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Change is inevitable, it is a universal constant that everything in our world is subject to. And so long as change is in the right direction, in the words of Winston Churchill, “there is nothing wrong with change… to improve is to change”. As of 2015, four of the fifty states have legalized the purchase of marijuana and many states have been heading toward this direction by decriminalizing the small possession and use of the drug by severely reducing the penalties to small fines. US law is…

Medical Marijuana Use and Hiring/Retaining A problem facing businesses is the use of medical marijuana in conjunction with their hiring practices as well as retaining after someone begins to use medical marijuana. The two opposing solutions are that the employer shouldn’t be required to hire or retain someone that uses marijuana and that the employee should have a right to take the medication that manages the pain and that which is prescribed by their physician. Position For Medical…

Marijuana should not be legalized because it causes harm on a person’s individual. Legalizing marijuana is not the right thing to do because it will not benefit anyone in the society. Throughout the years, there has been many debates on, whether it should be banned or not in some states. Although there are a couple of states in the United States that marijuana is not banned, it affects the lifestyle of others and has a negative effect. According to the article, “Debate Rages over Health Effects…

Legalization Of Marijuana: The Drug of The Future Does one believe marijuana is bad? Marijuana, also known as cannabis, can be used as a psychiatric drug or medicine. Marijuana is illegal in the United States except for twenty three states and including Washington DC. Many citizens are fighting for the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana has many benefits that will help the country in the future, if it becomes legal. Marijuana can further the country economically, medically, and it is less…

With a world ravaged by disease and social construction comes the demonetization of immigrant customs that could change lives. Specifically known as the prohibition of medicinal marijuana brought to the United States just after the 1910 Mexican Revolution. Immigration from Mexico was abundant in states such as Louisiana, California, Texas, and Illinois; which had caught the attention of media outlets across the states. The Drug Policy Alliance states that the media then began to ‘control these…

The effects of legalizing black market drugs In Colorado, we are able to witness an experiment happen in our very own state. We are witnesses to marijuana being legalized for recreational use for the first time. A black market drug used for so long as a medication, is being put on the market for fun. Marijuana has impacted the United States significantly. Before our new found freedom of this drug was brought to light you couldn’t carry any marijuana on you without taking a one way trip to jail.…

“Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” (Bill Hicks) We are always told that that marijuana is a dangerous substance that could have a vastly negative impact on our lives, thus the reason for its illegality. But is it actually substantially more dangerous than alcohol, a substance that you could buy at almost any store around the corner? Both substances could have negative impacts…

Many are convinced that the legalization of medical marijuana is a terrible idea; any form of marijuana affects the brain, marijuana use would increase, marijuana does not meet the standards of modern medicine, and black market sales and the diversions would increase. Marijuana is illegal for good reason. Having the legalization of marijuana happen would remain with many consequences. Marijuana should stay illegal in the United States because if it is legalized, more people will smoke it,…

The reclassification of marijuana to a schedule II drug, with medical use on a federal scale, has erupted into one of the most debated topics on a political and social level over the past few years. Marijuana, at the moment, is a schedule I drug, which means it has a high risk for abuse and no medical value. A schedule II drug has medical value, but it is still a high risk for abuse in our society, so it should be seen as a medicine in the social lens. Being a schedule I drug though, people do…

What is the huge hype about Marijuana that makes individuals question the effect it has on the human body. Some individuals even argue why it should or should not be legalized. Unlike modern day technologies, which are completely built before ever being turned on, the human brains begin operating long before they are completely developed. As individuals, we began to experience the world and develop our sense of individuality with a much undeveloped brain, incapable of understanding abstract…