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GROUP 4
 * THE BIG IDEA - SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY ISSUES**

What is your problem? people think weed is bad.

What is the solution to your problem? weed has it own medical uses. THESIS STATEMENT Can weed be legal.

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=THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA=
 * ** THE MEDICAL USES OF MARIJUANA **
 * California allows use of marijuana as a prescription medicine, for its pain-alleviating and relaxant effects; there is a list of conditions for which it may be prescribed.
 * Other areas in the USA have legalized marijuana, but the federal laws of the country trump state laws, making these state and local laws somewhat irrelevant and pointless. However, it is a cloudy issue (given the tangle of statements that is the the Bill Of Rights). Basically, a federal agent may prosecute a person breaking a federal law, but the federal government cannot force or require the state government to assist in such prosecution or investigation and so many users escape punishment.
 * Marijuana in the Netherlands, contrary to popular belief, is illegal. However, the government has a policy of non-enforcement as a separation of 'soft' drugs from 'hard' ones. This involves people who have minimal amounts (5 plants or 5 grams per adult is the guideline amount) not being prosecuted or even investigated. "Coffee shops" are also often left alone, provided they have less than certain amounts on site.
 * India allows its sale for some Hindu rituals. All (legal) sales are made in government-owned shops.
 * Iranians use the seeds as a food, so their use this way is legal. Use as a psychoactive is illegal; however because of the large number of other herbs that are tolerated and legal, prosecution for this is rare.
 * Some other countries allow personal use and some small possession only (cultivation is sometimes permitted; dealing and trafficking are invariably still illegal). They include: Argentina, Some states in Australia, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Macedonia, Mexico

=**CONS OF LEGAL MARIJUANA (PROBLEMS)**= ====Some people think weed is bad because it causes loss of restlessness, mood swings, paired motor ability, impaired ability, hallucinations, paranoia, and psychotic. Some long term effects of weed are loss of brain cells, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, energy loss, slow confused thinking, and blood vessel blockage. Some physical effects of marijuana are Diarrhea, Cramps, Weight loss or gain, and Impaired sex drive. Now the most damage effects to pregnancy Research has shown that babies born to women who used marijuana during their pregnancies display altered responses to visual stimuli and increased tremulousness which may indicate problems with neurological development. Marijuana exposed children have also been found to have more behavioral problems and, to perform tasks of visual perception, language comprehension, ====  NO.2 Marijuana use has positive attributes, such as its medical value and use as a recreational drug with relatively mild side effects. Many people use marijuana because they have made an informed decision that it is good for them, especially Americans suffering from a variety of serious ailments. Marijuana provides relief from pain, nausea, spasticity, and other symptoms for many individuals who have not been treated successfully with conventional medications. Many American adults prefer marijuana to the use of alcohol as a mild and moderate way to relax. Americans use marijuana because they choose to, and one of the reasons for that choice is their personal observation that the drug has a relatively low dependence liability and easy-to-manage side effects. Most marijuana users develop tolerance to many of marijuana's side effects, and those who do not, choose to stop using the drug. Marijuana use is the result of informed consent in which individuals have decided that the benefits of use outweigh the risks, especially since, for most Americans, the greatest risk of using marijuana is the relatively low risk of arrest. NO.1 Marijuana users are determined to stand up to the injustice of marijuana probation and accomplish legalization, no matter how long or what it takes to succeed. Despite the threat of arrests and a variety of other punishments and sanctions marijuana users have persisted in their support for legalization for over a generation. They refuse to give up their long quest for justice because they believe in the fundamental values of American society. Prohibition has failed to silence marijuana users despite its best attempts over the last generation. The issue of marijuana's legalization is a persistent issue that, like marijuana, will simply not go away. Marijuana will be legalized because marijuana users will continue to fight for it until they succeed.
 *  THE TWO REASON WE THINK MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL **