Marijuana Legalization Essays and Term Papers
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana never kicks down the door in the middle of the night. Marijuana never locks up sick and dying people, does not suppress medical research, does not peek in bedroom windows. Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could. It's a strange twist of justice in the land of freedom. A
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana Research has been published in favor of legalizing marijuana. The legalization of marijuana is a political issue that has continued to surface for decades. There is countrywide support lobbying for reinstating the right to use this natural product. A large majority of this country's population refuses to accept the United States government's decision to prohibit citizens from enjoying the benefits that this organically grown herb provides. In my paper I will research
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Legalization of Marijuana
BACKGROUND Over the last 40 years, the legal status of marijuana has been debated vigorously. Proponents of policies that would permit individual possession of small amounts of marijuana argue that it is a safe drug and that criminal sanctions against personal use and possession represent at worst excessively harsh and at best unnecessary penalties. Echoing these sentiments, editors of The Lancet have concluded that "cannabis per se is not a hazard to society but driving
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana became popular as a medicine in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century and used to treat general and migraine headaches, depression, muscular tension, insomnia, and menstrual cramps. However, today marijuana has proven to be beneficial in treating many more medical conditions that include glaucoma, cancer, and asthma (ASU, n.d.). Opponents agree only in one regard, lessening the pain of sick people is humane, ethical, and just. The federal Drug Enforcement
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Legalize Marijuana
Legalize Marijuana The myths about marijuana are endless and almost all are, false. Over the years people have come to believe many things about how marijuana affects your body and mind. Many other people believe that marijuana is more harmful then tobacco. People believe that "pot" kills the brain cells in the parietal lobe and the cerebellum. The brain is almost completely unharmed in the smoking of cannabis. Another rumor is about how your body
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The Legalization of Marijuana
The legalization of marijuana Marijuana, reefer, bud, weed, pot-- however you refer to it-- is that illegal, highly popular drug that affects a large percentage of America's teenage population today. Every year, the government has tax payers spend billions of dollars for prohibition of this drug. Doesn't that seen a little pointless to you? If 98% of the teenage population does or had tried smoking pot, then I guess that shows that these billions of
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Legalizing Marijuana
The battle to legalize marijuana has been fought for almost seven decades, rendering one of nature’s most useful substances useless. The government’s campaign against marijuana has created cultural factors that make the use of marijuana socially unacceptable. Although extensive scientific research has proven that marijuana treats many illnesses, legislation has not allowed the drug to be legalized. If this drug were made legal, it would open a “gateway” of medical marvels nation wide. Therefore, marijuana
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Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Use only
The history of U.S. policy toward mind-altering substances has followed cycles of tolerance and intolerance ever since the mid-19th century. Walking into a smoked filled room, of young and old engaged in therapeutic activities for numerous health conditions, has been practice worldwide. In fact, the medical use of the cannabis plant goes back at least 5,000 years to ancient China. It was used by most of the world’s cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana
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The Legalization of Marijuana
Every person in the United States has heard of the illicit substance called marijuana. Yet, unknown to most people, there is one place in the United States where marijuana is grown legally. That place is the Medicinal Plant Garden, right here at the University of Mississippi. The Medicinal Plant Garden, a part of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (RIPS) is part of the Marijuana Plant Facility The garden is over 20 years old, but
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The Legalization of Marijuana
The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is an issue that has been debated for many years. As each year passes more ordinary people, elected officials, newspaper columnists, economists, doctors, judges and even the Surgeon General of the United States are concluding that the effects of our drug control policy are at least as harmful as the effects of drugs themselves (Bennett). By removing the illegal drug label from marijuana some of these harmful effects would go
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The Legalization of Marijuana
The legalization of marijuana is a controversial issue that has been fought for and against for several decades. Marijuana is defined as a preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, which is usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria and to heal and soothe (dictionary.com). In the 1930s, the American media spread numerous false stories that marijuana was an extremely dangerous drug and therefore marijuana and hemp were effectively
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Marijuana: To Legalize or Not To Legalize?
Marijuana: To Legalize or Not to Legalize? There is no doubt that the drug problem in our country has reached outrageous proportions. Ending the drug war may not seem to be the best answer at first, but the "war on drugs" in reality has accomplished very little. Different options need to be considered. Let’s be honest, the war on drugs has shown poor results, if any at all. As opposed to trying to combat
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Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana is a dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It is usually smoked in different forms such as a cigarette, blunt, or bong, and can also be mixed into food or brewed as a tea (NIDA). Many chemicals make up marijuana, but the most common elements found in the drug include 66 cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are chemicals that create a euphoric state of being which causes
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Legalizing Marijuana
The purpose of this paper is to discuss marijuana and compare both sides of the issue of legalizing marijuana. We have two factions fighting each other; one those who are pro marijuana and those who are anti marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized
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Legalize Marijuana
Legalize Marijuana To the AIDS or cancer patient, marijuana is the plant that fights nausea and appetite loss. To the nutritionist, its seed is second only to the soybean in nutritional value and is a source of cooking oil and vitamins. To the paper or cloth manufacturer, it is the plant that provided much of our paper and clothing for hundreds of years and produces four times more fiber per acre than trees. To the
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In this year of the millenium, the American populace, even while in the midst of the most prolonged economic boom in the history of the Republic, is confronted with some serious problems. Any randomly chosen group of people asked to list the most dangerous of these, would include among their immediate answers: “The Drug Problem”. By the “Drug Problem”, do they mean the proliferation in our communities of all illicit, mood-altering,
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The Legalization of Marijuana
PAPER 1.. THERE IS THREE The legalization of marijuana is a controversial issue that has been fought for and against for several decades. Marijuana is defined as a preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, which is usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria and to heal and soothe (dictionary.com). In the 1930s, the American media spread numerous false stories that marijuana was an extremely dangerous drug and therefore
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Legalization of Marijuana
Should marijuana be legalized? To some people it is a no, and to others it is a yes. My own personal view is no that it should not be legalized for various reasons. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, which means there are currently no known medical uses for it, therefore, possession in any amount is deemed illegal and punishable by federal law. Drug use causes serious problems in our society today. Legalizing
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Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana
Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana Marijuana is the common name for Cannabis sativa and its use in the United States has been a national concern since the early twentieth century. Although there have been many studies conducted proving the benefits of the THC in marijuana for certain conditions, Congress removed it from the U.S. Pharmacopoeia in 1942 because the government discovered marijuana to be a harmful and addictive drug. Later on in 1971, Congress passed the Comprehensive
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana The purpose of this paper is to discuss marijuana and compare both sides of the issue of legalizing marijuana. We have two factions fighting each other; one those who are pro-marijuana and those who are Anti-marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician’s Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that Marijuana should be
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of marijuana Morals and politics are what make up the structure of this country, so when an issue receives mixed responses coming from two different points of views it becomes contraversial. The legalization of marijuana is a controversial subject; however, there are many positive arguments to support the idea. First of all, it is very expensive to keep marijuana illegal. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana has also proven to contain
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Legalize Marijuana
The question of whether to legalize drugs or not is very controversial. Drugs affect so many areas of society. For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems of society. There are two views on the legalization of drugs: some people think that they should be legalized, the other group of people think that they must not be legalized. I support those who refuse legalization of hard drugs. Well, and what about marijuana?
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Should Marijuana Be Legal?
The argument over whether or not marijuana should be legal has been a big debate over the last decade. There are many who are for it being legal and a lot that are totally against the idea. Me personally, I don’t see the problem with marijuana being legal in the United States. All though some may not agree with what I believe in I do have my reasons for why I think marijuana should be
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana Legalization of Marijuana has quickly become a controversial issue in America. In the United States, legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes is spreading to the state level. For example, in November 1996, the people of California and Arizona voted to legalize marijuana for medicinal reasons. As a result of Proposition 215 in California, patients now smoke marijuana provided their physician recommends its usage. A prescription is not required, and marijuana continues to
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana During the 1920's our country introduced something its citizens never thought they would have to experience. That "something" was the prohibition of alcohol. The country made an attempt to legislate morality in a way never before attempted. When it was all said and done prohibition gave rise to hustlers like Al Capone that could not be controlled. With this occurring all over the country prohibition had to come to an end. The
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