Legal and medical status of cannabis

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    Gary Johnson’s Economic Plan Gary Johnson believes the legalization of marijuana, spending more on education, and cutting back on taxes is a main priority for our economy. The legalization of marijuana will cause a shortage of people with a criminal record, less side- effects, and better health benefits. Marijuana is believed by Gary Johnson to be one of least of our government's concerns. Gary says that our states are seeing a reduction in drug wars and that there is less harm and criminal activities

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    it made him feel better. Today people in our society still use this plant for a variety of reasons, ranging from medical use to just having fun using it. In this essay I'm going to explain to you why legalizing marijuana will benefit and improve our society entirely. The first reason and probably the most important one is health benefits. Like I said earlier the medical use of cannabis has been used for thousands of years and many different cultures have even stated that the "magic plant" takes away

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    topic for debate for the past century. In 1914 the Harrison Act passed which allowed selling and using of opiates, cocaine, and marijuana without a prescription. Over the past years many states and areas are starting to understand the acceptance of cannabis becoming a similar social activity similar to alcohol. Yet, many still associate marijuana as a gateway drugs and want to prevent the youth of the nation in becoming another era full of drug abuse. Marijuana has always been on the fences between

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    become legal in the state of New Jersey. The most important reason why the state should legalize

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    of marijuana, medical uses, and the tax revenue it could produce if legalized. If it is going to be argued for cannabis to be legalized all across the United States and maybe even the world, then the science behind how this medicine works and the anatomy of the plant should be well known to people

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    Most government and institutions have a slow acceptance for Marijuana’s medical and social relevance, so even now the path towards its public acceptance is measured in baby steps. But, the good news is that the Colorado’s government took a step forward to value the plant through the public library. Recently, Anythink Libraries organized a ‘Careers in Cannabis’ panel that is a part of the Anythink Startup in the September month. This brought a triad of exclusive pot-industry executives to discuss

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    An article called “Medical marijuana refugees: 'This was our only hope'” written by Saundra Young (CNN), talks about medical marijuana and the conflicts that arise from it. Marijuana is drug made from a plant called cannabis and it is a well-known drug to most people. Although it is illegal in some states, 20 states have recently made marijuana legal at least for medical purposes like the District of Columbia. The others however, are keeping it illegal due to the side effects after the consumption

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    How to Start a Medical Marijuana Business in an Efficient Manner By kaya technologies Dec 19, 2015 Medical marijuana cultivation centers and dispensaries are getting their start all around the globe and has certainly become a highly regulated industry. At the same time, the industry is quite tricky to navigate and not many people are able to understand its offerings. To help people, here are the basics of opening a legal medical cannabis cultivation enterprise. Understand the Market It is quite

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    Rhetorical Analysis of the Cannabis Experience In August of 2015, Daniel Cressey wrote the article “The Cannabis Experiment” directly for nature enthusiast in the in the London Nature Journal. Cressey brought attention to current issues surrounding cannabis and its use and uses in America. He further explores things like the negative effects of cannabis and how strong the chemicals cannabis contain are. He then discusses some of the most controversial issues related to cannabis. Those issues are the

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    Marijuana is known to most people in society, and those people that are aware of marijuana do not have a depth of knowledge of the history or the effects of marijuana Generations before us would use Marijuana for ropes because of the strength is was capable of but now people that hear the word marijuana would probably go straight with the idea that marijuana is useless and would not do the society or the economy any good. If the government were to legalize the use of marijuana then they would make

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