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…be is questionable. Some health reports state that it is very detrimental to the body while others are explaining how chemicals extracted from the marijuana plant are being used as medication. The problem is, just what are the effects, and how bad is it for someone…

…laws to allow hemp's domestic cultivation.         Every year 400,000 Americans are arrested for marijuana and thousands of them are sent to prison. Marijuana users and dealers account for sixty percent of all prisoners today. Because of new anti…

…by law" (Snyder,1985,p42) and the Marijuana Tax Act was signed by President Roosevelt. This act was made to collect more taxes and locate people selling marijuana. You had to pay $1 for medical use and $100 for recreational use as tax. This was a large factor…

…of marijuana use. What many people do not realize are the many positive aspects of marijuana legalization, including new medical cures, cleaner and more efficient industry, and reduced marijuana usage. Marijuana, as most people commonly know it, is really a plant…

…that marijuana and cannabis were the same thing. Even the American Medical Association (AMA) wasn't aware of this. When the real facts were brought to Congress by Dr. William Woodward, a physician as well as doctor for the AMA, he was denounced and dismissed…

…takes their place, we will begin to see the older traditions fade away. Along with them will go their memories of “The Killer Dope” and its evil ways. Hopefully this will pave the way for more ‘just’ laws concerning marijuana possession and usage.…

…World’s first marijuana legislation, ordering all farmers to grow Indian hemp seed. Mandatory hemp laws were passed in Massachusetts in 1631 and in Connecticut in 1632 (A Concise History). These laws were enacted for the simple fact that without the proper…

…believe that none of these people want to be in jail and their going to try to get out one way or another and with this law passing making marijuana legal they will now have a door out to freedom again. <Tab/>But like every problem…

…and within the boundaries of the governing law. In the article, "Students Get an Earful About Weed" (Staff Reporter, 2003), it explains the negative drawbacks on how marijuana affects your body. Even though it harms your body in other ways I believe that the long…

…for people (Working 3). Another down fall of prohibition is a lowered respect for the law. Under prohibition millions of people sell and use marijuana with relatively little consequences. Right now there are a lot of people getting high and selling…