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    Marijuana Is Bad

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    Marijuana Is Not Bad For You Marijuana relieves stress, and shouldn’t be looked at in a negative way. If you think marijuana should stay illegal than you might want to keep reading to expand your mind. People think marijuana is a bad substance because it kills your brain cells and tends to make you slow in general. What they don’t look at is it also serves as a medication. It can help with migraines, cancer pain, and epilepsy. (High Vlogs. "Weed Is Not Bad For You" Online Video Clip. YouTube, Published

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    Marijuana And Federalism

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    Since 1937, when the Marijuana Tax Act was passed, federal law has prohibited the medical and recreational use of Marijuana. This act banned its production and use in all states. In 2012, however, Colorado and Washington legalized recreational use of marijuana, becoming the first states to do so. This was a very controversial decision on the states’ part, and it created a debate between the two levels of government. The main cause was the issues of federalism and supremacy. While under the supremacy

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    Medical Marijuana

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    States has had strict laws against the use and distribution of marijuana since 1937. (The Union, Brett Harvey) Federal and state laws on medicinal marijuana are very different from each other. Cannabis has a lot of health benefits, this is the reason California was the first state to legalize it for medicinal purposes. (How weed won the west, Kevin Booth) People in America have been getting arrested for the use and possession of marijuana since it was outlawed. Charlie Lynch was one of those people

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    Analysis of Legalized Marijuana Josh Raabe Mountain Lake Christian School Abstract This paper will look at the benefits and drawbacks to legalizing marijuana by looking in at Colorado.The state made forty million dollars by taxed marijuana in 2014 alone, also Colorado saved countless millions because of the extremely lower amounts of marijuana arrest and court cases. It is not clear how having new recreational marijuana stores opening will affect the cannabis market, or businesses

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    Chelsea Ballew Mr. Harrington Writ 101, 72 31 March 2015 Legalization of Marijuana on the economy If one were told that the United States had all of the answers to their economic issues growing within their country wouldn’t people take advantage of it? Even if the solution was currently considered as an illegal substance. George Shaw stated, “If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience. Mr. Shaw’s wisdom particularly applies

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    Marijuana Debate

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    The Marijuana Debate Cannabis sativa, more commonly known as marijuana, is a highly controversial substance in regards to its’ use for medicinal or recreational purposes. The term marijuana refers to the dried leaves and flowers of the marijuana plant which are most commonly smoked for their psychoactive properties. The current research on marijuana as a medicine and recreational drug is inconclusive, but as research continues and legislation is relaxed marijuana can be utilized to its full potential

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    Legalizing Marijuana

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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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    Marijuana is “ the dried leaves and female flowers of the hemp plant, used in cigarette form as [a] narcotic or hallucinogen.”(“Marijuana”) In the 17th century, marijuana production was encouraged and supported by U.S. legislation. Later, “during the 19th century,[marijuana] use became a fad in France and also, to some extent, in the U.S.”(“ Marijuana Timeline”). During the 1920’s and 1930’s, the drug raised fears linked with illegal immigrants and criminal activity. (“Marijuana Timeline”). Then

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    Marijuana Legalization

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    Marijuana Legalization: Should the federal government legalize the use of marihuana. There are reasons why we should legalize marijuana. For one it has passed in several states. I look at beer and liquor. This kills people way to often its legal to buy in a store, just don’t drink and drive. . Create jobs Legalizing and regulating marijuana will bring one of the nation's largest cash crops under the rule of law. This will create jobs and economic opportunities in the formal economy instead of the

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    Marijuana, pot, weed, dope, cannabis, the reefer … the most commonly exploited illegal drug in the United States. Why is it illegal? To answer that question go back to the 1900’s. During this time period, a bloody revolution was sweeping across Mexico. The Mexican revolution caused the amount of immigrants coming to the United States jumped from twenty thousand per year to nearly one hundred thousand per year (Steinhauer). They brought their culture and, at that time, their traditional means of becoming

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