama. Although, marijuana is seen as a dangerous drug, the author brings forth some key points to show marijuana’s good side. To begin with, the author starts the editorial
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“The Poor Man’s Heroin”: The Origin and Effects of the Street Drug Krokodil Nick Sekits Ms. Tabata 11-12-15 HISTORY & ORIGIN In 2011, American media was buzzing about the new Russian street drug, “Krokodil”. Sensationalists dubbed it the “zombie drug”, the “drug that eats junkies”, and “the most dangerous drug in the world.” While fear of the drug catching on in the U.S was really just the work of exaggerated media, the carnage in Russia was very real, especially amongst the poor. The epidemic
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marijuana that can be used in the curing treatment of cancer is illegal. The most common reasoning for keeping marijuana illegal is because it is known as a gateway drug. A gateway drug means that people who smoke marijuana are more likely to get into the use of more harder drugs like heroin or cocaine, which is definitely not the case. ¨Studies show that 85% of cocaine users
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Introduction: While most college students legitimately suffer when attempting to complete their studies, some students revert to misusing prescription drugs to help confront the overloaded assignment schedules. The misuse of prescription drugs, such as Adderall, has provided some college students the edge over others. Being a full-time college student and employee, I feel the full effect of an overloaded work schedule. I have often thought about ways to overcome heavy workloads and the misuse
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