... , California, stated in an argument that this medical agenda of the proponents of marijuana would result in public confusion and in poorly written laws such as California's Proposition 215 initiative, which made it legal for some medical marijuana use in the state of California. Those against the ... that was leaving out vital information. Some people like R. Keith Stroup, founder and executive director of the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML), feel that marijuana should definitely be kept out of the hands of youngster and teenagers, but responsible adult...

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... opportunism, not by considerations of effectiveness or justice. The policy has failed to reduce drug-related deaths, drug abuse, drug availability, and crime. laws against drugs not being an effective solution. Drugs are still produced and distributed everywhere, and are taken by many. The reasons people use drugs ... because they know its wrong. It is morally wrong to arrest and jail people for taking drugs. This is invasion of our right to privacy guaranteed us by the Fourth Amendment. Advocates of incarcerating people for using drugs say that this is a deterrent to drug use and an ... ...

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... to the store. Now, driving while stoned is not an issue I"m pleased with, but I"ll get to that later on. There should be strict laws just for marijuana if it was legal just as alcohol has firm laws. Marijuana should be regulated and controlled by the government. It should only be distributed in certain places and be taxed like alcohol and tobacco ... . Also there should be a legal buying age, perhaps 21. Another thing is that marijuana should only be smoked in certain places (ex. privacy of your own home, in certain smoke ... one does not and should not go to or be at work while drunk, ...

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