It is interesting to observe that, even as American attitudes regarding marijuana usage have significantly relaxed in recent decades, debate still rages as to legalizing the substance on a national level. While certain states have already so altered marijuana's former criminal status, others remain reluctant, and this reinforces the divisiveness...

Marijuana has been an age-old form of treatment for an array of medical ailments. However, in the early 20th century, the rise of other drugs, including aspirin and barbiturates, began to be prescribed more prevalently than marijuana as a medical remedy/treatment (Steve, 30). While replacements such as these were often...

The legalization of Marijuana is a controversial issue in many parts of the world. Policy makers, Health care providers, and society at large see it as a substance which erodes the morals of a society. Some of the states in the United States accept the use of marijuana for medical...

There are various entities in the social and economic life whose regulation and control presents various challenges to the concerned authorities. This is because these perspectives present conflicting interests from various parties in the affected industry. The use of marijuana in Colorado is one of the aspects that has been...

There are many arguments over the legalization of marijuana that have scientific, social and cultural significance. While some like Miron argue that “the drug comes with a long list of negative side effects,” (5) others, including Caulkins et al claim the drug may be no more damaging than alcohol, and,...