Legalization of Marihuana Keyla O. Beltrán Rojas – Business Writing & Presentation Skills-SEMI 5500 Prof. Judith Castro

Background Possession of marihuana is illegal in most countries and has been since the beginning of widespread cannabis prohibition in the late 1930s. However, possession of the drug in small quantities has been decriminalized in many countries and sub-national entities in several parts of the world. Some countries have laws which are not as vigorously prosecuted as others, but apart from the countries which offer access to medical marijuana, most countries have various penalties ranging from lenient to very severe. Some infractions are taken more seriously in some countries than others in regard to the cultivation, use, possession or transfer of mariahuana for recreational use.

Smoking, which typically involves burning and inhaling vaporized cannabinoids ("smoke“). Vaporizer, which heats any form of cannabis to 165–190 °C, causing the active ingredients to evaporate into a vapor without burning the plant material. Marihuana tea, which contains relatively small concentrations of THC because THC is an oil and is only slightly water-soluble. Cannabis tea is made by first adding a saturated fat to hot water. Edibles, where mairhuana is added as an ingredient to one of a variety of foods, including butter and baked goods. Ways marihuana is consumed:

Arguments in favor Safety Controls Medical Benefits for Cancer patients Personal freedom Reduced Street justice related to drug disputes Boost in revenues

Arguments against Altered Perception Gateway drug status Danger of second-hand smoke by standers Increased chances of the drug falling into the hands of children's Damage of brain

Survey Do you agree with the legalization of Marijuana?

Do you think that marijuana helps health?

If marijuana is legalized, do you think it should be sold in pharmacies such as Walgreen’s?

If necessary, would you use marijuana for any health condition?

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“What do you think”? After having hit his head hard, Rick Simpson sought help for his medical condition through oil marijuana. When Rick discovered that marijuana oil (with its high concentration of THC) cured cancers and other diseases, try to share it with all the people who could free healing and literally controlling hundreds of people, but as the story was published, the long arm of the law removed the medicine thus leaving potentially thousands of people without their cancer treatments and leaving Rick Simpson with unconstitutional charges of marijuana possession and trafficking. Canada is in the middle of a cancer epidemic. Meet the people who did not let Rick testify in favor of the Supreme Court of Canada. It is the famous case before September 10, 2007 including a man who was cured of terminal cancer using marijuana oil.

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