Legalization Of Marijuana.
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What is it?
Marijuana is a word used to describe the dried flowers leaves and seeds of the Indian hemp plant. It has many street names such as Dope, Grass, Mary Jane, Hemp, Pot, Texas tea and Weed, Ganja, Reefer, Roach, Dagga, Home grown, Astro turf, Bhang and J.
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Where did it come from?
Originated in central and Southern Asia. It was discovered growing in the wild in China, they where able to spin yarn for clothing, fishing nets, ropes and many other things but these products are referred to as hemp products .
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Prior to discovery it wasn't used for medical purposes till two-thousand years later.
It was used for rheumatism, gout, malaria, and a number of other disorders. Hemp travelled to Arabia from China, and appeared in the writings of the Greek philosopher Herodote. He describes ritual use of burning hemp by the Syrian Skytes.
Why should it be Legalized?
Legalizing and regulating marijuana will bring the nation's largest cash crop under the rule of law, creating jobs and economic opportunities in the formal economy instead of the illicit market. Scarce law enforcement resources that could be better used to protect public safety would be preserved while reducing corrections and court costs. State and local governments would acquire significant new sources of tax revenue from regulating marijuana sales.
PRO'S
- Lets citizens express individual freedom of choice.
- Crime and violence rates would decrease
- Save tax payers 27 billion each year
- Destroys drug gangs and cartels
- Stops crimininalisation of children
CON'S
- Marijuana is highly addictive
- "Sucks the life out of you"
- Teenage marijuana rates will increase
- Potentially ruin ones 'Sex life'
- Causes serial health problems
