Why Marijuanas Should Be Legal Essay

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    Should marijuana be legalized? I believe that it should, but with certain stipulations and conditions. Marijuana has a long history full of positive and negative effects on mankind. Before we can talk about the present issues of marijuana or “weed” for short. We need to look back where it all began and the circumstances surrounding it in the U.S. It first showed up in the united states in 1545 when the Spanish brought it with them when they came to the new world. It became a commercial crop…

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    politics and the media is whether marijuana should legalized or not. Throughout these years filled with heated debate, more and more states have been legalizing the use of marijuana under specific modifications, the most popular being medicinal use only. Marijuana is a plant based drug consisting of shredded leaves from the hemp plant and can by consumed through smoking. More and more states are beginning to legalize marijuana due to the penalties of possessing marijuana being worse than the…

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    Medical Marijuana Legalization Mr. Carter was 14 when he experienced the first violent seizure of his life. During the seizure he toppled face first onto a tiled floor in front of his dad. Carter is now 19 and still experiences violent seizures at least several times a month. Each seizure causes extreme stress on his body and is possibly life threatening. Mr. Carter is able to recognize when he is about to experience a seizure by a sensation he calls “clouds in my head.” Fortunately, Mr.…

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    good for one state might not be good for another. That’s why states have developed special constitutions that only apply to that state. In the case of Texas, we have the largest state constitution. This means that we don’t completely agree with other states and set our limits on a special law, such as the case of marijuana. Marijuana has started to become legal in a lot of states but Texas has maintained different views about the drug. Marijuana carriers can face really serious charges for a…

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    Legalize it The use and possession of marijuana in most countries is considered illegal. Today many countries have legalized marijuana while many still have not. A small amount of weed has been allowed in a few areas of the world, such as Europe, North America, and South America. The United States has yet to fully legalize marijuana however; some states like Washington, Colorado and California have made the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes legal. There are various penalties…

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    approval of marijuana is a highly debated topic in American legislature today. The approval of marijuana by legislature would be beneficial to many people directly and indirectly. Directly, people with medicinal needs, would benefit tremendously. Indirectly, if the government cut funding towards marijuana prohibition, and taxing the sale of it would make a large impact in the economy. The purpose of this letter is to explain why legislature should pass laws to approve legalized marijuana. …

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    are terrible for the individual smoking, it additionally influences the world with the cigarette poisons being discharged onto the planet. Marijuana as well has many chemicals which aren’t yet proven to be safe. The thc in marijuana is being utilized by many doctors to treat patients. But as every product, everything has a couple defects. When smoking marijuana it does have some tar that is entered into your body and into your lungs.…

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    Marijuana. This word alone often strikes fear in many. They think of juvenile delinquents getting into trouble. They think of inferior people wasting away their minds and ruining their bodies. They think of these pot smokers as a poison, and make sure to keep their loved ones away in fear that they too will become infected. I can guarantee you they didn’t think of George Washington, John Adams, Barack Obama, or Thomas Jefferson. They surely didn’t think of Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs. Yes…

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    The controversial debate on whether illegal drugs should become legal has been going on for years now in America, and seems like more now than ever people are on the side that wants drugs to become legal. There are many positive outcomes that could occur from making drugs legal; legalizing drugs could bring in tax revenue, it could reduce government expenditures, medical benefits for cancer patients, people’s freedom to use when they want, and it would reduce the population inside of prisons.…

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    Legalization of Marijuana With the struggles of everyday life, sometimes people need some type of pick me up or a temporary high. Some people turn to the Lord, others turn to sports, others may just sleep it off, and some just need a little something more. People turn to marijuana, also referred to as weed, looking for a temporary high to get away from life constantly beating an individual down. Marijuana is one of the most widely used illegal drugs and constantly starts heated debates. The…

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