March 31

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…

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…

Recreational Marijuana “Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ― Bill Hicks Marijuana has been a hot topic for many years. Science has come a long way in the discoveries of what marijuana can do. The use of marijuana has become popular and helpful for people with tumors, glaucoma and many other diseases. Marijuana should be legalized because it would bring in revenue to the…

Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. THC is the mind altering compound found in marijuana. Research states that it is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. People use marijuana in several ways including rolling it up like a cigarette, using water pipes, in empty cigar papers called “blunts”, and some people also use vaporizers. Others have also used marijuana in foods like cookies, brownies, and candy.…

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Dr Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, and Dr W. Samuel Yancy, MD, members of the Committee on Substance Abuse and Committee on Adolescence both asserted that “the morbidity, mortality, and economic costs to society associated with alcohol and tobacco use in the United States dwarf those associated with marijuana use.” Alcohol abuse is a proven culprit of chronic and incurable liver diseases like hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. And to make matters worse, both can lead to liver cancer too. Newborns can…

Over the years, drugs and alcohol have become more and more prevalent in our society, as mainstream media has completely glamorized the use of the mind-altering substances. Countless numbers of people die daily due to drug overdoses; however, studies have shown that marijuana has never been linked to the direct cause of a person’s death. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, “alcohol is the number one abused substance in America” (2012). With that being said…

Cannabis legalization was something of a myth 20 years ago, but as the world is adapting to and making cannabis legal is it not time for Canada to do so as well? According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug is considered to be a chemical substance that alters the structure or function of a living organism. In Canada it is an offence to posses one single cannabis cigarette(joint) and for a first-time summary conviction offence the punishment is a fine of up to $1000 and/or six…

Marijuana is a word that usually comes with a negative implication. Texas is one of the most conservatives states out there and has strongly been against the legalization of marijuana for years. I don 't participate in the use of marijuana, but with that said I don 't see the predicament with marijuana. The year is 2015, circumstances are changing, and we as a state should adapt and embrace these changes. Texas should legalize marijuana and here 's why. Legalizing marijuana should be permitted…

The argument against prohibition of marijuana Marijuana legalization is not a new development. Advocacy groups such as NORML (the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws) have existed since 1970, their goal being to influence reform of regressive anti-drug laws. Only in the past ten to twenty years has legalization for both medical, and non-medical recreational use made headway in the United States. Some notable victories being Colorado and Washington State, where weed is now…