Legality of cannabis

There has long been immense controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana, due to always being taught that marijuana is a drug of abuse. A number of states have already made the leap into marijuana legalization, but many sit back still most likely due to the fact marijuana is currently a forbidden medication in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Even though medicinal marijuana is considered a drug of abuse, medicinal marijuana should be legalized due to its various medical uses…

Marijuana is viewed in a negative lighting by most since it is an illegal drug in most of our states here in the United States. It is under this label of being illegal drug that most people assume marijuana is bad for you. Without doing any research on the drug people will be automatically one-hundred percent against marijuana just because its illegal in there’s or other states. But if someone was to actually do the research, they would find out Marijuana is not all that bad. If anything, the…

Should certain drugs be legalized? Would legalizing drugs increase drug addiction or decrease crime? Would allowing a free market in drugs such as cocaine and heroin reduce societal problems? These questions assembles a broad range of views on the ongoing debate over drug legalization and regulation in America. If you are dubious regarding the legalization of drugs, you are not alone. Jame Wilson’s Against the Legalization of Drugs addresses the major issues involved in the continuing drug…

According to FBI data, there is an arrest every forty five seconds involving marijuana. To put that in perspective, there are around 800,000 arrests every year, and 90% of those are for possession alone. The legalization of marijuana has become a major topic of discussion in the United States with over 50% of all Americans believing it should be legalized (ACLU). So, is it fair to ask why is this plant illegal considering it has potential medicinal value, and there has never been an overdose on…

Liquor and weed are two medications ordinarily utilized and manhandled in the United States. Liquor is the main mishandled tranquilize, while the pot is number one among illicit medications. While liquor stays legitimate, and cannabis illicit, this does not really imply that liquor is better for you. There have been numerous contentions where individuals recommend that marijuana ought to be legitimate in light of the fact that liquor is all the more dangerous. Then again, there are heavy…

and its health effects. Marijuana is created by, “The flowering plant, which can grow to 16 feet high, likely originated in the central Asian steppe, near the Altai or Tian Shian mountains, and was first cultivated in China and India, according to cannabis and cannabinoids.” (Tia Ghose) The THC called Tetrahydrocannabinol is the primary intoxicant of marijuana. When decriminalization is being used, is talking about the elimination of criminal penalties for marijuana. Therefore, the possession of…

The article, “Don’t legalize marijuana. It’s addictive” by Andrea Barthwell and Robert DuPont, published by The Seattle Times, calls for marijuana to not be legalised. Barthwell and DuPont, believe that marijuana needs to not be legalised. That all the talk from baby boomers saying marijuana can’t be addictive, because it’s just an herb (“Op-ed: Don’t legalize marijuana. It’s addictive”), is false and can lead to high levels of addiction. They do a great job at showing how addicting marijuana…

in the tests employed in this program.” In addition,According to Steve Elliot from HERB, an additional Canadian study found that low doses of cannabis had little effect on the skills involved with driving and does not mean that drivers under the influence of cannabis pose a safety risk. Plus, In 2015, the first study to fully analyze the effects of cannabis on driving and found that Drivers with blood concentrations of 13.1 ug/L THC (almost three times the legal limit in most states for the…

After viewing the State of Consciousness section on "Dreams," the experiences I have had with dreams are more understandable now. For example, since I play fantasy football, I have had dreams in which I stressed over losing on fantasy football due to severe injuries for the players on my team or simply just mismanagement. Most importantly, these dreams typically occurred in Sunday night and several days afterwards, when football was still fresh in my mind. These dreams do make sense now as they…

Proposition 64 has been passed and many people are in the wrong believing that legalizing Marijuana for people over 21 is a better option rather than having Marijuana being completely illegal to all age groups aside for medical purposes. In actuality, Proposition 64 will make matters worse since children and pets would now have access to it, it is lacking a DUI standard, it won’t get rid of the black market, and there’s a possibility that the amount of car accidents related to being high on…