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Case for Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana, a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the
ubiquitous hemp plant Canabis sativa (or Cannabis indica). Smoked by
rolling in tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. It is also otherwise
consumed worldwide by an estimated 200,000,000 persons for pleasure, an
escape from reality, or relaxation. Marijuana is known by a variety of
names such as kif (Morocco), dagga (South Africa), and bhang (India).
Common in the United States, marijuana is called pot, grass, weed, Mary
Jane, bones, etc. The main active principle of cannabis is
tetrahydrocannabinol. The potency of its various fo....
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