Recreational drug use

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…

expensive. This early form of MDMA was included in patents filed by Merck in 1912, however, no purpose or medical use was indicated and research was stopped for economic reasons in 1927 (Bernschneider-Reif et al., 2006). Other than brief mentions in the 1950s and early 1960s, the substance would not make a mainstream…

The legalization of marijuana has caused lots of controversy. Many want to keep it illegal because of those who use it for recreational use. Marijuana is already legal in many states, but there are still many people who cringe at the thought of it being legal in theirs. Marijuana should be legalized, not for recreational use, but for medicinal because it helps people treat their disease. One reason marijuana should be legal is because it can not cause death to the user. Alcohol and…

Marijuana, frequently referred to as weed, cannabis or pot, is a mixture of dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa— the hemp plant. The use of marijuana is outlawed in agreement with most federal and state laws, however, it is widely argued that possession of the substance and use, in any form, should be legal. Marijuana should be legal due to the safe and effective treatments for certain health conditions, its ability to boost revenue, and create more effective law enforcement…

interactions and sometimes for religious reasons. Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America. Thousands of people in America use marijuana. Today in America 23 states have legalized medical marijuana, four of those recreational use, which does not include Utah. Since some people see marijuana as just a drug, it’s important to see and understand how it can help just as much a prescription drugs. The Utah Legislation should be making medical marijuana legal in Utah because it…

Marijuana has been quickly gaining favor in the United States, and many citizens are pushing for its legalization for recreational use. States like Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and The District of Colombia have already legalized it and it is time for North Carolina to do the same. Though the War on Drugs has been in effect for the past 40 years, it is time for Marijuana to no longer be considered an illegal substance. Never the less, it should still be a controlled substance subject to…

2000-2015, and graphed the monthly opioid related deaths. They took these numbers, and compared them from before and after Colorado stores began to sell recreational marijuana. According to the data shown in the study, deaths due to opioids every month decreased by an average of 0.7 deaths. Looking further at the data, in those two years after recreational cannabis was legalized, opioid related deaths decreased more than 6 percent. Contrary to what such a low number may mean per month, this…

with all of the benefits the drug can offer, many are still against it. Marijuana has been around for many centuries and used for different reasons and cultures. Based on my research I have found that yes, there are down sides of using the drug but the good definitely outweigh the bad. So why try to make something that is beneficial and hardly harmful to many illegal. Many try to compare marijuana to alcohol as far as its damages but alcohol is far more damaging than the use of marijuana. In…

marijuana for recreational purposes because the pro’s outweigh the cons. Marijuana is one of the most popular drug used in North America other than tobacco and caffeine. There have been several studies conducted to better understand the function and effects of the drugs, the drug is also used in the medical world. There have been numerous cases of people being caught possessing and using marijuana and it affecting their criminal record which can ruin their lives for a harmless drug. There have…

is known to be a harmless Hemp plant has consumed the lives of many with its high utilization of recreational smoking. Although some may be blinded by the clever grasp of THC, this drug can bring more harm than expected. The infamous “Pot” better known as Marijuana, should only be legalized in Texas for medical purposes and not permitted for recreational use. According to Kathleen Berger, “Marijuana use is particularly common among wealthier adolescents, who then become less motivated to…