From then on the government started to crack down and began to embrace drug enforcement. ... Some of those reformers argue that our government bans marijuana not because of the substance that is in it, but because of pleasure that it gives. ... It is the laws restricting drugs that are newcomers, less than a century old"(31). ... However, federal government warned those physicians that by prescribing marijuana, they might loose federal privileges to write prescriptions for controlled substances, and they might be banned from interacting with federal insurance companies (Berger 1). ... Theref...

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The Drug Enforcement Administration provides a comprehensive resource guide to the drugs they prohibit in their 2011 edition titled, "Drugs of Abuse". ... The Drug Enforcement Administration has refused to allow large scale fundings to keep the drug illegal on multiple occasions. ... The consequence of banning abusive substances bans the pursuit of happiness. ... Furthermore, ending prohibition would not necessarily increase drug abuse. ... Twelve percent of drug users are black, but almost forty percent of those arrested for drug offenses are black. ...

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But America is getting closer to having the ban on the "devil's weed"" lifted, with approximately eight states now allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes. ... It has been found to be a myth that marijuana is a gateway drug, or a stepping-stone to harder more dangerous drugs. The war   on drugs is really a war on marijuana.   ... The US government, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and The Bureau of Mortality Statistics has annual American deaths caused by drugs: Tobacco-400,000 Asprin-500 Alcohol-100,000 Marijuana-0   All Legal Drugs-20,000 Caffeine-2000   All Illegal Drugs-15,00...

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Marijuana is, by definition, a drug. A drug that was first banned in 1913 by the state of California, acting out against the preparation of hemp, has since then gained a higher status in society today with, "[m]ore than 30 percent of the U.S. population liv[ing] under some form of marijuana decriminalization " (Norml par. 5). Marijuana, like other drugs, has been known to impair a person's judgment and ability to function; yet unlike other drugs, "not a single person has ever died from a weed overdose " (Wing par. 1). ... The first is that the legalization of marijuana would allow the U...

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Messer was arrested for using an illegal drug for its therapeutic value. ... Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, under the Federal Controlled Substance act(Mathre 4). Other Schedule I drugs include the two most lethal drugs, heroin and cocaine. ... This standard doctor's practice is to issue all conventional medications before resorting to experimental drugs (i.e. marijuana)... They instituted a more restrictive policy: "Any patient using marijuana, and any physician prescribing it would face federal prosecution; the physicians in addition would lose their drug licenses and might even be bann...

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Egypt saw this and they ban anything that had to do with hashish, the resin part at the top of the bud on a marijuana plant. ... THC is so powerful that it is what designer drugs try to copy. ... He found that drug users did a lot worse on short-term memory tests. ... Psychotic drugs, such as marijuana, enhance the release of dopamine. ... THC 1. tetrahydrocannabinal 2. designer drugs copy 3. gives high 4. ...

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On the other hand, people believe that marijuana should be banned because it makes people addicted and may lead people to mental and physical health problems. Nowadays, marijuana is the third most popular drug in America with nearly 100 million consumers despite the prohibition of marijuana at some states. ... Although marijuana is banned in most of the states, there are still many students using marijuana illegally everyday. ... According to National Institute on Drug abuse, people who frequently use marijuana in adolescence have a loss on average of 8 IQ points. ...

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