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ave you ever smoked marijuana? Chances are that you have smoked marijuana at least once in your lifetime. The government survey (2012 National Survey on drug use and health) showed that 18.9 million Americans 12 or older (7.3%) had used marijuana in the prior month. That’s a lot of smokers! Much more than you would expect for an illegal drug. What makes this drug so popular? Why is it illegal? Should it be legal? That my friends, is what i'll be explaining to you. What makes marijuana so popular…

George Patton wrote in the British Medical Journal that use in young women was associated with an over fivefold increase in the odds of reporting a state of depression and anxiety after adjustment weekly or more frequent cannabis use in teenagers predicted an approximately twofold increase in risk for later depression and anxiety. On the other side of the coin Mitch Earleywine, PhD, Associate…

The research on America’s attitude toward drug issues is not fully examined. In previews, literature people considered period and cohort effects have little effect on drug control issues, but studies show that they are both very important. The part that period and cohort effects form a net of individual level predictors because the government spends time to address drug addiction and deciding to legalize marijuana. The period refers to the changes of the event, according to the time. The cohort…

English teacher must consider many things to determine the story’s relevance, such as the content of the story and universal themes. Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone is appropriate for the Sterling High School English IV curriculum because of its use of complex ideas and universal themes that make this text a worthy champion for the curriculum. Beah’s extensive and sophisticated figurative language appeal to the reader and forces him to think beyond literal representation and think about…

Should recreational marijuana use be legalized in the United States? Marijuana finds it’s way into almost everyone’s lives at some point. It is a very prominent issue in society today. Should use of marijuana be legalized? Although many people on the opposing side of this debate have made many slanderous claims, statistics and studies have proven them false. Many argue that legalization is evading America’s responsibility to protect young people and it is sending the wrong message. But the…

The Right for Guns For most gun owners, guns are not only a right but a necessity. People need guns to protect themselves against government tyranny, lunatics, and government drones. As the gun control advocates continue always harping on how the government should ban guns, now is the time more than ever, for law abiding citizens to arm themselves and their families. Many people have begun to realize that guns are not the problem and never have been. Most mass shootings that ever have taken…

The Long-Term Issues with Legalizing Recreational Marijuana The major issue with legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in California, or any other state, is the harm it can do to one’s mental health, the way it takes away a person’s capacity to carry out daily tasks productively, and finally how all people, including children will be exposed to it in public, even if they are against it. Medical marijuana that is used by people with serious health conditions should not be made…

Too many people are losing their lives, and the individuals that were drinking should pay for their irrational thinking. I believe that if anyone’s going to drink, they should have a friend who isn’t drinking supervise them. I don’t like illegal drug use. Drinking and drug driving will forever remain deep in my heart, given it’s a tragedy, especially as I know now that millions have been affected by this topic. Just be aware. This could be…

November, Proposition 64, otherwise known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. This act aims to make it so that the drug commonly referred to as marijuana becomes legal for recreational use in addition to its already legal medical uses. The act would also add some health and safety measures to help regulate the usage of recreational marijuana. Currently, marijuana is only legally allowed for medical use. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act would legalise the use, possession,…

Narcotics Acts which enforced that if a person was caught with marijuana in their possession they could be sentenced for a minimum of 2 – 10 years and a fine of $20,000. In 1996 California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use for patients who suffer from illnesses such as AIDS,…