Gateway drug theory

Marijuana is currently a hot topic of debate throughout Canada, and has been for the past few years. Marijuana was first banned in 1923 under the Opium and Drug Act, but since 1997 the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act have controlled it. In 2000, over 30,000 Canadians were charged with possession of marijuana. Currently, the marijuana laws are not enforced equally across the country, which has prompted the interest in changing the laws or possibly decriminalizing marijuana. Also, those convicted

Every week you juggle working a 9 to 5 job, doing chores around the house, keeping up with your college courses, exercising, and taking care of the kids.  Sound familiar?  Imagine this: it’s 7 o’clock on a Friday night, you’re exhausted from what the week has thrown at you and it’s time to relax.  What do you do?  Do you grab a drink with friends?  Do you smoke some cannabis?  Do you sit in your room alone and play video games?  Do you go out to eat an unhealthy meal?  What is your vice?            

Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused drugs around the world and is categorized by the US Drug Enforcement Agency as a schedule I drug. This means it has a higher chance of being abused. (“Legalization of marijuana: potential impact on youth” 1825). Those who are in support of legalizing marijuana do not understand the negative effects of legalizing marijuana and marijuana use itself. There are several arguments for legalizing marijuana, however, the reasons for keeping it illegal outweigh

different names, is a plant that is widely known as a drug. Although this drug has become legal in select states for both medical and recreational purposes it remains prohibited on a Federal level to the United States Government because the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) refuse to label marijuana as a medication. They refuse to label it as a medicine because it has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and it hasn’t been approved

justice related to drug disputes would be reduced resulting in less crowding in prisons. Revised: Legalizing marijuana will result in less crowding in prisons. Premise: States gain profit from taxing marijuana Revised: States benefit financially from the legalization of marijuana. Conclusion: Marijuana should be legal for recreational use. Marijuana has been used in herbal remedies for centuries. It has been assisting in chemotherapy treatments for years. Unlike the many man-made drugs on the streets

post-secondary who have claimed to use marijuana to help them succeed in school. Currently, in the country of Canada, marijuana is an illegal herbal drug used by many students as a personal key to succeed. Marijuana, also known as “weed”, is relatively inexpensive and easy to come by. Therefore, people use marijuana for various reasons: some use the drug as a way to release stress, while others use it as a calming agent. Consequently, many of these students are deceived by the fact that marijuana is

The Hidden Truth Legal Drugs - A substance, especially one prescribed by a medical provider, that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a condition or disease. Drugs are prescribed for a limited amount of time, as for an acute infection, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders, such as hypertension. I want to explain to you the truth about Marijuana and why it should be Federally legal and not called an Illegal drug. First of all marijuana itself has never killed anyone in

“Lets go smoke some weed man” now when that question gets asked to you, you might have to say no. Why is that? You think of the consequences that could come to you if you do it and get caught. As of now pot is illegal and most parents don’t accept there kid smoking weed. So in this paper I will tell you why pot should be legal. I will also give some things that have been said negative and I will disprove them. I will also discuss about hemp, what marijuana is and where it comes from. Also as you

Marijuana. According to our text book, Drug Use and Abuse, Marijuana was often used by Mexican laborers in the Southwest and jazz groups for recreational use (Weisheit, 1990). During this generation people were pretty laid back when it came to marijuana use. Marijuana has been around for quite some time now and has slowly begun to increase in usage. According to our text book, Drug Use and Abuse, Marijuana was originally cultivated for their fiber and not their drug content (Peterson, 1980). Originally

against marijuana is that they claim it is a gateway drug. People say people who use marijuana would later use harder drugs such as cocaine,meth,and heroin which is irrelevant.Just because some people that do harder drugs such as the 3 I named started off with using marijuana does not mean all people would do the harder drugs. If someone wanted to experiment with cocaine,meth,or heroin they are going to do it regardless. If anything the gateway drugs that are leading people to cocaine,meth, or heroin