... system works. A man was set up and surveyed buying a twenty-dollar sack of pot. After the transaction was made, police swarmed around the man's car and, screaming at him told him, to get out of the car and put his hands up. His person and vehicle were searched and nothing other than the bag was found. This man was probably in his ... pain. The policemen asked the man how long he had been smoking and he responded saying, "just since the cancer treatment". They took him away wearing handcuffs in the squad car to the station and charged him with possession. Is this sick man our enemy? A mi...

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... have reduced capacity to avoid collisions if confronted with the sudden need for evasive action." Marijuana is the second leading cause of car accidents among youth, the first being alcohol. A concern with legalizing marijuana would be a possible increase in car accidents. If the drug was legalized and made more available, more people, specifically teenagers may be inclined to drive while under the ... the price of a joint up to about two dollars. After the tax, an ounce of prepared marijuana would cost $90-$150 which is still less than half of the current street price. Based on current...

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... went unchallenged, marijuana had no chance of survival. Marijuana is known only for its supposedly harmful effects and the crowd associated with it. Yes, marijuana can cause a person to wreck a car, or make misjudgments, but so can alcohol. The effects of marijuana can be categorized into three types; the physiological effects, psychological effects, and the subjective effects. Some of the physiological ... legislation to amend their state laws for medicinal marijuana. Government spending on marijuana ranges anywhere from $15-billion per year to $20-billion to eliminate drug trafficking...

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... law. Supporters of the legalization of marijuana believe that if it were to be legalized it would decrease the appeal of the drug and less people would desire it. When an illegal substance is legal it takes away some of the thrill, especially with younger people. In 1996, 28% of tenth graders in ... poses more serious threats than the potential risks marijuana would pose. It is common to hear about deadly drunk driving accidents, but rarely does one hear about deadly car accidents involving marijuana. Alcohol has been proven to alter one's visual perception, to impair one's ability to p...

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... " or hollowed out commercial cigars called "blunts." Joints and blunts are sometimes laced with a number of adulterants including phencyclidine (PCP), substantially altering the effects and toxicity of these products. Street names for marijuana include pot, grass, weed, Mary Jane, Acapulco Gold, and reefer. Although marijuana grown in the U.S. was once considered inferior because of a low concentration of THC, ... effects of marijuana use also include an increased heart rate, dryness of the mouth, reddening if the eyes, impaired motor skills and concentration, and frequent hunger and an i...

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... back. Cannabis is also useful in treating muscle spasms. Spasms are caused by strokes, cerebral abnormalities, and multiple sclerosis. It can also be caused by spinal cord damage from athletics, car accidents, and other dangerous activity. Millions of Americans suffer from this condition, and yet, there is not a single legal drug that effectively works for this problem. Even surgery can't help ... . The main goal of the "War on Drugs" is to get to the source of the business; if the government distributed marijuana to U.S. retailers at a considerably less price than current street rates, ...

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... decrease, and the War on Terror can be won if marijuana is legalized. Many opposers to legalization argue that if marijuana was legal then crime rate will increase, much more car accidents would occur, marijuana use would lead to more harsher drug use, and that marijuana has no medicinal value. Most of these arguments are myths and have never been scientifically ... will decrease. Current marijuana laws now do the opposite of lowering crime rates. In fact it might raise them. Gangs are using the prohibition of marijuana to attract people who desire them to fund their own group. It is a ...

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... of, or made with the use of industrial hemp. Things like "paper, insulation, lubricants, plastic, footwear, cooking oils, toiletries, clothing, fuel, varnish, bedding, concrete, car moldings, preservatives, canvasses, paint, laundry detergent, shampoo and conditioner, and even a substitute for some dairy products" (Russell n.p.). Even our forefathers such as Thomas Jefferson were ... kind of crop throughout U.S. history has had such a reputation that it has been used for legal tender? Before the prohibition of cannabis, even car companies had high hopes for this crop. Henry Ford dreamed ...

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... was first identified and labeled by a French psychiatrist around the turn of the century. He was named Ludovic Degas.(About Depersonalization. ) B. Drug Induced D.D. Street drugs can induce or make the user more susceptible to mental disorders including D.D. These street drugs can range from what is considered the less potent, i.e. marijuana, to the more dangerous and toxic, i.e. PCP. This could be induced as ... influence of DMT(dimethyltryptamine), an hallucinogenic, 60% reported depersonalization. (American Journal of Psychiatry. Gillin; Kaplan; Stillman; Wyatt. Vol. 133 No. 2, Feb. ...

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... the War on Drugs. There are many habits much worse than marijuana, one example being cigarette smoking. "Tobacco smoking kills more people each year than AIDS, heroin, crack, cocaine, alcohol, car accidents, fire and murder combined. Tobacco smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the US. Tobacco smokers have 10 times the lung cancer of nonsmokers, twice the ... ,000, while the ratio for alcohol fluctuates between 1 to 4 and 1 to 10. Not only do many people die each year from alcohol poisoning, but alcohol has caused thousands of fatal car accidents. Although, marijuana, ...

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... profit from the sale of cannabis, but could also ensure the safety of the plants use through regulating the sales. The main issue faced by people purchasing marijuana on the street is the chance of contamination with other substances. There has been reported cases were drug leaders will cut their marijuana with chemical substances found in methamphetamines and crack cocaine that ... safer than the marijuana that one could purchase illegally. The Liberal Party recommends that under legalization, the price of marijuana be kept 30 to 35 percent per gram below the street price. This policy ...

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... the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality they affect all of us - users and non-users. I believe that the negative ... reduced if the United States adopted a policy towards the total decriminalization of marijuana. The current drug policy of our government is obviously failing. Drug laws have created corruption, violence, increased street crime, and disrespect for the c...

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... the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality they affect all of us - users and non-users. I believe that the negative ... reduced if the United States adopted a policy towards the total decriminalization of marijuana. The current drug policy of our government is obviously failing. Drug laws have created corruption, violence, increased street crime, and disrespect for the c...

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Marijuana, in today's time, is the second most widely recognized mind-altering drug, next to alcohol. Marijuana has very many street names, and it can be smoked or eaten. Addiction to marijuana has not ever been proven, although consistent long term use of it can lead to major psychological dependence. Marijuana, ... up in "rolling papers", commonly known as a joint. It can also be eaten in such foods as brownies, and in practically anything else edible. Marijuana has over 200 slang or street names. Just a few of those are: pot, grass, reefer, weed, mary-jane, herb, boom, gangster or gangsta...

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... it to me, it was not what I had expected. It was in a little plastic bag, called a "dime" (10 dollars worth), and was a sticky darkish brown with little red hairs. The street name for this sub-specie of Cannabis was "Skunk". Being as interested in Anarchy, bombs, and basically anything that's illegal, I know quite a lot about marijuana. I know that there are male ... more prized for their higher THC content. I also know that there is a different species of Cannabis other then Cannabis Sativa. One popular one is Cannabis Indica. I also know of the street name of the many sub species of M...

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... system, it causes lung disease, it causes birth defects, it causes brain damage, it is addictive, it decreases the drive to excel and succeed, and it is a main cause of car accidents. WELL I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS BUT MOST OF THESE ARE FALSE MYTHS. In a paper written by Lynn Zimmer, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Queens College and John ... field of medicine is the biggest debate of this topic. Marijuana has many medical benefits. It eases nausea, helps control pain such as muscle spasms and spine injuries resulting from car crashes or sports, stimulates appetite, helps prevent s...

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... as: cancer, AIDS, glaucoma and arthritis. Many newspapers that were misinformed about marijuana began running stories accusing marijuana as being an "Assassin of Youth." Marijuana was also associated with horrible car crashes in which teens had perished. As history has taught us, the 1930's were not a racially tolerant time. Sadly, marijuana was also cited as "causing white women to associate with ... exists that anyone has ever died of a marijuana overdoses". While there are many alcohol overdoses each year, nearly 5,000, and an average of 17,000 alcohol related deaths, such as car acc...

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...  enhancement drugs.  Money is another issue that some athletes may have some trouble with. Enhancement drugs can cost a pretty penny for athletes whom choose to buy their drugs off the street. Enhancement drugs are very addictive, causing some young athletes to spend every dime to their name on. Some youngsters resort to stealing, even from their own families just to get ... ...

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... to focus on health care and substance abuse counseling for harder drug users" "(Battle,Pinkston) Also funds once used on marijuana can be used to get harder drugs off the street(Battle, Pinkston) Marijuana isn't nearly as harmful as alcohol or tobacco products. Currently, 20 states including the District of Columbia, have legalized medical marijuana for a small fee and a possession limit ... ...

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... the black market. Since marijuana dealers cannot settle disputes in the court of law, controversy between opposing dealers is settled with contention (Boaz). This could potentially be a direct result of street warfare. If marijuana consumption was authorized, organized crime as a result would lose millions of dollars, because cannabis would be legally distributed by large corporations (Boaz). Drug dealers are prevalent in ... ...

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... America, marijuana made its entrance through Mexican laborers in the Southwest. Its reputation preceded it. By 1930, only after 20 years since its introduction, peddlers could be found on every street corner in Louisiana (Courtwright, 43). The popularity of cigarettes and plentiful supply properly prepped America for the marijuana complex, a variation on the ganja complex. The marijuana complex referred to the ... ...

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... used (http://www.well.com). Marijuana is usually smoked in the form of loosely rolled cigarettes called "joints", hollowed out commercial cigars called "blunts" and in water pipes called "bongs". Street names for Marijuana include pot, grass, cannabis, weed, Mary Jane, Acapulco Gold, dope, and reefer. When Marijuana is smoked, THC goes quickly into the blood through the lungs. It then ... ...

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... rolled cigarettes called joints or hollowed out commercial cigars called blunts (Nation 5)." Marijuana is put into these forms because they look like ordinary cigarettes or cigars. It's like a disguise. The street names for marijuana are pot, grass, weed, Mary Jane, Acapulco gold and reefer. According to some interviews, many teens smoke marijuana to "Get away from it all (interviews)." For many ... ...

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... . Currently there are no warning labels upon the purchase of marijuana. In the book, The Case for Legalizing Drugs, it states, "Legalizing drugs would promote public health, not harm it. Street drugs are adulterated and misbranded. Consumers hav e a right to know that a product is labeled accurately, and whether any special hazards are associated with it" (144). Information is the best protection ... ...

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... behind closed doors. They believed that there was no relationship between porn and sex crimes. But the porn industry distracted people with criminal background (137), some people had to pay street tax and also and there were a lot of loan sharks. Some stores were bombed, some people even killed. Also in the 1970's the VCR was around, so sturman took advantage ... ...

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