Even using the words 'legalization' and Federalism and Marijuana 'decriminalization' invite debate as one would suggest that the illegalization was right and proper and the other suggests the criminalization was the wrong thing to do in the first place, thereby creating a culture of criminals where there should never have been. The fact remains that marijuana is the drug of choice throughout the country. While average Americans may be hard pressed to find users of narcotics like heroin or even cocaine, nearly everyone at least knows someone who partakes in marijuana use, medical or otherwise. In 2011 less than 2 million people tried cocaine, less than 400,000 experimented with heroin, but 28 million people
The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was the first type of regulation on marijuana. This act would require “registration and reporting requirements and a tax on the growers, sellers, and buyers of marijuana” (Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues, 2013). Once there was a negative spotlight on marijuana, the major of New York, at this time, wanted to do a study about the drug. In the 1944 report called “The Marihuana Problem in the City of New York”, drew the conclusion that most of the dangers being communicated to the public were false and over exaggerated (Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues, 2013). Although known as the “gateway drug”, the report stated that marijuana use did not lead to the possible addiction of other hardcore drugs such as heroin or cocaine.
When Marijuana is illegal, you have to find a drug dealer or someone who sells it. This can indeed be dangerous; but that also helps keep some people away from perusing it. If you were able to have a friend or someone you know buy it for you over the counter, yes it would definitely be safer; but it will be pretty much in the hands of anyone who wants it now. And having a increased population of people smoking pot will not benefit in anyway. It will only make the people become even more lazy then what we already are.
Weed, Pot, Mary Jane. Those are just some of the slang terms for a very controversial problem with the youth of America. This problem is Marijuana. Whether someone is an experimental smoker, long-time, or every now and then, we are not %100 sure of the effects of this drug. There is evidence saying marijuana is very harmful to the body and there is also research that says it only harms the lungs, as done with the inhalation of any kind of smoke.
University of Phoenix Material Anti-Drug Legislation Matrix Complete the matrix by selecting three states to add below Federal. Then, answer each question listed in the first row for each corresponding law. | |Is |What are the|What are the|What are the |What is the blood alcohol |Is there extreme DWI or DUI? If so, | | |marijuana |penalties |penalties |penalties for |level for a driving while |what is the punishment? | | |illegal?
)Marijuana use is WRONG-whatever one's moral beliefs about pot, marijuana laws have caused far more harm than marijuana use itself: marijuana prohibition drained precious criminal justice resources from our communities, made it difficult to keep pot from our children, and destroyed the lives and families of otherwise law abiding citizens 2.) "Marijuana regulation would send the wrong message to teens"- Regulation wuld REDUCE teen access to marijuana by taking it off the streets, regulating it, and sending adults to prison if they sell pot to young people. According to the White Houe, more than half of US teens try pot before graduationg from high school. In the Netherlands, where marijuana use is regulated, teen marijuana use dropped to only
The July 9, 2008 online edition of Salem-News features Tim King's story on a proposed law that would legalize the sale of marijuana purchased in liquor stores. The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act would make marijuana legal and available in a controled retail environment, much like the sale of liquor. Supporters of this proposed law claim that the legalization of marijuana in Oregon would generate millions of tax dollars, whoch could save the state's current unstable economy. They say it would lower the statess tax burden while generating revenue that would be used for drug abuse education and treatment programs. Another good point is that the legalization of marijuana in Oregon could re-establish the use of industrial hemp, which is a productive
Marshi Foster 03/29/13 Period #1 Government Marijuana the Everlasting Drug War Marijuana-a harmful and addictive substance that can cause respiratory disease, mental disorders, and other health problems-is a gateway drug that leads to the abuse of other drugs. The government should keep marijuana illegal and strengthen its efforts to prohibit it. Marijuana has many effects on the body. The most psychoactive compound in marijuana is THC. Differences among plants cause the potency of pot to vary widely; meaning different types have different effects.
[Type the company name] | Medical Marijuana | Kimberly Conner | Class # and nameTeachers name | | 12/5/2012 | This is just my rough draft. Still needed some work done but you get the point! | Medical Marijuana is a big debate these days and whether or not it should be decriminalized. In this paper there will be some pros and cons and then I (the writer) will tell my stand points on this subject at hand. This paper will tell you pros such as why we should decriminalized medical marijuana and the reasons it would be useful to people.
Our country's drug law have created a huge profitable 'black market' causing more criminal involvement in selling marijuana. Problems such as violence make the streets unsafe for revolving areas. In 1923, when marijuana was outlawed in Canada only a few people in this country had ever seen or heard of it. Until the 1960s, marijuana use was rarely used in the mainstream population.