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Recreational Marijuana “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 Marijuana has been a hot topic for many years. Science has come a long way in the discoveries of what marijuana can do. The use of marijuana has become popular and helpful for people with tumors, glaucoma and many other diseases. Marijuana should be legalized because it would bring in revenue to the…

Marijuana refers to 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.…

If not the surprise isn’t completely unexpected, the history of Marijuana in our country is vast and widely unbeknownst by most. As early as 1619 The Virginia Assembly passed legislation to grow hemp to be used agriculturally for everything from ropes to ship sails, paper and clothing. The late 1800’s saw an influx of cannabis in pharmaceuticals mainly as an analgesic, antispasmodic and sedative created by manufactures Parke-Davis and Eli Lily…

Over the years, drugs and alcohol have become more and more prevalent in our society, as mainstream media has completely glamorized the use of the mind-altering substances. Countless numbers of people die daily due to drug overdoses; however, studies have shown that marijuana has never been linked to the direct cause of a person’s death. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, “alcohol is the number one abused substance in America” (2012). With that being said…

Cannabis legalization was something of a myth 20 years ago, but as the world is adapting to and making cannabis legal is it not time for Canada to do so as well? According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug is considered to be a chemical substance that alters the structure or function of a living organism. In Canada it is an offence to posses one single cannabis cigarette(joint) and for a first-time summary conviction offence the punishment is a fine of up to $1000 and/or six…

Framing is the “selection of a specific aspect of an event to emphasize one dominant feature in a news item” (Professor S. Jeppeson, personal communication, Feb 26th 2016). The news article chooses one dominant feature to focus on and excludes other information. This creates a bias in the information presented because they are purposely focusing on certain information and emphasizing that feature. Therefore media framing is how the news is presented in a way that changes the audience’s…

Marijuana is viewed in a negative lighting by most since it is an illegal drug in most of our states here in the United States. It is under this label of being illegal drug that most people assume marijuana is bad for you. Without doing any research on the drug people will be automatically one-hundred percent against marijuana just because its illegal in there’s or other states. But if someone was to actually do the research, they would find out Marijuana is not all that bad. If anything, the…

Introduction In the previous essay, we discussed the regulations and policies of Marijuana legalization. The impact of a different thinker which was in the favour of marijuana also discussed and explained. The history of the previous legitimation of Marijuana initiative was the main focus of the earlier essay. All the favourable aspects and favourablepolicies or regulations of Marijuana demonstrated in the previous essay. All the regulatory bodies which had favoured the legal aspect of Marijuana…

Medical Marijuana Controversy usually makes for a good discussion because there are always pros and cons and sometimes questionable ethics. This happens to be true about the controversial topic of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Marijuana has been part of human history for at least four thousand years. Over time it has been used for medicinal and recreational purposes. Today Marijuana is illegal in the United States but in other countries it is legal. However, numerous states…

Marijuana is a very controversial topic. In the community, you can find several different opinions on marijuana. Some people believe marijuana must be legalized for the greater good of society, some people believe the United States should legalize marijuana solely for medical usage, some believe it is only good when we use marijuana as an edible or break it down for its main chemical which is THC, some believe there should be a no tolerance law set in place restricting the use of any forms of…