hemp plant. On Foundations for A Drug-Free World states that in the United States today over 94 million people have admitted to at least smoking pot once in their lifetime. DrugWarFacts.com reports that 39.9% of kids from freshman to senior have used or is currently using marijuana. Marijuana has been listed by many different sites like National Institute on Drug Abuse as the most commonly used drug in the country. Also reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and something I strongly…
expensive. This early form of MDMA was included in patents filed by Merck in 1912, however, no purpose or medical use was indicated and research was stopped for economic reasons in 1927 (Bernschneider-Reif et al., 2006). Other than brief mentions in the 1950s and early 1960s, the substance would not make a mainstream…
The legalization of marijuana has caused lots of controversy. Many want to keep it illegal because of those who use it for recreational use. Marijuana is already legal in many states, but there are still many people who cringe at the thought of it being legal in theirs. Marijuana should be legalized, not for recreational use, but for medicinal because it helps people treat their disease. One reason marijuana should be legal is because it can not cause death to the user. Alcohol and…
Marijuana Should Be Legalized for Medical and Recreational Purposes Marijuana has been the controversial topic of discussion for centuries. Early American leaders enacted the first law regarding marijuana, which is also referred to as cannabis or weed, in the year 1613. The law stated that farmers were required to grow hemp, the stalk of the marijuana plant, in order to prepare fibers that were considered “essential for making sails, ropes, food, and fuel in the developing nation” (Rich, Stingl…
Marijuana, frequently referred to as weed, cannabis or pot, is a mixture of dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa— the hemp plant. The use of marijuana is outlawed in agreement with most federal and state laws, however, it is widely argued that possession of the substance and use, in any form, should be legal. Marijuana should be legal due to the safe and effective treatments for certain health conditions, its ability to boost revenue, and create more effective law enforcement…
disapproved drugs known in our society today, marijuana. Many are quick to judge the users of this drug, but…
2000-2015, and graphed the monthly opioid related deaths. They took these numbers, and compared them from before and after Colorado stores began to sell recreational marijuana. According to the data shown in the study, deaths due to opioids every month decreased by an average of 0.7 deaths. Looking further at the data, in those two years after recreational cannabis was legalized, opioid related deaths decreased more than 6 percent. Contrary to what such a low number may mean per month, this…
is known to be a harmless Hemp plant has consumed the lives of many with its high utilization of recreational smoking. Although some may be blinded by the clever grasp of THC, this drug can bring more harm than expected. The infamous “Pot” better known as Marijuana, should only be legalized in Texas for medical purposes and not permitted for recreational use. According to Kathleen Berger, “Marijuana use is particularly common among wealthier adolescents, who then become less motivated to…
very controversial topic. The legalization of cannabis would: boost revenue, allow wider access for medical use, increase personal freedoms, promote more effective criminal justice and law enforcement, and permit safety controls on the substance. Prohibition on cannabis costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year. Legalizing marijuana and establishing appropriate regulations for the use and distribution of marijuana, would allow for ample money to be saved and put into the economy. People…
Recreational Marijuana “Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ― Bill Hicks Marijuana has been a hot topic for many years. Science has come a long way in the discoveries of what marijuana can do. The use of marijuana has become popular and helpful for people with tumors, glaucoma and many other diseases. Marijuana should be legalized because it would bring in revenue to the…