... I who suffers, not the state." Many would be shocked that this quote came from the very man who wrote some of the most brilliant American literature in history, Mark Twain. This was his view of marijuana; many Americans have the same view on marijuana. The legalization of marijuana would lead to many ... have been drastically misinterpreted and misunderstood. Marijuana has been used as a source of euphoria, relief, and income since ancient times; arriving in Europe as early as 500 A.D. Marijuana is a mixture of shredded green and gray flowers and leaves from the hemp plant Cannabis sati...

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... why marijuana shouldn't be legal and a plethora of arguments that can be made why the drug should be legal. Marijuana has been used throughout history in many different cultures to change mood, perception, and consciousness - in other words, to get high. Its effects range from increasing creativity to ... treat indigestion. It was commonly used in folk medicines in Africa and Asia. The Assyrians began using it as incense in the 9th century. As early as 1611, marijuana was cultivated for its fiber in Jamestown, Virginia. In 19th century America, it was used by the medical profession for ...

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... 's major psychoactive chemical, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC), is also almost literally impossible to achieve a fatal dose of and has yet to be witnessed or accounted over the almost millenium-long history of the drug, though modifications can render marijuana potentially deadly, such as being laced with crack cocaine, PCP, and even so far as soaking cigarettes in embalming fluid (Popular Science ... deaths from it and nearly free of detrimental effects, it is surprising marijuana is dealth with as hard and with such serious consequences and penalties. Since marijuana's spread in...

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... the different therapeutic uses of marijuana, different ways to take it, how alcohol is produced, how much is needed for intoxication. Some history of both drugs will be told. Second the most important of all, the effects of both drugs on the human body for example the ... produced of water and ethanol (the main intoxicating ingredient in alcohol) or ethyl alcohol to varying strengths. Alcohol goes a long way in history. There are records of wine making dating back to Egyptian times about 3,500 BC. But however it is believed that alcohol drinking goes ... National Clearinghouse for Alc...

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... on false claims (Joy). For thousands of years, the drug marijuana has been used to treat a wide variety of ailments ("The Need toÉ"). Between 1840 and 1900, European and American medical journals published more than 100 papers on the therapeutic use of the drug known then as Cannabis Indica (or Indian hemp) and now as marijuana. It was recommended from ... such things as an appetite stimulant to a muscle relaxant ("Marihuana as MedicineÉ"). There is a 5,000-year medical history of marijuana. This history has almost been forgotten. The use of medical marijuana declined in the early 20t...

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Throughout history marijuana has been used to serve many purposes in many different cultures. The purposes have changed over time as the culture changed. Marijuana, whose scientific name is Cannabis sativa, was used for congestion as early as 800 B.C. in India (Chevallier 180). China also was a country that used marijuana for medicinal purposes. They used it for any illness from constipation ... marijuana, which some sixty million Americans have violated since 1965, has come close to approximating the prohibition experience, but marijuana smokers consist mostly of young and relatively powerles...

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... government's war on drugs seems to be accomplishing a lot those in Washington say. The drug war has cost our country billions of dollars, imprisoned people with no criminal past or history of violence and has actually made it easier to obtain drugs, albeit the quality of drugs is not necessarily as pure. Different options need to be considered. Legalization is an ... legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. This is something that should be left up to the American people. Let us vote on it during the next...

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