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    Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is an illegal drug in 42 of the 50 United States. A few of the common street names for this drug are weed, pot, Maryjane, dope, and grass. In Pennsylvania, if you are caught with marijuana you can face anywhere from thirty days to three years in prison and be fined three hundred to twenty five hundred dollars. Legalization of this drug has recently become a popular topic in today’s society. Before deciding if legalization is a positive or negative change think about

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    legalization of marijuana. This is an issue I feel strongly about because there are many hidden benefits that this plant has to offer such as helping individuals deal with anxiety while contributing immensely to our economy. The legalization of marijuana seems to run into a ton of road blocks due to many outside factors that make it look like an addictive drug rather than a helpful medicine, with cartels fighting to control the drug trade all around the world it is looked down upon The marijuana industry

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    gained 2.39 billion dollars just from the marijuana industry to be put back into the economy” said, Daniel White a Time journal writer. This is just one of the many different pros of the legalization of marijuana. Many of the states that have legalized marijuana are at the bottom of the poverty list for the country such as New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, and North Dakota which are the in the top five for the lowest poverty rate. Legalizing marijuana nation wide would be a huge economic benefit

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    The Legalization of Cannabis The legalization of cannabis has been a very popular topic lately. A large majority of Americans feel that cannabis products should be legal in the United States. With new research, researchers have discovered that cannabis is essentially harmless, and is safer than legal products such as alcohol and tobacco. Most states have already legalized medical use, and more states are following the trend of Colorado to legalize recreational cannabis. Cannabis should be legal

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    decriminalizing marijuana is regulate it. Once marijuana is regulated, there will then be rules set on it and it will also help shut down the black market. If Minnesota decided to regulate and set rules on cannabis it would probably be similar to the regulations Colorado set on marijuana. In Colorado, many of the laws are similar to alcohol laws across the country. Some of the useful regulations they put on marijuana consist of individuals needing a license in order to sell marijuana. You also need

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    the high amount of the smuggling of drugs in Texas it is causing the idea of legalizing marijuana. Marijuana is a cannabis that is most often smoked in order to relax the body. Marijuana is not only smoked but it is now being used for medical purposes to treat anxiety, stress, and sometimes even pain. But the real question is whether marijuana should be legalized in Texas. People strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized due to the fact that it would create revenue for Texas, it will also

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    Marijuana use can help treat various causes of pain and even do a part in killing cancer cells. Although marijuana is beneficial, it is very expensive, and in some states it’s not legal. A bud of medical marijuana can cost as much as 400 dollars an ounce (What Is the Average Cost of a Medical Marijuana Prescription?). For many people and animals, marijuana is the only substance that will relieve them of pain. Not everyone can buy legal medical marijuana either. Only the people who live in the 29

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    Marijuana can be used to help treat various causes of pain and even do a part in killing cancer cells. Although marijuana is beneficial, it is very expensive, and in some states it’s not legal. A bud of medical marijuana can cost as much as 400 dollars an ounce (What Is the Average Cost of a Medical Marijuana Prescription?). For many people and animals, marijuana is the only substance that will relieve them of pain. Not everyone can buy legal medical marijuana either. Only the people who live in

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    stereotype that assumes that all cannabis consumers are either mad or simply heading there, yet they do not take into cognizance the several positive arguments for legalization of marijuana. Normally, laws exist for a very good reason. Whereas some people in support for the status quo suggest that laws governing use of marijuana prevent individuals from causing harm on themselves, a rather common rationale would be that the laws restrain individuals from harming themselves and the culture at large (Banys

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    months, there have been numerous protests about whether marijuana, also known as cannabis, should be legalized in all fifty-states in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), marijuana is a mixture of dried flowers, known as cannabis sativa, sometimes smoked in cigar wraps, produced to oils, brewed into tea, or mixed with edibles to consume for medicinal purposes. However, there are stronger types of marijuana such as sinsemilla, which contains a lot of marijuana’s

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