Essays on Marijuana

Studies have proved the stepping-stone theory, i.e. from simple addiction to “hard core” addiction, which is similar to gateway theory. Some users used canabis or marijuana as a “gateway” or substitute for alcohol, and those who used medical canabis were former canabis users. Charlton (as cited in Reiman, 2009) indicated that substitution with substances was used by some users to address the problem of alcohol addiction, but further using harder drugs for self-medication. Alcohol and tobacco have been regarded “soft” drugs and are used as “gateway” to “harder” ones. The stepping stone suggests that it is a progression (from ...

The article "Prioritizing alcohol prevention: establishing alcohol as the gateway drug and linking age of first drink with illicit drug use, reports the findings the research study. Several lecturers conducted the research. The goal of these lecturers was to examine data obtained from a sample population of 2835 12th grade students in the United States. Firstly, the research aimed at determining the first substance youth use. Secondly, the research aimed to determine the sequence followed by these young people in their use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. Thirdly, the study sought to examine the effect of user’s initial ...

04 September 20XX

With regard to the question “should marijuana be legalized,” we conclude the answer is “yes.” This conclusion is made based on the economics of the issue. The existing system involves significant expense to local government with no appreciable result. Marijuana remains readily available virtually anywhere in the nation, decades of the war on drugs notwithstanding. That a demand for this product exists is undeniable. Continued criminalization will accomplish nothing beyond driving costs up marginally. The evidence is seen in the results. To continue to do the same thing and expect a different result is one classic ...

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I am strongly against of the legalization of illicit drugs in the United States. I believe that such global trend is the legalization of illicit drugs is contraindicated for our society. Unfortunately, the level of reflection, self-knowledge and self-control in our society is low, our people do not turn to the spiritual practice, so this recognition of drugs would be simply disastrous for the US people. The main advantages of legalizing drugs are the taxes obtained by legal sells. But even this advantage is contradictory. Legalization of marijuana in two US states - Colorado and Washington - has not ...

A chronic juvenile offender is a young person having multiple criminal convictions that are spread over multiple criminal events (Baglivio, et al., 2014). The young offenders are either 11 years and younger having committed ten offences and have been arrested within twelve months or between 12 and 15 years with 15 offences and have been arrested over a duration of eighteen months. These offenders are also responsible for majority of the violent crimes (Fox, et al., 2015). Thomas Jones cannot be classified as a chronic young offender since this is his first time to commit the offence. Henry Thompson ...

Entrapment occurs when a government agent or someone in authority such as law enforcement and undercover police improperly coerces, influences, manipulates or induces an individual to commit a crime which they would have otherwise committed had the opportunity to do not been availed to them (Colvin, 2002, p. 226). Hence, from this definition, the “buy and bust” or “sell and bust” undercover operations may be considered as entrapment since they entail the inducement of a person to commit an offense, such as dealing in or purchasing of illegal drugs. Furthermore, as Hay (2005) observes, sting or undercover operations by ...

There are two sides to the argument regarding the legalization of marijuana: the first proposes that marijuana is a drug hence it should not even be considered for legalization, neither for recreational purposes nor for medical use. The other side proposes that the drug is a proven success for its medical benefits and it should be given a try. Like every other experimental gadget and technology that has the potential to affect human life in any way, I hold the opinion that marijuana should be legalized for its medical benefits. This stance is not prompted by popular opinion or ...

When it comes to the term coercion, there are usually negative connotations mentioned and covered. Indeed, to coerce someone is to be perhaps punitive and harsh when it comes to leveraging someone to comply with a preference or directive. However, there are some areas of concern and discussion where the usual shades of black and white when it comes to coercion instead fade to shades of gray. For example, if a person charged with a crime is clearly guilty but is not pleading to that effect, they can be offered a plea deal or told that the death penalty ...

Stevey is very opinionated, honest and open-minded about legalizing marijuana. As he gives his opinion as to whether or not marijuana should be legalized, he confesses to having been a user at some point in his life. He continues by saying that even as a user, marijuana did not affect him and he is one of the smartest people. Credit cards are issued by the bank to enable an individual to buy goods or pay for services. They make life easier but if they are wrongly used they can make one to be in a massive financial debt. However, ...

04 September 20XX

SUMMARY: Economic Analysis, LLC contracted with the bi-partisan Committee on Legislative Initiatives to provide an analysis of the economics of legalization of marijuana. This summary presents the highlights of our findings. With regards the question - Should the Committee on Legislative Initiatives recommend passage of Senate Bill 5786, “The Legalization of Marijuana Act of 2017” - the answer is “yes.” This conclusion is made based on our economic analysis alone. We make no moral judgments. Milton Friedman summarized this issue best. By his estimate the current system of criminalizing marijuana results in 10,000 homicides a ...

Abstract

This paper explores two major psychological theories, which attempt to explain why people use drugs as a solution to their various problems. The main goal of this research is to explain how these theories explain the drug usage and describe whether these theories support a strong relation between drugs and crime. The method of research includes finding two articles about crimes, committed under the influence of drugs and reasoning the connection between the usage of drugs and crimes. This paper examines a possible connection between the two selected theories and two crimes, described in the articles. According to the ...

Throughout history the legality of drugs has often changed. Marijuana likely began in the 1600’s as many people were growing hemp to make ropes. During the Civil War opiates were used to anesthetize patients so that the doctors had time to perform surgeries. In the 1870’s the original recipe for Coca Cola contained cocaine and drugs like heroin and morphine were used to combat alcohol addiction (Reed n.d). In America, today the laws regarding drugs differ from state to state. In some states, even the smallest amount of illegal drugs will cause a person to be arrested ...

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Substance abuse is one of the most harmful phenomena of a society. It can also be considered as substance-related disorder, and is related to abuse of drugs, tobacco, and/or alcohol that can lead to harmful outcomes. Estimates show that over 8 million children in the U.S. have one of the parents having substance-related disorder. Substance abuse can result in significant problems in a family as, for example; it can lead to separation of partners, problems in raising the children, employment problems, and severe levels of conflict in the society (Donohue et al., 2014). It has been ...

There are many sorts of crimes that are plagues on societies around the world. However, some are more prominent than others. Indeed, there is rape, murder and drugs. The latter, along with two crime types that often accompany drug use or dealing on more than one level, shall be the focus of this brief report. Specifically, there will be a review of peer-reviewed journal articles that pertain to illegal drug use, prostitution and money laundering. The first two often feed to the other in that the money garnered from the illegal activities has to be “cleaned” so as to ...

Stephen West in his podcast spends sometime trying to explain different kinds of fallacies and how they work and give examples of how each kind of fallacy could be used in an actual conversation or argument. One of the most interesting fallacies which West discusses is the slippery slope fallacy. The slippery slope fallacy works on the premise that one event or one major change to the way that things are done can cause a series of events which will lead to a horrible outcome. This fallacy is commonly used by opponents of certain changes that they think will ...

Mostly commonly in today’s society the word ‘drug’ is commonly associated with any substance that is harmful to the human body. However, there are major definitions that certain individuals have developed to clarify what entails something to be a drug. According to Kramer (2012), a drug can be defined as any substance that has the ability to change how an individual feels or behaves based on the chemical properties that constitute that substance. That implies that the drug has the ability to affect an individual positively or negatively. Drugs have the ability to enter the bloodstream and cause ...

Nowadays, marijuana use is quite a relevant issue as there are an increasing number of people who turn to it at least once. The lack of precautionary information about its usage and correlated side effects seem only to promote marijuana more and more. While it is short term-effects, such as altered senses or changed perception of time, impaired memory and body movement, mood fluctuation and the problem of interpreting or connecting information (National Institute of Drug Abuse), are those why most people use marijuana for, they yet have quite low awareness about its long-term effects. Those who justify marijuana ...

Discussion on Various Topics

The problem relates to how marijuana should be legalized throughout the United States. There are now twenty-four U.S. jurisdictions that have enacted medical marijuana laws (MMLs), or laws that protect individuals who use marijuana upon recommendation of physicians, farmers who plant and supply the market, and doctors who issue prescription regarding use of marijuana (Smart 1). The legalization of medical marijuana will create a need for change, for example, new laws, policies, knowledge of medical and psychological effects, and education to help people understand the proper use of marijuana. There are many issues to be resolved if legalization of ...

The Barrio Azteca is a prison gang that is based in the United States of America; specifically in Texas. The prison gang was established in the year 1986. History has it that the Barrio Azteca prison gang was formed by five incarcerated Hispanic Street gang members (Valdez 376). They formed the gang as a way to protect themselves from other rival gang members whose propensity to harass them was very high. The reason why most gangs are formed is to protect the members from other gangs; such was the case with the Barrio Azteca (Valdez 376). In as much ...

Legalization of marijuana in treatment purposes has lately become an urgent issue that troubles the American society. Many people express their opinion against this law, whilst many others claim it will bring only good. One of the most popular reasons for legalization is that it can be used in treatment purposes, makes the course of the disease easier and does not affect the organism so negatively as a tobacco smoking or other medication. However, the recent researches have stated the possible consequences of the cannabis legalization: the increase of marijuana use; rise of addiction cases and different diseases caused ...

Although the alcohol is a legal drug while the consumption of cannabis is illegal in many countries, alcoholism has enormous effects on the health and the life of the consumer. Lewis et al. (2011) portend that consumption of large quantities of alcohol leads to addiction. Primarily, addiction leads to a medical condition whereby an individual develops difficulties in controlling the consumption of the alcohol even if he is well aware of the inherent effects of excessive consumption of alcohol. According to Lewis et al. (2011) alcoholics are at a high danger of many health related complications some of which ...

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Research Question The research conducted by Duncan, Wilkerson & England (2003) aimed at investigating the impact of marriage and cohabitation on licit and illicit drug abuse. In order to investigate this issue, the scholars use two theoretical perspectives, namely a cultural framework and a rational choice theory. The first perspective evaluates marriage as a set of cognitive associations that exceed religious and legal rules. According to this view, marriage makes people make better choices in life and recognize their responsibilities, as a couple has to live together. A rational choice theory sees a couple as two self-interested stakeholders who follow ...

First concept that I want to discuss is Garveyism that played exceptional role in the development of Rastafarianism. Garveyism is a philosophy of Marcus Garvey, who is considered to be a visionary and messiah for Jamaican people. Garvey considered that African Americans and other black people – descendants of slaves, who were forcefully moved from Africa, had a right to return to their homeland. Garvey argued that people that do not know their history and past are like trees without roots; and the roots of black Americans were in African continent. He was a charismatic spokesman and leader and managed ...

There are several differences between probation and parole and this paper goes into detail to discuss the differences between these two and to give examples of each. According to Latessa and Smith (2015, p. 42), “probation represents one of the unique developments within the criminal justice system” and goes on to define probation as “a conditional sentence that avoids an offender being incarcerated; in other words, it is an alternative disposition available to the court.” Similarly, Petersilia (1997, p. 149) notes that The American Correctional Association defines parole as “a court-ordered dispositional alternative through which an adjudicated offender is ...

The series of mass shootings in different states has intensified current debate over gun control. For decades, gun control has been an issue of conflicting influences between supporters (particularly powerful ones, including, most notably, National Rifle Association) and opponents in formal, partisan and informal, public settings. Needless to emphasize, current presidential election has but highlighted gun control, adding more dimensions to what has in earlier decades been a strictly legal debate. There are, however, rising voices among supporters of gun ownership to enable minors to have guns. This is, indeed, a new development which has far broader implications well ...

I. Introduction The cultivation and use of Marijuana dates back to ancient times when man cultivated this cannabis plant for its medicinal benefits. Archaeological research revealed Cannabis-based textiles which has been around 7,000 BC have been found in the northern part of China. Scientific testing leads to the conclusion that the most probably, the “ancient culture cultivated cannabis for pharmaceutical, psychoactive, and divinatory purposes” (Armentano, 2). In the present-day, the medicinal value of marijuana has been recognized by many medical practitioners; for instance, this plant has been proven as an effective way to alleviate some symptoms associated with ...

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 ...

Public disturbance is actions that violate public order or moral or other behaviour that is interpreted as a threat to the normal routine of life of the society. Examples of such crimes are prostitution, pornography, gambling, vagrancy, public drunkenness and drug use. Often these disorders are called “crimes without victims” because they are difficult to accurately identify the victims of violations (C. Bartol & A. Barol, 2016). Latest statistics show that almost 80% of crimes are committed while intoxicated. Public disturbance under the influence of alcohol unfortunately occurs quite often. Control over one's own behaviour is reduced; the person is ...

For the Legalization of Marijuana

Apart from abuse of Marijuana which leads to health problems hence its illegalization by the Federal Law, Marijuana can still be used for medical and recreational purposes. Patients suffering from terminal or else debilitating illnesses such as epileptic disorders may benefit from the use of Cannabidiol after the legalization of Marijuana for medication purposes. Marijuana may also be used for recreational purposes for individuals that the law deems legally befitting. The law may require the use of Marijuana for the recreational purpose for persons above twenty-one years and restricted places and amount. Legalization of Marijuana for recreational use may ...

Most of the countries including the developed ones face the problem of drug addiction in teens. This is increasing every year after year at an alarming rate and various new types of drugs are trafficked in the market. These drugs are mainly supplied and produced by developing or undeveloped nations . One such drug is Marijuana or Cannabis. This drug is becoming popular than alcohol and tobacco after 2008. According to National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law, this drug is very popular among teens even in countries like USA or European nations. This plant is easily available and ...

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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 ...

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Experience and the law of economics prove that where there is demand, there will always be a supply. For this reason, among others, prohibition will not solve the drug problem in the United States. The prohibition of harmful substances has already been attempted in the United States, and has already shown to be ineffective in the past century. This was the case with alcohol. People, who wanted to get the coveted drink, found a way to get it (Doremus and Canet 4). Of course, in order to buy alcohol, which was not recognized legally, people went to the underground ...

For many years, most of the European countries and the states of the USA debate about the legalization of drugs. Historically, marijuana has become one of the most popular and frequently discussed drugs. Moreover, it is already legalized in several states in the US and in the several other countries around the world. As it usually is, there are two main camps of supporters and opponents of legalization. The problem of this issue is rather complex and controversial. This inconsistency can be understood by considering the arguments of both positions, i.e. for and against. Anyway, if marijuana is legalized ...

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 ...

Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use because it is a relatively safer drug and can help to relieve stress better than smoking cigarettes, plus its common use might prevent people from smoking lethal drugs. Aspirin is used to relieve fever and pain, such as a headache, toothache, the common cold, etc. An overdose or allergic reaction to the drug can cause a rash, heartburn, upset stomach, nausea, gastritis and even lead to bleeding. It may even lead to Reye’s syndrome (WebMD). Morphine and Opioids are used for pain-relief and mostly as analgesics when a person is in ...

Intervention Methods in Human Services

Abstract Drug use and engaging in antisocial and violent behaviors is a primary presenting problem among the youths and adolescents. Various preventive programs need to be put into place to address these issues. The two major preventative programs in this paper include the Multisystemic Therapy program and the Midwestern Prevention programs. The two programs target in preventing drug use among the youths and in return there will be a reduction in the violent and antisocial behaviors. Although the two programs have a common focus, there are major differences between them. Each program is best suitable for a particular population ...

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 ...

Mental disorders take a toll on a person’s life, affecting not only their emotional and psychological health but also by imposing negative effects on their physical health and well-being. This is the reason why it is very important to treat mental disorders very keenly and to take extra care in the kind of treatment which is being given to people with mental illnesses. Doctors and specialists compose a very balanced proportion of medication for the patients so they can heal properly and their drugs can have positive, curative effects on their mental health. Along with medication and various ...

Marijuana decriminalization and legalization in approximately twenty states have revived a controversy surrounding the issues of federalism and the rights of the state governments to pass laws that are supported by the majority of the voters within particular states. Opponents of marijuana legalization for any purpose, either medicinal or recreational, claim that the decisions made by some states contradict the federal drug laws and, therefore, are illegal. Supporters of the state drug laws claim that the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution granted the states certain rights that are not in the scope of the federal power. However, this ...

There are so many diseases, conditions and disorders that can negatively affect human beings that are inconvenient, problematic and, some can be fatal. That said finding treatments and cures for these ailments is paramount, but not everyone is comfortable with the many different chemicals and drugs that are supported by physicians and the pharmaceutical industry. Some people have, do and will continue seek out different treatments, outside the traditional medical approaches. These different approaches are called “alternative medicine.” Alternative medicine can include choosing medicinal marijuana instead of prescription pain killer, faith healing and acupuncture. However, many argue that if ...

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION IN PUBLIC SPHERE AND THE INFLUENCE OF WORK OF THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS IN PARTICULAR SECTORS

The role of Public Relations (PR) and Public Communications officers has transformed from supportive to the strategic function, building on sustainable and effective operations in all three sectors (Fawkens, 2012, pp.3-20). While some may think that the role of public communication is to handle emergencies, the strategic goals of this function are much wider (Lattimore et al., 2012, pp.354-358). Among others, some of the vital tasks of PC include the development and implementation of the public image strategy, ...

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The term "opiate" combines substance extracted from opium, the most important of which is morphine, codeine, papaverine, which is widely used as medicines and paramorphine - used mainly in medical industry to produce medications, as well as synthesized derivatives of morphine, which belong to the semi-synthetic opiates and among which the most famous for their narcotic properties is heroin. Substances, differ in structure from the structure of morphine but operating on a similar mechanism (through opioid receptors), are belonged to the opioids (Kuehn, 2007). A rich lexicon of slang in relation to opiates (especially heroin) reflects not only the " ...

Drug abuse is a serious issue that plagues our society. Every age group has a fair share of drug users. However, according to the survey conducted by U.S Department of Health and Human Services, teenagers and young adults are two of the biggest culprits - 15.8% of people aged 16-17 and 22.6% of people aged 18-20 use drugs. The use of illicit substances by teenagers is caused by the fact that there’s no regulation of drugs like marijuana. A drug dealer isn’t going to check a person’s ID when he conducts a deal. Additionally, teenagers who ...

Introduction

In the production of drugs and other substances, manufacturers have the mandate of listing the underlying chemical compounds and other substances used in the production process. That would help in defining the schedule in which the drug will fall under based on the current drug policy within the United States. Classification of drugs into different schedules helps in maintaining an overall understanding of what to expect based on one’s intake of the drugs and other substances. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has come up with five distinct categories or schedules of drugs depending on their chemical composition (Nutt, ...

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 ...

Find and properly cite a case in which the taxpayer and the IRS disagreed as to whether the taxpayer was bound by the terms of a closing agreement entered into in connection with a prior audit.  Answer: United States v Booker 543 US 220 (2005) Find and properly cite a case decided after the year 2000 in which a Big 4 accounting firm litigated the issue of whether either (i) its work papers or (ii) its communications with a client were protected from discovery by the IRS (i.e., the IRS had issued a summons to the accounting firm). Also ...

The use of medical marijuana is of medical and political interest because medical marijuana means a marijuana plant that is used by addicted people. It is a controversial issue because some countries pass laws that allow to legally use medical marijuana to treat people. Medical marijuana has properties and influences on body and psychosis. This paper will address the pros and cons of marijuana as a medical option, common arguments for and against it and propose a public health policy in order to address this important health topic. Marijuana should not be a medical option because its negative influence ...

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Question 2 Question 3. The board never gave a clear justification to fire Pettit and their predicament was based on the oral copulation case that might affect children at the school. The board made the decision on the basis of their conservative values who believed that children were susceptible to such behaviour and it was possible they might pick up on such behaviour from their teacher. The board claimed that Pettit was unfit to teach, but the explanation was unrelated to the profession, rather it was based on her sexual preferences. To justify her termination, the board needed to ...

Psychology

Rohypnol is a sedative drug used as a short-term treatment for insomnia. It can also be used as a pre-medication in surgical procedures, and some doctors use it to induce anesthesia. The drug causes partial amnesia, and someone might not be able to remember some events that happened when they were under the influence. That is the reason why it is usually called the rape drug, because it is used by revelers to spike the drinks of unsuspecting people, then leading them to do things that they would not have done if they were sober. Apart from its fame ...

Marijuana

Nora Volkow et.al (2014) deals with adverse health effects of marijuana use. Everything comes from the shift in the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. Patients tend to be interested in the potential and real effects of marijuana on the health. Nowadays marijuana is the most widely used drug in the world and people should be aware of its effects. From the one point of view, it is associated with negative health effects, and from the other point of view, nobody has proved that it is harmful. I have chosen this article because it deals with the ambiguous problem ...

Several debates on legalizing the drug use with a lot of opposition to legalizing because there are major concerns on the public health effect of the drugs. A lot of evidence has shown drug has a threat to public health and community safety. If drugs are legalized their availability and intake would be increased hence increased negative health impacts. There exist different types of illegal drugs that include marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, amphetamines and club drugs. In this paper, the safety of the community will be analyzed if any type of drug is legalized. The factors associated with drug ...

【A】 I believe that marijuana should be legalized based on the medical impacts of the drug. The federal government of the United States lifted the ban against the use of marijuana, thus states that have legalized the drug can do it without approval from the national government. I view people in states that have legalized the drug as privileged, particularly for both medicinal and recreational use. Marijuana presents a psychoactive effect to the user leading to a general improvement in the mood and euphoria. The drug does not have severe impacts on the user. Therefore, I always wonder why ...

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Pennsylvania is a vulnerable population on the basis of substance abuse. Seven percent of Pennsylvania residents use illicit drugs and the rate of death as a result of drugs has been reported to be greater than the national average. Among other drugs, heroin is the most commonly drug that is abused by residents of Pennsylvania. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) discovers the data on illicit drugs, alcohol as well as tobacco use, and it reported that 6.5% of residents in Pennsylvania use illicit drugs, with 8.02% as a national average and 3.11% using illicit drugs ...

Alcohol and drugs have always been associated with crime, as almost all kinds of crime are committed under the influences of either alcohol or drugs. Their use have negative effects on all aspects of life. People who abuse alcohol or drugs are not able to control themselves. These substances negatively affect personality, family and society. Driving under the influence is a real problem that has been existing for many years. It is not a surprise that accidents caused by driving under the influence are frequently fatal not only for the driver, but also for innocent passersby. Drivers can be ...

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Recreational adolescent use of marijuana can result in adult cognitive problems including learning, thinking, and memory problems (Crean, Crane, & Mason, 2011). Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is known to humanity for thousands of years. It is obtained from the hemp plant, known as Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is one of the most popular, easily obtained drugs, and controversial drugs. It contains psychoactive chemicals such as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which was obtained in the mid-1960s. This is the key chemical behind the development of controversies in this and the last century. Certain others aspects of the endocannabinoid system including cannabinoid ...

Marijuana is an illegal plant that is obtained from the Indian hemp plant. The plant is often grown in most types of soil with maximum light that can be supplemented by lamps in places where it is not adequate. The leaves, seeds, and flowers of this plant are then dried and then rolled into cigarettes or smoked through pipes. The drug can be consumed in various forms. It may be burnt and the vaporized cannabinoids inhaled from paper-wrapped joints, bongs, small pipes, or cigarettes. It may also be taken through vaporizers and in the form of cannabis tea. The ...

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. There are some public officials and leaders who have spoken out on this issue including the vice president of the United States Joe Biden, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson a retired neurosurgeon. Joe Biden is influential being the vice president and has always taken a hard line against marijuana. He has also spoken in favor of reducing enforcement on sentencing of marijuana related offences. Ben Carson being a renowned neurosurgeon has expressed some support for the use of marijuana ...

The company XXXX is a company, which intends to enter a highly promising, yet nascent market of medical and recreational marijuana (aka ‘cannabis’) in the United States of America. Provided that the government of the country keeps the same political line in relation to cannabis, annual turnover of cannabis is expected to reach US$ 7.3 billion by the end of 2016, showing a 25% leap from 2015 figures (US$ 5.2 billion). Up to date, 24 states of the country authorized marijuana sale and consumption for medical use, recreational use, or for the both purposes concurrently. Although the market is ...

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My position about the issue of medical marijuana is that if scientific research has proved that indeed marijuana has some medicinal content that can be used to cure ailments, and then there is no problem, it should be embraced just like any other medicine. People should use medicine regardless of where it is got from, so long as it can treat a particular ailment, everyone should feel free to use it. All the same, people do not know the source and raw materials of all the medicines that they use; therefore there is no cause for alarm when marijuana ...

Legalization of drugs is a topic that continues to be hotly debated as a possible solution to reduce crime and save tax payer dollars that are tied up in drug enforcement agencies. Drugs related crime is one of the most expensive obstacles facing the United States citizens; from the perspective of those who are involved in drug use and sales, to the tax payers whose money is allocated to the agencies that exist to deal with all drug-related criminal offenses. A possible solution to curtail the social and financial problems that exist as a result of drug sales, use, ...