Essays 91 - 120
long history of the manner in which marijuana is perceived and regulated throughout the world. While western countries s...
to make changes to the society. this becomes more evident when we note that "While the number of offenders in each major offense c...
by speaking with these individuals who seem to stay out late, arrive to work late and look disheveled, a new situation presents it...
be linked to destructive tendencies which target either property, people or animals. Drug abusers often steal as it suits their p...
mean that certain professionals could legally take a smoke break and then go into surgery to perform delicate operations (Harbath,...
came up with a theory as to why people utilized marijuana for pleasure (Hallstone, 2002). This sociologist looked at drug use from...
a variety of legal prescriptions under false pretenses, one is actually taking drugs illegally. Similarly, teenagers are no allowe...
initiated by the police, who have more freedom and a wider range of choices in how to proceed when dealing with a juvenile than wi...
argument against marijuana legalization. Califano specifically focuses on the issue of marijuana as a gateway drug and cites sta...
thus freeing up money and space for more serious criminals. If marijuana were legal the law enforcement industry could spend more ...
Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana Touted). The spokesman for Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement, Billy Rogers, stated "We are...
been absolutely established is that THC does attach itself to brain receptors associated with "thought, memory, concentration, and...
wrestles with a myriad of questions about substance use and abuse. First, there are good reasons why marijuana should be legali...
stated that both the political and public attitude towards the legalization of marijuana is greatly "skewed" (NORML). One Cons...
several European universities have parapsychology departments that investigate ESP, 96 percent of the scientists of the US Nationa...
THC, and it is "present in all parts of both the male and female plants but is most concentrated in the resin (cannabin) in the fl...
of trepidation. Not only was the drug then illegal in all states, the government had effectively convinced the public that mariju...
Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...
(Flores, 2005). Mechanism of Action A THC receptor in the brain receives the THC compound to create either or both "halluci...
In eight pages this paper considers the reasons behind the illegality of marijuana from ethical and moral perspectives. Six sourc...
In six pages this paper presents the argument that since legalized tobacco represents health threats there is no reason not to als...
sharp increase in its use (1994). Indeed, part of the reason why the drug is popuolar is becuae its destructive effects are not ad...
In a paper that consists of five pages the incidences of incarceration among individuals arrested for marijuana possession are con...
in and of itself, and as such should not be legalized. Now, this argument can vary greatly. Some may argue that we already have al...
In five pages this paper argues that freedom of choice is reinforced through the legalization of marijuana. Five sources are cite...
This paper consists of ten pages and discusses how legalizing marijuana would carry with it the advantages of crime reduction, pri...
In five pages this paper supports the legalization of marijuana only for medicinal purposes. Six sources are cited in the bibliog...
Medical Marijuana initiative was passed in California in 1996 (Annas 435). Annas said, "The law allows physicians to recommend ma...
In twenty pages designer drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, roofies, and Ecstasy are discussed in terms of their content, origin, h...
grasp the notion that continuing to prosecute marijuana users is doing nothing to ease the problem. "As demonstrated, the current...