Legal and medical status of cannabis

Kentucky’s iconic bourbon industry is a cornerstone of our state’s rich history, but how did it become so successful? More importantly, how can we recreate that success in the upcoming hemp industry? In my research, I want to analyze what government policies assisted this success. My research will focus on what legislative initiatives would allow the upcoming industrial hemp industry to be as successful as Kentucky Bourbon. I have several questions I want to address in my research. Firstly,…

Several comprehensive reports have been on marijuana and its effects have appeared in the past century. One of the earliest being the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report released in 1984. The committee preparing the report included four British and three Indian commissioners. A second report was the report by the Panama Canal Zone Military Investigation, 1993, which spanned the years 1916-1929. A Third and one of the most widely known investigations, was the LaGuardia Commission report…

Prompt 1: Jeff Hunt’s article, Marijuana Devastated Colorado, Don’t Legalize it Nationally, details his concerns with the nation’s continuing acceptance of marijuana. He specifically discusses the introduction of the Marijuana Justice Act from Senator Cory Booker. This act would legalize weed across the nation and punish communities that do not conform. Hunt goes onto explain that the legalization of weed would bring more than devastation than relief. He exemplifies Colorado and the adverse…

Validation of Marijuana Marijuana also known as cannabis and by numerous other names, is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a In conclusion, cannabis formally know as marijuana is a drug that should be definitely considered for recreational use. Its potential positives heavily outweigh the negatives. We have so many marijuana users in our country that if we legalized it and regulated it nationwide, it would be considered the “cash cow” of the United States. We have so many…

Sovereignty is one issue that is still relevant in today's society. It gives a state its independence and enables it to follow up on its own decisions and avoid listening to what other states think about the situation. Another issue of freedom expressed in the document which is still relevant today is the 10th Amendment. The Tenth amendment says that states are able to have rights and power not addressed in the Constitution. It also allows the states to agree or disagree with a law either by…

of recreational marijuana in Colorado became legal under strict circumstance. Until now, this legalization still triggers much controversy. Supporters believe that legalizing recreational marijuana is beneficial to both the government and the individual; it generates revenue to government by tax and gives people the basic freedom of choice. Therefore not only Colorado but also other states all should be legalized. Yet, opposites believe that “Cannabis”, a type of drug that harms human body,…

usage of cannabis. One of the main concerns is that the de-stigmatization of marijuana will make it more widely used among younger age groups. Something that republicans have been keeping in mind, is that voters seem to be more likely to go toward the option of more flexibility and free will. In general, the republican party members have loosened their opinion on marijuana regulation, with many agreeing that the issue can be taken up…

impossible to die of an overdose so go on and light a joint! 3. it’s all medicinal In Ancient China, the hemp plant was known as Ma and its uses included: food, fuel, clothing and medicine going as far back as 6,000 B.C. But the oldest reference to medical marijuana dates to back 2737 B.C. when the Emperor Shen Nung wrote‘The Herbal’, listing out medicinal properties of weed, to alleviate rheumatism and gout pain. In 2 A.D, was also recorded that a concoction of the female hemp plant and red…

Aside from a reduction in traffic fatalities and limiting teen use of marijuana, legalization can also bring about larger economic benefits. Advocates for legalization argue that even if the policy results in an increase in marijuana consumption, costs of treating marijuana dependence, and all related problems, they are still smaller than the savings in criminal justice system savings8. Additionally, if alcohol and marijuana are substitutes – which this paper suggests – then the decrease in…

The Legalization of Cannabis Paradox For four and a half decades, the United States has fought and spent billions on the “War on Drugs.” Most recently, cannabis (marijuana, weed, THC) has been the focal point of this costly war. Since 1990s, twenty-three states, with California being the first, have legalized cannabis for personal, medicinal, and recreational usage. However, controversy over this not-so-new public enemy remains because it is still illegal under federal law. The War on Drugs is…