Marijuana has been illegal in the U.S.. ever since the Great Depression. ... Marijuana has no side effects, whereas drugs like Demerol and morphine have both short-term and long-term effects on the patient. The short-term effects are dizziness, sedation, itching and rash, respiratory depression, delirium, decreased heartbeat, vomiting, disorientation, hallucinations, decreased cough reflex, and problems with urination. The long-term effects can actually be more serious than some of the illnesses, one example is liver damage. Marijuana, however, has no side affects, except sometimes...

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What many people do not realize are the many positive aspects of marijuana legalization, including new medical cures, cleaner and more efficient industry, and reduced marijuana usage. ... Even before the Great Depression, when millions of jobs disappeared overnight, Chinese workers were preferred and white Americans began to resent this. ...

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More than half of moderate caffeine users who stop using caffeine suffer from moderate to severe headaches, irritability, depression, and insomnia (Goldberg 210). ... Alcohol can have an array of effects on the person using the drug. ... The negative and positive health effects of smoking marijuana are shown in the 2002, issue of Time magazine. ... Heart rate and blood pressure also raise as high as those who are under a great deal of stress. ... However, for every negative there is a positive. ...

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