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    There are many great effects on the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana can help with Medical issues. Marijuana also has different street names like pot, weed, gas, and etc. Legalizing weed is a controversial topic to all. This paper will compare the pros like reducing cancer and tax revenue and cons like memory loss of legalizing marijuana. People want it illegal, others want it legal. Preferably marijuana shall be legal. Marijuana can help save the United States. Taxes on weed to change how

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    Marijuana is the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa. Marijuana contains delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is responsible for the stimulation of brain cells that release dopamine creating a feeling of happiness and excitement. Research and experiments have proven that marijuana can have superb results on health issues. Marijuana can be used to treat and prevent diseases such as glaucoma, seizures, decrease anxiety, minimize cancer pains, and many more

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    decriminalization of marijuana is an incredibly controversial topic in the United States. Conservative views deem the drug dangerous and debilitating, while reformers suggest that legalizing the plant would have an enormous positive impact on the economy. While others, the terminally ill, wish for the plant to be legal so it can be offered as a less toxic and sometimes more effective alternative to harsh prescription drugs. an overwhelming wealth of facts that state the benefits marijuana can have medically

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    the legalizing marijuana in the United States. And many political debates to the same issue. In many states, voters have voted in favor to the legalization of marijuana because of all the positive side effects this drug can bring and they see the negative effects it has brought up in the past. In many ways, marijuana can replace many very dangerous and addictive drugs that are on the market right now. At this point in time, there is a lot more benefits to the legalization of marijuana than there are

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    Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug and has been used by nearly 100 million Americans. According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 19.8 millions Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year (NSDUH). The debate about whether or not it should be legalization has resulted in passionate and well-funded organizations on both sides of the argument working to advance their position. Among those organizations, we have NORML (National Organization for the

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    Marijuana is a controversial substance. It is considered a schedule 1 drug by the DEA but it is still legalized in 4 states for recreational purpose which include Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon. Laws against the use, possession and cultivation of this plant are different in different parts of the world. People have been debating about its advantages and its disadvantages for many years. There are a lot of myths about marijuana and very few seem to be true. Most of the people know very less

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    The Controlled Substances Act (Marijuana Prohibition) CLN-4U Unit One Essay Cailey Bazik CLN 4U – Unit One Essay Controlled Substances Act Marijuana Prohibition The Controlled substance act pertaining to Marijuana has been a long on going battle as to whether marijuana should be legal in Canada and taken out of this act. The law behind the drug has a long history and many failed attempts at decriminalization. There are both positive and negative effects to this law, but I believe the

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    Marijuana became a problem in America from 1913 to the late 1930s. California was the first state to ban marijuana in 1913, and Utah outlawed marijuana in 1914. From 1915 to 1937 it was banned by 30 states, in the southwestern states it was outlawed because of racial prejudice against the mexicans who used it. In other states they thought that marijuana was a “gateway” drug and lead to heroin addiction. Marijuana also became illegal because of Henry Hearst, he invested in the timber industry to support

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    really road the social acceptance roller coaster. Marijuana, a slow up and coming social norm, has been a topic for debate for the past century. In 1914 the Harrison Act passed which allowed selling and using of opiates, cocaine, and marijuana without a prescription. Over the past years many states and areas are starting to understand the acceptance of cannabis becoming a similar social activity similar to alcohol. Yet, many still associate marijuana as a gateway drugs and want to prevent the youth

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    An article called “Medical marijuana refugees: 'This was our only hope'” written by Saundra Young (CNN), talks about medical marijuana and the conflicts that arise from it. Marijuana is drug made from a plant called cannabis and it is a well-known drug to most people. Although it is illegal in some states, 20 states have recently made marijuana legal at least for medical purposes like the District of Columbia. The others however, are keeping it illegal due to the side effects after the consumption

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