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A Crusade of Social Degradation:

An Essay Detailing the Efforts of Those who Would Degrade the Moral Fabric and Physical Wellbeing of Society by Allowing to the Public Access to Illicit and Harmful Chemicals, Including Contradictory Evidence and Arguments Presented Herein.

BE IT DECLARED that there exists today a radical movement possessing misinformation freely propagated for alleged ambitions of legalizing and freely distributing marijuana; that marijuana has been deemed unfit for medical administration by the American Medical Association (hereafter referred to as the AMA) by rationale of a high probability of abuse and lack of credible medical evidence supporting claims of therapeutic benefits; that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to protect its citizens from harmful and illicit substances; that it is the recommendation of this advisory board to terminate and disband all proponent groups of marijuana legalization and increase if not maintain current levels of vigilance fighting the drug epidemic sweeping our great nation.

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BE IT RECOGNIZEDthat in the United States of America (hereafter referred to as the USA) over 14.6 million persons aging 12 or above have at one time burned and inhaled the dried leaves, flowers (buds) and stems of the psychoactive plant Cannabis indica or Cannabis sativa, commonly referred to as weed, pot, green, grass, bud, dope, chronic, hydro, bhang, ganja, kif, keef, mary jane, icky, sticky icky, ridiculously sticky icky, nugs, nuggets, nugsicles,or yummy nuggies; that it's widespread abuse has made marijuana the most widely used illicit drug; that marijuana is currently classified as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act (hereafter referred to as the CSA) drafted by the Drug Enforcement Agency (hereafter referred to as the DEA), recognized as such resulting from a high probability of abuse and possessing no currently recognized medicinal value; that users of marijuana face exposure to more deadly and addictive drugs and face an increased probability in their use; that marijuana users are likely to become a burden on society, as the drug causes the user to become sluggish, slow, dim-witted, schizophrenic, psychopathic and mentally retarded; that these grievances represent a serious concern to the DEA by means of degrading moral values of our youth and negatively affecting the health of those users.

Sources: www.dea.gov

BE IT RECOGNIZED that there exists in the USA an underground and radical effort by those who wish to legalize and freely distribute marijuana for means of a profit without fear of legal repercussions; that these supporters wish to engage in their deadly habit in public, affecting those in close proximity and subjecting others to serious health risks; that they possess lies and misinformation that they freely propagate as a method of convincing potential clients to distrust government studies as to increase sales of illicit drugs; that they propagate misinformation regarding alleged health benefits circumstantiated by studies conducted by radical left-wing publications such as the American Journal of Public Health, Journal of the National Cancer Institute and National Academy Press; that these supporters of legalization are utterly devoid of morality and common sensibility and wish no less than the absolute destruction of America, Christianity and all that the DEA wishes to protect.

Sources: www.dea.gov

BE IT RECOGNIZED that no current medicinal value exists for marijuana; that supporters of legalization claim that cancer patients that undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments often suffer nausea and other negligible side effects; that the DEA has recommended alternate treatments that are more effective than marijuana and far less addictive and damaging, such as Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol); that ridiculous claims regarding marijuana's alleged medical “benefits” have surfaced, including the suggestion that regular marijuana use can alleviate and prevent the symptoms of glaucoma, despite obvious evidence that the lungs and eyes have little, if any, physiological connection.

Sources: www.dea.gov

BE IT RECOGNIZED that 1 of every 36 citizens are currently incarcerated in the US Penal System; that over 700,000 of these citizens were arrested for marijuana possession alone; that 84% of prisoners are convicted of nonviolent crimes, 80% for drug related crimes; that the annual cost of $25,000 per prisoner amounts to an annual $17,500,000,000 spent on incarcerating only those convicted of marijuana offenses; that it should be obvious this cost is more than justified when compared to the absolute havoc wreaked by allowing this drug to be freely traded on the street.

Sources: www.dea.gov

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BE IT RESOLVED that the supporters of the legalization of marijuana have no credible medical evidence that is not obtained directly from studies conducted by the DEA; that no medicinal value for marijuana exists; that mandatory sentences should be maintained if not increased to further isolate these destroyers of society from that which they would further erode; that these radical groups be disbanded and silenced in order to protect the physical wellbeing and moral integrity of the United States of America.

Sources: www.dea.gov
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Wrote this last week for a class. Good timing.