... 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 ... dealing it; when compared with other drugs. Since 1969 about half a million people have been convicted for possession and use of the drug3. The Canadian government spends $100 million a year enforcing drug laws.4 The criminalization of marijuana does not prevent people from using it, in fact it makes the...

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... be legalized. Admittedly, smoking marijuana long term is unhealthy. Marijuana decreases a person's concentration and short-term memory. A study, researched by The Canadian Medical Association, proved dope lowers IQ scores by an average of 4.1 points (Branswell 2). Stoners face loss of motivation and interest in activities that used ... a year. Of the 150,000 federal prisoners [ ] 58 percent are inside for drug offenses. (Bethell 3) Police focus on ending the drug war, putting many drug offenders in jail. Police spend enormous amounts of time on marijuana crimes, causing other crimes to ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... be legalized. Admittedly, smoking marijuana long term is unhealthy. Marijuana decreases a person's concentration and short-term memory. A study, researched by The Canadian Medical Association, proved dope lowers IQ scores by an average of 4.1 points (Branswell 2). Stoners face loss of motivation and interest in activities that used ... a year. Of the 150,000 federal prisoners [ ] 58 percent are inside for drug offenses. (Bethell 3) Police focus on ending the drug war, putting many drug offenders in jail. Police spend enormous amounts of time on marijuana crimes, causing other crimes to ...

• Word Count: 3390
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School