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LEGALIZING MARIJUANA  

The mid-term election was full of hot topics including a ban on abortion, same sex marriages, and legalizing marijuana. Americans have spoken and their views on these hot issue topics were tallied throughout Tuesday night.

taking an equal look at both sides of the debate of whether or not marijuana should be legal. Pointing out both the pros and cons to this controversial issue.

The issue of legalizing marijuana will be passionately debated for a long time to come. However, from a medical perspective, the problems arising from consistent use of marijuana are considerable.

This piece weighs some of the the cost benefit ratio of legalizing marijuana.

An essay describing the hypocrisy of federal policy regarding the sale and use of marijuana when compared with alcohol and tobacco.

Why Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal use in the United States.

a look at the dangers of uncontrolled illegal use of marijuana among young people, and why legalization may solve some problems

The legalization of marijuana is becoming a larger issue in American politics. I encourage people to look past society's neagative stigma and look at scientific evidence.

A detailed look into the politics and the economics behind the illegalization of Marijuana.

A short debunking of common marijuana myths and a brief enumeration of the many potential benefits of cannabis legalization. Originally written in 2003.

Debating the effects of marijuana, and what would happen if it were legalized for personal use.

Is marijuana a gateway drug best kept illegal? Or could it possibly offer medicinal benefits? Is the government looking into this as fully as possible?

It's a gateway drug. Please! All the drugs I "tried" when I was in high school, including ecstasy, cocaine, and even marijuana, was under the influence of alcohol, not marijuana!

Despite the strong voter support and health advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana, the Congress still holds the power to decide if states will be able to legalize the drug.

The fact that Marijuana is still illegal in the United States is a farse! And there are more then enough good reasons to legalize Cannabis that dont take a rocket scientist to figure out. This article will highlight this reasons.

Dopaminergic systems in the body: mesocortical (cognition), mesolymic (emotions), nigrostriatal (physical movement). Dope stimulates each. The goal is to have fun but to be safe as well when smoking marijuana.

A look at some of the reasons why marijuana is not safe and is dangerous to health and to societal behavior

Should drugs be legalized? I think not. The social costs alone would create an enormous burden on society and even a worse disaster in the inner city.

In the late 19th century, hemp was banned from the United States, leaving us with costly alternatives in industry, and leaving marijuana to settle in the soils, unregulated in the black market.

Maybe the medical marijuana movement would be better off if they didn't have guys who have fried their brains in charge.

It's sad that people can't open up their eyes: Marijuana is not the Devil society try to convince us it is. But let's get some false fact first, and try to correct them.

This is a dialogical essay where 3 experts are choosen and their viewpoints and arguments are presented using both summaries of their general viewpoints and real quotes by the expert found in various articles. The subject is Marijuana Legalization/Decriminalization

Recent reports confirm what many of us have suspected - the war on drugs is a failure, and a massive waste of money and human resources. Millions of Americans smoke pot already, and explicitly recognizing and legalizing this would prove a financial boon.

The government can not explain its position on marijuana in a concise yet conclusive fact-based manner without contradicting other drug control policies. The ATI campaign is fraught with spurious evidence and faulty logic.

This is a paper discussing the legalization of drugs and is on the side of keeping them illegal.

This article examines the right to self-medication in relation to the right to self-determination. It most specifically deals with the notion of legalizing drugs.

Legalizing possession of narcotics robs the criminals that manufacture, traffic, distribute and sell illegal drugs of their profits. It also decreases drug related crimes and violence.

Tells why Marijuana should be legal.

An essay summarizing Gore Vidal's argument

Tuesday November 7th, the voters in Nevada approved the legalization the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, adults 21 or older, bought from a government approved "pot shop". Nevada seemed to follow

Drug dependence has been, time and again, a pressing issue in all nations across the globe for its detrimental consequences, not just on the individual, per se, but on the society as a whole.

This article describes several reasons why marijuana should be legalized.

An in depth look into the problems associated with marijuana prohibition in the United States.

In this college-level essay I was instructed to impart information and propaganda concerning why marijuana should be legalized. At the end, a counter-argument to the legalization of marijuana is provided as well.

A detailed account of the current state of the marijuana legalization movement, its progresses, its opponents, and its future.

a research essay looking at the pro's of legalizing marijuana

Marijuana is illegal because it cripples an individual's ability to fight off infectious diseases.

The so-called "War on Drugs" is not only a complete failure by any standards, it is a huge waste of tax payer dollars and prison space.

Chronic pain, naseau and anxiety disorders are treated with any number of synthetic drugs. However, there are those who prefer a more natural approach to managing these stresses on their daily lives. But...it's illegal! Why?

there should be a limit on what people can do in the name of "having a good time."

Picture in your mind a young girl that is almost done with her freshman year of high school. These next few years are supposed to be some of the best years of this girl's life.

According to Reuters, the Indonesian VP says okay to use marijuana in food.

Education seems to be the deciding factor in the legalization debate.

The United States offers its citizens a vast variety of freedoms. People have the freedom to vote for their leaders, the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and also the freedom to possess vices.

The pros and cons of medicinal marijuana vs. prescription drugs

Known as reefer, weed, Mary Jane, grass, gold, the joint, hemp, airplane, Dry high, hay, flower, bud, broccoli, grasshopper, wheat, tea, and of course pot, Marijuana is one of the most popular drugs today.

What is medical marijuana and why does it need to be decriminalized for those in pain?

Researchers hope that with new insight, the public and government will be better equipped to establish consistent policies to regulate, control, or put a stop to the complicated reality of marijuana use in the United States.

This is an argumentive paper for my english class. I'm agreeing with Johnny Moon's Legalizing Marijuana in the United States.

Federal and state legalization of marijuana, for medical use by certified patients, will improve quality of life for thousands of persons suffering from disease and disabilities in the USA.

The question of how our country would be different if the most sacred of illegal substances was legalized has plagued burnouts ever since the fall of the hippies.

An article arguing for the legalization of marijuana and prostitution in the United States.

Democratic candidate Gov. Richardson signs law for medical marijuana in New Mexico

A law that went into effect on July 2 allows New Mexican farmers to grow marijuana for medicinal uses and requires the state to oversee its production and distribution.

After receiving a susbantial amount of exposure with the release of the Mitchell Report it would be nice to know what kind of drugs these are.

Of all the laws the United States has passed in the effort to hinder drug use, the "Pure Food and Drug Act" of 1906 has probably been the most successful. It created the FDA, which approves any food or medicine before it can be made available for people to use.

My opinion on the so-called "war" against marijuana in the United States

A simple and effective solution to solving the global warming crisis lies in the legalization of industrial hemp for use as a base material for things like fuel, clothing, food, medicine and many other items.

In 1971 President Richard Nixon declared *The War on Drugs*. Since then, billions of tax dollars have gone to *fighting* this War. So, who's winning?

Brief history of hemp, illegalization, and why legalizing its growth in the U.S. can help save the world and the economy.

Industrial hemp is currently illegal to grow in the United States. This plant is commonly confused with marijuana, but is in fact a different plant which lacks the large amount of the psychoactive THC found in marijuana (Stanaway).

Why our country should legalize marijuana, in order to assist the end of the war on terrorism. President Bush is a bad president.

an article on the U.S. illegal drug policy.

It seems to me that we have two sets of laws in this country. The laws that apply to protect man and those that exist to guide him along a preselected path of living chosen by our politicians-usually to in some way match their own.

Our judicial system has become too tyrannical with their ability to take a person's freedom for a minor penetration of the law. People should be afforded the civilized justice that our country was founded on.

We all know the big name candidates. These are the Clinton's, Obama's, Giuliani's, and Romney's of the world. But what about those other guys.

The drug war in America is locking up drug offenders at a faster rate than any other crime. Is it the only answer to drugs in America?

We hear the same old tired arguments and defenses, over and over again. Everyone has an opinion on the controversial topic, even if their opinion is that they don't have an opinion.

There are many risk factors that lead to drug use learning what can cause drug use is the first step in preventing it.

This paper explores the possibility of persons of radically divergent worldviews, the premodern and the modern, coming to a consensus on the contentious issue of drug legalization.

We all remember learning about agriculture and different types of crops while we were in school, but were you ever taught about hemp?

An argument against the legalization of prostitution.

While most people are familiar with the hallucinogenic properties of the Hemp plant, it has several practical functions as well...

A detailed biography of Milton Friedman, the legendary economist whose research has had a tremendous impact on many aspects of both monetary and fiscal policy.

Even in one of the most conservative states in the Union, South Carolina, a small group of citizens fought for drug law reform, including a state Representative who worked on a bill to offer treatment instead of jail time to non-violent "minor" drug offenders.

A complete biography of former First Lady Betty Ford, including her person tragedies and triumphs.

Article about a recent study of the link between marijuana use and lung cancer.

An interview with presidential candidate Cris Ericson.

Residents of New Hampshire could possess up to a quarter of an ounce of marijuana without going to jail.

Has it any advantages? What does the research say?

Do you wish that weed was legal? What would happen if it were?

A painless way to travel to the Milky Way, perhaps?

Picking the 10 best Ramones songs is almost impossible. Their library is huge and every song rocks, but here's an attempt at picking the best from the Godfathers of punk rock.

Not only do we have the Superbowl, we now have legal recognition of same sex marriage. Though same sex marriages couples still can not marry in New York, their marriage must be recognized as valid and not discriminated against legally. It's a start.

Mary-Louise Parker currently heats up Showtime as Nancy Botwin, the drug-dealing mom. These ten facts about the personal life and career of the actress Mary-Louise Parker show just how unique this small-screen siren is.

To forgo political speculation, let us analyze Governor Sarah Palin on the merits.

A humorous list with 24 easy steps.

Legalizing hemp would end our environmental dispair and lessen our dependence on foriegn oil.

The growing of the hemp crop is still illegal in the U.S. Here is an in depth look at the many reasons to legalize hemp.

A Swift-Style approach to rescue the declining dollar in the face of the expanding euro.

Residents are up in smoke over a hemp leaf painted on a neighbor's home. They have no reason to be.

With increasing environmental problems related to global warming, deforestation is often overlooked as a large contribution to the problem. Steps must be taken to protect our forests to help fight rising carbon emissions.

Narcotics Detectrives, Police Chiefs, and other law enforcement professionals are speaking out against the "War on Drugs," calling for legalization, regulation, and education.

Unknown to most of the public lot of the experts on the Panel for the National Cholesterol Education Program, which set the new guidelines, are on the payroll of the pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs....

An extended summary of recent studies that show the statin drugs have beneficial effects on prostate, breast and colon cancer, also on stroke, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis with links for further information.

Zyprexa and other atypical antipsychotics are shown yet again in a new study to be no more effective than older, cheaper antipsychotic drugs.

A new technique for testing drugs, where the test subject ingests an amount of a drug that is so small it has no discernable effect - a tenth of a milligram or less - holds hope for more effecient drug development.