The legalization of marijuana would greatly reduce drug violence in cities and reduce spending by law enforcement, as well as helping the American economy. ... Law enforcement costs would be greatly reduced. ... Major side effects are rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, weakened immune system, and seizures (webmd). ... There are few numbers of users and those few have a high abuse rate. ... Legalization of marijuana is no longer a matter of if it will be legalized but when. ...

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Many states also have laws automatically suspending the driver's license of an individual if they are convicted of any marijuana offense, even if the offense was not driving related. ... Other compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD), an anti-convulsant, and cannabichromine (CBC), an anti-inflammatory, are unavailable in Marinol, and patients only have access to their therapeutic properties by using cannabis.3 Patients prescribed Marinol frequently complain of its high psychoactivity. ... In contrast, inhaled marijuana doesn't cause significant levels of the 11-hydroxy metabolite to appe...

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Legalized marijuana would reduce the flow of money from the Canadian economy to international criminal gangs. ... If dealers were put out of business, organized crime surrounding the sale of marijuana would be reduced significantly, and police efforts could truly be redirected elsewhere. ... Leap has a mission to create "a system of legalization and regulation that will end the violence, better protect human rights, safeguard our children, reduce crime and disease, treat drug abusers as patients, reduce addiction, use tax dollars more efficiently, and restore the public's respect and...

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Use of narcotics and cocaine diminished or reduced by the 1920s. ... Drugs also were used: • To see visions or gain insights • To dull the pain of ritual mutilation in initiation ceremonies • To enhance the strength and pain resistance of warriors to prepare them for battle, or to program them to kill • As pain or hunger suppressants • To help cope with thin air at high altitudes • To relax during celebrations By current standards, the historical use of herbal preparations was not too harmful. ... It also decreases hunger, inhibits the cough ref...

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