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Then it was announced that the police would not be bothering too much about the discreet social use of cannabis after its UK classification was relaxed from class B to C. Of course, the official government line remained that the drug is both illegal and dangerous. The inconsistency and confusion is on a global scale as different countries struggle to apply the 1961 UN Single Convention to 21st century reality—or wriggle to ignore it. Booth claims that UN action was driven in part by the first commissioner of the US Federal Bureau of Narcotics and also by the absence of evidence that cannabis had any medical value. When the USA ratified the Single Convention in 1967, Bureau chief Harry J Anslinger’s “intolerant reign of disinformation and prejudice” was over but he still had a strong influence on UN thinking. Booth suggests that, historically, US policy on cannabis was influenced by pressure from petrochemical and paper companies afraid of hemp as a competitor.
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Parliament Debate: Opposition to the Legalization of Marijuana I argue in opposition to the statement that Texas should legalize marijuana and reject the proposal that would change the status quo by recognizing smokable marijuana as an accepted drug. I argue this because marijuana is not a safe or healthy alternative to other drugs and has not been scientifically tested with the results that classify it as useful for medicinal purposes. (TAB) According to Mark Kraus, a physician in Waterbury, Connecticut, and a member of the board of directors of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, “smoked marijuana contains many of the same toxic or carcinogenic compounds that have been linked to lung cancer and emphysema” (Kraus). Kraus also states
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The topic of legalizing marijuana is a very controversial issue in American politics today. Marijuana has been vilified in America for over 70 years. Despite it’s many practical uses, medicinal and industrial, our Federal government insists on maintaining the status quo that the growth, possession and use of marijuana is criminal despite the evidence that the legalization of marijuana would have a positive influence on America. The illegality of marijuana has hurt society more than it has helped, legalization would benefit America both economically and medically. Twenty years ago, only 16% of the public said the use of marijuana should be legal and 81% said it should not be legal.
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