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Legalizing Marijuana: A Bad Idea

Legalizing Marijuana: A Bad Idea

The issue of the legalization of marijuana is one that has preyed on my mind since moving here to Los Angeles from the United Kingdom. In fact three years ago England moved marijuana up from a Class C controlled substance to that of Class B, now deemed alongside other drugs such as speed, Ritalin and mephedrone (Bath Salts). According to an article, this past month the California Medical Association in fact endorsed the decriminalization of … Read entire article »

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California Marijuana Laws and Prop 19

Federal law says they will continue to make arrests of individuals and organizations using cannabis even if Prop 19 is passed. Both Eric Holder, the attorney general of California and the Justice department claim that the Federal Government will enforce its laws even against California’s will, no matter which way people vote. The Justice Department remains very opposed to people possessing, distributing and cultivating cannabis, as well as California’s prop 19. It is said by the department that the federal Controlled substances Act will be strictly enforced regardless of what prop 19 overturns. In 1996, California was independent in making themselves the only state that people could use cannabis under medical supervision and for medicinal purposes only. Since 1996, thirteen other states as well as the District of Columbia also cosigned … Read entire article »

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Prop 19 to Legalize Marijuana in California

Sitting in my dorm room in Burlington, Vermont my friends and I talked about the wonders and benefits of the legalization of marijuana. We talked about it for quite sometime. Looking up at the Bob Marley and Snoop Dogg posters on the wall, we imagined a country where we could sit and do just this all day. Thinking back to the moment I am now horrified that Marijuana may become legal in the state of California. How in the world will we progress as a country if we are given permission to sit and toke all day, talking about things we would like to accomplish? The emptiness and lack of motivation I got from pot was enough to send me to rehab. Although I recognize not everyone is an addict, pot … Read entire article »

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