... readily available. Legalizing marijuana would provide numerous benefits to society. Among these benefits are medical advantages compared to other drugs, a reduction in the crime rate, and a boost in the United States economy. Medically marijuana as a controlled substance would be a more reliable drug than those often prescribed. And ... legal drugs. In addition to its medical benefits, ending its prohibition on marijuana would stop trafficking of the herb and would lower the rate of violent crimes. When marijuana becomes readily available on the market it will eliminate the needs for a ...

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... of a critical thinker. Pushing for a deeper explanation and wanting to comprehend in greater detail why the answer is what it is. Subsequently, it has allowed me to further endorse the idea that marijuana should be legal; the decision stems from a set of impediments that I faced as a child until early adulthood: ... At an early age, I grew up in a single parent household with just my mother, occasionally spending weekends and summers with my father. This allowed me to comprehend early on what the two different views were on marijuana. My father, who lived with my grandmother and aunt at ...

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... at least in short term. This drug does not only affect the brain but body as well, increases the work of the heart. The changes in the heart rate and blood pressure are those found in a person under high stress. Marijuana also affects the lungs, which may cause cancer and other diseases as well; Sexual performance ... flow to limbs is also decreased and in extreme cases may require amputation. Marijuana has affected my life in a couple of ways, one it has got me kicked out of school and reassigned which means that I would not go to the same school as my friends. Another way it has affect...

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... this throughout my life with the countless red ribbon weeks, seeing the mounts of posters on the walls, and the countless talks with my parents about drugs being bad for me, but what is so bad about a plant grown from the ground? Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since the 30s (when it was basically introduced to the world ... there has not been a day that goes by that someone dies because of a drunk driver or from tobacco abuse, alcohol and tobacco, two legal life threatening substances that have made me question why it is so hard to legalize marijuana. Mind you, that alc...

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... are bad," and "never get mixed up with them." At the time I was young and that was more than enough information for me so I never once questioned it, but as I grew older my curiosity began to grow along with me. I wanted to know "Why is this drug so bad?" and "What exactly are its effects on the human body?" My questions began ... all of its affects. I instantly realized just how dangerous this drug actually was. Many people find it hard to perform ordinary tasks when "high" on marijuana. With an increased heart rate, and distorted perception it becomes more difficult to concentrate. Fo...

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... , obtained marijuana illegally for his wife after undergoing intense rounds of chemotherapy. "We were running out of options," the doctor said. "She took two puffs, looked at me, and said, " 'The nausea's gone'. It was miraculous. Within seconds,the nausea just disappeared (TESTIMONY OF DR. GEORGE WAGONER)."Patients with cancer, seizures, and PTSD in were ... future because of the impact it made in Colorado. Legalizing marijuana throughout the United States would create more jobs nationwide and give the economy the boost it needs. Colorado's unemployment rate of 4.3% is a seven year...

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... , distorted perception (sight, sound, time, touch), difficulty speaking, listening, thinking, and problem solving, dry mouth and throat, bloodshot eyes, anxiety or panic attacks, paranoia in some users, and increased heart rate. These short-term affects are the ones that cause you to have problems with your friends, family, and schoolwork. If you are high on marijuana, you are more likely to ... family apart because my parents started blaming each other for what happened and they also blamed each other for not seeing it sooner. Then that affected my little brother and me because we got l...

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... medical purposes. The government remains strong in its fight to keep marijuana illegal. Currently, nine states have legalized marijuana for medical use. These states include: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ME, NV, OR, WA. This is becoming a major problem as more and more states adopt this principle. Many studies are being conducted on the pros and cons of marijuana. An alarming ... this belief. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports that short term effects of marijuana consist of: "memory loss, trouble with thinking and problem solving, loss of motor skills, increase in heart rate, and a...

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... Drug Enforcement Agency and police department argue that marijuana shouldn't be legalized because there is no hard core evidence that proves that marijuana has medical value. This is what brings me to my thesis that marijuana should be legalized because it doesn't matter if it is illegal to smoke or possess marijuana; people are going continue to use marijuana because it ... marijuana by combing it with food. The effects of marijuana are labeled in three types: Physiological effects, psychological effects, and subjective effects. The physiological effects are reddened eyes, increased pu...

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... a 15 year old through my best friend. Every Friday night we walked to our village to eat pizza and wait for someone to buy us beer. One night he introduced me to an older neighborhood friend who brought us into the woods, reached into his pocket and came out with an exotic pipe and some weed. This was my first introduction ... . A major victory indeed! Marijuana could greatly help the economy of the United States. The current state of our farming industry is a disgrace. Family farms are being closed at an alarming rate with over 300,000 such farms going out of business in the past 10 yea...

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