Argumentative Essay: Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

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During 1997, a total of 21% voted for the legalization of marijuana, which indicated that most people where still opposing it. Since 1996, 51% have voted for its legalization and over 20 states in the districts of Columbia passed laws for the legalization and sale of marijuana (WNYC 2013). Also, according to WNYC (2013), in March 2012, voters in Washington State and Colorado legalized marijuana in the 2012 election, and, it allows almost any Californian to walk into a dispensary and buy the

Some people believe books should not be banned in schools and libraries because taking away the First Amendment right, by banning books is not right. First, the freedom of speech and press is taken away when books are banned. To begin, “When librarians and teachers reject works that may be ‘emotionally inappropriate’ for children, they’re adhering to the traditional and mostly prevailing view that children’s literature should avoid controversial topics,” (Ringel). Keeping children from using their voice

Mystery is like a puzzle, with their different shapes and sizes, if you rotate the pieces in different ways and never stop trying until the end, eventually they will fit together. One morning, where two men were having their morning walk, they spot the lifeless body of Mary Rogers. The tragedy of her death was enough to be marked in the historical records of New York City. Many newspapers and books were made, talking about the mysterious disappearance and death of Mary Rogers. But one of the most popular books written about Mary was called “The Mystery of Marie Roget” by Edgar Allan Poe.

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The government instead of being supporting this type of laws and trying to legalize drugs, should make an educational plan for youth and teens, and explain them what are the negative sides of using drugs. To increment plans against the use of tobacco and alcohol within minors, and to actually enforce the law of compsuntion, which is 18 in Mexico. Countries like US, actually enforce this law, and the compsuntion of alcohol and tobacco within minors is really really low. Another negative side effect of the legalization of drugs would be the increment of violence, because people who do not have money to buy drugs, would steal or kidnap people for money to spend it on drugs. Most of the violence in Mexico is due to the drug war, and if the drugs are legalized, the levels of violence would increase as well.

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Teenagers are very different in personalities some teenagers like to get in trouble and some don’t think of what will happen next in their everyday lifestyle. Their was this book that i have read and it was about teenagers doing drugs and drinking and they were making careless mistakes and some of the teenagers will not do any of those things because they think of the consequences. Also some teenager will do a lot of things like not driving right making wrong turns and other things but they get over it and pick up from the beginning. Some people believe that teenagers are careless and don’t think about their consequences. Teenagers are careless in public and in school because they are in front of other people and try to do bad things and show off.

Although, it could lead to alcohol, drugs and gangs, curfews won’t impede teen from getting in trouble. According to the article , it explains that, “Curfews don’t lower teen crime. Curfews don’t teens from getting into trouble. Teens who want to perpetrate a crime won’t let a curfew stop them.” Because not all teens listen, not all teens will accept a curfew. The Greasers did not have a curfew.On the other hand, not having a curfew could lead into drugs, and gangs.