Today 35 states have passed laws supporting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. ... It has also been scientifically proven that marijuana has little to no addictive properties and little potential for abuse. ... In the 1600's hemp was considered such a vital resource, that laws were passed ordering farmers to grow it. ... Kids still stand at the local market waiting for a passer by to help them indulge for their weekend party. ... In my opinion marijuana is already a daily part of our lives, we probably pass by people every day who smoke marijuana or wear something made from it....

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If cannabis is regulated for adult recreational use and regulated like alcohol without any federal obstruction, every medical patient may have immediate and safe access to their medicine without the fear of getting punished by the government and being discouraged to medicate themselves with cannabis' medicinal properties. ... Many other Americans were prescribed useless medications that caused more harmful effects than aiding properties; however, with the consumption of cannabis, many of their illnesses were easily cured. ... The legalization of cannabis in California has to pass in order...

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Just following the turn of the century, a new climate of temperance swept the nation and in 1914 Congress passed the Harrison Act, banning opiates and cocaine, and the prohibition of alcohol soon followed in 1918, making the U.S. officially a "dry" nation. ... The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press conference. ... (ACLU) Between 1978 and 1996, legislature in 34 sta...

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Possession of marijuana was made a crime within the United States in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. ... The prohibition of marijuana increases the incidence of crime, has huge economic cost, and prevents medical patients from benefiting from the drug's therapeutic properties. ...

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Since the 1970's thirty-five state legislatures have passed laws supporting marijuana's use as a medicine. ... An even greater number are punished with probation, fines, and civil sanctions, including having their property seized, their driver's licenses revoked, and their employment terminated. ... Under state and federal law, mere investigation for a marijuana offense can result in the forfeiture of property, including cash, cars, boats, land, and houses. ...

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A fact: marijuana is one of the safest drugs on the market. It causes no deaths per year whereas aspirin causes two thousand deaths per year (Rosenthal 56). Pot, another name for marijuana, is a drug made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of hemp plants. It has many psychological and physica...

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But after the public passed the proposition, Congress blocked the measure (Asseo 1). ... House of Representative Martin Hoke of Ohio was quoted by on December 1, 1994, as saying, "I agree that the government has no business in determining whether marijuana has medical properties and if they can be beneficial to certain people ("MPP Homepage 2")." ...

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Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which effectively criminalized marijuana. ... United States allows the use of alcohol and tobacco which do nothing but harm people, but will not allow the consumption of an herb that has medicinal properties. ...

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The Legalization of Marijuana for All Purposes Drugs are major problem in our society today. Although the Canadian government has taken measures against drugs, in stiffening laws concerning the cultivation and trafficking of drugs and various media awareness programs, the problem continues to get worse. The government is exercising many options to control the problem or even solve the problem. It seems as if the "war on drugs" is a futile war or at least next to impossible to win. The government should consider using different options than ones they have used in the past. ...

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