Marijuana Banned Marijuana is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main psychoactive chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC (NIDA, 2014). It is a mind-altering drug that affects the way an individual thinks, and it remains in the body for weeks or longer. Otherwise, Marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more cancer-causing substances than tobacco smoke. From these facts, marijuana should be banned…
Marijuana and Medical Marijuana Health Risks Yvonne Vance Com/156 October 13, 2012 Kelly Rottman Marijuana and Medical Marijuana Health Risks Marijuana became legalize in some states and a concern problem for some advocates because of the harmful chemicals that found in marijuana or THC. Its’ been reported that marijuana has many more harmful chemicals than tobacco products. On the other hand, advocates’ say that marijuana is beneficial to some patients that can…
Darius Givens Ms. Pekatos Hon 1st period 2 – 19 - 14 Legalizing Marijuana Everyone knows how harmful drugs and alcohol can be, like any other drug Marijuana is an addictive substance. Marijuana is made from the stems, flowers, Leaves, and seeds from a plant called Cannabis sativa. Given the effects of marijuana, people Have conflicted opinions on whether or not the drug should be legalized Growing…
Wolstenholme Professor Jennifer Davis English 110 20 February 2013 Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States of America, with almost seventeen million users between the ages of 12 and older. A statistic has show that there have been annual cases of up to 374,000 people treated urgently with primary marijuana problems. According to the survey conducted in 2009 by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, marijuana use over a month among 12 to 17 year olds climbed 9 percent from…
Although some argue that legalizing marijuana could be beneficial in the United States, there are still many factors that would make doing so dangerous and detrimental to our society. Over years and years there has been great debate about whether marijuana should actually be legalized and available for the public to use at any time. Many people believe that marijuana is far less harmful than cigarettes or alcohol, but there is no doubt that marijuana is not completely safe, and has many negative side effects…
Loud Marijuana is a mood stimulating drug that has multiple nicknames, such as green, pot, Mary Jane and many others. It is the most illegal drug used by teenagers and adults in the United States. Marijuana is by far the number one used illegal drug overall. It has been legalized in many states now for medical use only. Its legalization in the United Stated is a topic that has become a very controversial issue. Marijuana is easily abused, is very addictive and is harmful to the health of those who…
Legalization of Marijuana Legalization of Marijuana: For the Betterment of Society Janice Duncan SOC 120 David Strand November 27, 2012 Legalization of Marijuana: For the Betterment of Society The purpose of this paper is to use utilitarianism to show that the Legalization of Marijuana is indeed for the betterment of society. We will also contrast this view from the perspective of emotivism. Legalization of marijuana has been and…
Argumentative October 30, 2014 Legalization of Medical Marijuana What helps take pain away: prescriptions, alcohol, tobacco, hard drugs like cocaine or heroin? What if I said people can take pain away by having something organic, something man made, grown, but something that is illegal? Marijuana is illegal for reasons that most people don't understand. People who produce Marijuana do it to help themselves and others around them. Legalizing marijuana would create a positive change of physical, emotional…
DeLeon EN 102 Mr. Dubow March 24, 2015 Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal Throughout the years there has been several controversies in the United States from alcohol consumption, smoking tobacco, and even civil rights. In today’s generation there is a new controversy that is on the rise. That controversy is the smoking of marijuana, or weed. It has slowly but surely became a major situation all over the nation and states have one by one legalized marijuana in one or two forms: medical or recreational…
Legalizing Marijuana Morals and politics are what make up the structure of this country, so when an issue receives mixed responses coming from two different points of views it becomes controversial. The legalization of marijuana is a controversial subject; however, there are many positive arguments to support the idea. For many years people of all ages have been using marijuana mainly for recreational purposes, not knowing that it increases their senses and perhaps even helps cure or prevent disease…
