Marijuana Policy Project

For example, alcohol has many of the same side effects of marijuana. Alcohol buffers the central nervous system and is known to kill brain cells. A joint of marijuana is known to produce more tar than a cigarette, but on the average marijuana users do not consume enough marijuana to surpass the tar build up of a person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. June Crown and W.D.M. Paton state that "Further, one should realize that different cannabis smokers select different levels of intoxication"…

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 one without end. Advocates of marijuana prohibition believe it discourages crime and trafficking 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…

53% of people think marijuana should be legalized? Marijuana is a depressant drug which lowers brain activity. Many examples of depressants are alcohol and Xanax. 8 states so far have legalized Marijuana, but should it continue? The legalization of Marijuana should happen because prohibition has failed, legalisation would be best for our country, marijuana has been proven not dangerous, and legalisation would not increase the use of harder drugs. The prohibition of marijuana has failed on many…

pharmacies, and was Uruguay allowed smoking marijuana in 1998 and indicate its estimates to the existence of 150 thousand frequent flier smoked as usually entertaining. In Chile, began having the first farm for therapeutic marijuana in Latin America on the agricultural area, crop weighs 100 kilograms of marijuana buds. Chile allow planting and use The researchers say derive therapeutic substances from marijuana to treat 200 cancer patients, who have joined the project, and despite the fact that…

Medical Marijuana policy is well-intentioned, and a step in the right direction. If the goal of this policy is to provide relief to as many sick people as possible, then this policy will not be effective enough. This policy allows qualified patients to use medical marijuana in pill form, or as oil in a vaporizing device. Patients are not allowed to smoke marijuana or ingest “edibles”. There is no scientific evidence that smoking or eating marijuana is more harmful than other forms of marijuana…

Legalize Marijuana? Obama Has the Right to Say No is based on the government having the right to regulate usage of marijuana. Healy claims individuals want marijuana legalized because they see marijuana as a recreational purpose which blinds them from seeing that they are deviating from social situations. Healy’s criticism of individuals who are for the legalization of marijuana only see a reason for legalization because of recreational use. In fact there are many reasons why legalizing…

Overall, the opinion of the Republican party tends to lean towards illegalization of marijuana, although not in a very extreme stance. Along with most of their views, republicans are pretty conservative on the idea of marijuana legalization. Urging for stricter federal policy due to the amount of states allowing usage of cannabis. One of the main concerns is that the de-stigmatization of marijuana will make it more widely used among younger age groups. Something that republicans have been…

early 1930’s, right after the end of the prohibition, Marijuana was outlawed in the United States. Now, almost a century later, the nation is moving towards the federal legalization of recreational marijuana. This paper will examine the issue of marijuana legalization, and how both the pro-legalization and anti-legalization sides are fighting for what they believe. Reasons for the support of legalization broadly include: the belief that marijuana cultivation and research can boost our economy,…

Legalization of Marijuana If addictive substances like cigarettes and alcohol are legal, why not an herb like marijuana? Did you know the dependence rate (higher the number indicates less dependence) for nicotine is 1, for alcohol it is 4 while for marijuana it is 6? A simple cup of coffee has a dependence rate of 5 which is more addictive than marijuana (Hilts). There are so many aspects to think about when the idea of legalizing marijuana comes into question. Conversations could go on and on…