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Over the last few decades, marijuana has been a controversial issue debated between many states, countries, and people. The prohibition of marijuana has lead to many negative effects such as higher crime rates and the imprisonment of more people. Although many people think marijuana is bad for the society, there are good effects that comes from this prohibited drug. Studies have been made to determine the impact of marijuana to the society. The legalization of marijuana can lead to a lower…

The question of whether or not marijuana should be legalized is one that is so heavily debated that it has become a guaranteed occurrence in the conversations of civilians and policy makers all over the world. Many believe that marijuana should be legalized and they bring countless arguments to validate their opinions, including the supposed health benefits and economic benefits that legalization would allow to occur. However, given the negative effects, both health wise and economically, along…

I. Thesis: Marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use in the United States because its benefits outweigh the drawbacks, it is natural and non-addictive, and it isn’t as harmful as products we commonly use. II. The benefits of using marijuana outweigh the drawbacks greatly. A. Used for pain relief, eating disorders, insomnia, and anxiety. B. Debatable drawbacks are laziness, worsened previous conditions, decrease in IQ and hallucinations. III. Marijuana is natural…

these medications don’t work that well, prescription drug overdose is a major problem in the United States. While someone dies from prescription drug overdose, whether accidental or on purpose, every 19 minutes, there is not one documented case of death from a marijuana overdose. Gupta questions why anyone would want people to continue to be in pain and risk accidental prescription drug overdose when the simple answer is marijuana. Using moving stories about both the positive effects of medical…

FALSE POSITIVE DRUG TEST Finite Math Professor Joy Beverly Tommy Warren 10/02/17 FALSE POSITIVE DRUG TEST Yikes, I tested positive for an illicit and illegal drug and I don’t use drugs. Can this really happen? Yes, it can happen and it has to too many innocent people. You should have received a negative result when tested for drugs, but you didn’t instead you received a positive result. This is referred to as a ‘false positive’. Understanding ‘false positive” is a…

The legalization of marijuana, one of the earth most beneficial plants, can help solve many problems in the U.S.A. Marijuana has a vast variety of different uses and benefits in today's 21st-century society but remains illegal under the federal law placed by the U.S government. Twenty-nine states have decriminalized cannabis for medical use in past years but is not recognized by the federal government. But due to how the U.S works federal law does not recognize state laws. The legalization of…

Marijuana and its’ legalization Throughout the past years, especially during the 2000s, marijuana has been a big deal in the world, especially in the United States of America. Many believe it is relaxing and helpful for the mind and comfort of the people. Moreover, there are also protests demanding on weed to be recreational in all states. However, on the other side, people still think it kills the brain and destroys the future. There are a couple of different states that legalized…

Moral absolutism plays a critical role in The Crucible, and it continues to play a major role in today’s society. One such issue that brings about the moral absolutism in people in America is the controversy over marijuana legalization. Opponents to marijuana legalization tend to fall on the line of absolutely no marijuana in their own state, be it for medicinal use or recreation, due to the social stigma attached to it. Meanwhile, marijuana supporters tend to support all uses of the substance,…

Marijuana isn’t bad like people might think it is. The law and even families might reiterate the idea repeatedly, yet it simply isn’t true. So why do people see marijuana as the devil’s spawn? A leading reason that people believe marijuana is bad is the many myths circulating around it. Marijuana (also known as cannabis or weed), according to the Oxford dictionary, is, “cannabis, especially as smoked or consumed as a psychoactive drug.” One myth is that weed kills. This is a wildly inaccurate…

The Legalization of Cannabis As we know, the war on drugs is never ending. With all the prohibition laws effecting our entire country, drugs like cocaine and heroin show a threat to our society because they’re dangerous. It has been proven that marijuana is less dangerous than legal drugs like tobacco and alcohol yet it is still prohibited. Slowly we are moving into Legalization, the question is how far? According to the article I was reading “An End to Prohibition” by Ethan Nadelmann, some…