Introduction The use of marijuana on college campuses is one of the most contentious issues facing the academic world today. Marijuana is widely used within American society, despite widespread anti-drug lobbies and prevention campaigns. The effects of marijuana have been said to include ...

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...

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 Americ...

Over the past decade, there has been much controversy over the legalization of marijuana. The government is uncertain of its effects on society in general, as well as on the individual. As of now, marijuana is illegal in Canada, and only thirteen people can smoke it legally (http://www.chuckii.c...

Currently, illicit drugs remain high on the list of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in real...

Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day ...

Medical Marijuana Marijuana prohibition applies to everyone, including the sick and dying. Of all the negative consequences of prohibition, none is as tragic as the denial of medical marijuana to the tens of thousands of seriously ill patients who could benefit from its therapeutic use.  ...

DESCRIPTION: Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is often called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, reefer, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijua...

Currently, drugs remain high on the agenda\'s of politicians, and drugs are considered one of the major problems affecting our country. I believe that the negative effects associated with drugs would be reduced greatly if the United States adopted a policy towards the total legalization of marijuana...

Just Do It: Legalize Marijuana Marijuana is a substance that has become very much a part of American culture. Nearly 65 million Americans have either used it occasionally or regularly. The use of marijuana hit mainstream America during the 1960's and it has been accepted by a large...

Medical marijuana was legalized in Michigan during the last election on November 4, 2008. Michigan\'s Medical Marijuana Law, Initiated Law 1 of 2008, received an unbelievable 63% of votes, receiving the majority support in 83 of Michigan\'s counties. This law went into effect on December 4, 2008, an...

Drugs are used everyday by people in many different ways for many different reasons. Marijuana is a drug that is used today more than any other drug. Marijuana is a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the ubiquitous hemp plant called Cannabis Sativa. Marijuana has been required for variou...

Marijuana Use Amongst Minors It is very common as you walk through the halls of any high school in America to hear people talking about Marijuana. Not only can you see teens smoking marijuana in school you also see them buying and selling the narcotics. This has become much more common in rece...

One question that has troubled Americans for a long time is: \"Should the use of marijuana be legalized?\" Some say yes, while others say, no. According to the Merriam-Webster\'s dictionary, marijuana is defined as \"the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that yield THC a...

In recent years, debates over whether the government should legalize the drug marijuana, and the resulting drug war, have made headlines nationwide. The idea that doctors and researcher have been trying to prove is that marijuana has medical uses for its patients with certain diseases and disorders...

Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is definitely one of the most commonly used illegal drugs in the United States. However, its effects and dangers have been greatly misrepresented to kids and teenagers as well as adults. Also, there are many misconceptions about the drug including how addictive it is, i...

The word marijuana means different things to different people. To doctors and pharmacists, it means a medication that can be used to treat pain and ease sickness. To police officers, it means an illegal substance that alters a person's mood, feelings, and personality. And to most law-abiding c...

Marijuana: A Mind Altering Drug When 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,...

Marijuana Marijuana is a preparation of dried, shredded leaves from the Indian hemp plant Cannabis sativa, which means "useful hemp". Preparations made from Cannabis include marijuana, the dried plant material; hashish, the dried resin from the flowers and associated leaves; and hash ...

Should Marijuana Be Legal This is a topic that has become a bit of concern amongst people in the past few years. Marijuana has been illegal since the early 1900's, but lately scientists have figured out that there are some uses of marijuana that could benefit people in need, people who...

November 06, 2000 Governor Pete Wilson 1001 Sunset Blvd San Francisco, CA 90210 Dear Governor Wilson: Executive Summary I am a law abiding citizen, who pays hard earned tax dollars to the state and I want a chance to be heard. This letter will be representing millions of citizens ...

Legalize marijuana For the past 30 years there has been an issue throughout the United States on whether marijuana should be legalized. Supporters believe marijuana legalization would decrease drug-related crime while also posing a new drug for medicinal purposes. The opposition believes legali...

We Need to Change the Laws Regarding Medical Marijuana Since 1937 marijuana has been illegal in our country for all purposes. From that time many Americans have thought of it as a dangerous drug, and its medicinal value has been disregarded simply because it has been labeled as an illegal subst...

Marijuana In America Marijuana. The word itself can strike fear into the hearts of parents across the nation. For some reason marijuana has found itself on the most wanted list of law enforcement officials throughout the country. How is this possible when alcohol is responsible for over 100, 000...

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 ...