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    legalized in may states for medical use as well as recreational use in some states. In a world of chronic disease and pain, a solution to these issues exists. Many of the prescription drugs out there right now are only temporary fixes that cause more problems in the long run. Medical marijuana has been proven to alleviate many problems that dangerous prescription drugs can fix but without the negative side effects. The negatives of responsible marijuana use are none, while the negatives of…

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    However, it’s may not be just for those judged as such. For example, the clean cut business person who lives next door may be a closet user. The public can’t come out of the closet and use the drug freely due to the prohibition on cannabis. Marijuana has been made illegal without regard to its medical capabilities and uses. Prohibition on marijuana needs repeal and America’s attitude needs a modern progressive adjustment for the legalization of cannabis. The vote for America’s…

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    think or worry about the negative effects that drug use can have on them or their future. “Drug addiction will lead to problems at university or school and loss of alertness, which can cause injury. Also it will affect mood, change their system of values and could lead to depression” (Butler, 2010). Today’s drug use in not limited to illegal drugs, as legal or prescription…

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    renewed. As a neuropsychology expert and scientific advisor on cannabis use strategy affair, the author disagree with the legalization of cannabis. The reason why the author against legalizing cannabis is that those who use the cannabis purely for medicinal purpose just a fraction of the total number of users. (Hall & Degenhardt, 2009) Moreover, according to Arnold, Li, McGregor, Swift, & Wong (2013), the per capita rates of cannabis use in Australia is one of the highest all over the world. As…

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    Although it doesn’t focus on the medical use of cannabis it still provides quality data that can be used in the research process. The topic of cannabis use is important because in twenty-four states cannabis has been legalized to use as a form of medication. In at least two states Colorado and Oregon has also legalized the drug for recreational use. Since the drug has been released to the public it is imperative that we know the effect of the…

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    Cannabis is the most universally used prohibited drug in Australia, its use, sale, and possession, use is illegal in some most states of Australia. The dictatorial model for remedial cannabis thereby needs to be developed with reflection of the international system of drug control and the international treaties of which Australia is a signatory. There are three treaties; 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and 1988 United Nations…

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    There are five classifications of major drugs that are use illegally in the US. Class I, or highest offense type drugs involve marijuana, heroin, opioids, hallucinogenic substances, peyote, mescaline, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), and others. This class of drugs is classified as having high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical uses, and lacks accepted safety standards for use under medical supervision. Class II, involves cocaine, opium, oxycodone, methadone, morphine,…

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    programs in wide scale accessible areas in order to reduce this problem. In order to properly and effectively prevent drug use, we need to focus on prevention in three main areas, such as school-based, work-based and community-based prevention. Only after successful implementation has occurred in each wide scale area will we truly notice a difference in America’s drug use rates. Introduction Drug abuse has become a widespread problem in the United States and this problem tends…

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    and is essential. As I mention before, marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world, and billions of people in the planet use it regularly; the laws behind this drug holds divine influence. Because today there is new evidence,…

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    help of other countries and how are law enforcement will deal with it. In other countries they have ruled the use of medical use of cannabis,but to a limit.In 2009 Argentina’s Supreme court has ruled the legalization of cannabis in private home in small amounts. In Czech Republic, researchers found “that incriminating individuals for drug use did little to nothing to decrease the drug use rates and the availability of the illicit substances.” so seeing all of this america should take in…

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