'The Legalization of Recreational Marijuana'

'The very word sparks a reaction in anyone who hears it. It is the most polemic and widely apply illicit do do drugss in America. ganja is a verge apply to show the dried flowers and leaves of the ganja plant. Smoking marihuana releases delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, also cognize as THC, which is the elemental mind-altering particle in marihuana that produces the feeling of being high. It has been used two recreationally and medicinally for centuries. thither atomic number 18 legion(predicate) accounts of its medicinal qualities in multiple historic artifacts. Its use dates plunk for to 2737 B.C. when the Chinese emperor, Shen Nung, used it for medicinal purposes including malaria, gout, unfortunate memory, rheumatism, and analgesia (Aggarwal). Even though it had been around for thousands of years, dope marijuana recreationally simply began to spread in the United States in the 1920s. Racism and misinformation were the principal(prenominal) reasons that it was o riginally criminalized in the early 1930s. The storey of marijuanas criminalization is slanted and detailed, scarce more often than not beyond the ambit of this paper. Harry J. Anslinger was the eldest commissioner of the Federal sanction of Narcotics (which is now the DEA). He was racist and a bigot, which was not unaccustomed in those days, however since he was in a point of power, congress delusive he knew what he was talking rough when he stated, virtually marijuana smokers are Negroes, Hispanics, jazz musicians, and entertainers. Their diabolical music is driven by marijuana, and marijuana smoking by white women makes them take to seek cozy relations with Negroes, entertainers, and others. It is a drug that causes insanity, criminality, and finish the most violence-causing drug in the memorial of mankind (Gerber 9). This solo was not enough to criminalize marijuana, but it definitely helped the cause. many a(prenominal) people pipe down believe right awa y that marijuana is abomination and would definitely pick out against its legalization collect to preconceived notions suc... '