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A major factor contributing to the unavailability of legal marijuana is old laws that were informed by faulty information. When marijuana became a Schedule I drug in the 1970’s the studies that led to that classification were inaccurate. “Since the 1970s, advocates of an aggressive drug war have maintained that any liberalization of drug laws would "send the wrong message" to kids and increase adolescent drug use”. At the time scientists believed that alcohol was less dangerous than marijuana…

On average, how many times do innocent bystanders inhale secondhand smoke in their lifetime? Little do most people know; secondhand smoke has been proven to be more dangerous than smoking a cigarette. The number of deaths caused by cancer, due to tobacco products, increases each year in the United States. Along with tobacco products, alcohol is another major cause of casualties and injuries due to alcohol abuse every year. There are several proven debates that suggest more Americans abuse…

Morals and politics are what make up the structure of this country. When an issue receives mixed responses from two different points of views, the topic becomes controversial. The legalization of marijuana has been a major controversial subject throughout the past decade. The American Government legalizing cannabis is a polarizing topic that many people want to resolve. Should marijuana be legalized? This is a question that seeks an answer for many people around the world. Despite…

The Actual Harm of Marijuana Tobacco can cause lung diseases, and alcohol can cause liver damage. And those are not the only effects that those drugs can have. Both drugs could lead to death, but both drugs are legal. “Repeal Prohibition, Again” by The Editorial Board of The New York Times argues that the federal government should legalize marijuana, emphasizing that its risks are far less great than legal drugs such as, tobacco and alcohol, and also that it is creating criminals. Based on…

Annotated Bibliography: Legalization of Marijuana There is a lot of debate and misinformation about the legalization of marijuana or keeping it illegal. Both sides have beneficial information and strong beliefs. Marijuana is the most widely used substance in the United States. The Drug Enforcement Administration believes that 11.5 million people use marijuana. If legalizing it, it can be taxed and the united states can make a profit off of it. One of the concerns with legalizing it would be…

Marijuana use has been a major topic for debate during the last few decades. To this day it remains illegal in most states except for a few that have legalized it for medicinal purposes. Many people now have come to believe that the best thing to do is legalize and tax marijuana thus ending unnecessary spending and instead produce jobs and revenue. Still not everyone is happy with the idea of marijuana becoming a legal substance many still hold on to their beliefs that marijuana is a dangerous…

Antonella Portocarrero Professor Nora Kabaji English 100 Academic Essay 30 July 2017 Guiding The Inevitable For thousands of years, human beings used cannabis for its nutritional value in its seeds, ability to be converted into oil for cooking and its capability to be used for housing insulation. It was also customarily utilized as a means to remove toxins and contamination from soil and water. Although the cannabis plant, more commonly known as hemp or marijuana, can now be used as…

Perla Nunez Alvarez Advance Language Arts November 17, 2017 Tobacco Should be Illegal Tobacco is an agricultural plant that has been around for over thousands of years and is still widely used to this day. It is also classified as a stimulant drug that makes the central nervous system work faster than usual. In order to deny the spread of tobacco usage, scientists have been warning the public about the dangers of using the stimulant drug. The reason for them to do so is, because in The United…

There are many people who drink and drive everyday along with people who are high on drug or both. Society is always growing and changing, so different thought and opinions change about the laws that we have and are they really worth changing. If for the better than we should but if not why waste our times arguing for a hindrance. Currently the government does not have the ability to give an accurate sobriety test to someone who is believed to be driving under the influence of Marijuana. This is…

The opioid epidemic has been an issue that the United States has struggled with since the early 1900’s. Opioids are drugs commonly used in medical practice to relieve pain. Before the knowledge we have currently on opioids, opioids were an essential in curing a range of symptoms; from relieving pain to being used as cough suppressants. Today, the war on opioids is at an all time high. In 2014, 14 thousand people died from an opioid overdose. In CNN’s article, Opioid History: From “wonder drug”…