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    Marijuana Legalization

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    Marijuana comes from the dried leaves, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is a common street drug and is often used for recreational purposes. People can smoke marijuana or they can add the drug to food or tea. People uses marijuana for recreational purposes but people also use marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana should be legalized because of its medical purposes, for beneficial effects, economical purposes, and crime. Street vs. medical Medical marijuana has…

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    What Makes A True Athlete?

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    enhancement performance drug or with enhancement performance drug in order to…

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    States today people are often faced with the challenge of biased rules and regulations, the prohibition of marijuana is one of these laws. America is a modernized country with no need for excessive boundaries on drugs that can have a positive impact on some people’s lives. The medical use of marijuana in California, one of the United States most economically thriving states, has proven itself to be a benefit. In this modern era we live in the legalization of recreational marijuana in California…

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    1. Explain the arguments for and against the decriminalization of drugs in the U.S. The points of interest for decriminalization of medications in the U.S is that it would lessen assets the administration cost of disposing of consumptions on forbearance authorization, for example, anxieties, arraignment, and detainment. The cash can rather be supported towards treatment for all clients, drug counteractive action, and wrongdoing control in different ranges. Correctional facility and jail would be…

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    not a new development. Advocacy groups such as NORML (the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws) have existed since 1970, their goal being to influence reform of regressive anti-drug laws. Only in the past ten to twenty years has legalization for both medical, and non-medical recreational use made headway in the United States. Some notable victories being Colorado and Washington State, where weed is now legal. Despite growing numbers of supporters in favor of legalization there…

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    prescribe psychotropic drugs to mental health patients verses psychiatrists; however, shouldn’t all doctors know everything about what they are prescribing before they precribe it? One aspect of prescriptions that some doctors many over-look, patients may not be aware of, and is a quickly growing problem in the United States is the potential for abuse of…

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    Disadvantages Of Flakka

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    A new designer drug called “Flakka” also known as “gravel” in other areas of the country has hit the streets and is gaining massive popularity in South Florida. Flakka is inexpensive, exceptionally potent and is depicted as the succeeding generation of synthetic drugs. Users possess feelings of euphoria and delirium that is produced by imitating the stimulant cathinone (Calarco, 2015). Flakka is mainly produced with alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (Alpha-PVP), a synthetic stimulant initially…

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    In the field of law enforcement, it’s very important to know the different types of drugs. Everyday officers are put into situations that they have to know what type of drug is that drug is found. They wouldn’t know without the help of forensic science. So why is it important to know the different types of drugs? In law enforcement, searches, seizures and warrants play a huge part. When requesting a warrant, you must have probable cause, probable cause is facts and circumstances that make a…

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    Illegal Pot Shops Essay

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    restrict on the activity of the pot shops. This would be much more harmful to the society because if one needs to use marijuana for medical reasons and lives in the area where police are more restrict they would be disadvantaged and wouldn’t be able to access their medication. Vice versa if someone lives in the area where there is less restriction on the use of marijuana and the person uses the drug for pleasure than that could also lead to health concerns. Over all I don’t necessarily disagree…

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    Missouri’s governor eventually commuted Mizanskey’s life sentence . As the case illustrated, attitudes about marijuana have softened over the past two decades. Yet many drug laws continue to be unreasonable, and it’s time to stand up and change them. The prohibition of marijuana began in the early 1900s. Restrictions on selling and the drug began 1906 and outright prohibition began in the `20s. In the 1970s, marijuana was classified…

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