The Legalization Of Marijuana, For Medical And Recreational Purposes, my english teacher asked our class to write about a controversial topic,
Title: The Legalization Of Marijuana, For Medical And Recreational Purposes, my english teacher asked our class to write about a controversial topic,
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Details: Words: 677 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Legalization Of Marijuana, For Medical And Recreational Purposes, my english teacher asked our class to write about a controversial topic,
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 677 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Legalization of Marijuana
Should marijuana be legalized? Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 80 million Americans. According to government surveys, some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Our public policies should reflect this reality, not deny it.
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…showed last 75 words of 677 total…Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere os this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use."
(1) NSW (New South Wales) Working Party on the Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes. 2000. Report of the Working Party on the Use of Cannabis for Medical Purposes.
(2) Joy et al. 1999. Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base.