The legal battle over marijuana use 60 Articles

by Alicia M Prater PhD

Marijuana is one of many names for the herbal form of cannabis, so called for containing a class of chemicals called cannabinoids. The human body naturally produces cannibinoid compounds which are involved in pain, memory,...read more

by Brittany Harden

The laws regarding the legalization of marijuana use are prime examples of how our society allows our government to decide what is right and wrong, good and bad for us. We listen and depend on the information given to us b...read more

by Kris Bailie

Cannabis, to pot with it? What do you think of when someone mentions cannabis? A term associated with Hippies or adolescent trash, resulting in addiction and psychosis! Is it a term used daily without negativity and tho...read more

by Michael Noyce Merino

Few people disagree that marijuana is not a good thing. It is a drug, it is addictive, and it damages the body over time. However, there are many factors to consider when making laws about something like smoking marijuan...read more

by Adam Wacholder

Take marijuana. Have you ever heard of someone getting high and robbing a bodega? How about a jealous lover murdering in a stoned rage? Never? I thought not. Have you ever even heard of a man go into a cannabis-induced sei...read more

by Andrew Posner

This is a very simple, but almost always over looked situation. Marijuana is only illicit for three purposes (Note: I say use the term purposes and not reasons because the intent is not reasonable but is purposeful and ca...read more

by James Kester

There is little reason for cannabis to be illegal. It has few side effects. It has recently been voiced that it may 'cause' schitzophrenia. This is entirely incorrect, you can't cause Schitzophrenia you are born with it...read more

by Shakira Spears

Why is it that the word "dangerous" is the one most often associated with marijuana? We are bombarded by propaganda telling us that this plant is dangerous. Several claims have been made as to the reasoning behind this sta...read more

by Tony Chiaramonte

People could probably argue until the end of time, and certainly until I am not high anymore about whether marijuana should be legal. For me it all comes down to a basic principle that I live by. If you're causing no harm ...read more

by Aaron Pitt

Why is marijuana illegal in the US? Isn't alcohol more dangerous? There are many questions that arise over this topic but, all of them can be answered. When answered correctly the result is all to familiar. The United S...read more

by Richard Griffin

Marijuana was not only legal in this country until 1937, with the implantation of the Marijuana Tax Act making it illegal, but there was a law in Jamestown Colony since the early 1600's ordering farmers to grow Indian hemp...read more

by William Hamilton

The resolution of this question will have consequences for many generations. The issue is not a straight forward issue, this is not just an issue that is about weather smoking marijuana has negative effects, but what ar...read more

by Seth Kinnett

I once held the perspective that I needn't be concerned about marijuana prohibition because I was not interested in using marijuana in the first place. This is as flawed a system of thinking as ignoring global warming bec...read more

by Chandra Janean

The legal battle over marijuana use is a focus of contention in the United States. It is basically a "red state, blue state" issue. The coasts say legalize it and the middle says criminalize it! Our country is currently...read more

by Farmer Bob

Absolutely marijuana should be legalized in the US, for reasons as follow: 1. There is no way we are going to enforce a total ban (too expensive and too draconian) so the limited efforts that are made now are a waste o...read more

by Gunner Forrest

Modern marijuana laws in the United States are absolutely unnecessary and in fact, do far more harm than good. Marijuana is quite possibly the most benign regulated drug in America. In fact, statistically, marijuana is les...read more

by Eliza Bulla

It is more than a little ironic that the country responsible for a disproportionate percentage of the worlds pollution continues to outlaw one of the most efficient removers of CO2 from the atmosphere. It doesn't to be inv...read more

by Derlin Pence

Marijuana, like many other things has been given a bad name due to misinforming propaganda, and myths that have yet to be proven. One must remember that most of the propaganda on television concerning Marijuana is governme...read more

by Zachary Heil

I'm not a "pothead", and even I'm sick of the generalizations that potheads are just some lazy, dumb, no good, slackers. The valedictorian in the graduating class two years ahead of me, was a complete pothead. Many grea...read more

by Cleofus Cunningham

One day while daydreaming during a meeting, a question crossed my mind. Why is marijuana illegal? Especially considering that smoking and alcohol are illegal and produce many of the same and worse adverse effects of mariju...read more