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sharp increase in its use (1994). Indeed, part of the reason why the drug is popuolar is becuae its destructive effects are not ad...
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...
to legalizing marijuana. The author states that "Supporters of an initiative that would decriminalize marijuana in Nevada said ...
by speaking with these individuals who seem to stay out late, arrive to work late and look disheveled, a new situation presents it...
could be a prescribed drug, similar to what is done with morphine" (Marijuana - the Pros and Cons of Legalization, 2003). Clear...
not want to see this step being the first of many that would, as they see it, ultimately endanger society through the legalization...
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,...
Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...
are important issues and deserve attention because they will shape our nations future. Clearly we can build more and more prisons,...
of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...
the listeners understanding of the fact that fever is a typical sign of infection, though obviously its not the only one; nor is i...
a variety of legal prescriptions under false pretenses, one is actually taking drugs illegally. Similarly, teenagers are no allowe...
Public sentiment therefore leaves room for the possibility of legalization. Legalization can, in fact, be justified when we consi...
wrestles with a myriad of questions about substance use and abuse. First, there are good reasons why marijuana should be legali...
been absolutely established is that THC does attach itself to brain receptors associated with "thought, memory, concentration, and...
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...
came up with a theory as to why people utilized marijuana for pleasure (Hallstone, 2002). This sociologist looked at drug use from...
to reduce pain remains controversial. A 2001 meta-analysis of 39 clinical studies found that marijuanas was no more effective in...
Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana Touted). The spokesman for Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement, Billy Rogers, stated "We are...
thus freeing up money and space for more serious criminals. If marijuana were legal the law enforcement industry could spend more ...
and their attempts to fulfill their desires (Boeree, 1997). This leads to a lack of social interest or concern (Boeree, 1997). On...
these teens the freedom and boosts to self-esteem that may not be afforded them in the real world. In these communities they are a...
More precisely, in looking at cigarette addiction in young people, what are its causes? The causes of addiction are rather physio...
lines of demarcation shaped by race, socioeconomic status, gender, or age. It was at it height in the late 1970s. In fact, 1979...
wide range of areas important in achieving and maintaining recovery from drug or alcohol addiction: * Enhanced self esteem * Inter...
(Henry and Lanier 2). The field itself is a branch of social science, in which criminologists endeavor to better understand crime...
This is unfortunate, because college students are significantly more likely to have problems with gambling than older adults, and ...