27/03/2013 Marijuana SHOULD be legalized Did you know according to CBC news, in 2001 Ottawa came up with a solution to end the problems about marijuana? It’s true, “Canada became the first country to adopt a formal system to regulate the medical use of marijuana” [1] According to National Institute on Drug Abuse say that marijuana is a dry mix of green and brown shreds of leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant “cannabis sativa”.[2] This drug is used in health purposes. That is…
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Marijuana Laws The topic of whether or not marijuana should be legalized has been debated for years. Today marijuana remains illegal federally, but more and more states are starting to adopt medical marijuana laws. These laws legalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. A couple of states, Washington, and Colorado, have gone as far as to enact laws that legalize marijuana for recreational use. These new laws, which conflict directly with federal laws, have brought up many issues as…
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Marijuana is something that has gained an increasing amount of support in American society today. However, it has not always received this type of support, during the 1930’s many people reported marijuana as an abysmal drug. Throughout history there have been many misconceptions about cannabis. The reason marijuana became a major concern was because the introduction of the plant by Mexican immigrants, who began flooding into the United States (Marijuana Timeline). Furthermore, during the same time…
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For over five thousand years, marijuana has been used for both medical and recreation use (Haerens 23). Marijuana also known as weed, Ganga, Mary Jane and other various nicknames, ultimately refer to to the dried leaves, flowers, and stems from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. This plant contains the psychoactive chemical, known as THC (delta-9-tetrehydiscannabinol) which triggers the blood vessels in the lungs and brain to expand causing more oxygen onto the rest of the system. In addition, THC’s…
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Legalization of Marijuana One of the major topics going around the United States is the legalization of marijuana. According to Misty Millhorn, Megan Monaghan, Darrel Montero, Maria Reyes, Tony Roman, Roy Tollasken, and Becca Walls, Americans are moving toward legalizing marijuana. A few states have already made marijuana legal for medical use. Marijuana should be legalized because it has healthy benefits, it will end the war on drugs, and it will make prisons less crowded. Marijuana plants come…
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Running head: LEGALIZATION OF Legalization of Marijuana: A hot topic Tonie J. Moutra GEN 499 Dr. Curt Sobolewski November 26, 2012 The legalization of marijuana for recreational usage could may be a new trend in America but the Federal government will likely oppose usage through the end of time. The Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) stance is that marijuana is an illegal drug and that using this drug whether for medicinal or recreational purposes is illegal…
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as marijuana, for medicinal use. Marijuana can provide relief to those suffering with diseases that cannot be treated with modern medicine. On the contrary, marijuana can provide a psychoactive high and has been known to be addictive. However, according to the federal government, marijuana has no medicinal value and offers an extremely high potential for abuse (O’Keefe, 2013). Marijuana is also thought to be harmful and detrimental substance (O’Keefe, 2013). History illustrates marijuana use…
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Drug abuse in the U.S. has been a reoccurring issue dating back all the way from the 1930’s when marijuana, although not yet perceived as a danger, was still considered a gateway drug for heroin users. In today’s society, marijuana is still considered a social problem due to its increasing popularity, specifically ranging from high school to college students. Needless to say, marijuana is only one of the few narcotics affecting today’s youth. Students today are found abusing not only illegal but…
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XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX July 17, 2014 Pres. Barack Obama Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, I am writing to garner your interest in the fight to legalize medicinal marijuana on the federal level. It is an issue that has sparked great concern throughout the country as state by state we are seeing legalization efforts passed while our government considers what these individual states is doing is illegal. As I’m sure you recall in my presentation, the…
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with social and occupational functioning. These negative data far outweigh a few documented benefits for a limited set of medical indications, for which safe and effective alternative treatments are readily available. If there is any medical role for cannabinoid drugs, it lies with chemically defined compounds, not with unprocessed cannabis plant. Legalization or medical use of smoked cannabis is likely to impose significant public health risks, including an increased risk of schizophrenia…
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