Many people believe legalization will lead to an increase in crime rate. This how ever cannot be true if they were to legalize marijuana then I believe the crime rate would drop. ... I believe that one of the main reasons that Marijuana is not legal is because of the effects. ... I do not believe this is true I think that it all depends on the person and there choices towards drugs. ... To sum it all up I believe that Marijuana should be legalized in Canada and I see no reason why it shouldn't be. ...

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Just the opposite; it was the (Drug Enforcement Administration) DEA's chief administrative law judge, Francis L. ... Then, decades later, the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 placed all illegal and prescription drugs into five "schedules" or categories. ... This problem resulted in the establishment of Investigational New Drug compassionate access program (IND). ... Most patients never consider the idea of an illegal drug as being their best medicine. ... I believe that medical marijuana is only the first step. ...

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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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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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I believe Marijuana is the lesser of the three evils and Nevada's citizens should get what they are asking for. ... For years the government has kept marijuana illegal because it believes the drug will cause chaos and senselessness... Some believe that they should be able to grow it as they might do now and some feel the state should run pot farms... > > All medicines affect the body and there are dangers when using drugs. ... The problems that come with drugs such as marijuana do not outweigh the positive effects that would come by legalizing the drug....

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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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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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I believe that Marijuana should be legalized because there is no evidence that it has caused a single death, it is useful in treating medical conditions, and it is less dangerous than alcohol. Marijuana is probably the most popular drug used by people across the country. ... There is also nothing in marijuana that would cause people to use other drugs. ... The deaths in which have been caused by marijuana were not from the drug itself, but from police officers trying to enforce the marijuana laws. ... Not only does the marijuana prohibition make buying pot more dangerous, it exposes pe...

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This continued through the Clinton administration with massive federal funding for the war on drugs. ... I believe the legalization of marijuana could help solve many problems we face in society. ... Billions of dollars are spent annually on prescription drugs used to lift our spirits or calm our nerves. ... This is directly related to what illegal drug sales precipitates. ... It also prevents introduction to a criminal element that could offer you harder drugs. ...

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Others feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to the use of other "harder" drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, because it is viewed by many as a "gateway" drug. ... "Marijuana is a "gateway" drug" (McWilliams). If taken into consideration Holland it is apparent that hard drug use, heroin and cocaine, declined substantially after the partial legalization of marijuana. ... Many people find the previous statement hard to believe and find evidence that suggests different, but the evidence will always show other substances that contributed to the death. ... Marijuana is the third most pop...

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The author also claims, "a drug like marijuana is too dangerous to legalize," and that if marijuana is legalized it will fall into the hands of children like alcohol and tobacco already do (Margolis). ... Methods For my research question I asked, "Since Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012, do you believe it has led to increased marijuana use among teenagers?... When I was able to talk with some of the individuals about their responses on why they felt it was not harming teens, I found a similar pattern: no one believed marijuana is a big deal and legalization is ...

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High Times in itself is really an entertainment magazine targeted to those people in society interested in the recreational use of drugs. ... Most people would not believe that this is possible; given the subject matter, people usually jump to the stereotype of a "stoner-, and don't even consider the fact that maybe that that is all it is, a stereotype. ...

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