Statistics show, over forty million Americans twelve years of age or older use illicit substances (Drug Stats). With that being said, is it surprising that America is one of the leading countries for drug use but scrapes the bottom of the charts for education? It is not acceptable to be practicing such destructive activities. Kristin Hersh aforesaid, “No drug is a cure, though. Drugs are just big pieces of tape they stick over warning lights.” The consumption of drugs, such as marijuana, Ecstasy…
A Stand on Marijuana Legalization In the nineteen- the sixties and seventies, marijuana was used freely and the most widely used. The drug is still used today by people viewing it as a harmless natural substance helping with many mental and health issues. From experience marijuana causes problems with thinking and concentration. And if smoking a batch lace with something it can cause hallucinations and impaired skills. People employ different stances on the legalization of the drug. Some feel…
public. They were not selling food or hardware tools, but rather marijuana. As a result of a 2012 initiative passed by 55 percent of voting Coloradans, adults who are 21 or older with a valid Colorado ID could use marijuana recreationally. They could get the drug by buying up to an ounce of marijuana from a licensed dealer, owning up to six plants in a private locked space or being gifted up to one ounce from someone of legal age. Colorado is not alone in its pro-cannabis attitude. On the same…
An example of some medicinal uses for marijuana is for cancer patients. When a patient undergo chemotherapy they experience many symptoms like not being able to eat, nausea, vomiting and just pain in general. Using the pure plant cannabis can help control these symptoms. Scientist are currently conducting tests to test if marijuana can help with metal disorders, substance use, how effective it is at relieving pain, and if it can help with autoimmune. Experiments have been tested on…
Christopher Hettler Social Problems Sean MacKinnon Marijuana, or cannabis, is a schedule one drug and is an extremely debatable topic when considering making this substance legal. What many people don’t realize is how legal marijuana once was. In history, it was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world, including the United States. Cannabis can also be hemp which is the most robust, durable fiber on the planet. It had many uses, some being lighting oil, fabric and even…
Legalization of marijuana is one of most hotly debated topics in America today. With so much controversy surrounding marijuana use, it is going to continue to be a debated topic. But the question that should be answered is how bad would legalizing marijuana be? Already the use of marijuana is becoming more and more common, even in the places that it is banned. With special medical products developed from the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, medical marijuana is becoming more popular because…
the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. THC is the mind altering compound found in marijuana. Research states that it is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. People use marijuana in several ways including rolling it up like a cigarette, using water pipes, in empty cigar papers called “blunts”, and some people also use vaporizers. Others have also used marijuana in foods like cookies, brownies, and candy. Marijuana has been said to…
Stop the Pot Marijuana is a greenish gray mixture of dried cut leaves and flowers Cannabis sativa or also known as the hemp plant. On Foundations for A Drug-Free World states that in the United States today over 94 million people have admitted to at least smoking pot once in their lifetime. DrugWarFacts.com reports that 39.9% of kids from freshman to senior have used or is currently using marijuana. Marijuana has been listed by many different sites like National Institute on Drug Abuse as the…
do anything they can to smoke it. When they cannot get the drug, they start to have problems such as decreased appetites and restlessness, and smoking marijuana remains as their first priority and overtakes more important things such as family and food. The younger that a person starts using marijuana, the higher probability that they will become addicted. “People who began using marijuana before the age of 18 are 4 to 7 times more likely to develop a marijuana use disorder than adults (“Is…
Legalization of marijuana has been a controversial topic for many years now. People’s views on marijuana are clearly split and there are advocates for both sides of the spectrum. The name “marijuana” is quite recent but the cannabis plant was used frequently as a drug since the colonial times. Today, teens and adults consume it for a variety of reasons and it has impacted so many lives for the better. In this proposal I will talk about the why marijuana should be legalized, my personal…