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Marijuana Legalization - Paper

Marijuana Legalization

Marijuana is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as the dried flowers clusters and leaves of the hemp plant smoked for intoxicating effect. Marijuana is only one of the many terms used for the various preparations produced from the Indian Hemp plant. This drug has and an interesting development in the past few years; demanding not just to smoke it but to smoke it legally. the issue of has several facets, and has been the topic of much controversy.
Advocates for the legalization of marijuana must convince congress, state legislatures and the public that marijuana is medicinally beneficial. Once the use of marijuana is accepted for medicinal purposes, it will be much easier to ...

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ten billion dollars a year.
The importance of the issue for the legalization of marijuana is gaining importance as the use of marijuana increases. In the 1970’s, America faced a significant drug problem. Through education, law enforcement and treatment, illicit drug use was reduced in the 1980’s by fifty percent. Teenagers graduating in 1992 were fifty percent less likely to use drugs than were those who graduated in 1979. (“Marijuana as a Medicine,” California Narcotic Officers Association, www.cnoa.org/marijuana.) In 1993, after twelve years of decline, illicit drug use began to rise and it continues its upward trend. In my opinion, acceptance of marijuana as a “good” drug and its subsequent legalization will contribute to its availability and encourage experimentation with it.
Leading the fight to legalize marijuana are two groups: the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the Drug Policy Foundation (DPF). Both groups claim that smoking marijuana ...

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Added: 9/14/2004 10:02:45 AM
Category: Legal Issues
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