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. ... Some people believe that marijuana should become a Schedule II drug so that it will be available to the sick. ... People believe that it is the safest and most effective medicine that can be used for terminally ill patients. ... Legalizing the drug, especially for medical reasons, will undoubtedly make children believe that it is actually something good for them. ... First of all, this drug i...

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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. ... Kevin Co...

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It is obvious that drugs are quite present in our society, therefore has the United States drug policy deferred drug trafficking to the point where it is beneficial to our society. ... The supporters of marijuana legalization believe that it will benefit American society in three major ways, which include revenue enhancement, medical benefits, and hemp production. ... The other drug at issue is the designer drug ecstasy. ... He is believed to be the first human to ever test the effects of ecstasy. ... Many psychologists believe MDMA can be prescribed and help with depression because ecst...

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In 1908, Drug prohibition began with the Opium Act and Cannabis was not added until the Confidential Restrict List in 1923. ... 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 reduction, of drug violence in our streets would be beneficial to everyone in Canada. ... Legalization would necessitate a number of set policies surrounding the sale and usage of the drug. ... They strongly believe that the public, media and policy makers must be ...

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This paper will discuss the relationship between two commonly abused recreational drugs and schizophrenia. Cocaine and marijuana are two of the most commonly used drugs in the country, and have very different effects on brain function. ... This correlation is likely to do the use of drugs whose use is linked with marijuana use, amphetamines in particular. ... Schizophrenia is commonly believed to be linked with an oversensitivity to dopamine, which would cause the person suffering from it to feel somewhat the same way as a person who abused cocaine. ... Although both of these drugs are p...

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Research disproves this argument, from 1972-1978, eleven states decriminalized the drug. ... Drug manufacturing would allow companies to create safe ways to use the drug, possibly to prevent getting cancer (Mcvay, 2003). If companies start manufacturing the drug there would be a demand for employment. ... Laced marijuana is described as someone mixing another drug with marijuana and no one knows the difference (Mcvay, 2003). ... I believe marijuana should be legalized because of all the different ways it can help human beings if used appropriately. ...

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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). For thirty-six years doctors prescribed Propoxyphene to patients who believed it was safe because the FDA gave its stamp of approval. ... Indeed, ma...

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These agencies believe that marijuana should not be legalized because if marijuana is to become legal then thousands more patients would be using marijuana. ... The main reason why the Drug Enforcement Agency does not want marijuana to be legal is because there is no hard-core evidence that proves that marijuana is an effective drug as a medicine. ... The Drug Enforcement Agency along with police departments all over the United States believe with the legalization of drugs crime will increase due to a higher increase of pot users which eventually become addicts and might steal or kill in ord...

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So while marijuana may be classified as a schedule one drug, meaning that it is believed to have a high abuse potential, a lack of accepted safety, and no accepted medical use, it is apparent that the use of marijuana is having a growing acceptance in the U.S., especially in regards to its potential economic and health benefits (Schedule I). ... Opponents of the legalization of marijuana believe that our currently enacted federal laws should not change and thus stay as they are. ... However, advocates for the legalization of marijuana argue that if marijuana were to be legalized, people cou...

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Marijuana is currently listed under the DEA's drug scheduling list as a schedule 1 drug.... People believe marijuana would be used as a "stepping-stone " drug which would lead to cocaine, heroin or harder drugs.(Messerli) Some believe driving the influence would increase dramatically resulting in more traffic crashes(Messerli). " Legalization of marijuana could eventually lead to the legalization of harder drugs or  all  drugs altogether. ... Believing that marijuana is not dangerous could lead to abuse or possible experimentation with other drugs. ... Many believe the benefits of taxat...

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Police need citizens to report crimes, be witnesses, and believe testimony of the police when serving on juries. ... McNamara is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group started by retired law enforcement officials who have fought in the war on drugs and believe that war cannot be won (Martin 2009). ... Similarly, drug prohibition does not prevent drug abuse, and it does not help addicts recover from it. Drug enforcement laws do not prevent drug trafficking nor the violence associated with the illegal trade. ... Why is it treated as a drug while alcohol is not? ...

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Against, and For, Legalization There is, as would be expected, the age-old outcry against drugs being legal, no matter what the drug. ... The idea is to make the drug available to those in great pain. ... This is arguably due to the fact that "present classification failed to differentiate between hard drugs and cannabis, leading young people to believe that hard drugs are not dangerous and making it difficult to give convincing anti-drug advice" (Anonymous More calls for legalized cannabis 5). ... I got a case in Boston where the jurors believed, almost, that marijuana was shot into you...

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NORML believes that more time and money should be spent on fighting real crime, as opposed to minor offenses such as marijuana use. ... They firmly believe that any legislation towards legalization of marijuana would set the country back to the 1970's where we experienced the worst drug abuse problems. Substance abuse rises wherever the public is tolerant of drug laws. ... They hold charity events annually to raise enough money for drug education. ... They believe that innocent people die in pain because the drug is illegal. ...

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Many believe there should be legalization of marijuana but put laws on how much we can consume and in certain situations. I believe it should be legalized because the constitution does not state that a federal government to regulate or ban substances that we choose to consume. ... 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). ......

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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. ... The United States spends more than $51 million annually on the war on drugs (DWS). 1.5 million People was arrested in 2012 on nonviolent drug charges (DWS), many of which are college students that have lost their federal financial aid eli...

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Some people, however, believe that legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes will send children the wrong message. Also, many organizations have formed to eliminate drug use across the country. They believe that marijuana should not be legal in any way and under any circumstances. They think that once cannabis is legal, everyone will get it for illegal reasons and misuse the drug. ... No legal drugs, including the synthetic "marijuana" pill Marinol, helped her situation. ...

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Another reason that I believe that cannabis should be legalized for medical use is because of the dangerous side effects that many prescriptions have. ... These drugs that are used to treat nerve pain and mental disorders can have awful effects on your brain. ... The drugs that medical marijuana could replace are more dangerous, do not work satisfactorily,and cause withdrawals. These drugs have caused more deaths than marijuana has and have a much higher risk of addiction. In conclusion, medical marijuana is a better option in a lot of cases than the other drugs it replaces....

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What few people fail to realize is that this and other drugs were banned by the fault of racial intolerance. ... In 1962, a White House drug conference described the hazards of grass "exaggerated," and a 1972 presidential commission recommended decriminalization of the drug. ... Physicians of the time also used marijuana to treat headaches, insomnia, and menstrual cramps and the drug was available in most drug stores (Hermes 51). ... And because marijuana does not impair breathing, Grinspoon recommends the drug as a means of easing childbirth. ... In my personal opinion, I feel that the onl...

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The reclassification is ideal for the fact that the drug schedules are outdated, unscientific, and heavily flawed including legal drugs (Obama Okay with Rescheduling Marijuana). ... He strongly believes that Californians should wait a minimum of two years to see how Colorado and Washington are doing. ... He does not want to see teenagers using cannabis as a gateway drug and be responsible for contributing to the increased drug abuse rate. ... Gavin however believes that it is time for Californians to lead the legalization of cannabis the same way they have led the legalization of medical canna...

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" In other words, the DOJ believes that removing restrictions will open the door to a whole new group of users, and as a result, healthcare related costs will rise due to the negative physical and mental repercussions of marijuana use. ... It would appear that he believes issuing such a threat, will ward off any potential drug dealers looking to exploit America's youth. Holder's claim rests upon the questionable assumption that drug dealers will stop dealing because they are afraid of getting caught. ... Drug possession offenders by percentage Most non-violent drug users never e...

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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 is an example of a Schedule 2 dangerous drug that is actively used for the rehabilitation of drug-addicts and patients suffering with chronic pain conditions [ CITATION Sar12 l 3081 ]. ... Both parliament leaders believe that amendments need to be made to the Drug Mi...

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Drugs are bad. All of our lives we've all seen the commercials, learned the slogans, saw the movies, and some witnessed personally the effects of drugs on a person. But, I am NOT talking about drugs per se, I'm talking about marijuana, across the country at this point in history, marijuana is quickly becoming a legalized drug. ... Jamelle Bouie of Theslate.com believes The war on weed was foolish and costly. ... (bourrie Individuals who have been convicted of misdemeanor charges for possessing the drug have a very difficult time securing housing, jobs and education. ...

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Today, as many as "2 million Canadians" use the drug regularly (and "100, 000 Canadians" use the drug daily) (Frank Discussion), unaware of where their marijuana is grown and who it is grown by (using what chemicals). ... By allowing drug users a legal way of stimulating and achieving a similar high, many drug addicts would decrease or all together, stop the practice of using harder drugs, such as cocaine or heroin. ... However, through the legalization of "soft drugs" like marijuana in The Netherlands, it has led to a decrease in use of drugs all together. Although marijuana may be prohi...

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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. ... Conservatives believe that legalization of marijuana would increase the amount of drug use throughout the world. They state that in many cases, drug users have quit because of trouble with the law. ... She also believes that like alcohol beverage control, the government would not be able to control marijuana distribution if it were legal. ...

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When compared to currently available legal substances and drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol, marijuana seems less of a threat then pictured. ... A second reason why marijuana should be legalized is because although hard to believe marijuana has medical use. ... In fact, Israeli scientists found the skeleton of a fourth century woman who they believed died in childbirth. ... On average, we sentence nonviolent drug offenders to five times more jail time than those convicted of manslaughter. ... Also by actually legalizing it as a product and not an illegal drug the government could capitaliz...

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