Legality of cannabis by country

Cannabis still has a place in modern society especially now in the modern day and age when fad lifestyles like, raw, vegan, gluten-free and paleo are on the rage. People are already switching to cannabis willingly “adult therapeutic cannabis users found that 87% of respondents gave up prescribed meds, alcohol, or other drugs in favor of cannabis”.As can be seen, cannabis still has a place in are modern and constantly growing world.cannabis…

Legalizing Marijuana: An Economic Review Currently, there are over thirty states and countries that have legalized marijuana either domestically or medically. Legalizing marijuana has many positive and negative effects on the economy. Legalization of the substance can result in significant government savings and revenues, pay for community improvements, and reduce crime. But, legalizing the substance can also increase driving while under the influence, create high taxes that come with…

addressed. President elect, Donald Trump, has claimed he will respect state legislative power in regards to marijuana laws; however, there is potential for chaos to arise and the verdict to go to the supreme court, and/or congress. Currently, the cannabis drug is recognized as illegal by the federal government. This causes problems with the sale and distribution of marijuana because the federal government cannot collect tax on the classified ‘illegal drug.’ Yet, the drug is still taxed, but…

legalization of marijuana are starting to show progress as most states are giving into it and making the drug legal either for medical or recreational use. I believe that the residents of this country are being effective in using the benefits of marijuana and the fact…

Drug Legalization In America, there is not a single person who has died from marijuana (also called/known as weed, cannabis, and pot) and there are more than 600,000 people who die annually from cigarettes and 800,000 people who die annually from alcohol. Most of these deaths are caused by lung cancer from cigarettes and car accidents from being drunk. This resource essay will analyze why marijuana can actually help people and is not damaging like the legal drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol,…

Marijuana Legalization Throughout history marijuana is the most commonly used drug worldwide and according to Millhorn, one third of the United States reported they have used marijuana once in their life. Marijuana is defined as a drug that comes from the hemp plant and can be smoked or eaten. The legalization of this plant has been a controversial topic over the past few decades. It has gained a negative view because it is seen as a gateway drug and impacts our youth negatively (Millhorn 126).…

should not be legalized but for individuals who want to consume cannabis instead of alcohol should have the right. During Prohibition, alcohol was treated as if cannabis is now and they found that when the government is regulating the sale of anything it usually is effective. Marijuana should be legalized to improve medical complaints, improve legal issues, and because of the lack of negative side effects. Marijuana, cannabis, has been used as a drug for such medical treatments as…

You must be high! Especially if you believe legalizing a substance that has more overall disadvantages than advantages is the right thing to do. Cannabis, also known as marijuana is the most abused illegal drug in the United States. The debate on the legalization of recreational marijuana has gone on for many years. As always, there are two sides to a debate. In the marijuana debate there are individuals who want marijuana to become legal and then there are the individuals who want marijuana to…

In his article entitled Drugs: Case for Legalizing Marijuana in the New York Times on September 26, 1970, Gore Vidal made several good points. He equated the war on drugs with the time of the prohibition. Making alcohol illegal resulted in thousands of deaths due to bad alcohol. The same thing seems to be happening today with the war on drugs. Those who use drugs for recreation or those who become addicted never really know for sure what they are taking into their system. Whether it will…

Many people in the U.S. believe that marijuana should be legal because of its good effects ,but does it really have those good effects that they claim? The way people talk about the good benefits this drug can have they make it seem like some cure all medicine. People talk it up like it can treat any disease and cure any ailments and it can do no wrong. I want to figure out what actually can this “Wonder Drug” do? Although there are several studies and claims of the benefits of marijuana there…