Legal and medical status of cannabis

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    not many of them know the positives. There have been many proposals by different theorists that legalizing marijuana can actually boost revenue for the states. Prohibition of weed does not stop people from buying it. The government should make it legal and tax it like any other product just as they did alcohol many years ago. Having this new item on the market will cause a jump in revenue. Taxes that people pay on weed can help build roads, make repairs and adjustments etc. A down side is…

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    legalization and the changes that will come with it. so is America ready for it. Yes,America is ready for the legalization of medical cannabis, but with the help of other countries and how are law enforcement will deal with it. In other countries they have ruled the use of medical use of cannabis,but to a limit.In 2009 Argentina’s Supreme court has ruled the legalization of cannabis in private home in small amounts. In Czech Republic, researchers found “that incriminating individuals for drug…

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    As cannabis is being legalized in more parts of the United States, many people have saw the process in which cannabis can be used in the medical field and for recreational uses. Medical cannabis is used to cure or calm over 100 different illnesses and problems. Recreational cannabis is legal in some places where the state has concluded to sell cannabis like tobacco and alcohol at a store. With both of these uses of cannabis states have been able to consume large amounts of money through the…

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    Cannabis oil, hemp oil, and CBD oil are often confusing for some individuals when it comes to establishing what makes one different from the other. The key difference is found in the source of these products, meaning the plant from which they are derived. Cannabidiol can be derived from medical marijuana plants, as well as industrial hemp plants. Both plants are from the same cannabis gene pool and hence, are two distinct cannabis plants that feature different characteristics. They are not one…

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    national polls, a majority of Americans support making marijuana legal for adults’ use.” (mpp.org) Nine states have fully legalized marijuana for individuals 21 and over, and the use of medical marijuana is legal in another 29 states. (mpp.org) B. However, many states still reject the idea of making marijuana legal for medical and recreational use. Idaho and Kansas are currently the last two states to not allow any use of medical marijuana. (mmp.org) Different organizations such…

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    parents look on, experiencing her pain vicariously, powerless. An old man lays in hospital, terminal, his final days are agony. The tragedy: both situations, apparently, are preventable, if only medicinal cannabis was legal. These are familiar stories. These stories distinguish medicinal cannabis coverage from being yet another abstract, recurring news item, instead transforming it into a confronting, humanised issue. They tick all the right boxes. This is not another one of those stories. A…

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    medicinal use of cannabis. Cannabis plant has been cultivated for thousands of years. The history of medical marijuana goes back as early as 1070 BC in Europe, China and Egypt. In the mid19th century Queen Victoria used cannabis to get rid of menstrual pain. In 1928, an international drug conference in Geneva made the use of cannabis illegal in the UK, because an Egyptian delegate convinced the UK that cannabis is dangerous for the society. In the United Stated, marijuana was used for medical…

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    Throughout history, the cannabis plant has been used medically, recreationally, and spiritually around the world. In recent years there have been many changes surrounding the laws on marijuana within the United States and due to recent recreational legalization of marijuana in two states, support for cannabis legalization is increasing in the U.S(CITE). The controversial debate on the advantages and disadvantages of such legislation continues. To begin examining the ongoing controversy of…

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    is whether it would be a positive step or not. By marijuana, I am referring to dried leaves and flowers from hemp, which is smoked as drugs. Spithoff , Emerson and Spithoff notes, “Cannabis policy will be a topic of debate in Canada in the lead-up to the federal election in October. The governing party favors the status quo, one of the competing political parties has promised decriminalization, and another party supports legalization” (1211). Overconsumption of it can cause various injuries but…

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    with many things, such as medical, government benefits, schooling, decreasing crime, and would increase the amount of jobs available. Government would get more money because the drugs would be taxed. Medical uses because it would calm patients down. Schools because it helps people focus more in school. Jobs, because with production of legal drugs you would be able to hire more people since it is legal. We think drugs should be legalized because of the benefits of the medical usage, government…

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