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Medical Marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington D.C. It is still considered in the United States federal offense to grow, sell, or even purchase marijuana. It has been around the world for many years to treat a wide variety of ailments spiritual and recreational purposes. Marijuana is known as Cannabis sativa. It is used in many ways and estimated that marijuana contains 460 active chemicals. This means the concentration of different ingredients varies from plant to plant, and will also…

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, weed, pot, grass, and bud has become a huge part of society within the past few years. One in three people in America have tried smoking marijuana at one point in their lives. This debate over legalizing marijuana has been going on for quite some time, but it is recently more intense than ever. In 1969, only 12% of our population supported legalizing marijuana. Today, a majority of Americans support the legalization for recreational use. Meanwhile a majority of…

The United States has been in a state of economic decline and continues to face a growing national debt. Marijuana legalization could solve this issue. Legalizing cannabis seems inevitable as Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana and many other states have legalized medical marijuana and decriminalized possession of marijuana, despite cannabis being considered a Schedule I drug at the federal level. Some argue against its use…

In the United States, there are a substantial amount of arguments that are two-sided. Some of these arguments are tied into political debates. Within these political debates, some popular topics that arise are abortion, the death penalty, gun control, gay marriage, and drug policy. During these past couple of years, one topic in particular has gained a supportive push, and that is the legalization of marijuana. On one side, some say that marijuana is a gateway drug, and that it is harmful to…

Legalizing Marijuana A major issue in the United States right now is legalizing marijuana. When it comes to legalizing marijuana there is one major ways that it can be legalized in a state. One way that marijuana can be legalized is for medical purposes. With medical marijuana this allows patients who can not eat or are going through a lot of pain the THC in the marijuana will make the patients hungry and will take the pain away or at least ease it so that it is bearable to take. THC or…

Marijuana The legalization of Marijuana for recreation or medical usage has been a long argument for a long time. Many states have and are thinking about allowing a bill to be passed for allowing the use of medical marijuana purposes. There is one state that has made it legal for all use and that is the state of Colorado. To legalize marijuana in states for medical purposes could be one of the best things for people in the United States. To use marijuana for medical reason would be a lot less…

The Legalization of Marijuana Annotated Bibliography Terry, Lynne. "Cannabis Use Dulls the Brain, But are Effects Long-Term?." Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) 03 Feb. 2016: Newspaper Source. Web. 10 June 2016. Lynne Terry, a health reporter at the Oregonian daily newspaper in Portland, writes that, marijuana is one the most frequently availed psychoactive substances used in societies at large, principally among youths; which has thereby resulted in several health problems, many of which…

Legalization of pot The attitudes of Americans towards marijuana (also known as pot or weed) have varied significantly from the time its use was illegalized in the 1930s to this day. Public opinion demand for the legalization of marijuana has steadily been rising since 1990, something that is greatly attributed to the media which played a huge role in liberating the masses. It’s generally accepted that the media knowingly shaped the attitudes of the general public towards marijuana as…

Marijuana Mayhem Many laws, court cases and government have been upheld in the process of legalization of marijuana. Throughout time bills have been passed and bills have been looked upon but it is the bills with solid facts backing them that will make it out of our justice system victoriously. While the author of this article tried right away to scare his backing audience he also didn’t do himself good by using the oldest opinion in the books “Marijuana is an addictive, gateway drug.” Every…

Legalize The controversy over whether marijuana should be legal or not has been a topic many Americans have very strong opinions on. The hemp plant has been used around the world from everything from medical uses to fabric and ethanol fuel. A misconception of marijuana is that it would worsen our country as a whole. The reality is that our economy would improve a substantial amount due to the legalization of marijuana. A mass amount of jobs would arise, and the taxation on marijuana would…