... fact they harm the individual and society, particularly adolescents. Lenton and Farringdon (2005) conducted a survey amongst students aged 12-17 years verifying that cannabis is the most commonly used drug. This one concern of why people are against the legalization of cannabis in Australia. There are just as many advantages to disadvantages of legalizing cannabis in Australia. Some advantages to ... put to other harmful drugs in society such as heroin or the government could use the money to create education programs about how to use the drug and services where cannabis would be license...

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... private companies recognized medical uses for Marijuana for many years, the government slowly began to criminalize the use of Marijuana, which culminated in the government passing a law through the Narcotics Control Act of 1956, which criminalized first time possession of Marijuana with a mandatory minimum of two to ten years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Controlled Substances Act of ... advocate against the legalization of Marijuana for recreational use, the federal government may want to propose their own legislation to reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule II or III drug. Reclassifying th...

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