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You must be high! Especially if you believe legalizing a substance that has more overall disadvantages than advantages is the right thing to do. Cannabis, also known as marijuana is the most abused illegal drug in the United States. The debate on the legalization of recreational marijuana has gone on for many years. As always, there are two sides to a debate. In the marijuana debate there are individuals who want marijuana to become legal and then there are the individuals who want marijuana to…

Miracle or Menace: Why Should Cannabis be Legal? A miracle or a menace to society? One of the biggest controversial topics of today, "should marijuana be legalized?". To define "legalize", meaning recreationally and medically in all 50 states in the U.S. Many people tend to argue the affects, the impact of people's health, the economy, etc. What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried buds of the Hemp plant. Marijuana is the active part of the Hemp plant that includes the psychoactive compound…

Synthesis Essay The legalization of marijuana is a conflict that can be seen from many different points of views; from legalization of both recreational and medical reasons to being illegal as a whole. Some may argue that marijuana would ineffectively decrease crime rates in the United States, but statistically this is not the case. Some may also argue that marijuana should not be legalized for the sake of this generation's future, because they would become a “guinea pig generation,” marijuana…

Many of you have or will come into contact with alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis at some point in your lifetime. These three substances are among the most frequently used recreational substances in the world. Alcohol is ranked first on the scale of popularity, tobacco is second, and cannabis is third. The main difference between the the top two and cannabis, however, happens to be legality. There are age restrictions on alcohol and tobacco, but once you reach the legal age, you have the freedom to…

Supreme Court Decision: Gonzales v. Raich The case of Gonzales v. Raich begins with the passing of the Compassionate Use Act, a California law that allows marijuana to be used medically. Angel Raich’s doctor recommended the use of medical marijuana for medicinal purposes; however, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents found the growing of Raich’s six marijuana plants to be a violation of of the federal law under the Controlled Substances Act. Passed using the interstate commerce clause,…

1. Argument that appeals to a questionable authority 1) Matthew McConaughey (a questionable authority of the automobile industry) says the Lincoln MKC is the best automobile. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Thus, Lincoln MKC is the best automobile. Explanation: This example shows how celebrities are used to appeal to people’s sense of authority. This argument appeals to people’s views by presenting that a person, Matthew…

Drugs have always been a major problem in the United States of America, a lot of people use them and many people always get in major trouble for them just because of the possession. In the United States, the most common, illegally used, drug is marijuana. Based on many different facts, and statistics, I believe that we should legalize marijuana, and decriminalize other major drugs. There are countries like Portugal who have decriminalized drugs, and the results are incredible, this is why I…

Introduction The city of Omigawd will soon be undergoing some major changes. The state has altered policy to allow marijuana and all marijuana-based products to be legal. In addition, the government has declared a release of all inmates in the state sentenced for “gun crimes.” Each new policy has the potential to have positive and negative effects on the Omigawd Police Department and the state itself. The purpose of this paper is to present scenarios for each new policy implementation and…

vehicles for transportation, etc., and the same applies for drugs as well. There are in fact many benefits to the legalization of all drugs some being the reduction in crime and violence, a reduction in health risks that are associated with the legal status of drugs now, and several other things. With the legalization of all drugs, crime and violence will go down as the mindset of “because I can’t have it I need it” will be removed. People will no longer sought out drugs from the black market…

LEGAL The legal ramifications of marijuana prohibition, have raged from fines to death sentences. The Controlled Substance Act of 1971, reduced the severity of the penalties for possession of marijuana, however there remains a stigma around users, and states that had laxer laws than the federal government wished to have (Inciardi, 1981: 146). James Inciardi argues in Marijuana Decriminalization Research, that there is a need for a more through reevaluation of law policies with regards to a…