Legalization

The Monster That Is the “War on Drugs”: A Wasteful Battle. The United States government is fighting an inefficient war, the ““War on Drugs””. Government officials need to rethink this war and its drug policy’s. In 1971 President Nixon launched what seemed like the right thing to do and started a drug prohibition. However, this “War on Drugs” is responsible not only for $51 billion of the United States debt but also discriminating people, overcrowding prisons and destroying people’s lives with…

Legalization of Marijuana: Missed Opportunities There has been debate and speculation on the subject of the legalization of marijuana. Some think it deserves the chance of legalization, heralding it as a hero to the stressed populous. Others view it as an unspeakable evil, thinking of marijuana as the devil incarnate. There is a multitude of reasons for the legalization of marijuana. It has health benefits, such as the instance of use as a pain suppressant. It also has bounteous psychological…

marijuana pushing for its legalization? “If the government legalized weed, the crime rate would go down. People would just wanna chill”, this comical quote from Snoop Dogg, who is famous for smoking marijuana frequently in his music videos, just shows how Americans feel about the legalization of marijuana. For a few decades now, most citizens of the united states have been pushing for the legalization of marijuana. Residents of the united states plea for the legalization of marijuana are…

The legalization of recreational marijuana is a controversial topic. As you know, marijuana is a substance made of dried, shredded leaves and cannabis sativa flowers. The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic because marijuana can cause people to lose their memory or stop blood flow to different parts of the brain that control timing (Ericson). Even though some people experience side effects, the overall use of marijuana is positive for many reasons. Marijuana reverses the bad…

and does not cause as much harm to the body as other substances such as cigarettes and alcohol, and therefore should be legalized. This appears to be one of the more prominent arguments for the legalization of marijuana, although it is prudent to recognize the other topics up for debate regarding legalization and in turn also be economically…

Mrs. Shannon Longman 9 December 2016 The legalization of marijuana for recreational use has been a prevalent issue in the United States for many years. Many people on both ends of the spectrum feel extremely passionate about this issue for many reasons. Some say it has benefits and isn’t in the government’s power to make it illegal. Others say that it is a dangerous and harmful drug with negative effects and should be completely illegal. The legalization of marijuana is an ongoing controversial…

The Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been and continues to be a hot topic in recent years. This is a very controversial topic because many believe that this is just a harmful substance with no benefits. However, there are many people, including scientist that believe that the drug can provide many medical benefits along with economic benefits. The legalization of marijuana in the United States would have economic and societal benefits that far outweigh the…

(Scherf 149) Many people believe marijuana is a “gateway drug” and regard it as one of the social factors that block marijuana’s way to nationwide legalization. But is that true? An interview in this year with Carl Hart, a neuropsychopharmacologist in the Division of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, debunked this commonly misbelieved theory. According to Hart, “It is true that…

reasons for cannabis legalization, concerns remain about the marijuana’s effect on users and their communities and so the controversy over marijuana legalization continues. This argument refutes one of these claims that tries to support the legalization of Marijuana by highlighting some of the details and evidences that look helpful in convincing the readers but leaving the other sides unsaid while explain the reasons. The NY Times’ argument concerning marijuana legalization: (Six powerful…

Discussion and Key Policy Analysis (4 pages) There are essentially three policy options that can be used to successfully resolve the nation’s conflict with marijuana. The first, and most simple way to handle the dilemma, would be to pertain to the status quo. In other words, the policy option’s aim would be to continue perceiving marijuana as an illegal drug within the United States. Most importantly, the citizens who cultivate or distribute the drug will continue to be criminalized and will…