Marajuana

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Marijuana

Marijuana has been around for thousands of years. From 1804 when Napoleon discovered it in Egypt to Queen Victoria who used it for her menstrual cramps. However, it was introduced to the United States during the Industrial Age in 1876 by the king of Turkey. Supposedly this was the biggest pot party in the world until Woodstock in the 60's. Either way I chose to write about this topic because it interests me very much. I’ve done papers on the subject in favor of legalizing marijuana. You had mentioned that you know plenty of people who smoke marijuana and never have seen anyone become violent. I totally agree with you and have plenty of real life experiences to back it up. I wouldn’t say that I’m a pot head, but I do occasionally smoke marijuana. The reason I’m telling you this is because you told us to be honest with you and tell you real life experiences. My friends and I probably started smoking pot towards the end of high school. Most of my friends are anywhere from 23-28 years old now and not one of us has become violent or had it effect our lives.
I know that just because my friends and I haven’t had any negative consequences from smoking pot, besides wigging out, it doesn’t speak for the rest of society. However, William Woodward of the American Medical Association says there is no evidence to back up pot as being a violent drug. I thought it was very interesting that Harry J. Anslinger and Hertz used false facts to allow the Government to put a stamp tax on Marijuana. A tax he knew would never allow the sale of marijuana because he used the same type of tax to ban the purchase of machine guns. Then the movie “Reefer Madness” comes out and is so over the top exaggerated. The FBI endorses it openings scenes. What the narrator says about the facts about marijuana are distorted, exaggerated, and just plain wrong. Anslinger demonized marijuana so effectively it was propaganda to the...