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has been an issue for a long time. Marijuana was first brought up as an issue in 1915. It had since then became a much bigger issue in the 1960's and is now being considered for medical purposes in the 1990's. Some of the issue's faced can be described as: Lega ....

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.... became minor and was punished by a maximum fine of $100.00. Opposing sides argued that reduced penalties would result in greater public acceptance of marijuana. That would mean that there would be an increase in the amount of people who would be caught and punished for possessing marijuana. ( Sommer, 67 ). The annual survey of freshman, which has been sponsored by American Counsel on Education since 1966, includes an item relating to the legislation of marijuana. Austin, Green, and Korn ( 1987 ) indicated that results over a twenty year period show distinctly conservative trends. ( Sommer, 67 ). In 1968, for example, fewer than one in five ....