Since marijuana has a high potential for abuse and lack of accepted medical use, the manufacture, acquisition, distribution, and possession of marijuana, or cannabis sativa, is subject to regulation under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the most restrictive of the five federal classes of controlled substances. ... Yet there are people who want this drug to become a Schedule II drug, which would declare the drug to have current accepted medical use but will still be considered to have a high potential for abuse. ... Marijuana leads people to use harder drugs such as cocaine...

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Many have smoked marijuana to experience the drug's psychedelic effects, while others use the drug to treat various illnesses and pain. Within the past century, however, the drug's medicinal value has come under much scrutiny. ... The legalization of this drug for medical purposes can only lead to future drug addiction, negative side effects, and susceptibility to further damage through recreational use. ... With this in mind, it is far more conceivable to force treatment on drug abusers, rather than consenting to their demands by legalizing marijuana, or any other drug. ... Controll...

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Based on historical precedent it should not be out of the question to consider moving to controlled legalization in Canada. ... The purchase and possession of cannabis should be legal in Canada given the documented health benefits, reduction in crime due to the control of cannabis sales, an increase in government revenue, and an overall safer drug under government regulations. ... There has been reported cases were drug leaders will cut their marijuana with chemical substances found in methamphetamines and crack cocaine that can make the drug addictive. ... The removal, or at minimum reductio...

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Research disproves this argument, from 1972-1978, eleven states decriminalized the drug. ... The mother would be risking passing THC into the baby, impairing the motor development (control of muscle movement)(Narconon, 2003). ... The government had no control over bootlegging. ... If the government decriminalized marijuana, not only would they save money that they would have been spending on the war on drugs, but they could control the substance more effectively. Drug manufacturing would allow companies to create safe ways to use the drug, possibly to prevent getting cancer (Mcvay, 2003). ...

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Classified as a Schedule I drug, cannabis belongs to the most restrictive categories for psychoactive drugs in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) five categories. Drugs in this category meet three criteria: the drug has high potential for abuse; the drug has not therapeutic value; the drug is not safe for medicinal use. ... The quantities of the drug patients would be allowed to posses would be limited. ... Compared to other drugs, dependency on marijuana is rare. ... The Office of National Drug Control Policy said that efforts to "define marijuana as a "medicine" fail to address...

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The legal acceptance of alcohol, however, does not exclude it from the category of a "drug," even in the eyes of the Food and Drug Administration. ... Drug smugglers tend to carry and sell hard drugs in extremely potent form (i.e. cocaine) for the same reason. The federal government also controls the amount of nicotine and other additives in cigarette and cigar manufacturing, in an effort to lessen their risk to public health. ... Moreover, marijuana has been proven to be less toxic and less expensive than conventional medication and in many cases more effective than commercially available ...

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In America, marijuana has been strictly prohibited due the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. ... The rationale used for cannabis prohibition applies to all the drugs listed under the Controlled Substances Act. ... The entire foundation of prohibition rests up "controlling" substances. ... For the sake of argument, if the government had the moral legitimacy to control substances, there would be very little "controlling" going on. ... Controlling the proliferation of drug use within the country through prohibition is therefore counterproductive. ...

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Through the legalization of marijuana, the Canadian society can benefit through positive effects, including; a control of the marijuana substance; a decrease of usage of both legal and illegal drugs; and an increase in tax revenues, along with a decrease in government spending on drug enforcement and crime. ... Although the control of marijuana may seem hard to regulate, many positive effects can be the result if achieving control. ... The control of marijuana is far from the only positive outcome. ... By allowing drug users a legal way of stimulating and achieving a similar high, many drug...

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In a report from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Susan Okie, M.D. ... The number of drug-related deaths involving opioids actually tripled from 1999 to 2008" (Mann, 2012, June 29). ... Food and Drug Administration" (FDA) is recommending against continued prescribing and use of the pain reliever propoxyphene because new data show that the drug can cause serious toxicity to the heart, even when used at therapeutic doses" (2010, Nov.19). ... NIDA.gov reported, "Scientists have confirmed that the cannabis plant contains active ingredients with therapeutic potential for relieving ...

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Is saying "no to drugs" truly the case to marijuana? ... I have a friend that even uses it for his bipolar disorders instead of the prescription drugs because he says the drugs are harder on him and make him feel no emotions. Medical marijuana is a very flexible drug, cheap, and has fewer critically damaging side effects than prescription drugs. ... Money that has been adding up from each fiscal year that the Federal Drug Control budget uses to keep the use marijuana "a state of emergency.... If controlled and regulated the drug can create a great revenue for our economy might e...

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Since 2003, California, USA, has classified CBD cannabis as a controlled substance. ... Within the Drugs Misuse Regulation (1987), the legislation is categorised under two types of dangerous drugs: Schedule 1 and Schedule 2. ... If the dangerous drug is specified in Schedule 1, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment whereas for Schedule 2 drugs, the maximum penalty is twenty-five years imprisonment. ... Methadone prescribing is controlled by both federal and provincial legislation, as well as administrative procedures and guidelines. ... The trials come as desperate families defy the law to...

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The organization promotes the legalization of a controlled marijuana market. ... Substance abuse rises wherever the public is tolerant of drug laws. ... One bill recently posed last year, intends harsh punishment on possession of a controlled substance. Existing laws already make it illegal to sell materials holding controlled substances, but this law would make it legal with the consent of a doctor or physician. ... They believe that innocent people die in pain because the drug is illegal. ...

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It is now one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the world. ... Negative effects can include confusion, acute panic reactions, anxiety attacks, fear, and a sense of helplessness and loss of self-control. ... The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed all illicit and prescription drugs into five "schedules" (categories). ... Of course, at the time of the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana had been prohibited for more than three decades. ... That perception led to an increase in Brown 6 overall drug use by young people, according to the "National Household Survey on Drug Abuse." ...

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The federal government regulates drugs through the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. ... Under federal law, marijuana is treated like every other controlled substance, such as cocaine and heroin. The federal government places every controlled substance in a schedule, in principle according to its relative potential for abuse and medicinal value. Under the CSA, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, which means that the federal government views marijuana as highly addictive and having no medical value. ... The Supreme Court has previously identified the main objectives of the ...

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With that being said federal governments cannot regulate laws drugs but only the states legislatives can. ... The war on drugs has had a dramatic use when it comes in for the cost of war starting in 1971 when president Nixon went without congress approval to declare war on drugs on July 17, 1971 (Kieffer, Par11). ... One issue with legalizing marijuana is controlling who can purchase the drug and keep it out of hands of adolescences. ... Just as Kieffer states "Drug use is a health, not a criminal issue"(Kieffer, line59) which I agree with because most children use drugs as a way to...

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Messer was arrested for using an illegal drug for its therapeutic value. ... Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, under the Federal Controlled Substance act(Mathre 4). Other Schedule I drugs include the two most lethal drugs, heroin and cocaine. ... Nate Miley, an Oakland official argues, "It was our understanding that, under the Federal Controlled Substance Act, agents of the city could distribute marijuana or other illegal substances for public safety reasons"(Aizenman 18). ... The government cannot control what substances have therapeutic value, and therefore should not be able to prohibit the ...

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A study conducted by the Office of National Drug Control Policy indicates "perception of risk is declining to 30.7% ". ... Survey taken by the Office of National Drug Control indicate 8.2%, users aging from twelve to seventeen, report smoking at least once a month(Marijuana Legalization). ... Marijuana is currently listed under the DEA's drug scheduling list as a schedule 1 drug.(drug schedules) "Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." ... People believe marijuana would be used as a "stepping-...

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Marijuana is said to be less toxic than a multitude of other drugs used as therapy. ... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 10,000 men and 6,600 women had died in 2010 because they had overdosed on painkillers. ... Many drugs can be quite expensive and not even be as effective as marijuana itself. ... The drug is used for all of these at a much lower price than other drugs. ... Education on the drug is often about all of the negative effects on purpose to help "protect" kids from drugs. ...

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Injectable opiates and later on synthetic drugs such as aspirin and barbiturates were just some of the few. ... Marijuana is now found under the Controlled Substances Act as a drug that has a high potential for abuse. ... Glaucoma, AIDS, cancer and MS patients have all benefited from the drug. ... How can you ignore a drug that aids in the relief of these terminal diseases? Marijuana is more effective than conventional drugs in many instances. ...

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The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control or even solve it. Ending the war on drugs is seemingly impossible as Richard L. ... In the book, The Case for Legalizing Drugs, it states, "Legalizing drugs would promote public health, not harm it. Street drugs are adulterated and misbranded. ... If we can distribute condoms and clean needles to control the spread of diseases, why can we not bring ourselves to distribute marijuana cheaply and legally? ...

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INTRODUCTION Marijuana - often called pot, grass, reefer, weed, herb, mary jane, or mj - is the Nation's most commonly used illicit drug. ... Marijuana is the recreational drug of choice for millions of middle class Americans. ... Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug of choice for Americans, exceeded only by alcohol and tobacco in popularity.3 Types of Drugs Used by Past Month Illicit Drug Users Aged 12 or Older: 2002 Marijuana penalties vary nation wide. ... This is because patients consume the drug orally. ... A 1999 report by the US Institute of Medi...

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The federal government, seeing the increase of marijuana use, passed new drug laws. ... President Jimmy Carter said, "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than use of the drug itself. ... They state that in many cases, drug users have quit because of trouble with the law. ... They also say that by making drugs legal, the people who have never tried drugs for fear of being caught by the law will have no reason to be afraid anymore and will become users (Legalization of Marijuana). ... She also believes that like alcohol beverage control, the government wou...

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Pharmacopoeia because it was believed to be a harmful and addictive drug that caused psychoses, mental deterioration, and violent behavior. ... "The current legal status of marijuana was established in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act, which divided drugs into five schedules and placed marijuana in Schedule I, the category for drugs with high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use."... This money could be used, to give an example, to fund drug prevention programs in our schools or community centers. ... The National Drug Control Budget has swelled from $1.65 b...

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People all over this country have argued over the safety and effects the drug would have on society. ... The next point that is usually brought up in a debate over the legalization of marijuana would be if this drug was legalized more people would try harder drugs because after all marijuana is a "gateway drug". To argue this, first of all there is no scientific proof that marijuana is a gateway drug. ... Legalizing marijuana will lessen the chance of children getting their hands on the drug. ... Recently, a well-controlled study found that the use of marijuana during pregnancy caused a po...

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In the year 1937, the United States government made the drug marijuana illegal. ... This was a time where many mind altering drugs where experimented with and widely used. ... The dosage and duration of action of marijuana are easier to control, and other cannabinoids in the marijuana plant may modify the action of THC. ... First the government should set an age limit on the purchasing of the drug. ... It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things th...

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