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Legalizing Marijuana
Discusses the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana.
# 28696
| 1,275 words
| 5 sources
| MLA
| 2002
| 
Published
on Jul 06, 2003
in
Medical and Health
(Public Health Issues)
, Medical and Health
(Drugs)
, Criminology
(Drugs Enforcement)
, Public Administration
(General)
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Description:
This paper examines both sides of the debate to legalize marijuana, particularly in light of recent ballot initiatives to decriminalize or loosen marijuana laws. The first part of the paper evaluates the arguments of those who favor keeping marijuana illegal, focusing on arguments of the gateway drug concept and the health dangers of marijuana use. The second part of the paper looks at the arguments for legalizing marijuana, especially for medicinal purposes.
From the Paper:
"The similarity between the pleasure-effects of marijuana and heroin and the severity of its withdrawal symptoms lends credence to the controversial "gateway" theory. Critics of legalization argue that marijuana users who do not choose to stop can very well become inured to the drug's pleasure effects. This may lead them to seek the same pleasure effects from stronger and deadlier drugs such as cocaine."Cite this Term Paper:
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