Abstract To get a better understanding on how the general public views the legalization of marijuana in Washington State, I decided to take a survey. I set up a set of simple question to get opinions, ages, and races to compile my ... in detail, and speculate on what the future hold for the taboo of marijuana. Introduction The year is 2015 and marijuana is now legal in Washington State, both recreationally and medicinally, but what are the side effects? This question not only regards health concerns in general but also considers younger generations ... fruit for teens and young adults? As an...

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... the use of marijuana as a medicine. However, these programs contradict the laws of the federal government on the use of marijuana. Just like Colorado, Washington repealed their laws, which prohibited the recreational use of marijuana, through the Washington Initiative 502 (Caulkins, 2014). The move has made it possible to adopt legal regulations on marijuana use, which are contrary to the statutes established ... , other countries in North America, Europe and South America also authorize medicinal use of marijuana. In the United States, the federal government prohibits the possession of ...

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... under government control so that our tax dollars can be spent on more significant issues such as schools or infrastructure. In the most recent elections of November 2012, Colorado and Washington were the first two states to legalize marijuana. In Colorado, Amendment 64 states that the legal possession of marijuana is up to once ounce for adults over the age of ... grow the marijuana they desire, the state still has regulations against smoking in public places, such as parks, and on the sidewalks. The similar rules apply in the state of Washington as well. If the control and could regula...

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... , loss of appetite, depression, and it could even help restore healthy cells and kill off the cancer cells and many other toxins in the body. In 1998, two states (Alaska & Washington) enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana and 23 others after that have decided to pass the law, Minnesota and New York just passed a law this year (Wing). But with marijuana ... in January, Colorado brought in $14 million dollars of tax revenue for medical marijuana within their first month of legalizing medical distribution of marijuana (Wing). There also been talks of Washington becoming a tax and regul...

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... legalization and 40 percent favored it, the other nine percent were undecided. Mostly people under 45 now support legalization, while it remains strongly opposed among those over 65. Colorado and Washington remain the only two states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. They have both set ordinances and guidelines to regulate the use, amount, and distribution of Marijuana. The Obama ... years. Many benefits and detriments towards one's health can come from the use of this drug or the influence marijuana has on the use of other drugs. Unlike Colorado and Washington that ar...

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... or prosecute that same conduct (Tucille 2013). The Supreme Court has emphasized the two cornerstones of pre-emption jurisprudence, which will likely play a significant role in any review of the Washington or Colorado laws. First, the purpose of Congress is the ultimate touchstone in every pre-emption case. Thus, in considering the preemptive scope of the CSA, it is necessary to ... to marijuana cultivation, distribution, or possession have generally been considered to be within the powers of the States (Garvey and Yeh. 15). Federal law trumps state law, but not much. Washington and Colo...

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... of marijuana was made a crime within the United States in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Besides this law the drug has been commonly used among US citizens. Washington DC, in recent years, has declared war on illegal drugs, vowing to end the illegal drug traffic within and across the US borders and to stop the consumption of these ... illegal operations and terrorists" campaigns. Thus they would lose substantial power and influence in society today. According to the chairperson of the advisory board of the Drug Policy Foundation in Washington, DC, legalizing marijuana ...

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... reasons on why this specific drug should be illegal. This summer I participated in legalization debates at the Governor's School of South Carolina, and at the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. I witnessed a fifty-six year old lawyer, graduate of Georgetown, and family man advocate the use of marijuana. He had been using marijuana since college and he continued to succeed and ... been documented to be best suited by the use of marijuana. Also, many people enjoy the effects of marijuana and use it recreationally or to boost their creative processes. In Washington, D.C....

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... really help our economy by creating lots of jobs and bringing much more money into circulation. Legalization of marijuana for medical purposes has already taken place in seven states and Washington D.C. Many of the medical benefits of marijuana are unknown because of government officials standing in the way of testing. It is known that A.I.D.S and cancer patients are greatly helped because ... people in this country and marijuana is one of the only things that can help due to its' medical benefits. But, the states where marijuana is legal; Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Maine, Colo...

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More than half the population of America supports the legalization of marijuana. Already twenty states have legalized marijuana, some for medical purposes while others like Colorado and Washington, for recreational purposes. Alaska may soon join this league as it is pushing for the legalization of pot and has already scheduled a vote on this matter on 19th August, 2014 ... ...

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... according to multiple studies, one could only imagine how many busts for cocaine could be done if more time was put on tracking down those users and dealers. Colorado and Washington already took their steps in legalization; Colorado opening their first recreation stores at the beginning of the year and made a shattering fourteen million dollars in sales in the first month ... ...

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... drug have been allowed in regions such as Europe, North America and South America. Moreover, Medical marijuana is currently legal in 23 states, with four of those states (Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Colorado) also allowing for recreational use. The penalties for the other 46 states generally range from simple to severe. In this argumentative essay, I seek to argue the reasons why ... ...

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... is not as drastic as the example I laid out but it still rings true for other issues. Take the case of legalized Marijuana use, it is legal in Colorado and Washington State, the society has deemed it fit to use for anyone over the age of 21; but for the other 48 states and the Federal government it is still considered ... ...

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... could be more helpful. Would marijuana cause more problems being legal than it does being illegal? With this question I would relate to those articles or sources that talk about what Washington, Colorado and Amsterdam is doing. With most or not half of the states, having made marijuana legal in some type of way there would be plenty of information that could ... ...

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... , and possession of marijuana are illegal under U.S. federal law there have been over 20 states that have legalized the use and distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Furthermore, Colorado and Washington State have even legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes (US New Laws). So while marijuana may be classified as a schedule one drug, meaning that it is believed to ... ...

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... shirts, pants, and bags. Not only were the common farmers growing and using hemp as a versatile media for a number of different uses, the leaders of our country, such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, the "Architect of the Constitution" and the mastermind behind The American Way smoked marijuana. How would they react to our current government's federal prohibition of marijuana growing ... ...

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... use it legally" ("Medicinal Marijuana Facts"). Moreover, since 1996, medical marijuana ballot initiatives have received a majority of votes in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state. Also, numerous organizations have recently taken place in support of legal access to medical marijuana and/or opposing the criminalization of medical marijuana-using patients. Some of these organizations ... ...

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... and significantly lower marijuana penalties in all others" ("About"). This caused certain states to change laws in order to allow marijuana to be used as a drug. These states are "Alaska, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Maine and he District of Columbia" ("Should"). In any case, marijuana is useful in the medical field and should be legalized for that purpose. Even certain ... ...

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... going painstakingly slow. The current public opinion is in huge support of ending the prohibition of marijuana. Since 1996, a majority of voters in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, have voted in favor of adding to the ballot, the idea of removing the criminal penalties for seriously ill people who grow or possess medical marijuana. This however, due to ... ...

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... society as a whole. However there are some good things which we could gain from marijuana. In colonial America, Hemp, which is a type of marijuana, was raised by both Jefferson and Washington as a big cash crop. If marijuana was to be legalized for both smoking and the use of hemp crime would be reduced, we will be able to grow hemp to ... ...

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... few excerpts from this article, articulating the aims and goals of the newly created magazine. "The general public (us) has no idea who really owns and manages Time magazine, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the three monopolistic TV networks, Random House, Simon & Schuster and so on. Nor do we have any idea what their goals are. And the public ... ...

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... that although marijuana use may decrease in the years to come, as did Heroin and LSD, it is here to stay. Eight states, Colorado, Nevada, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon & Washington have already passed laws allowing the use of medical Marijuana. "In the fall of 1996, California voters approved the medical marijuana initiative (proposition 215) by a vote of 56 to 44 ... ...

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... most a few times a day, making it highly unlikely that they put themselves at risk. "Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere." This is what George Washington, the father of our country, said over 200 years ago. On his farm in Virginia he had acres of hemp plants growing and it was rumored a small amount of it ... ...

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... Cloud, Time). Some state and even parts of the national government support the use of medical marijuana. In November 1998, voters in six states (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) passed ballot initiatives in support of medical marijuana. A federal appeals court said Tuesday the federal government could not punish California doctors who recommend marijuana to their patient (Bob Egelko, The ... ...

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... many uses and invaluableness of hemp. It produced paper, clothing, rope, and was used marijuana was used to treat almost every ailment. The first president of the United States, George Washington, was an early hemp farmer. He kept notes in a journal about the quality of it and he wrote that he tried to make sure the female plants would become saturated ... ...

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