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Why Marijuana is Illegal
By: Andy Holman
The Truth:
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HistoryUses:•Rope•Clothes•Canvas•Medicine
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Influence in America
•Jamestown-the first English settlement in North America.•In 1850 there were 8,327 hemp plantations in America.
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In America Now
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Fueled By Racism
1932- Uniform Narcotic Drug Act
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What Testing Has Proven
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Statistics
Tobacco
Mari
juana
02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,000
10,000,00012,000,00014,000,00016,000,00018,000,000
American Annual Tax Revenue.Column1Column2
Tobacco
Mari
juana
050,000
100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000
Americans killed a year. (from use)
Column1
Column2
Deaths per year Annual Tax Revenue
Tobacco- 435,000Alcohol- 75,000Marijuana- 0
Tobacco- 16,575,613Alcohol- 5,763,336Marijuana- 0
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The American Dream
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TheEnd
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Works CitedImages:•http://www.ehow.com/hemp-rope/•http://hempwerx.com/•http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-chou.cfm•http://www.flickr.com/photos/tspauld/410782275/•http://photopostsblog.com/2009/02/06/prison-art/•http://chattahbox.com/curiosity/2010/04/15/8-year-old-boy-caught-handing-out-heroine-to-students/•http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/news/viewdetail/water_biofuels_usa.html•http://www.quit-smoking-central.com/effects-of-smoking-weed.html
Information:Marijuana- The First Twelve Years
2010, Nov, 10th, http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/hemp/history/first12000/1.htm
Federal Marijuana Law2010, Nov, 10th, http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=2638Pete Guither- Why is Marijuana Illegalhttp://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/Wikipedia- Jamestown settlement, cannbis, legal history of cannabis, uniform narcotic drug act