Why marijuana should be legalized in the United States I believe that marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Below here I will explain exactly why I feel so strongly about legalizing marijuana and the positive attributes that it possess. Once you finished reading you might have a different take on the matter at hand. First‚ even though marijuana is currently illegal it is less damaging to the body than other things that are legal such as tobacco and alcohol. People say you can get
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constant debate on the idea of legalizing marijuana at the federal level in the United States. This issue has become more prevalent as more states legalize the drug for medical and personal use each year. Although research has – and still is – proving that marijuana has medicinal benefits‚ many legislators believe that the drug should remain classified as a Schedule I drug. For this paper‚ I will discuss both sides of the debate on whether marijuana should be de-scheduled and legalized‚ nationally
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Why Not to Legalize Marijuana Marjorie Fleuridor ENG/102 March 10‚ 2013 Professor Laura Barnes Marijuana is one of the best known drugs that have been widely consumed throughout history which today raises a concerned eyebrow. Those who are advocates consider marijuana a harmless and beneficial substance because of its claimed value in treating symptoms of serious illness or diseases and Jeffrey Miron‚ a professor of economics at Harvard University in the following viewpoint believes
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Legalizing Marijuana Marcie Helms Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC120 Craig Allen 11/12/12 Everyone has a different sense of what is moral and what is ethical. The key to resolving these moral and ethical differences is coming to an agreement on what is beneficial for our society as a whole. Legalizing marijuana raises a number of ethical concerns. Some people feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to an increase of recreational use. Some also believe that it
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To Legalize or Not to Legalize Marijuana There is a lot of controversy about legalizing marijuana. There are two sides of the story just like with everything else. Some people are all for making it legal. Then there are others that are totally against it. There are many aspects to look at when looking at the issue. There are going to be positives and negatives in both aspects of the issue. There are many states that have legalized marijuana for medical use. There is also the economy that
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English 1 18 March 2014 Should we legalize Marijuana? In the United States‚ there’re twenty states that legalized Marijuana. Among the states that have legalized it‚ Colorado have demonstrated that the legalization have became beneficial. The legalization had brought huge economic profits‚ decreased criminal rates‚ and etc. Because of these positive consequences from the legalization‚ I suggest the whole U.S. region should legalize marijuana. First‚ the United States should have a consistent drug
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In CNBC’s article‚ “Why We Should Not Legalize Marijuana”‚ the author addresses the legalization of marijuana. In the article‚ the author states his claim that the legalization of marijuana will bring forth more harm than good and that as a country we should not legalize the drug. He decides to first address a claim often made by the opposing side‚ that marijuana is a large reason for why our prisons are so full. He then brings in a statistic from Caulkins & Sevigny that states that the amount of
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Why Trudeau Should Not Legalize Cannabis Introduction In Canada‚ approximately 47‚000 deaths that are related to substance abuse occur each year (Teen Challenge). Drug addiction is an immensely growing issue in our society‚ especially among our youth. Over the past few decades‚ the youth drug rates have decreased‚ but with the impending legalization of marijuana‚ the future leads to increasing rates. The Trudeau government has passed a bill to legalized marijuana in the early summer of 2018. Many
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Should the federal government legalize marijuana? Why or why not? In society today‚ the debate to legalize weed or not is a very prominent and controversial issue. Even though there are a lot of positive and negative effects to smoking weed‚ I personally believe that there should be a law passed‚ that allows people over the age of 21 to smoke. Marijuana‚ also called Cannabis is a natural plant that contains a chemical called Delta-9-tetrahydracannibal‚ which is known as
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government should be the ones that get to decide if their people should have the right to marijuana consumption. All reasons‚ aside‚ according to Article 1 in the Constitution‚ "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States‚ which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." The actual consumption of marijuana would be considered as being a legislative power and it should be up to the state government to decide. Each state should have a say if
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