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…think of the legalization of marijuana, they fear a marijuana free-for-all with everybody constantly getting high and the United States Government being burdened by legalization. In fact, the process of legalization would include a law passed by Congress…

…, paper, and rope (Marijuana Information, 2003). The first drug law that was passed in the United States was passed in 1875. The first regulatory drug law was passed solely out of prejudice; this law targeted opium use among the Chinese immigrants. This law…

…, and other illnesses and chronic conditions. The Massachusetts and Ohio legislatures enacted similar medical necessity laws in 1996. However, the U.S. government, which opposes such exemptions to anti-marijuana laws, warned physicians in these states that they may…

…war than anything; a moral crusade in defense of traditional American Values if you will. The laws that are being used to fight marijuana are now causing far more harm to those values than the drug itself. In order to eliminate marijuana use, state…

…English 3 Block G April 18, 2001 ii Outline Thesis: The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes should be legalized by the United States government due to marijuana’s numerous medicinal uses, it’s relative safety as a medication, and the many…

…, a group of Texans were attacked by a Mexican who had allegedly gone crazy on the killer weed. The city of El Paso moved swiftly and passed a ban on the possession of marijuana in The El Paso Ordinance of 1914 (New Mexico Laws, 1923) . This first law…

…Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML), says that legalization will wipe out the already 60-billion dollar black market by placing marijuana in the open market. He also said that it is the enforcement of the laws criminalizing the possession…

…benefits. This change in the law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. Victims of glaucoma and those needing antinausea treatment, for example, would find marijuana easily available. Also, the cloud of suspicion would disappear…

…marijuana laws, and physicians are allowed to recommend the use of it for patients. However, in the United States, doctors risk getting their license taken away if they prescribe medicinal marijuana to patients. “The continuing illegality of medical marijuana…

…Specific issues, such as the controversy surrounding the use of marijuana have throughout recorded history increasingly been looked at from different points of view. Our beliefs concerning the non-medical use of drugs, more specifically marijuana, have…