Recreational drug use

While the medicinal use of marijuana was becoming less important to physicians due to the new pain-relieving medicines being developed, marijuana gained a new purpose一recreational use. Once marijuana became associated with recreational use, opposition towards the drug began to grow. Rumors about marijuana’s association with violent crimes, as well as information on addiction, began to rise. With marijuana use being illegal, it leads drug dealers to smuggle the plant. This becomes hazardous to…

or at least helped buy just legalizing medical marijuana. There are a lot of controversial ideals on the topic of legalizing a drug that has been illegal for 48 years. Now with new sciences people think it might be valuable or essential to legalize a drug that could help multiple people. First of all here's a little history on the affects the drug has had in the past. The first time marijuana was introduced in the world was in 6000 b.c. The first time marijuana was first…

undergo legalization because it is not a lethal drug, the use of marijuana has many positive attributes to the body, and it brings money to the government by taxing it. Although the use of marijuana is illegal in the majority of states in the United States, countless people currently consume marijuana. They consider alcohol to be a less dangerous drug. “The general public often regards marijuana as a benign substance, but clear risks are associated with its use”(Vargo 40). People do believe…

Recreational marijuana the main concern of American culture in the twenty-first century. Having three states our of fifty that has legalized recreational marijuana has benefited the states. Legalizing marijuana will benefit health and public safety, business, law enforcement, and crimes, real estate, and culinary. Looking in the past alcohol and gambling was once illegal. Recreational marijuana will be soon joining them. Legalizing recreational marijuana will increase revenue for the states.…

occurring in the United States today is the medical marijuana debate. Currently, the medical use of marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington D.C. Most states and the federal government believe that legalizing marijuana is simply too dangerous. Despite the many benefits medical marijuana offers to severely ill patients, opposers believe medical marijuana use will eventually lead to recreational use. Protestants against marijuana argue the benefits have not yet been proven and could…

legalized in either for recreational use or for medical use. The medical side of legalizing marijuana can really be a big benefit for some patients suffering from…

and recreational marijuana has been illegal since 1919 after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles (Miron). After they signed this treaty the UN and other countries put a ban on all drugs on a global scale (Miron). Since then countries have been debating whether or not to override those rules (Miron). Jose Mujica the president of Uruguay a country near the UN, fully legalized marijuana on December 23, 2013 (Miron). When they did this it marked the first full legalization of an illicit drug…

better than the rest is due to the fact that the author doesn’t seem to have any type of bias leaning towards pro or against the use of marijuana. The author also doesn’t seem to take anything for granted, she/he explains different uses for marijuana and how it can be interpreted. He/she explains what the use of medical cannabis is used for, and how recreational drug use is also still common today, and why it’s…

marijuana? In the article “Marijuana Legalization: A Bad Idea”, Office of National Drug Control Policy it states that, “Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, with nearly 17 million Americans age 12 and older reporting use in the past month, and 374,000 people entering an emergency room annually with a primary marijuana problem”. What is marijuana exactly? Marijuana is the most commonly used drug made from dried, shredded leaves, flowers,…

that medicinal marijuana was first used around 2000 B.C. and then became practically nonexistent after 1937 when the Marijuana Tax Act banned the drug in the United States (Webley). Since then, the use of marijuana has mostly been considered as recreational. Currently, science is proving that there may be more to marijuana than simply recreational use. Researchers are proving that marijuana in different forms can ease symptoms of many diseases as well as potentially cure some diseases and…