Essays on Legalizing Marijuana

Legalizing Marijuana/Medical Marijuana

Introduction Marijuana is an annual herb that has some psychotropic ingredients, and has for many years been used as a leisure drug (Atakan 246). With the discovery of marijuana’s medicinal value, the debate on its legalization has been growing overtime, especially in developed countries like the United States. Some countries such as Canada have already legalized this drug for medicinal use (Hajizadeh 453). This paper seeks to identify the pros and cons regarding legalizing medical marijuana.

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The overriding benefits of marijuana is its medical use that has been in use for many years worldwide. It has been proven ...

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Using drugs is undoubtedly a bad thing that can seriously harm people's health. However, some drugs, under special circumstances, have the ability to ease the people's suffering. In this case, it is a doubtful question whether all drugs should be prohibited. In some cases, it is rather favorable to legalize certain kinds of drugs in order to use them for good reasons. Recently, the state of Pennsylvania has been discussing an issue of whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Taking into consideration the benefits of proper use of marijuana, it seems ...

The prohibition of marijuana has for long been a subject of heated debates, arguments, and counter-arguments regarding the effects of such action around social and political circles. Many argue that the use of marijuana makes an individual intoxicated which results in feelings of anxiety, fear, and panic. Others argue that marijuana-induced intoxication leads to impairment of the memory, negatively affecting coordination and reaction time. Legalization of marijuana is believed to be a good thing since it will lead to the collection of larger amount of tax revenues and lower government spending. In spite of the fact that a large ...

Was the Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center raid legal?

Federal or state laws govern the United States of America (USA). The federal law applies to the whole country, governing all 50 states, while state laws apply to specific states. The state law only prevails if it gives people more rights that the federal law. The issue of legalization of marijuana in some states of America, like California, whereas the federal law prohibits the use of the same substance for any purpose leads to a supremacy clause. Part VI of the U.S. Constitution addresses the Supremacy clause that gives the federal government a winning card when a conflict between ...

Policy Positions Paper: Use of Medical Marijuana in Georgia

The use of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) can be traced back more than 5000 years ago related to medical, recreational, and spiritual reasons (Bostwick, 2012). The United States Pharmacopeia has included it since 1850’s, and until the 1930’s physicians provided prescriptions for it for a number of physical complaints (Narcanon International, 2016). In 1970, the United States Congress determined it had no valid therapeutic value and categorized it as a Schedule I illegal substance. However, a number of sources have stated that marijuana has no addictive properties (Samsha, 2016). The National Institute on Drug Abuse state this is ...

A lot of people in America have had a perception that people who are using marijuana have horrible characteristics in common, but the truth is that they failed to understand Marijuana have a lot of importance to not only the body of the user but to the entire life of an individual. Indeed, the threats of Marijuana have dependably been misrepresented, and its arrangement has been an exit from extent. The perspectives about the utilization of the cannabis have been developing throughout the decades. Indeed, as the plant has been there for centuries, its legality to use and distributed ...

Introduction

Legalization of marijuana has been a subject of debate in the recent past. This article aims to explore the reasons why people are increasingly pushing for legalization despite potential addiction and the health effects associated with marijuana use. Most of the reasons are are obviously negative. Therefore, it is of importance to scrutinize how these reasons affect both individuals and the government as well.

Decriminalization of Marijuana

The prohibition of marijuana has seen many people arrested and convicted for minor offenses such as being in possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Aside from the fact that prosecution of these offenses ...

The debate as to whether or not to legalize marijuana in America has been heavily documented. Different states have different laws pertaining the vice. The fact that it is used both for medicinal and recreational purposes makes it difficult for the government to ban it. In the past few years, the marijuana debate has constantly featured in legal and legislative controversies. Different states seem to adopt different approaches over the issue. At the moment, marijuana is legalized in more than 20 states, including the District of Columbia. It would be prudent to note that such legalization is restricted to ...

Definition of the problem

Marijuana is best described as the dried flowers, leaves and seeds of the hemp plant that is commonly known as Cannabis sativa. It is known by many other names such as bhang, dope, pot, Ganja among others. The drug is a hallucinogen commonly known to distort the mind. It is illegal in many parts of the world where it is smoked as a cigarette or in a pipe. In more recent times it is being mixed with other foods and brewed with some beverages such as tea. When it is smoked or used, its effects are felt within minutes, ...

Bob Marley once remarked that, “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” This statement is reflective of many people’s views on marijuana, and it is considered the lesser evil in drug usage. Marijuana was mostly used by those who smoked it for leisure until recently when the use for medical purposes was made legal. The legalization of medical marijuana by 23 states may be ill-advised since research shows that it has significant side effects, potent risk of abuse, and little evidence to support healing factors. According to research by pediatricians Steven Wright and Cheryl ...

Bob Marley once remarked that, “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.”  This statement is reflective of many people’s views on marijuana; it is considered the lesser evil in drug usage. Marijuana was mostly used for reaction until recently when the use for medical purposes was brought forth. The legalization of marijuana by 23 states could be ill-advised since research shows that it has significant side effects, potent risk of abuse, and little evidence to support healing factors. According to research by pediatricians Wright et al. and Krader, the medical benefits of marijuana have ...

Introduction

The man is always creative towards findings new ways of recreational activities. This kind of creative approach leads to both positive and negative ways, and sometimes these consequences can become a question in life and death. In this era, the world is experiencing rising concerns about the legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. The seriousness of the matter can be observed from the fact that the voters in states like Washington and Colorado have even passed ballot initiatives for legalizing the drug ("Legalizing Recreational Marijuana”). The history tells us that, the issue of drugs is even used for gaining political ...

Introduction

Medical marijuana legalization has taken shape of a movement in the United States of America as people continue to debate the pros and cons of legalization in the news media. Since the year 1973, 12 American states have made changes to their laws to reduce penalties for possession of marijuana (Austin, 2016). This is because there are certain pros associated with the legalization of marijuana, but the cons should not be completely avoided that come along with it. Legalization of marijuana would certainly be a success for the on-going Decriminalization Movement and will provide several economic and health pros ...

Marijuana, also known as cannabis sativa is the dried flowers and subtending leaves and the stems of the female cannabis plant. It is used as a drug and the concept is to allow the chemical substance of the plant to cross the blood- brain barrier acting primarily upon the Central nervous system affecting the brains function causing changes in perception, cognition consciousness perception, mood and behaviour in a person. The use, possession and the trade of marijuana became illegal in most parts of the world in the early 20th century. Cannabis sativa can be consumed in different ways, smoking, which ...

Introduction

The debate for and against the legalization of Marijuana has been one of the most controversial issue in politics in the recent past. Nonetheless, it can be noted that the use of marijuana for medical purposes has existed for thousands of years in many countries (Randall 34). However, in many of these countries, the use of marijuana has been illegal and it can be noted that the substance has been decriminalized in most of them. Nevertheless, in the recent past, some of the countries have started to come up with various legislation that are permitting the usage of marijuana ...