The United Kingdom is one of the largest consumers of illegal drugs in Europe. The United Kingdom lies on the Northern Route of drugs. Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the UK and 58 tons of it are needed to keep buyers satisfied each year (UNODC). "Domestically produced cannabis currently accounts for over 50% of the UK market (UNODC)." Cannabis is imported by various modes of transportation, or it is secretly grown by consumers. London, Liverpool and Birmingham are the three most popular cities that cannabis is transported into. The cannabis is bought in by bulk and then is locally distributed. The cannabis leaf itself, is grown in South Africa, Ghana, Gambia, Jamaica, Morocco, Netherlands, and Spain, and then is imported to the United Kingdom. Once the cannabis is distributed by bulk, it is cut by its investors. This is not safe, because the cannabis loses its pureness. It can be cut with anything from heroine, caffeine, oregano, and even pharmaceutical ingredients which can be awfully dangerous. Cannabis is known to not have harmful effects on the body and mind of an individual, but once it is cut or laced with something it can be dangerous since many dealers won’t tell their buyers what else is in the cannabis. This information is kept from the buyer, because either the dealer really is unaware of the cut or because the distributer is trying to sell the most amount of cannabis that they can. Every gram counts. In the United Kingdom, Cannabis is considered a
To a large extent I agree with this statement; cannabis should be legalised. I do feel, that legalizing cannabis would help resolve many of our country’s problems and difficulties, for example street-crime or burglary indirectly related to drugs. However I also feel that it could cause other types of problems if people don’t understand the effects of it. To many people, they see cannabis as a dangerous and damaging drug, however the effects of cannabis are sometimes not as bad as alcohol or other legal drugs.
In the society we live in, everybody wants to be right. People will have their own unique stance on any controversial subject, and marijuana is no different. Marijuana is a very important topic of discussion especially in the current election season. The drug is discussed on television, social media, and virtually everywhere on the internet. In the article “This Is Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Everywhere” associate viral content editor for The Huffington Post, Renee Jacques, challenges traditional notions of the prohibition of marijuana by brilliantly using rhetorical appeals to persuade you to join the majority. Contrary to Jacques, John Hawkins, writer for www.townhall.com, takes a different stance in his article “5 Reasons Marijuana Should Remain Illegal” holding tight to the traditional, negative view of the drug by using a mixture of logos and pathos to make you question why any human with a brain would smoke cannabis. Although both writers use rhetorical strategies to persuade you to their respective side of the argument, the differing degrees the authors use those strategies renders Jacques’ article much more persuasive to a general audience.
Since 1937, when the Marijuana Tax Act was passed, federal law has prohibited the medical and recreational use of Marijuana. This act banned its production and use in all states. In 2012, however, Colorado and Washington legalized recreational use of marijuana, becoming the first states to do so. This was a very controversial decision on the states’ part, and it created a debate between the two levels of government. The main cause was the issues of federalism and supremacy. While under the supremacy clause the federal government's law takes precedence to the state law, there is also a debate on which level of government, federal or state, should handle the issue of marijuana legalization. The complexity of federalism is shown very well here
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current law in Scotland regarding cannabis. It provides information and statistics about the potential medical benefits from cannabis use. However, in turn it shows research indicating the mental and physical harm the drug can cause. The aim of this report was to answer the question: “Should cannabis be legalised in Scotland?”. Through the information presented and questioned, Scotland or the UK in general should look to legalise or decriminalise cannabis, as there is a wide array of medical benefits that cannabis can provide for those in pain. Substances such as alcohol and tobacco are legal, yet they are behind a substantial number of deaths and ailments throughout Scotland every year.
THC is considered the most dangerous component of the drug. Scientists of Health Canada have set some limitations to grow cannabis within the toxic levels so to avoid any damage. This enables proper use of the drug and in addition will enhance the medicinal qualities of the plant. Government insists on licensing of marijuana growth due to the following reasons:
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug (19.8 million past-month users) according to the 2013
Marijuana consists of many ingredients, but the one with all the medical benefits is an active ingredient called CBD or Cannabidiol. Cannabidiol helps people with serious illnesses without giving the person a high, also there are no negative effects of Cannabidiol. The National Cancer Institute performed a clinical trial, which concluded that HIV and AIDS patients who took dronabinol, a drug formed from marijuana, had increased their appetite and stopped losing weight (Jackson). With there being no toxicity in this ingredient and have these positive effects there is no reason this shouldn't be sold in stores. THC or tetrahydrocannabinol
smoking marijuana may seem harmless to some, and some may say its only marijuana. With marijuana there are many hidden dangers to the street form. Drug dealers
Throughout America many people believe marijuana should be legal because it's not bad for you. There are many different theories about this conflict. There are also those people who believe that marijuana is the gateway drug, the drug that takes you to more drugs. This drug can take your life in a heartbeat.
The marijuana legalization is a hot potato in the world. Many people say that marijuana is a drug, so it should be illegal; however other people say that marijuana should be legalized because of the less risk than other drugs. In spite of the controversy surrounding marijuana, Canadians seem to be tolerant of marijuana; the current government of Canada tries to legalize marijuana like alcohol.
First, a little background. Marijuana is a plant. It can also be used interchangeably with cannabis or hemp. Marijuana has many different components within itself, but the two I 'll be referring
If once in life you have smoked a joint or eaten a pot of brownie, know that it is not only you as many people especially in America have tried marijuana at one point in their lives. Marijuana that is not naturally grown, chemical free and unlegalized is very harmful to human health. Rare usage of this substance is not harmful, but when it gets into your system, then it can affect both your mind and body. Marijuana is grown from a hemp plant known as Cannabis sativa. It has an active substance known as THC which makes you feel high. This substance together with other harmful substances found in marijuana can have negative impacts on your health. This substance is used illegally in America especially
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The plant is believed to haveoriginated from the mountainous region of India. It is also believed that 80% of cannabis entering the UK comes from Morocco, and the herbal form comes from Jamaica. Cannabis contains more than 400 chemicals. The main psycholoactive ingerdient id delta-9-tetahydrocannabinol, or ‘THC’.
However the problem lies more with federal and state laws conflicting about pesticide use. Farmers are left with no idea what to do about it and as a result there are growers who either are using too little or too many pesticides. Low pesticide use means the plant is vulnerable and could be destroyed, but excessive pesticides raise the question of if the marijuana is even safe to be used at that point. Research cannot seem to be done either because of where marijuana stands federally.