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Decriminalizing Marijuana
Argumentative Essay # 21947
Decriminalizing Marijuana
This paper argues for the decriminalization of marijuana on moral, economic and health grounds: History, politics, medical benefits and social impact.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
5 sources |
1995
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"The topic of decriminalizing some classes of drugs, particularly marijuana, has been turning up in the news again regularly. It had been a topic of considerable political debate when President Jimmy Carter endorsed decriminalization of marijuana in 1977, but the idea quickly lost respectability when President Ronald Reagan renewed the "war on drugs" in 1982. The issue briefly surfaced again a few years ago when former-Surgeon General Jocelyn Elder speculated that the costs of keeping marijuana illegal may far exceed the benefits. This research examines the moral, economic and health costs and benefits associated with criminalizing marijuana use. It argues that de-criminalizing the use of marijuana has merit on all three grounds.Hemp, the basic plant that is marijuana, was at one time ... "
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"Decriminalizing Marijuana" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Argumentative-Essay-Decriminalizing-Marijuana/21947>
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