Legalizing Marijuana Randy Scott Soc 120 Martin DiBello Feb 6‚ 2012 Marijuana is currently an illegal substance made from the dry leaves of a hemp plant. It contains over 400 chemicals. This substance has been given many different nicknames such as weed‚ pot‚ green‚ cannabis‚ skunk‚ and the list goes on. Marijuana has different psychological and physical effects. Marijuana is usually smoked in cigarette papers but can also be put in food and beverages. There are many different beliefs on whether
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gets interesting. Did you know before hemp was made illegal‚ it had a vast array of benefits to those million dollar commercial industries. All school books were made from hemp or flax paper until 1880’s( Hemp paper reconsidered ‚ Jack Fraiser‚ 1974). It was legal to pay taxes with hemp in America from 1631 until early 1800’s (LA times‚ Aug 12 1981). Refusing to grow hemp in America during the 17th & 18th century was against the law. You could be jailed! ( Hemp in Colonial Virginia ‚ G. M. Herdon)
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Ashley Tromp Prof. Forbes ENC 1101-14B 12 April 2012 Research Paper The Cannabis Club There has always been controversy pertaining to the legalization of marijuana. People compare and contrast the effects on the human body with alcohol and marijuana and don’t understand why marijuana wouldn’t be legal. At least under the influence of marijuana you’re relatively sane and know how to walk. Regardless of that‚ I believe marijuana should be legal‚ you never know what the calmness in this natural
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THE MARIJUANA GROWER ’S GUIDE by Mel Frank and Ed Rosenthal Typed by Ben Dawson Revised 1992 NOTE:- Footnotes have been placed in double brackets (()). Numbers throughout refer to bibliography and are sometimes in brackets‚ sometimes they aren ’t. All dates are for northern hemisphere only. Comments on pictures are in curly brackets {}. Please distribute this widely so we can all smoke better marijuana. Legalise marijuana. 4 October 1996 Copying this book was a megamission that took about 3
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Marijuana Legalization in the United States Elisha Havraniak Ottawa University LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts October 11‚ 2013 Marijuana Legalization in the United States Marijuana has had a long history as an illicit drug‚ but is quickly becoming a mainstream issue. Some people use marijuana to ease their pain and treat their illnesses. Many others use it because of it mood-altering effects. Laws have been passed
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Ramon Lacroze English 120 o Professor Lopes April 4‚ 2012 Legalization of Marijuana The debate over the legalization of Marijuana is one that has been argued for decades. Since it’s total prohibition in 1961‚ marijuana has continued to be the most used black market drug. The fact of the matter is that the prohibition of cannabis may be hurting our country more than it is helping it. The benefits of legal cannabis outweigh the costs. One of the huge consequences of marijuana prohibition is that
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The Blunt Truth Marijuana is a drug that contains the chemical compound THC‚ Tetrahydrocannabinol. This compound is believed to be responsible for the psychoactive effects of seen in marijuana users. Marijuana comes from an Indian hemp plant. The part of the plant that contains the “drug THC” is found primarily in its flowers‚ as well as trace amounts in the seeds‚ leaves‚ and stems of the plant. This drug is used for leisure activities‚ cancer‚ and AIDS patients. Marijuana should be legalized in
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by changing their perspective. They see it not only as a plant‚ but as the Tree of Life referred to in the Bible. (Owens‚ Joseph) Marijuana is a strain of cannabis almost identical to hemp. The only difference is hemp is marijuana with a fraction of the Tetrahydrocannabinol‚ the active intoxicating compound. The hemp plants are a good thing for the new “green” movement. The plants are slender and
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fabric was apparently of hemp‚ and over the centuries the plant was used for food‚ incense‚ cloth‚ rope‚ and much more (Whitebread). This adds to some of the confusion over its introduction in the United States‚ as the plant was well known from the early 1600′s‚ but did not reach public awareness as a recreational drug until the early 1900′s (Whitebread). America’s first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony‚ Virginia in 1619. It was a law ordering all farmers to grow hemp stated by Charles Whitebread
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has been illegal for less than 1% of the time that it’s been in use. Its known uses go back further than 7‚000 B.C. and it was legal as recently as when Ronald Reagan was a boy. The marijuana (hemp) plant‚ of course‚ has an incredible number of uses. The earliest known woven fabric was apparently of hemp‚ and over the centuries the plant was used for food‚ incense‚ cloth‚ rope‚ and much more. This adds to some of the confusion over its introduction in the United States‚ as the plant was well known
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