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    “Due to representation amendment 64 in 2012 adults aged 21 or older can grow up to six cannabis plants in a privately locked space, legally possess all cannabis from the plants they grow, legally possess up to one ounce of cannabis while traveling, and give as a gift up to one ounce to other citizens 21 years of age or older”( en.wikipedia.org). “Intake is allowed in a style similar to alcohol, with equal offenses

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    Legalization of Cannabis The legalization of Cannabis in the United States is an extremely hot topic in the current media. Currently, 23 states and D.C. have laws to legalize use of Cannabis (NORML). Cannabis is also known as marijuana, dope, pot, grass, weed, head, Maryjane, doobie, bud, ganja, hashish, hash, bhang (Cannabis). Cannabis is now the third most popular recreational drug in America, this is behind alcohol and tobacco. It has been used by 100 million Americans (Cannabis). Since the legalization

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    Cannabis In Prisons

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    prisons throughout the country, developing solutions to these problems has proved challenging. This study aims to evaluate cannabis along with training, rehab and knowledge support inside of prisons as a solution to these problems. The legalization and medicinal movement for marijuana is one of the most highly debated issues in our country. The new recreational laws further complicate the issue in states in which the legislation is in between medical and recreational legality. Massachusetts for example

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    What is your attitude about legalizing marijuana ? Why does legality of cannabis varies from country to country? In fact, selling and using of cannabis is illegal in most countries ,which have various penalties ranging from permissive to very strict, even though the use of marijuana medicinally has been used for thousands of years. For many years, legalizing marijuana has been a controversial issue between advocates for its medical and economic benefits and opponents of its risks. According to

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    majority of different kinds that are created to be both bought and sold from country to country across the nation, but when it comes to marijuana there is no comparison – natural weed is the ‘GO’, synthetic is a ‘NO’. This will become clear when considering the legalities, manufacturing, health benefits/risks, cost, and versatility, natural marijuana is the top choice compared to the spurious synthetic shit. Legalities is an essential beginning when comparing these two types of marijuana, though

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    The legality of cannabis varies from country to country. Possession of cannabis is illegal in most countries and has been since the beginning of widespread cannabis prohibition in the late 1930s. However, many countries have decriminalized the possession of small quantities of cannabis, particularly in North America, South America and Europe. Furthermore, possession is legal or effectively legal in the Netherlands, Uruguay and in the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington as the federal government

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    In a country where tobacco products and alcohol are legal, I have always wondered, why not cannabis? Why did this plant still have the stigma of being illegal when it does not cause any deaths, is not nearly as physically addicting, nor as harmful as its legal counterparts? Clearly, the law of marijuana prohibition is one that is up for debate and one that is up for change. Currently, many state laws have been passed that are either decriminalizing marijuana or allowing it for purely medicinal

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    Essay about Marijuana Should Be Legalized

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    In a country where tobacco products and alcohol are legal, I have always wondered, why not cannabis?  Why did this plant still have the stigma of being illegal when it does not cause any deaths, is not nearly as physically addicting, nor as harmful as its legal counterparts?  Clearly, the law of marijuana prohibition is one that is up for debate and one that is up for change.   Currently, many state laws have been passed that are either decriminalizing marijuana or allowing it for purely medicinal

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    In recent years, the legalization of Cannabis has become a popular issue and conversation topic in canada. Other countries, such as the Netherlands and Canada’s neighbour, the United States of America have begun to legalize the use of Cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes. As a result, other nations across the globe, including Canada, are also looking towards the legalization of the Cannabis plant. Many trials have been conducted, proving benefits from usage, and various uses, beyond

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    ago, Alaska, Oregon and Washington D.C. joined Colorado and Washington State as the only states and provinces in the United States where it is completely legal to recreationally enjoy marijuana. Over the past few years, the debate on the legality of the cannabis plant and its uses has gotten much more attention as these states begin to change their laws, and the issue is brought to the federal level. Both sides of the matter have substantial reasoning for their stance, as well as holes in their

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