Many of the citizens disagree with medical marijuana cultivation and sales causing social conflict. Another reason residents are moving out of the county is because the crime rate has risen. Other citizens believe costs associated with treating individual for marijuana outweighs the revenue from taxing medical marijuana (Pacula, 2009). However, medical marijuana users believe any type of negative reform is discrimination. among the stakeholders in the debate over medical marijuana include California taxpayers, medical marijuana dispensaries and growers, The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-SF), Attorney General Jerry Brown and Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco (gubernatorial candidates), Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), and Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Arlen Specter (D-PA).
A Schedule One Substance doesn't have any accepted medical use in the United States and a high potential for abuse. The state argued that the federal government's policy [of targeting physicians for recommending Marijuana as medicine] deliberately undermines the state by incapacitating the mechanism the state has chosen for separating what is legal from what is illegal under state law. States are arguing that they could use Medical Marijuana as a source of income to help pull us out of debt. According to “priceofweed.com” a crowd sourced Internet archive of pot prices across the country, the national average cost of an ounce of high-quality marijuana is roughly $350. Pot smokers can really stretch their dollars on the West Coast.
Legalizing Marijuana Shenedra Rollerson SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Tim Carter May 19, 2012 Marijuana is considered an illegal drug in most of the states in the U.S. Marijuana is also the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, it is a dry shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Why is marijuana not legalized? There has been a huge debate over legalizing marijuana for decade.
Stack (2011), “It wasn't until 1914 that drug use was defined as a crime, under the Harrison Act,” (para. 4). Use of Cannabis is seen throughout history and became taboo in the eyes of Americans after finding that many medicinal drugs used were found to be addictive. To this day all narcotic drugs used to treat a variety of conditions are proven to be addictive and are all still widely used in the practice of medicine. Ethical issues and a lack of research studies that prove the effectiveness of Cannabis are the reason the drug has not be legalized in all states.
Marijuana can have dras-tic effects on the American culture medically and economically. Being outlawed in most of the states, it has since been falsely accused with having many negative side-effects... almost none being scientifically proven. It causes a knowledgeable person to wonder why marijuana is kept prohibited, while harmful substances such as alcohol and tobacco are kept legal and supported by the government. Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. Similarly, more than 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking.
Do you think marijuana should be legalized, decriminalized or remain illegal? Explain using arguments to justify your response Lamiah Wardak Nov/19/2013 Blk: 03 End Prohibition: The War on Drugs is an utter failure. Marijuana has been in use for thousands of years and has not been contributed to a single death. Legalizing marijuana would save the Canada billions of dollars. Marijuana is not a gateway drug, it's not physically addicting, and it doesn't kill brain cells...
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.
Michael Wallman Professor Scott English Composition 008 February 10, 2013 Compare and Contrast Alcohol and Marijuana If you’re like most Americans, you have been led to believe that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug that has destroyed the lives of millions of teens and adults. You have also been made to believe that marijuana causes lung cancer and is a “gateway” to harder drugs. People are also convinced that people who use marijuana are losers who sit on the couch all day doing nothing. To say that marijuana has been given a bad rap over the past few decades is an understatement. So, lets wipe the slate clean and start over.
The government should only limit these choices if it is capable of endangering someone else. Alcohol, tobacco, and many prescribed or over the counter drugs do more than marijuana does to a person and other people around the person. Comparing marijuana and alcohol, alcohol is far more dangerous than marijuana. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there are hundreds if not thousands of alcohol overdose each year. Using marijuana,
With the value of the illicit marijuana market estimated to be $113 billion, maintaining marijuana prohibition costs the taxpayer a further $31.1 billion (Gettman, 1). Legalizing and taxing marijuana would not bring the United States into virgin territory. For the past 20 years, marijuana use has been legal for individuals over the age of 21 in the Netherlands. Contrary to popular belief, legalization in that country has not led to a surge in marijuana usage. For most age groups, marijuana usage statistics are similar between the Dutch and the Americans.