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    Blunt Force Trauma: The Truth About Marijuana Cannabis, pot, hashish, hemp, sinsemilla, dope, grass, weed, Mary Jane, bud, hash, bhang, kef, ganja, locoweed, reefer, doob, spliff, toke, roach: these are all devilish synonyms of one drug. Marijuana. This drug has started to be legalized in many states. Many people are wondering if it will be legalized in their state. Yet should it be legalized? Marijuana should stay illegal because of it's increasing effects, the cost on ones life, and the…

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    Cannabis was known way back in 2727 B.C. Although the first scientist to discover the main component in cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol) tetrahydrocannabinol is a “physiologically active component in cannabis preparations, including marijuana and hashish, derived from the Indian hemp plant or produced synthetically” (“Tetrahydrocannabinol 1”).No…

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    Portugal: In 2001 Portugal passed legislation decriminalizing all illicit drugs. Hereto abolishing criminal penalties for all cases of low-level drug possession and/or consumption. [Drug Policy Alliance, 2015] Previously, Portugal had a strict no-tolerance policy on drug possession and use much like the US. They too relied on the threat of incarceration and the criminal justice system as the core weapon in combatting the war on drugs. Now the focus has shifted to treating drug possession and use…

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    respiratory tract” (drug free world). “Studies show that the mental functions of people who have smoked a lot of marijuana tend to diminish, which affects the users memory” (drug free world). “A pregnant woman who regularly smokes marijuana or hashish may give birth pre maturely resulting in an undersized and underweight baby” (drug free world). M.webmd.com says, “Smoking pot can increase your heart rate by as much as two times for up to three hours. That’s why some pot users have heart…

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    Here is a thought: why should marijuana be illegal? Is it because it gives you a high? Consider this drinking enough alcohol could lead one to be in a toxic state, some people are prone to alcoholism, also if you drink too much it can make it dangerous to drive. Similarly the same with tobacco, smoking can become addictive and has been proven to cause many illnesses, even to those around it. Marijuana should be placed in the same category as alcohol and tobacco: a legal, and regulated intoxicant…

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    Marijuana Should Be Legalized for Medical and Recreational Purposes Marijuana has been the controversial topic of discussion for centuries. Early American leaders enacted the first law regarding marijuana, which is also referred to as cannabis or weed, in the year 1613. The law stated that farmers were required to grow hemp, the stalk of the marijuana plant, in order to prepare fibers that were considered “essential for making sails, ropes, food, and fuel in the developing nation” (Rich, Stingl…

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    Legalization Of Cannabis

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    As cannabis is being legalized in more parts of the United States, many people have saw the process in which cannabis can be used in the medical field and for recreational uses. Medical cannabis is used to cure or calm over 100 different illnesses and problems. Recreational cannabis is legal in some places where the state has concluded to sell cannabis like tobacco and alcohol at a store. With both of these uses of cannabis states have been able to consume large amounts of money through the…

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    Picture living in a world where marijuana is so free that even your 12 year old son or daughter could get their hands on it without hardly any effort. Well that’s the world parents, law enforcement officers and government officials would have to live in if the bill gets passed that marijuana is federally legal for recreational use. Marijuana is a hallucinogen that affects the brain and alters your awareness. For years there have been debates weather not marijuana should be legalized for…

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    Marijuana is a federally illegal drug which is classified right along with heroin. Realistically it is less harmful than multiple legal substances. Also the addictive properties are very low when in contrast to things like alcohol and tobacco. It is crazy to think that marijuana was legal for most of history. Then they put a ban on it just like they did with alcohol except for the fact it never became legal again. Until the United States started to come to their senses and realize that marijuana…

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    Legalization of Marijuana (Rough Draft) For the past decade one of the biggest debates that has seemed to get everyone taking sides it the idea of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is not something new to the American government, it has been an ongoing battle to control the seemingly harmless plant that the government deemed illegal with no justification other than we still do not know enough about the plant. It is only due to recent theories of marijuana ability to be used as a useful…

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