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            Marijuana must be made legal at least on a medicinal level. Ronald Reagan once said, "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves." The question of whether or not illegal drugs should be legalized in the United States has had more publicity in recent years. Proponents of legalization argue that large amounts of money have and are currently being wasted in a failing effort to stop drug use and abuse. They also say that legalization would allow users to have more availability to better treatment programs. Opponents say that legalizing marijuana will only make drug use increase and will eventually cost billions of dollars in health-care costs. They also say that legalizing marijuana could destroy many families. Polls show that the majority of the United States population supports medical marijuana laws. Marijuana also has medicinal properties for ailments such as chronic pain, intraocular (within the eye) pressure, nausea, glaucoma, and more. Furthermore, this is an issue that many people do not know that much about. Hopefully this paper will give knowledge to the common man about the legalization of marijuana.
             Marijuana was made illegal as a way to control the immigrant Mexican workers in El Paso, Texas. The El Paso Ordinance of 1914 was passed to ban marijuana use. At this time, immigrant Mexican workers were effectively the only people who used marijuana in the United States. Given this fact, the El Paso Ordinance quickly became a way to control the Mexicans. It is sad to think that our "democratic" government would keep this law in effect after the way it was created and used. Also, the people of El Paso, Texas feared that marijuana gave the Mexicans super-human strength, thus making them dangerous. It is such a ridiculous notion to think that the Texans did not even test the drug to see what effect it had.


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1. Weed

Marijuana, also known as pot, weed, bud, herb, ghanja, grass, wacky tabacci, funky bhudda, green, indo, mary jane, hemp, kif, bones, funny stuff, etc. is a substance obtained from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant. ... Weed should be heavily taxed to increase revenue. ... When dealing with glaucoma, weed can alleviate pressure within the eye, thereby reducing pain and slowing the progress of the condition. ... They also say that by making weed legal, the people who have never tried drugs for fear of getting caught by the law will have no reason to be afraid anymo...

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2. Weed Paper

Although I did not smoke weed at home often, I had nothing against using it. ... Knowing that many students who I smoke with are consistent smokers, I wanted to know how smoking weed affects their life. ... From a recent survey of ten weed smokers in my complex that I conducted all ten of them said that they started experimenting with pot in high school or even before high school. ... Currently, all ten of them smoke at least once a week and 3 of them said that they smoke weed at least once a day, if not more. ...

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3. The Country Husband

In "The Country Husband" by John Cheever the main character or protagonist is Francis Weed. ... These characters referred to as minor or secondary characters enlighten us the reader and Francis Weed by interacting with him. ... The family dog Jupiter does not appear or is talked about frequently in this story, but yet his role is important because Jupiter symbolizes the opposite of conformity and a carefree spirit that Francis Weed wants to be. ... Cheever used them to bring out the different facets of Francis Weed. ...

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4. Marijuanna

Smoking weed can be used for personal enjoyment. ... There is also a social side to smoking weed. ... The bulk sale of weed next in line with profit gains. ... Cigarette papers are the original holders of weed. ... Smoking weed out of a pipe is a privilege to most. ...

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5. The Country Husband by John Cheevers

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6. Facing the Fire

It was a normal day in the high mountain town of Weed, California, which is home to one of the best fire academies in the nation at College of the Siskiyous. ... Plaskey from Weed Fire Department; then the fear really set in. ...

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7. The Illegal Epiphany

Marijuana, dope, weed, pot, however one desires to call it, should be legalized throughout the United States for it's many medicinal purposes and moderate recreational use. ... The inevitability of hard drug use following on from smoking weed is a myth. Yes, it has happened in some cases, but that is the variety of life and will continue to happen whether or not weed is legalized. ... The only aspect that makes weed addictive is simply the act of smoking habitually. ... Furthermore, weed relieves muscle spasms, seizures, back pain, and arthritis. ...

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