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    December 3, 2012 The topic of marijuana has been a big topic for the past few years. The United States considers marijuana as a drug, in some other countries they say it is a natural herb that is grown from the ground. The issue at hand is “should marijuana be legalized?” the congress of the US stay in a constant debate on this subject. Why is the subject of marijuana such in high demand, if the US already considers it a drug? There are many facts that need to be looked at before a final

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    Madison Gaffaney Gaffaney 1 Honors English 10 Period 6 March 12, 2016 The Benefits of Nationally Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana also known as cannabis has been used as an herb for healing since Spanish immigrants first brought the medicine over during the Mexican Revolution. It was continued to be used through many decades and became wildly popular in the 1960’s as a recreational drug much like alcohol. Since the government could not ban the use or sell of the product due its unconstitutional

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    Hi I’m Dominick and I’m going to persuade you to agree with me to legalize recreational marijuana use can benefit the U.S. Even though the drug is consider dangerous, it has many pros and cons. Marijuana has many advantages. Including taxing the drug and if it becomes legal for recreational use, it can cause more efficient for law enforcement for more serious crimes. Marijuana has been used as a new form of taxes as it is in Colorado & Washington. Reports have shown that taxing the drug can bring

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    There are many great effects on the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana can help with Medical issues. Marijuana also has different street names like pot, weed, gas, and etc. Legalizing weed is a controversial topic to all. This paper will compare the pros like reducing cancer and tax revenue and cons like memory loss of legalizing marijuana. People want it illegal, others want it legal. Preferably marijuana shall be legal. Marijuana can help save the United States. Taxes on weed to change how

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    Reasons for Legalizing Marijuana Abstract Marijuana can be used by the public for many purposes. Medicine is an important part of our lives and marijuana has been tested to cure cancerous cells as well as help people with their epilepsy. Using marijuana for medical purposes is one major aspect that people should take into consideration for legalizing it. Marijuana’s market has also been brought to many people’s attention because it has been poised to grow faster than smart

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    extremes in the name of health. Although Marijuana is only legal in twenty five states in America, cannabis users are fighting for a legal law to be passed rectifying the use of marijuana in America. In “The single most important pitfall to avoid with legalizing marijuana” discusses the pros of marijuana, how it can change the market, growing cannabis properly, create revenue and even aid a person’s life. For example, the article discusses how medicinal marijuana is a “considerable crossover between

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    Morgan Freeman (2012), “Marijuana prohibition is just the stupidest law possible...just legalize it and tax it like we do liquor”. Canada has illegalized marijuana in 1923.Since then marijuana has been the most used drug among Canadians .Moreover, Canada has the highest rate of marijuana use in the world. Therefore, many Canadians argue that the time that marijuana gets legalized in has arrived. Marijuana has been proven to be very beneficial to the country. Legalizing marijuana will reduce crimes, benefit

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    Federal System on Weed Legalizing weed in Texas is one of the most desired and talk about subjects today. In the united states, there are seven states including the District of Columbia that have all currently implemented the most extensive laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. In 2015 H.B. 2165 bill was introduced to and approved by the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, however it is not a law now for Texas. Though, under Federal Law Marijuana is illegal. In 2014 Colorado

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    Jake Mincher Mrs. Hasty English 1, 1st Hour 4/20/17 The Battle to Legalize Marijuana in the United States The United States is splitting up into two sides with the date of 4/20 coming closer with one wanting the legalization of the plant substance and the other opposing it. According to the United Nations, 158.8 million people around the world use marijuana—more than 3.8% of the planet’s population. Marijuana was legalized on the 20th of April in Colorado in 2014. It has been legalized in various

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    Does it really come to morality after all? The decision to legalize marijuana has been subject for debate since first introduced in 1969; many arguing the fact that we are sitting on an industry worth an estimated 113 billion dollars. For once we have an opportunity to make a real impact in our economy. We have an aid on “the war on drugs”. But are we then showing our children that legalizing drugs is really the answer to our problems or does only the big picture mater in the end? Will this bring

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