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I have always been against any form of drugs; marijuana is one of them. I’ve watched my brother succumb to the lures of opiates and barbiturates, which he usually paired with the marijuana plant to “enhance the experience”. Supposedly intended for the betterment and recovery of the human body, these substances only made him worse. You see, he has always been a sickly child. He survived off on medicine growing up, but as a teenager he eventually discovered that these pills co
The recreational use of marijuana was initially legalized in Colorado and Washington in 2012. Today, 10 states have legalized marijuana for recreational and medical use while over 31 legalized it on grounds of medical use. Many people refer to themselves recreational marijuana users when they believe they are not addicted to marijuana or they don’t use it for medical purposes. Recreational mariju
Should Marijuana be Legalized? The purpose of this paper is to discuss marijuana and compare both sides of the issue of legalizing marijuana. We have two factions fighting each other; one those who are pro marijuana and those who are anti marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue for many, many years. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order
Marijuana should be illegal for the majority of medical purposes because of the potentially dangerous side effects. Some of these side effects include lapse, or no commonsense for decision making. There have been absolutely no cases stating a person has overdosed from smoking marijuana, but there have been several documented cases that prove marijuana was the cause of death. An example of this would be, a person smokes one self made marijuana cigarette, and attempts to drive an automobile.
Statistics show that marijuana is the most commonly abused drugs by adolescents. Furthermore, the legalization of marijuana is also one of the most widely debated upon issues since the last couple of years. In this regard, public opinion takes a high pedestal. According to those against it, marijuana is illegal because it is perceived as a danger to an individual and to the entire society, both at the same time. On the other hand, a vast number of people believe that if life-threatening subst
The debate surrounding the idea of marijuana from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act has been around for a quite some time now. This essentially points out that the drug will no longer be criminalized and would then take on the state of tobacco and alcohol - not illegal, but their abuse is highly discouraged. Like all things, there are advantages of both keeping it and removing it from Schedule 1. If we look closer, though, the benefits of keeping it as a Schedule 1 far outweigh the
A market segment comprising the age bracket of 18 to 25 years are known as the most frequent users of social media sites, which includes Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, to name a few. Since this is the period in which most people gain more freedom both from college life and parental monitoring, they are likely are more inclined to pursue various mediums that provide entertainment and information perfectly suited to them. According to Cavazos-Rehg and her colleagues, social
Recently, the use of marijuana in the medicinal field has been approved in 28 states across America, along with the District of Columbia. Despite the apparent breakthrough, experts continue to conduct research in an attempt to understand its benefits even further. Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, an associate from Harvard, reveals that all known uses of medical marijuana have already been tested, but the lack of new research is hindering most cases – however, the future of medical marijuana and our
If we look closely, we can deduce that laws are generally strong driving forces, particularly in creating an image of what kind of behaviors are acceptable in society. As laws barring marijuana use continue to strengthen, the construction of the marijuana stigma also garnered support – and this stigma remains difficult to tear down. The Control Substance Act, a law currently in existence, was made to outlaw the sale, production, and use of marijuana. Here, marijuana was also classified
In light of the rapidly changing picture on the legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes, physicians often find themselves facing patients with countless inquiries on the use of marijuana – its potential beneficial and adverse effects on health is always offered on the table. From what has been gathered, the popular notion can be surmised in a single notion – it’s merely a harmless pleasure. From this, people believe that marijuana access should n