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    The Millennial Marijuana Movement When Millennials Rule: The Reshaping of America, is a book by David and Jack Cahn that goes in depth on pressing issues in America such as gun control, abortion, and even marijuana. They touch on college debt as well as environmental protection and equality. They are brilliant young men that do a great job of pointing out the millennial standpoint on these various views and do well describing what millennials can do about these issues. A key point in this book is

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    For the past few years the movement to legalize marijuana has gained momentum. Several states such as Colorado, Oregon, California, Nevada, Washington, Maine, Massachusetts, and Alaska have legalized marijuana recreationally. Marijuana has proved to be beneficial in many different ways. This natural plant has showed to help individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder. In the states where it was legalized, there was an increase in revenue for the state. The government and the Food and Drug Administration

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    On August 14, 1970, the Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Roger O. Egeberg wrote a letter recommending the plant, marijuana, be classified as a schedule 1 substance, he succeeded and it has remained that way for nearly 45 years. The Drug enforcement agency defines a schedule 1 substance as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence

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    Legalizing Marijuana Even though many hold to the idea that marijuana is ruining people, evidence shows its beneficial. The definition of marijuana (n.) - is cannabis, especially as smoked in cigarettes or the dried leaves and female flowers of the hemp plant, used in cigarette form as a narcotic or hallucinogen. Most of us, if not all of us will be in the same situation before a party or event. Your inside or outside, and you smell a strange herb. You see a group of kids talking and laughing as

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    of medical marijuana. However, the amount of licensed medical marijuana card holders was small until 2009, when the U.S Attorney General gave the prosecution and legalization of marijuana over to the states. After this, the number of medical marijuana licenses increased greatly in Colorado. Then, in 2012, the sale of recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, to all those over the age of 21, and retail stores began selling marijuana in 2014 (Monte). Public opinion on Marijuana is generally

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    Should cannabis(marijuana) be legalized in the US? In my opinion, I would want the US government to legalize cannabis.So you would ask why? First of all, cannabis has a mountain of benefits: lose weight and fight cancer… And cannabis can use for medical uses and even reduce crime. And cannabis have 2 types which are Indica and Sativa. Indica will make you feel relaxed and it has a full body effect. On the other hand, Sativa will make you get high and it mostly affects your brain and it’s use for

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    Legalizing Marijuana The legalization of marijuana in the United States would drastically reduce crime in our cities and form a more productive society through its positive uses. The United States government is spending millions and millions of dollars each year to enforce petty marijuana crimes and it’s time for this change. Embracing marijuana for personal, medical, and industrial use will encourage economic growth and stability. Associating taxes along with eliminating risk of illegal activity

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    All through life, everybody is informed that, "Marijuana is awful for you," over and over. A few individuals don 't generally comprehend the reasoning behind it, however despite the fact that pot is completely legal in a couple states, it is still surrounding us everywhere; legally or not. Individuals all around the globe wonder why it 's not legal all around. Can anyone explain why this drug is illegal for everyone, everywhere throughout the world? Cannabis in the United States of America has been

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    and use of marijuana for medicinal and/or recreational use. While hotly debated on both sides, one of the more ironic factors regarding the issue of legalization is that it was found to be perhaps the most logically and fairly debated topics of the state’s recent mid-term elections. The facts of legalization are becoming more black and white and less about morality, which may be a testament to why 24 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws legalizing medicinal marijuana. Of those

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    Marijuana or Cannabis is one of the bused drugs in America and the rest of the world. Interesting accumulating evidence show that the significant negative impact of this drug outweighs the positive effects. However, the medical benefits of the drug seem on the process of chemical compounds as compared to the drug itself. Medical debates show that chemical compound in marijuana are the problem as compared to the plant. The said chemical compound affects the mental and physical health of the persons

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