Legal and medical status of cannabis

will come into contact with alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis at some point in your lifetime. These three substances are among the most frequently used recreational substances in the world. Alcohol is ranked first on the scale of popularity, tobacco is second, and cannabis is third. The main difference between the the top two and cannabis, however, happens to be legality. There are age restrictions on alcohol and tobacco, but once you reach the legal age, you have the freedom to purchase and consume…

Supreme Court Decision: Gonzales v. Raich The case of Gonzales v. Raich begins with the passing of the Compassionate Use Act, a California law that allows marijuana to be used medically. Angel Raich’s doctor recommended the use of medical marijuana for medicinal purposes; however, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents found the growing of Raich’s six marijuana plants to be a violation of of the federal law under the Controlled Substances Act. Passed using the interstate commerce clause,…

1. Argument that appeals to a questionable authority 1) Matthew McConaughey (a questionable authority of the automobile industry) says the Lincoln MKC is the best automobile. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Thus, Lincoln MKC is the best automobile. Explanation: This example shows how celebrities are used to appeal to people’s sense of authority. This argument appeals to people’s views by presenting that a person, Matthew…

Drugs have always been a major problem in the United States of America, a lot of people use them and many people always get in major trouble for them just because of the possession. In the United States, the most common, illegally used, drug is marijuana. Based on many different facts, and statistics, I believe that we should legalize marijuana, and decriminalize other major drugs. There are countries like Portugal who have decriminalized drugs, and the results are incredible, this is why I…

Introduction The city of Omigawd will soon be undergoing some major changes. The state has altered policy to allow marijuana and all marijuana-based products to be legal. In addition, the government has declared a release of all inmates in the state sentenced for “gun crimes.” Each new policy has the potential to have positive and negative effects on the Omigawd Police Department and the state itself. The purpose of this paper is to present scenarios for each new policy implementation and…

Many of today’s illegal drugs such as marijuana and cocaine, amongst other substances and psychedelics, currently used in society were once in fact legal many thousands of years ago. Several of these drugs (if not all) were commonly practiced for medicinal and spiritual reasons. However, in this day and age, when people think of ‘drugs’ negative connotations of its supposed danger and “badness” perpetuated from the media began to appear. Drugs and drug policy have always been up for hot debate…

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…

peace complex, in that while these users were promoting peace and smoking its herbal equivalent, they were in rebellion. This theme is still relevant in today’s society. However, this type of behavior would not be associated with such people as the medical professionals in the advertisement. Moreover, this is why there is such a shock factor in the depiction. So, now the question is, “Why is it seemingly acceptable for a teenager to smoke marijuana, but not for a doctor?” In the advertisement,…

In spite of restorative cannabis laws in 44 states, cannabis is as yet unlawful under government law. The central government manages medicates through the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. § 811), which does not perceive the distinction amongst medicinal and recreational utilization of cannabis. These laws are by and large connected just against people who have, develop, or appropriate substantial amounts of cannabis. Under government law, cannabis is dealt with like each other…