1. Legalize Marijuana
Marijuana Abuse By Teens An effective solution for marijuana abuse by teens must be found! "Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America today (Nation 5)." "Marijuana refers to the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is usually smoked on form of loosely roll...
The leaves have long thin fingers and are light green. ... Common in the United States, marijuana is called pot, grass, weed, Mary Jane, bud, etc. ... The leaves of this plant are smoked but the most highly prized part of the plant is the top, smoked by rolling inside tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. ...
The New Encyclopedia Britannica explains, "Marijuana, also spelled Marihuana the Indian plant hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa, or the crude drug composed of its leaves and flower, usually crushed and put into pipes or formed into cigarettes for smoking"(Encyclopedia Britannica). ... These kids want to escape from their lives problems so they turn to the grass. ...
Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands ...
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Incas of Peru chewed coca leaves because they made it possible for them to work in the high mountains of the land for longer periods of time. ... One hundred years later as many as 90 percent of the natives of the Andes Mountains in Peru regularly chewed coca leaves. ... Cocaine is a naturally occurring alkaloid, extracted from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Marijuana is a mixture of leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant. ... Marijuana is referred to as grass, pot, tea, or weed. ...
Knowledge, Your Anti Propaganda Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality they affect all of us - users and non-users. I believe that the negative affects we associate with drugs would be greatly reduced if the United States adopted a policy towards the total decriminalization of marijuana. The current drug policy of our government is obviou...