Legality of cannabis by country

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around 15% of innovative drug research is completed by drug companies themselves. Most of the important drug research comes from NIH funded labs or foreign labs. In addition, the pharmaceutical industry is one of the most profitable industries in the country, earning an average profit of 18% of their sales income, whereas most other trades average less than 1%. Approximately 15% of most pharmaceutical company earnings are diverted to R&D, whereas around 33% was allocated to marketing and…

Introduction Legalization of marijuana has been a hot-button issue in the United States for quite some time. The supporters argued that legalization would increase state revenue, increase public safety, lower crime rate, and the black market and lower government spending on crime-fighting. The opposition argued the crime rate would increase, the black market would thrive, decreased public safety, and more government spending spent on crime fighting The opposition has fought valiantly against…

treatment. Another big medical gain that weed can help with is depression. Depression is one of the most common problems that people face today, but it is shown that cannabis can aid in the treatment process. It can help to restore certain functions that can likely stabilize the patient’s mood and calm depression. Also, certain strains of cannabis that contain larger amounts of terpene limonene can especially help with depression because of the high mood boosting effects that it has.…

can help solve many problems in the U.S.A. Marijuana has a vast variety of different uses and benefits in today's 21st-century society but remains illegal under the federal law placed by the U.S government. Twenty-nine states have decriminalized cannabis for medical use in past years but is not recognized by the federal government. But due to how the U.S works federal law does not recognize state laws. The legalization of marijuana would likely cause many medical advancements, aging benefits,…

Marijuana (Cannabis) is the name given to the dried buds, and leaves of a plant that grows in decently in warm humid areas. Marijuana was first thought to have medical benefits during the reign of the Mayan empire. When the wounded Mayan warriors returned home from battle they were told to sit in a room full of the burning plant for a short period of time. They used cannabis much like the United States military uses Motrin and a sock change. In the early seventeen hundreds, marijuana was not…

Since they started coming in, of course, they brought their customs with them. At this time cannabis was used for medicines and a relaxant. Mexican immigrants called the plant “marihuana” and since Americans weren’t familiar with the term, they became frightened. The media (go figure-that’s when it started) stirred those fears about cannabis and Mexican immigrants. People didn’t realize that marihuana and cannabis were the same and that they were already using it in…

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Being as though Marijuana is a very problematic drug in society today, many feel that it should be fully excluded from the criminal justice systems. It should as well be treated in the same manner as alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco or any other legal drug. Knowing that these are life threatening substances; it is relevant to ask why marijuana isn’t legal. It’s commonly failed to understand why most drugs are legal in today’s time even though they have similar, or even worse effects on the body than…

Moral absolutism plays a critical role in The Crucible, and it continues to play a major role in today’s society. One such issue that brings about the moral absolutism in people in America is the controversy over marijuana legalization. Opponents to marijuana legalization tend to fall on the line of absolutely no marijuana in their own state, be it for medicinal use or recreation, due to the social stigma attached to it. Meanwhile, marijuana supporters tend to support all uses of the substance,…