... would otherwise not be there. This increase of government funds would allocate more money to federal programs that are in financial need such as public education, health education, treatment programs, etc. When the public's way of life is improved it shows in the economy. Tax money is spent more efficiently, there ... because of the mandatory minimum for possession of marijuana. Most of them leave children behind that become a burden on society who has to take care of them. Since mothers with marijuana offenses on their police records have difficulty finding work they will be less likel...

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... comparison, marijuana is nontoxic and cannot cause death by overdose. According to the prestigious European medical journal, The Lancet "The smoking of cannabis, even long-term, is not harmful to health. ... It would be reasonable to judge cannabis as less of a threat ... than alcohol or tobacco." As with alcohol consumption, marijuana smoking can never be an excuse for misconduct or ... users with problems, in order to alleviate their plight (harm reduction). On the basis of scientific criteria, legislation in the Netherlands distinguishes between drugs which present an unacceptable ris...

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... junk food. In time to attend such doctors as dentists and other specialists in the field of medicine. Also, each person should possess skills of primary health care. Do not self-medicate, and timely consult a doctor. That's quite a few rules that have to be observed. In order to be healthy, ... consumption, as light and heavy drugs. Among young people spread today the stereotype that the so-called «Smoking grass» does no harm to health. Often loves to argue their point of view of the youth of the fact that Smoking cannabis legalized in many economically developed countries. But, .....

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... that in 1997 5.1 percent of Americans used marijuana in a similar period."" (McWilliams 1) Marijuana is a drug that isn't addicting but can be psychologically. People can take care of themselves, and if they want to smoke marijuana they will do it regardless. The government had even had a war on drugs that lasted for approximately 12 to 13 ... real crimes. The drug war lasted about 12 years; just imagine how many crimes had just slipped away without have being resolved or taken care of. Most drug dealers are from the ghettos and non safe areas. They are at poverty level so they are not c...

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... it as a harmful drug, which has little or no positive uses. This, however in untrue. I am going to prove that the decriminalization of cannabis will have a positive impact on Canada's health care and economy. Decriminalizing the drug will allow suffering Canadians to use marijuana as substance possibly enhancing their lifestyle. Many provinces in Canada feel that their courts are overflowing with cases ... six year old Eric Angst suffers from fibroyalgia, a muscle disorder, which causes chronic fatigue and pain, as well as rheumatoid, and osteoarthritis is convinced that marijuana has a...

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... passivity." When also examining the medical affects of marijuana use, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded, "A careful search of the literature and testimony of the nation's health officials has not revealed a single human fatality in the United States proven to have resulted solely from ingestion of marihuana. Experiments with the drug in monkeys demonstrated that the dose ... natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical...

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... passivity." When also examining the medical affects of marijuana use, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded, "A careful search of the literature and testimony of the nation's health officials has not revealed a single human fatality in the United States proven to have resulted solely from ingestion of marihuana. Experiments with the drug in monkeys demonstrated that the dose ... natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical...

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... , inadvertently enables the user to continue using drugs by covering up, supplying money, or denying there is a problem. Pregnant drug users, because of the drugs themselves or poor self-care in general, bear a much higher rate of low birth-weight babies than the average. Many drugs (e.g., crack and heroin) cross the placental barrier, resulting in addicted babies who go ... all three. The federal government budgeted $17.9 billion on drug control in 1999 for interdiction, prosecution, international law enforcement, prisons, treatment, prevention, and related items. In 1998, drug-related h...

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... dangerous; there has not been a reported death from smoking marijuana unlike alcohol or cigarettes, and also there are less health risks than cigarettes and alcohol. People think that marijuana causes health risks; this however is not exactly true. Sure it does cause some health risks but not anything major like cigarettes or alcohol do. Marijuana can also be used as medicine. There is ... other toxic chemicals. In this sense, it is actually the fact that marijuana is illegal that causes the health danger. If marijuana were legal, steps could be taken to reduce the health risks associat...

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... view of one symptom of a much larger social problem. You cannot talk about legalizing marijuana without getting into discussions of other "Social problems". I am talking about all other "drugs"-- prostitution, health care, social security, or just about any other issue that we as a country, and as a people are dealing with. For the purposes of this paper, I will confine, or rather use the ... correcting as we approach the next millenium. The obvious arguments for legalization that are used, happen to be ones that the masses that make this argument usually resort to-- the health and envi...

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... on the market today. Marijuana posses many medical benefits which could be used by wide variety of patients. In fact Physician's Association for AID's Care and National Lymphoma Foundation, among others, all support the movement for legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes to treat the terminally ill. For people with glaucoma ... something to ease their suffering. There are also many other ways to take marijuana without smoking it so one can avoid some of the health problems/risks that are associated from inhaling the smoke of cannabis. One can simmer the flowered tops and the leaves...

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... were using enhancement drugs? What about your parents, wife, children and team? Have you ever thought about the physical, emotional or overall mental health risks that using performance enhancing drugs can cause? In life there are many factors to consider when faced with the option of using drugs to ... personal experience, no, it is not worth it. One of the very most important things to consider when using performance enhancing drugs are the health risks. There are many more downs than ups with the use  of drugs. Consider the effects enhancement drugs have on your mind and body...

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... the article end sympathetically to make the audience think about the problems marijuana would/could cause if it was legalized. Dope mental health warning The genre of this text is a website article. The source is http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/story_47558.asp and the writer is unknown. The intended audience is everyone and mostly cannabis users and possibly tobacco smokers ... is mentioned in the article as used to be a source of information. The article uses repetition, as in the first paragraph, "but is far more dangerous than tobacco for mental health," and then again in a quote f...

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... production would increase , helping farmers with their current crops they are harvesting. "By allowing the legalization of marijuana, the funds used to fight marijuana can be used to focus on health care and substance abuse counseling for harder drug users" "(Battle,Pinkston) Also funds once used on marijuana can be used to get harder drugs off the street(Battle, Pinkston) Marijuana isn ... experimentation with other drugs. Smoking is not only harmful but can lower the IQ of teens by an average of 8 points (Belville).Use can harm the long-term and developmental health of youth. Abuse of...

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... arguments against its legalization. Marijuana is the common name for a drug made from the hemp plant cannabis sativa. This hardy annual grows up to sixteen feet tall and requires little care to grow. Its primary active ingredient is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinio, and it contains more than 400 other chemicals, most of which are considered unsafe. ("Basic Facts about Drugs: Marijuana"). Most often ... would no longer control the sale of the drug. They point out that taking marijuana out of the hands of criminals who traffic it would also eliminate some of the health hazards associated with...

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... marijuana and find that Marijuana is the most widely used drug in North America after a alcohol and cigarettes, which are both legal. Both of which are considerable worse for you health wise. Anthropologists would also find that many people have already shown that they feel marijuana should be legal which is shown through the wide spread usage, we should take that ... and heroin and funding overall drug use prevention and treatment programs. If regulated like alcohol, marijuana would provide a strong reliable source of government income, allowing for increased federal spending on health...

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... natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care". From that quote we can make the conclusion that marijuana is not that bad of a drug. If we control the amount that people use it is a pretty safe drug. There ... drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity". I don't understand why alcohol and tobacco are legal. They are a lot worse than marijuana and I have the proof in the following quote from the World Health Organization in 1998 that states t...

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... are anti-marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue in the halls of justice for years. Pro-marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care and the National Lymphoma Foundation argue that Marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Anti-marijuana legalization groups such as the Drug Enforcement Agency and city ... makes lifesaving treatment impossible. With marijuana having the lowest addiction rate in comparison to all drugs, and the fact that there has never been a marijuana-related death as far as health ...

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... bad grades, people tend to quit. Through my own experiences, I have seen this happen many times where people will just say, "what is the point anymore? "They begin to not care because they think they are at the point of no return. College requires a lot of self-motivation. In many cases, there is no one pushing you to get up and ... systematic interview"" (Five-Factor 1). The point of the experiment was to find some insight into the analysis of drug use. They also wanted to find the significance of putting public health interventions into effect. The study came to the conclusion, "In ad...

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... medical groups support the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Among these are the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, and the National Lymphoma Foundation, and the American Public Health Association. "Marijuana has been proven to stimulate the appetite (Pluff)."" The Physician's Association for AIDS Care has conducted research to find that marijuana is the "only substance that consistently fuels the appetite of AIDS ... ...

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... on Drug Abuse, 1984.) There are 3 types of treatment for people who are dependant on Marijuana. The most rigorous is the inpatient clinic which is up to 3 months of individualized care for addicts. This is not usually a preferred treatment because it removes the patient from their school, work, and home. The second treatment is outpatient treatment where a patient usually spends one ... needed) • Group and peer counseling • Films on pharmacology and the issues of self-esteem, boundaries and abandonment • Lectures on communication skills, setting limits and family relationships (Ba...

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... peaceful people who happen to like to get high. These people get locked up in prison and taxpayers have to pay the bill. We have to pay for food, housing, health care, attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses to lock these people up for having marijuana. In addition, if marijuana were legal, the government would be able to collect taxes on ... unintended effect of marijuana prohibition is that marijuana is very popular in American high schools because it's available. You don't have to be 21 to buy marijuana. Dealers usually don't care how old you are as long as you have money. It ...

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... nausea and vomiting caused by cancer medicines, when other medicines do not work. THC can benefit many people. Marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes because it's proven to have health benefits such as treating Glaucoma, controlling epileptic seizures, and stops cancer cells from spreading. The legalization of medical marijuana in the United States would benefit millions of people around the ... , it can't cure cancer, but it is extremely helpful and effective in helping people cope with the pain. Often, medical users are on their deathbed, so why does the government care? It...

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... would allow users to have more availability to better treatment programs. Opponents say that legalizing marijuana will only make drug use increase and will eventually cost billions of dollars in health-care costs. They also say that legalizing marijuana could destroy many families. Polls show that the majority of the United States population supports medical marijuana laws. Marijuana also has medicinal properties ... ...

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... smoke in their lungs longer than tobacco smokers. As a result, marijuana smokers get more dangerous material in the lungs each time they smoke. Smoking pot is very harmful to your health, family, and friends. Some myths of marijuana and highway safety are marijuana-like alcohol- seriously impairs driving in some respects; pot is even more impairing than alcohol. I think this is ... lowered again, many teenagers argue this because if there old enough to go to fight in a war, then you should be able to drink. Many younger kids smoke pot without a care and they don't realize the affects of...

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