These laws and resolutions range from establishing therapeutic research programs, to allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana, to asking the federal government to lift the ban. ... For example, it is highly likely that doctors may take bribes from healthy patients to prescribe the drug for recreational use. ... In addition, legal marijuana may provide drug dealers with an easy opportunity to escape prosecution for trafficking and dealing drugs. ...

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Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. ... The basic rules in place today include a ban on advertising, a minimum purchasing age of 18 and a limit of five grams per individual transaction. ... China is not the only country to use this drug in early times. ... The Case For Legalizing Drugs Schaler, Jeffrey A. Drugs Zimmer, Lynn, Morgan, John P. ...

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