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Today's common tasks can be hard on a person. Anything can cause stress in our lives, and many have founded ways to cope with it. The solution to their stress is marijuana. There is no exact date when cannabis, the plant that marijuana came from, came to the United States. &quo...
Marijuana Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) has been thought to be an illegal and very harmful drug for many years. But as you read this report you will learn that marijuana has been around for many years (most years legal) and isn't as harmful as some people may think. Marijuana has been used for many th...
The Legalization of MarijuanaThe legalization of marijuana is a very controversial topic. This subject has been debatednumerous times over the past few years. The issues surrounding marijuana are both varied andcomplex. There are many people in the world who have their own personal views and be...
One would assume that with more and more money being spent on the enforcement of drug abuse, with a huge amount of that money being spent on marijuana abuse the statistics for marijuana and drug abuse would be lower. Yet the opposite is true; the statistics are only continuing to get worse for the ...
Marijuana, should it be legalized or remain a burning issue of controversy? \"Marijuana is a drug made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the hemp plant\" (DuPont 189). Even though the cultivation, distribution, possession, and use of marijuana are illegal in many nations, including the Uni...
Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been effectively prohibited in the U.S. since 1968, and has been a very controversial issue ever since. Marijuana is native to central Asia and was first cultivated some 10,000 years ago. "As early as 2737 B.C.E. in China, written accounts have extoll...
Media & Marijuana It all started in 1937, when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Ever since that cold day in December things have gone downhill for anything associated the miracle drug known as Marijuana. Ever since then, the media has downplayed marijuana and the effects it has on American...
Anti-legalization of Marijuana Dear Congressman, I am honored to be writing to you on such a significant topic of national concern. Average citizens are annoyed and just plain fatigued with the drugs and crime problems in America. These upright citizens, that contribute to the growth of American soc...
Marijuana in the mid 19th century was first used as a medicinal entity; there have been more than one hundred published medical literatures in the west recommending marijuana for various illnesses and discomforts (Grinspoon & Bakalar, 1993). This trend continues in our days with cannabis proposed...
"Marijuana is the second most popular drug after alcohol in the country today. So many people smoke marijuana that the numbers alone seem to legitimize and condone its presence in people's lives. Yet, even in moderation marijuana is not 'safe.' Somehow this information had not filtered down to peopl...
Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) has been thought tobe an illegal and very harmful drug for many years. But asyou read this report you will learn that marijuana has beenaround for many years (most years legal) and isn't asharmful as some people may think. Marijuana has beenused for many things in the pas...
In 1937, with the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act, the United States effectively banned recreational and medicinal use of marijuana. Many nations followed suit and, in 1961, through the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, fifty-four nations agreed to \"adopt such measures as may be ...
The legalization of marijuana is a very controversial topic. This subject has been debated numerous times over the past few years. The issues surrounding marijuana are both varied and complex. There are many people in the world who have their own personal views and beliefs on this topic. Some people...
Marijuana is the most heavily used illegal drug in the United States. One hundred million Americans have admitted to trying marijuana, with twenty-five million admitting to having used marijuana in the past year, making it the second most used recreational or mood altering drug. One of marijuana&apo...
Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) has been thought to be an illegal and very harmful drug for many years. But as you read this report you will learn that marijuana has been around for many years (most years legal) and isn\'t as harmful as some people may think. Marijuana has been used for many things in ...
The legalization of drugs in the U.S has been a very examined issue in the past century. Within the past decade, marijuana has become decriminalized in 12 states. Although there are negative consequences that would come along with the legalization of marijuana, there are also positives. The main foc...
Marijuana Is Illegal And Should Stay Illegal.Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. Marijuana has not been p...
Name 1Got Weed? Why is Marijuana Illegal?Throughout history, drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana have faced bitter battles with the law. The issues of addiction, dependence, and health have often been used as reasons against these drugs. Alcohol and nicotine are currently legal, but mar...
Marijuana: A Mind Altering DrugWhen Olympic officials decided to give snowboarder Ross Rebagliati his gold medal back, the cheers drowned out the boos. It was a minor scandal involving a minor sport, but it spoke volumes about the world's shifting relationship with its favorite illicit drug, marijua...
Don't Panic. It's Organic. An Analysis of Governmental Policies Surrounding the Legalization of Marijuana There is no doubt that alcohol is America's most popular and prominent drug. The sale and distribution has been legal since its early development. However, along with the ...
Drug use and abuse is by no means a new phenomenon, but in the United States the problems associated with drugs has recently received much attention in the media, in politics, and in the scientific communities. In particular, drug use among teenagers has been the focus of many studies. Eric Ster...
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Why Should the Government Make Marijuana Legal? I think there is a large population of people in the United States who feel the government of this country has made a huge mistake in the war on drugs. Instead of focusing in on the deadly, harsh drugs, the government has decided that the harmless...
Two men sit in a jail cell both carrying out the sentence for their crimes. One of them is there for murder and the other for possessing a plant called marijuana. In the state of North Carolina, it is illegal to posses more than ½ an once of marijuana. This law does not make much sense. What is od...
Marijuana is a harmful drug to your body and mind. It is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States and tends to be the first drug teens use. An estimated 66 million Americans of all ages have tried marijuana and roughly 12 million of them are current users. Marijuana is detrimental t...