Some history of both drugs will be told. ... Alcohol is a depressant drug that relaxes and reduces inhibitions. ... But however it is believed that alcohol drinking goes back as to the beginning of the human race. ... (Www.alcoholism.com) On the other subject marijuana is the most used drug worldwide. ... Both drugs cause damage to the brain, but the damage is different, in the case of alcohol, Acquired Brain Injury (ARBI). ...
Many have smoked marijuana to experience the drug's psychedelic effects, while others use the drug to treat various illnesses and pain. Within the past century, however, the drug's medicinal value has come under much scrutiny. ... The legalization of this drug for medical purposes can only lead to future drug addiction, negative side effects, and susceptibility to further damage through recreational use. ... With this in mind, it is far more conceivable to force treatment on drug abusers, rather than consenting to their demands by legalizing marijuana, or any other drug. ... Kevin Co...
Both cases involved in some way the banning of a mind altering drug or drugs. ... They believe that its the users natural born right to use whatever they want and do whatever they want to their own bodies. ... Illegal drug use has skyrocketed in the past decade. This so called "War on Drugs" has done nothing to lessen illegal drug use in the US. ... I'm not saying that all drugs should be made legal, just the so called "Soft Drugs" like Cannabis and Phsycadelics. ...
This paper will discuss the relationship between two commonly abused recreational drugs and schizophrenia. Cocaine and marijuana are two of the most commonly used drugs in the country, and have very different effects on brain function. ... This correlation is likely to do the use of drugs whose use is linked with marijuana use, amphetamines in particular. ... Schizophrenia is commonly believed to be linked with an oversensitivity to dopamine, which would cause the person suffering from it to feel somewhat the same way as a person who abused cocaine. ... Although both of these drugs are p...
Research disproves this argument, from 1972-1978, eleven states decriminalized the drug. ... Drug manufacturing would allow companies to create safe ways to use the drug, possibly to prevent getting cancer (Mcvay, 2003). If companies start manufacturing the drug there would be a demand for employment. ... Laced marijuana is described as someone mixing another drug with marijuana and no one knows the difference (Mcvay, 2003). ... I believe marijuana should be legalized because of all the different ways it can help human beings if used appropriately. ...
Some people believe it would be a good idea while others are completely against it. In this paper I will tell you the pros and cons to legalizing marijuana and why I believe it would be a good idea. ... There are many good reasons for legalizing this drug. ... If marijuana was to be legalized many believe that it will be easier for younger children to be able to smoke it. ... In conclusion, even though there are cons to legalizing marijuana I believe that the pros out number them. ...
Many people believe legalization will lead to an increase in crime rate. This how ever cannot be true if they were to legalize marijuana then I believe the crime rate would drop. ... I believe that one of the main reasons that Marijuana is not legal is because of the effects. ... I do not believe this is true I think that it all depends on the person and there choices towards drugs. ... To sum it all up I believe that Marijuana should be legalized in Canada and I see no reason why it shouldn't be. ...
These agencies believe that marijuana should not be legalized because if marijuana is to become legal then thousands more patients would be using marijuana. ... The main reason why the Drug Enforcement Agency does not want marijuana to be legal is because there is no hard-core evidence that proves that marijuana is an effective drug as a medicine. ... The Drug Enforcement Agency along with police departments all over the United States believe with the legalization of drugs crime will increase due to a higher increase of pot users which eventually become addicts and might steal or kill in ord...
Just the opposite; it was the (Drug Enforcement Administration) DEA's chief administrative law judge, Francis L. ... Then, decades later, the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 placed all illegal and prescription drugs into five "schedules" or categories. ... This problem resulted in the establishment of Investigational New Drug compassionate access program (IND). ... Most patients never consider the idea of an illegal drug as being their best medicine. ... I believe that medical marijuana is only the first step. ...
So while marijuana may be classified as a schedule one drug, meaning that it is believed to have a high abuse potential, a lack of accepted safety, and no accepted medical use, it is apparent that the use of marijuana is having a growing acceptance in the U.S., especially in regards to its potential economic and health benefits (Schedule I). ... Opponents of the legalization of marijuana believe that our currently enacted federal laws should not change and thus stay as they are. ... However, advocates for the legalization of marijuana argue that if marijuana were to be legalized, people cou...
Marijuana along with other alternative drugs can ease ones medicinal problems. ... With marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug it is illegal to conduct research proving the medical value of the drug. ... By legalizing marijuana doctors would have to deal with fraudulent people that would try to make them believe they needed marijuana to make their pain go away when really they would have no pain at all. ... The government could turn around and take away a doctors license to prescribe drugs because they may think that the doctors are corrupt when really the doctors were just fooled into believing that ...
However, many people who are chronic users believe the drug is no more harmful than cigarettes. ... Why is such a commonly used drug such a problem to most people? ... Therefore, many believed that where there was crime, the cause was marijuana (www.western.edu ). ... In conclusion, marijuana is a rather harmless drug compared to the legal drugs that aren't controlled by the law. ... I believe that legalizing marijuana would put the eyes" of the law on more important issues, rather than the innocent American citizen who decides to get high and have a good time....
Some believe that the government should legalize marijuana for medical purpose and the belief that the crime rate will decrease. On the other hand, people believe that marijuana is a gateway drug and will only cause Americans to start using harder drugs and have a negative effect on our society. ... (www.nida.nih.gov/infofax/marijuana.htlm) In my opinion, I believe that marijuana should be legalized. ... Although there are many negative effects on someone's behavior, I believe that people are going to continue the use of the drug whether it is legal or not. ... I do however believe ...
Many people suggest that legalization of marijuana would lead to greater drug use especially with children. Drug trafficking will increase and violent crimes as well. ... I believe that crime could possibly increase, however, over time it would decrease once society and law officials adapt to the legalization. ... I believe when U.S. government officials can create a safe and lucrative way to legalize marijuana, they will do so. ... Secondly, if marijuana could be separated from other drugs it would be no more of a gateway drug than alcohol. ...
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. ... Many believe that marijuana has proved itself as a beneficial drug in the use of helping a person's health. ... Many physicians believe that the marijuana avenue for relief is such a primitive use of plants instead of the 21st century drugs that are being developed in labs and other places. ... People can tend to share drugs even if they are prescribed and that could lead to putting more of this drug on the streets. ... People may have a...
Police need citizens to report crimes, be witnesses, and believe testimony of the police when serving on juries. ... McNamara is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group started by retired law enforcement officials who have fought in the war on drugs and believe that war cannot be won (Martin 2009). ... Similarly, drug prohibition does not prevent drug abuse, and it does not help addicts recover from it. Drug enforcement laws do not prevent drug trafficking nor the violence associated with the illegal trade. ... Why is it treated as a drug while alcohol is not? ...
This caused certain states to change laws in order to allow marijuana to be used as a drug. ... Marijuana is "believed to be 2 to 3 times more effective as any current medication used for reducing ocular pressure" (Herer). ... There are many people who do not believe in legalizing marijuana. "The prevailing argument against the legalizing of marijuana for medicinal purposes is that marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug by the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970" ("Pro's"). ... In conclusion, I believe marijuana should be considered for legalizati...
Coffee is the most widely used psychoactive drug beverage in the world. ... I do not believe there is any reason that marijuana should be illegal. ... With the legalization I believe smuggling would become obsolete, there is no reason to smuggle something legal. ... So the "War on Drugs" continued with clever advertising slogans such as: "Just Say NO to Drugs". ... The war on drugs can be focused on the severe drugs like: cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, and methamphetamines. ...
Against, and For, Legalization There is, as would be expected, the age-old outcry against drugs being legal, no matter what the drug. ... The idea is to make the drug available to those in great pain. ... This is arguably due to the fact that "present classification failed to differentiate between hard drugs and cannabis, leading young people to believe that hard drugs are not dangerous and making it difficult to give convincing anti-drug advice" (Anonymous More calls for legalized cannabis 5). ... I got a case in Boston where the jurors believed, almost, that marijuana was shot into you...
NORML believes that more time and money should be spent on fighting real crime, as opposed to minor offenses such as marijuana use. ... They firmly believe that any legislation towards legalization of marijuana would set the country back to the 1970's where we experienced the worst drug abuse problems. Substance abuse rises wherever the public is tolerant of drug laws. ... They hold charity events annually to raise enough money for drug education. ... They believe that innocent people die in pain because the drug is illegal. ...
Many believe that marijuana is a menace to the society. Some believe that it is no more harmful than an occasional drink of alcohol. ... Over time, as drugs increase and decrease in popularity, people who use harder drugs like cocaine and heroin are more likely to have used marijuana. ... "Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a gateway drug" (3). ... Many believe that very few marijuana offenders are arrested and sent to prison. ...
Marijuana Marijuana (pot,) is one of the most widely used recreational drugs. ... On the contrary, those who are against the legalization of marijuana argue that marijuana is a doorway drug to harsher more dangerous drugs, pot makes you stupid, and will make drugs readily available to our nation's youth. ... Marijuana is said to be a gateway drug that may lead to heavier, more dangerous drugs. Many believe that by legalizing marijuana our country will be turned into a land of stoners. ... Marijuana is also believed to affect a person's ability to make important decisions. ...
Even with this new law, people continued to use the drug. ... If marijuana were legalized, those people would try the drug, like it, and then perhaps move on to much more damaging drugs. ... I believe that by legalizing marijuana, the crime rate might decrease in the United States. ... The drug dealers would possibly be put out of business, and the shootouts over drug related crimes would likely end. ... I believe that marijuana is here to stay in our society and is only going through the stages that alcohol had during the prohibition era....
Is saying "no to drugs" truly the case to marijuana? ... I have a friend that even uses it for his bipolar disorders instead of the prescription drugs because he says the drugs are harder on him and make him feel no emotions. Medical marijuana is a very flexible drug, cheap, and has fewer critically damaging side effects than prescription drugs. ... The United States spends more than $51 million annually on the war on drugs (DWS). 1.5 million People was arrested in 2012 on nonviolent drug charges (DWS), many of which are college students that have lost their federal financial aid eli...
This drug is a mild hallucinogen, meaning that it distorts sensory perceptions. ... Its chemical structure is complex and unique, making it unlike that of any other psychoactive drug. ... For this reason, marijuana is, by far, the most frequently used illegal drug. ... Marijuana is known as a Schedule I drug which means it is one of the most tightly controlled drugs (McCormick 94). ... The effects of marijuana back then, were believed to turn men into social deviants capable of crazed, even homicidal behavior. ...
