Should Marijuana Be Legalized? One of the major and most talked about concerns in the United States today is whether or not marijuana should be legalized. As news stories continue to take a NO stand, many states are debating and deciding to go ahead and legalize recreational marijuana. I take a stand saying YES, marijuana should be legalized for many non-controversial reasons. Cannabis dates back to 6000 BC when the Chinese used cannabis seeds in their food (2). Since then it has evolved from
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Market Analysis The Consumer Market Cultural and Social factors influencing consumer purchasing. Cultural and social environments can be attributed to many of the decisions people make such as what clothes to wear, what music to listen to, how competitive we are, and even how environmentally conservative we are. Kotler and Keller (2014) define cultural influences to consumer behavior as “key institutions… [governing the way] a child grows up” in one country compared to a child in another (pp
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difficulty thinking, and solving problems. Long term use also affects brain development. For example if a teenager use the drug it can negatively affect the building of the brains connections between spaces needed for thinking memory, and learning. These affects could last a long time or perhaps may become permanent depending on the body. For example, a study showed that people who started smoking marijuana heavily in their teens and had an ongoing cannabis use disorder lost an average of eight IQ points
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addictive drug. Neither my town nor community who is full of people will benefit or be influenced by this act. Studies have shown since Marijuana has become legalized in Colorado that crime rates have decreased marginally because individuals no longer use it illegally. Yet since Marijuana is now legal, the study has failed to mention both short and long term effects from the continual or increased intake. Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol will not grow the economy exponentially, but it would drift the
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to our minds and bodies. How does society view it when one drug considered bad, is now a prescription drug. That drug I want to talk about is Marijuana. How do you react when a friend is using a once called bad drug? I have a friend named Lucas that uses medical marijuana as an alternate to prescription pain killers. He was involved in a car accident that has left him with chronic pain. He did try pain killers for a while but they were not completely helping with his pain. He visited his primary physician
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In polls regarding Americans and their pot use, 40% of all Americans say they have tried marijuana at least once. There are many different ideas about this topic, since it is such a hot button topic for most people. Some people say that marijuana should be illegal for everyone, some same just for medical use, but in a Gallup poll done in 2014, 53% of all Americans think that the use of marijuana should be legal. It is true that marijuana can be harmful if used on a frequent basis, but I think that
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cognizant of all of its effects on the human body. More research still needs to be done on the long term affects. This will become increasingly less difficult now that marijuana has been legalized in 23 states and the District of Columbia for medicinal use. It is also legal to purchase in four states and the District of Columbia as a recreational drug. We must keep in mind that even though the restrictions on marijuana have become less stringent, it can still be miss used which can lead to a slippery
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recorded death due to excessive consumption of marijuana, society fears its legalization increases youth intake, health problem, and violence. In the article “Teens will suffer if R.I. decriminalizes marijuana”, the author Brendan P. Doherty argues that use of marijuana results in effect to brain, violence, and public safety (par 1). Doherty is a law prosecution veteran and a criminal investigator (par 4). He is experienced in operating drug arrests and interviewing teens, adults, and juveniles indulged
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The issue of legal marijuana use whether it be medicinal or recreational, is nearly impossible to avoid. Every year more and more states are voting for and passing their right to tax and regulate cannabis. Montana has a unique story when it comes medical marijuana. In 2004 voters legalized the use of medical marijuana by a 62 percent referendum vote. By 2011 Montana witnessed a seismic shift in marijuana law, commonly known as Senate Bill 423, or SB423, this bill made it much harder and less appealing
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the recent years of why the codeine ban is such a great initiative by the Australian government. From February 1st this year the Australian government and department of health issued that over the counter codeine sales will be banned. This means to use these depressant drugs you will have to attend your local general practitioner for a prescription. An outrage was heard and people from all over Australia, different ages, races and genders all believed they are being hard done by from this so called
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