Persuasive Essay On Legalization Of Marijuana

The topic that I will be investigating is the legalization of Marijuana by California Proposition 19. Proposition 19 was on the 2010 ballot in November. It would have legalized for any individual over the age of 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, just like alcohol. Marijuana has been viewed as bad since the 1920’s, even planting,

You’re more excited than you have ever been in your whole life. The crowd is roaring, fans are screaming and everyone is yelling their names, over and over again. You stand there in the front row of the crowd, screaming along with the rest of the fans because you can’t contain your excitement any longer. You can feel your heart beating like a drum, and your stomach churning from nervousness and excitement. All of a sudden, the lights start flashing insanely, the chanting gets louder, and you feel your heart skip a beat.

Marijuana is a drug that is an ongoing issue in the United States for many years debating about whether it should be legal, so in 2010 the state of California proposed the “Tax, Regulate, and Control Cannabis Act” for voters to vote on which would make marijuana illegal. Charles Stimson, a former assistant U.S. Attorney specializing in crime, had strong opinions about what he thought about the issue and was paid to write an article by the Heritage Foundation where he could voice his opinion about legalized marijuana. In his article “Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No,” Charles Stimson tries to persuade his audience, voters of California, that they should vote against legalized marijuana. He tries to persuade his audience

Create an introduction that generally introduces the problem using a statistic or true narrative example. States should consider that legalizing recreational marijuana would increase the use of marijuana amongst not only adults but adolescence. This law could potentially increase crimes and the number of arrests for driving under the influence of drugs, which puts the safety of our citizens at risk. Each state should consider what the influence of legalizing marijuana will have and properly research the positive and negative impacts that this law would bring to their state’s economy, safety of citizens, and the stability of an individual as well as their family’s foundation. In order to keep our citizen, our children, and our streets safe each state should become knowledgeable of the direct impacts that this law would have and properly educate all those voting for this law.

There is a constant battle daily with modern day marijuana prohibition. Several questions about the legalization of marijuana is left unanswered. The film “The Culture High” reveals the truth behind all the arguments and questions left unanswered about this legalization process. This debate has reached epic magnitudes and continues a war on the legalization process. The debate and film struck me with an unanswered question.

Have you ever wondered when and why marijuana was made illegal? The herbal plant, commonly used in medicines, was not considered a drug in the early 1900s. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 banned the use and sales of marijuana. This act was put in place due to careless slander. Marijuana, in America should be legalized because it is safer than alcohol and tobacco, marijuana funds gangs and cartels, and marijuana can replace toxic, addictive pharmaceuticals.

Is legalizing marijuana a good step to take ? There has been many questions as to what will happen to the community. Will the community grow from this new law? Or will this end in a horrible problem? Although marijuana is a drug, it does not cause harm to your body like alcohol does. Legalizing marijuana in the states of the U.S should be done because it can be used for medical reason, it is not harmful to the body, and police want strong relationships with their community.

Marijuana has become a more and more acceptable drug over the past few years despite its many side effects, not only on the user, but also on society as a whole. Due to these side effects on society and the marijuana user, it would be in the best interest of everyone that marijuana remains an illegal substance. On one side of the issue you have marijuana users saying that it is their choice on whether or not they should be allowed to smoke marijuana. The question we have to ask ourselves is, are individual freedoms so important that we are willing to allow these individual freedoms to continue without consequence, even if their actions are harmful. The purpose of this essay will be to put

Throughout this paper details dealing with the topic of marijuana and its legalization will be explained by using journal articles and information gathered from my local Lincoln Parish library. These details include the explanation of what marijuana is, the views on marijuana’s legalization regulations among citizens in states across the United States, and the government’s outlook on the use of the drug. Also, personal opinions of a few of my peers will be provided through brief interviews. By completing this research paper, I plan to discover how far marijuana legalization within America has come and the steps being taken to either fully legalized or illegalize marijuana in the future.

In honor of today’s “Holiday”, I found inspiration in one of the most controversial issues to date in our country. Marijuana has long been the topic of many heated debates ranging from local cafes and classrooms to political offices and the senate floor. Both sides of the “fence” have rock solid cornerstones for their argument and have results to back them. The debates are full of legitimate and valuable stand points that can keep both parties on the edge, never able to declare an exact winner. In essence, no matter what the outcome is on the legalization of marijuana in the States, it will forever be a controversial subject for the years to come.

The final key point of interest concerned the social acceptance of marijuana as a recreational drug of today’s culture compared to its social stature of our past culture, 64% of participants agreed marijuana is more socially acceptable today than it was in the past, whereas 10% disagreed.

Cannabis or marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America. Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Washington D.C., and Alaska have all legalized the use of recreational cannabis along with a total of twenty two states and Washington D.C. that allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Iowa is currently one of the twenty eight states in the United States that prohibit any use of marijuana. Marijuana is currently a schedule I drug in Iowa, which means there is no accepted therapeutic value and there is a high risk for abuse. Four states fully support the legalization of marijuana and with the popularity of the drug growing, surely there is a case to be made for the legalization of medical and recreational use of cannabis in Iowa.

The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board’s Article Let the people decide about legalizing marijuana(2016) was an attempt to convince readers that Michigan Legislature is currently a “dysfunctional waste,” determined to keep Marijuana legalization off the ballots.The Press got their opinion across by using uncredited polls, tugging at the reader's emotions when describing both parties, and overall biased tone with underlying motives. The author uses pathos, ethos, and logos very effectively when trying to persuade the reader. Pathos is being used when the author attempts to appeal to our emotions while trying to pity MILegalize. Logos is being used when the authors tries to connect with our common sense in order to persuade by reason. Lastly ethos is being used when the author attempts to sway our opinion of michigan legislature, but altering our view of their character and morals.This article was written with intentions to get voters riled up, discredit the michigan legislature and provoke change within the court systems. The Editorial Board only presented their side of the argument, concluding they are targeting left-wing moderates that are for the legalization of marijuana.

What comes to mind when you hear Marijuana? The one word that has raised much awareness... I am in total support of the Legalization of Marijuana! When I say Marijuana, I mean Recreational and Medicinal. Medicinal being the most Popular in this time of War on Drugs, but you get the point. I believe, the dried flowers of the Hemp Plant can save America’s economy. Not only that, but Medical Marijuana helps stop or halt the growth of cancer, within cancer patients.. The facts are out there and we, the people, seem to look past them and focus on what we are being told. My final reason marijuana should be legalized is because of the many health benefits.

For this assignment, I actually talked to three different people about their feelings towards alcohol and marijuana. Two were from the same generation and one was part of an even older generation. I wasn’t really surprised by their reactions, but it was interesting to see what they based their opinions off of.