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The word “cannabis”, most commonly known as weed, has rose the brow of Americans everywhere and has been the topic for debate for decades now. Those that oppose the use of the plant believe it is used to smoke, but there are many positive aspects which have been proven to result from its use. For example it is proven that marijuana is less dangerous to the human body than alcohol and tobacco products. As a result, most believe that the legalization of cannabis will drastically decrease the crime

In 2000, the citizens of Colorado voted in an amendment to the Colorado constitution allowing for the legalization of medical marijuana. However, the amount of licensed medical marijuana card holders was small until 2009, when the U.S Attorney General gave the prosecution and legalization of marijuana over to the states. After this, the number of medical marijuana licenses increased greatly in Colorado. Then, in 2012, the sale of recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, to all those over

Marijuana, also known as Cannabis Sativa, has been vilified in America for over 75 years. There are many political aspects that must be considered when making such a large federal decision. Even with the numerous benefits marijuana has to offer, it is still classified as illegal in most states. Considering marijuana’s many medical and economic values it should be legalized for all purposes. Additionally, other drugs should be considered for legalization under federal law due to the benefits that

The debate regarding marijuana for medical usage has become more evident in recent years. There has been a controversy in both the public and healthcare arena. The debate on legalization of marijuana has some advocators emphasizing the benefits of using medical marijuana such as relieving chronic pain, nausea and vomiting while the opponents are emphasizing the ability to become addicted to of this drug and the lack of research done to know the side effects (Porche, 2013). Overall the real question

The legal status of cannabis in the United States has shifted numerous times since pharmaceutical regulation took root in the 1850s. However, since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act by the 91st United States Congress in 1970, cannabis has been federally classified as a Schedule I substance. This means that, under federal law, cannabis is considered to have “high potential for abuse” and “no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.” The fallout of this Congressional

Tia D. Morris Mr. Langley English IV 6 December 2016 Legalizing Marijuana in America Six year old Charlotte Figi is a walking miracle who suffered from a type of untreatable epilepsy that made her have 50 or more seizures every night until her parents got her a medical marijuana card in Colorado that allowed her to get CBD oil. Immediately after the first dose of high cannabis oil the seizures stopped and Charlotte came out of the catatonic state. Before the cannabis oil, her parents tried every

Within today’s society, Cannabis is seen as a harmful substance of such negative controversy. Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial issue in society today. Despite many malicious allegations have been made regarding marijuana today, the truth of what marijuana’s real dangers are are beginning to come about again. Sadly, these facts have been held under considerable judgement because of what people stereotype a pot smoker as. This has been brought under heavy criticism due to the stereotypical

Analysis of Legalized Marijuana Josh Raabe Mountain Lake Christian School Abstract This paper will look at the benefits and drawbacks to legalizing marijuana by looking in at Colorado.The state made forty million dollars by taxed marijuana in 2014 alone, also Colorado saved countless millions because of the extremely lower amounts of marijuana arrest and court cases. It is not clear how having new recreational marijuana stores opening will affect the cannabis market, or businesses

But what needs to be known before a user can safely and completely make the decision if trying Marijuana is a good idea? Many do not want the drug to be legalized because they claim that Cannabis is a “gateway drug”, meaning it will cause people to try harder drugs once their body builds up a resistance to Marijuana, because a stronger drug will be needed to reach a high state. This argument is often falsely related to the medical side of the debate over legalization. It is claimed that this would

Substance abuse isn 't adequately addressed. One of the substantial drug uses is marijuana. It is also known as cannabis, hemp, dope, or weed. Marijuana is used for beneficial reasons and harmful reasons. Most cannabis users are addicted to it, but it primarily needs to be used for medical purposes. Although mounting new evidence confirms the healing qualities of marijuana, much opposition still exists preventing it from people who need it the most. The use of marijuana has been around for thousands