Janelle Munoz Mrs.Mendez English II 2 March 2018 Legalizing Marijuana When will marijuana be legalized just like alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? In this modern day, people are smoking marijuana like never before they don’t care if it’s not legalized. Many people break the law because of marijuana, why not just legalize and make it less of a problem? If they legalize it they can make the same law with alcohol, where you can’t buy it until you’re 21 years old. Alcohol has been proven that
BULLETPROOF COFFEE. Bulletproof coffee could sound like ammunition like coffee or coffee that is proof to bullets but not so. A bullet is a small metal object that is fired from a gun, cylindrical in shape and sometimes containing explosives. The word bulletproof coffee could have been inspired by the shape of the coffee beans used in the producing of the coffee itself but far from the gun bullet as it were. This is a type of coffee that is branded consisting of some upgraded black coffee beans
Medical marijuana can help millions of people with diseases and illnesses. There is a receptor, the CB1 receptor, located in the body’s major organs that is targeted by the THC in cannibis. Then the receptor detects the THC and begins to eliminate any pain or dangerous chemicals in the body. This reaction proves that marijuana would be effective if used for medicinal purposes. Cannibis has been shown to reduce the nausea cancer patients experience when treated with chemotherapy. Also, multiple sclerosis
Seijo English 10 4 February 2014 Marijuana In 1919, alcohol was made illegal across the United States with the goal to better people’s lives and make society safer. During the fourteen years that the prohibition lasted, crime rate nearly doubled, unemployment rose, and tax revenue decreased. Eventually the ban on alcohol was repealed because of its negative impact on the economy and society. Now fast forward to the year 2015, where a common substance known as marijuana is illegal. It was made illegal
Mind Altering Effect of Marijuana Bob Marley once said,”Herb is the healing of the nation, alcohol is the destruction!” The states are all over the place with marijuana some legalized it, some want to, and some oppose the debate is real and marijuana is a huge debate right now!The legalization isn’t the big deal i think its more about the way it helps people and makes the atmosphere better overall. On the flip side parents don’t want the youth involved in smoking marijuana for many reasons such as
Everyday stereotypes give many people that mindset that marijuana is harmful and will affect your life negatively, but the reality of the situation is exactly the opposite. Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a drug grown from the cannabis plant that affects the body and mind in many ways. The main active compounds, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol), have many beneficial effects. Public stereotypes and negative, uneducated outlooks have given this drug a bad name throughout time
According to Bernie Sanders, “It is time to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. It is time to end the arrest of so many people and the destruction of so many lives for possessing marijuana”. This argument is important because marijuana is considered a "gateway drug," which has not been scientifically proven. Many people have tried marijuana or at least know someone who has attempted to smoke weed. A person most likely does not know as much as they think they know about what it is or the effects
Jafer Shah Teegarden-A Legalizing Marijuana In the United States, “marijuana”, is classified as a Schedule 1 Drug. A Schedule 1 Drug is a drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance also has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Over the past years marijuana research has shown that this plant has many medicinal benefits. Some states have already legalized marijuana for recreational and medical purposes. The government in the
Despite an estimated $1 trillion spent by the United States on the “War on Drugs”, statistics from the US Department of Justice (2010) has confirmed that the usage of drugs has not changed over the past 10 years. Approximately $350 billion is spent per year on the “war on drugs”, only $7 billion is spent on prevention programs by the federal government. The war on drugs is more heavily focused on how to fight crime, instead of how to prevent it. Crime prevention methods may not be immediate, but
Marijuana, a wonder drug that goes by many names weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane… everyone has different opinions about it but one thing is for sure though is everybody is talking about it. Now even though people talk about it do they know what marijuana really is? People think marijuana and medical marijuana are the same thing which is actually false. Marijuana can be rolled into something called a “blunt” (rolled with an outer part of a cigar) or “joints” (rolled with the outer parts
made the choice to say that Eastern Michigan University should allow medical marijuana. I noted the facts about drug addiction and the drugs that gave off serious side effects. I made the choice to go over second hand smoke and Eastern Michigan’s policy against tobacco. I explained to people what marijuana was, how It was used, and the main effects of using marijuana. I made a choice to tell people what medical marijuana really is, and how i actually helps people. I made the choice to pick Eastern
The use of marijuana in the United States has been widely discussed and debated throughout the years if it should be legalized. Some states, such as Colorado, have benefited tremendously through the act of legalizing marijuana, either through recreational or medical purposes of the drug. Some studies even show the dropping of crime rates, and drug affiliated gangs in the state of Colorado has considerably gone down. As a society, many young adults throughout the nation are taught through their parents
My View of marijuana is to legalize it across the united states, there are many benefits from cannabis that can-do wonders in the medical field for many that truly need it. I have seen and read documentaries, videos of how much cannabis can help with people who are in pain, suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, nausea, insomnia, and so much more. The first question that is asked what is Marijuana and why does it have the reputation as a "bad drug"? Marijuana also known as pot, weed, or cannabis
Crime and deviance are a greatly discussed topic in the world of sociology. There are numerous theories of why people break laws and violate social norms. While all of them have a way of explaining the possible reasoning behind it, I think that conflict theory does the best job of helping us understand the concepts of why deviance and crime happen. Their beliefs that the most powerful in our society define what is deviant, the reasons that crime is functional and dysfunctional and its idea of strain
(Single, 2011, Para 2.) according to Single, we still have to take into consideration that possession of marijuana is against the law, but when caught with marijuana you are not entitled to prison time but you will receive the maximum penalty when it comes to the fine regrading marijuana. There were a lot of positive aspects when it came to the decriminalization of marijuana, In California, marijuana possession arrests declined by a whopping 36% in the first half of 1975 to 23% in the first half of 1976
Is marijuana medicine? Many people have their own point of view on this topic. Some of their opinions are positive and negative. A study was shown that nearly 80 percent out 56 patients rated marijuana is not effective. While the other percent say it 's effective or simply that marijuana doesn 't do anything at all. First of all, Medical marijuana has its benefits to it, but this doesn’t mean we are going to abuse it. Such as taking advantage of the prescription the doctor might give us for a disease
Needle exchange programs are considered to be illegal in most states in America due to the social stigma that is the sterile syringes become available to the public then it will increase the rate of drug use. Despite the fact that all advantageous outcomes which are mentioned above, from needle exchange programs were scientifically proven by the research there is still a fear that by legalizing injection equipment the drug abuse would increase. Interesting that this argument still exist, because
In the 60’s, marijuana and heroin can be strongly connected to Timothy Leary, a radical Harvard professor, urging the world to try LSD. The 60’s were the heyday of illegal drug usage. The 60’s were a time of discrimination, extreme drug usage and violence. Although, many people today would argue that the 60’s were a safer time of unification. Others would argue that drug usage was out of control and there was lots of protest and rebellious teenagers. I believe that life is better now than in
the pressure to legalize marijuana rise for government officials, protesters argue that decriminalizing marijuana would help society and benefit the people living in the Unites States. In states that have already legalized marijuana, it has been documented and proven that marijuana usage has been higher than before legalization, even if the consequences were very severe (“Marijuana Decriminalization”). If people are so highly dedicated to continuingcontinue using marijuana, even with their lives and
the many reasons why marijuana should be legal is growing daily. It is exactly in March of 2016 that the Center for Public Affairs Research has announced that 61% of Americans are actually supporting the legalization of this certain drug. The realization is growing within the minute but the legalization is still moving slowly, with only four states and the District of Columbia legalizing marijuana in the United States. I would first like to state the various steps of marijuana legalization. Netherlands