... with real criminals within our nation. There are several valid reasons that I will address which indicate that Canada would be far better off if marijuana was to be decriminalized for a long period of time. First of all, marijuana should be legally recognized because it is an essentially harmless drug with barely any serious long-term effects to the mind or the body ... . The only clear long-term effect of smoking excess marijuana is the increase in the possibility of obtaining lung cancer. However, this is still far more unlikely than one who smokes cigarettes, which have been legally r...

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... propaganda which blossomed debates over various issues and commonly took on the guise of a battle between good and evil. On the issue of marijuana, the plant itself was characterized as an evil spirit that would infest the youth with addiction in a fashion comparable to demonic possession. Deliberately ... , the right-wing conservatives, those who spread the irrationalized arguments against marijuana, exploited the naivety of American society of those times in order to transform their ramblings into popularized truths that in reality are myths ... the actions of one Harry J. Anslinger wh...

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... . "For example, a twenty-year old college student who begins to hear threatening voices inside of his head and becomes paranoid that his chemistry professor is poisoning his food after smoking marijuana could represent a reaction to the drug (potentially called a "substance-induced psychosis ") or the first episode of psychosis for this individual (Duckworth & Freedman, 2013). " Furthermore, treatment seems to be less effective ... ...

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... cover certain procedures on the basis of differing opinions on what should be elective vs. covered by the healthcare system. States might be able to determine for themselves whether medicinal marijuana, for example will be covered by any sort of pharmacological offerings in the healthcare plan. While a plan of this nature might serve to further divide a divided society, there is a sense ... ...

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