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LEGAL The legal ramifications of marijuana prohibition, have raged from fines to death sentences. The Controlled Substance Act of 1971, reduced the severity of the penalties for possession of marijuana, however there remains a stigma around users, and states that had laxer laws than the federal government wished to have (Inciardi, 1981: 146). James Inciardi argues in Marijuana Decriminalization Research, that there is a need for a more through reevaluation of law policies with regards to a…

In 1969, an unforgettable event occurred in New York. Woodstock, a three-day music festival, changed the lives of thousands. The idea of Woodstock originally started with the idea to start a recording studio. That led to the idea of a music festival (Makower, 1989, p. 24). This festival was difficult to put together when trying to find a location and eventually took place in Bethel, New York. Most people who attended this festival were hippies and were part of the counterculture movement at the…

For this research paper the websites Drug Liberalization from Wikipedia and Why should or shouldn’t all drugs be legalized? from Quora are discussed. A detailed view of these two websites will be given and a supportive conclusion of whether the websites agree or disagree on its stand of legalizing drugs. Most of the information on the websites are informative. The Why should or shouldn’t all drugs be legalized? website is more opinion based and the Drug Liberalization website is more factual.…

“Is marijuana harmful?” This is the question that fueled the advertisement that is fueling this paper. It is a question that has been the subject of many discussions and debates, and these have formed two major opinions about the use of marijuana. One party claims that the use of marijuana is harmful and is like any other drug. The other party claims the opposite. They state that due to its naturalism and calming effects, it can’t be harmful. Marijuana is commonly associated with teenagers…

Throughout the recent 100 years, countless dystopia novelists have depicted worlds comparable to our own, however none with as many shocking parallels as the utopia created by Aldous. Morally there are many similarities between our society and the one depicted in the Brave New World. These include sexuality, drug use, and social classes. The first moral likeness between the Brave New World and our society, is our understanding of sexuality. Traditionally, sexuality was socially thought to be…

Emily Dickinson does not seem like she would have a lot to do with the act of drinking and getting drunk. Yet, when we read, “I taste a liquor never brewed”, you would think the person speaking has a close relationship with the bottle. I do believe that like most of her works, Dickinson is using something to mask the meaning of her relationship with nature and how she feels when interacting with it. In this case, it is the act of getting drunk in relation to her love with nature. In the first…

The legalization of cannabis is a standout amongst the most dubiously talked about issues in our country today. This most likely caused by the assorted assessments that individuals have over the UK. Cannabis is all characteristic and has more than twenty-five thousand employments. There are numerous positive things that originate from cannabis, and numerous associations and other people who feel it ought to be lawful. Many negative impacts can emerge from the authorization of this narcotic, yet…

Vaping is an on growing trend among college and high school students. These students inhale Alcohol, Marijuana, and other kinds of substances used for the altering of one’s mind and physical body. The use of vaping with alcohol could be life threatening. The effects it causes on you is not the normal way your body handles these substances. First off Vaping is not the use of and E-cig an electronic cigarette. Vaping is the heating of a substance that is usually consumed by drinking…

Medical Marijuana In discussion of Medical Marijuana, one controversial argument has been whether the herbal remedies is being overprescribed and more importantly, whether it’s potential risks outweigh the benefit. Furthermore, it is said to cure many diseases starting from epilepsy and anxiety to cancer and diabetes, along with many more. Others even maintain that the price and its side effects play an important role in the use of medical marijuana. My own view is that medical marijuana is an…

Derek Tucker Mrs. King ELA 8th Hour 07 April 2017 Should Marijuana be Legal? Marijuana has been a feared and hated drug amongst Americans all over the country. Many people try to stay away from this potentially dangerous drug. Thousands of people are arrested each year because of this drug. But what if legalizing marijuana could be a good thing? It may seem crazy, but making marijuana legal could possibly make society better in different ways. When people hear the word marijuana, they think…