Compared with harder drugs as cocaine and heroin‚ marijuana‚ also named as cannabis or hemp‚ is considered as a soft drug with less addiction and harm. In the 19th century‚ it was one of the most important crops in the American continent to the common wealth (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.32)‚ but it has been banned to grow in most countries since the 20th century (Newton‚ 2013‚ p.45). Given the clamour for “decriminalization” of the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana is growing (Single‚ 2013‚ p
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Does anyone remember when the local Harvey’s was in business; Most of us in this room do not. This generation has always known Wal-mart. Chain stores have continued to grow throughout the years and "mom and pop" stores have suffered. Harvey’s went out of business because of Wal-mart. The system that chain stores use is that at the beginning the have lower prices then local stores. Then when all the local stores go out of business that when the chain stores raise their prices‚ Wal- mart is infamous
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answer whether an exit of Germany from the euro is a better way of dealing with the crisis as opposed to a weaker country leaving. The following section explains briefly the costs of weaker countries abandoning the euro. After that benefits and drawbacks of Germany leaving
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Despite this‚ marijuana has been legalised in some areas of Australia (Joffe & Yancy‚ 2004). Consequently‚ the debate about legalising marijuana has been discussed over decades. Legalising marijuana not only has benefits but also drawbacks. Some believe that the drawbacks of marijuana outweigh the benefits‚ while others oppose this viewpoint. This essay will describe the advantages and disadvantages of the legalisation of marijuana. It will be divided into two sections: merits‚ which include medical
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What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing an online course? An online learning‚ compared from traditional learning which means ‘face-to-face’ lessons or classroom lecturing‚ distance learning can be defined as “a purely distance learning course‚ where no face-to-face lessons occur” (Sharma‚ 2010). An online learning can let workers arrange their time freely‚ in some aspect‚can save mony‚ and youngers may feel more comfortable through online courses. Online learning firstly appear to allow
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main benefits of learning more languages is that you will find it more easier to communicate with people from other countries‚ your business life would go a lot better and you will probably also have more contacts. But of course there are also drawbacks to this. Some of the most common disadvantages are that it is not so easy to learn an entirely new and foreign language. It takes quite a lot of time and it is simple to lose interest if it is not going so well in the beginning. But once you begin
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The phenomenon of social networking online has created many benefits for the individual and society but it also carries with it some serious risks and drawbacks. Discuss both the benefits and downsides of online social networking. Everything has two sides and online community of people with varied interests is no exception. A certain part of society advocates that social media channels are potential powerful tools when building new and up-to-date individual and collective relationships in many
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Legal Entity Rationalization A Post-Merger Path to Sustainable High Performance Table of Contents Introduction 3 Legal Entities at a Glance 4 Rationalization Benefits 6 From Assessment to Execution 8 Governance Model 10 Additional Considerations 12 Summary 14 About the Authors 15 2 | Legal Entity Rationalization: A Post-Merger Path to Sustainable High Performance Introduction In recent years‚ many companies have seemingly chosen to respond to changes in market dynamics and increased
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Health Care is right that should be granted to all Canadian‚ however health Care is accessible to health care is a privilege in Canada. Preston Manning former politician in Canada once said‚ “Waiting for lines at a certain point is an infringement of your constitutional right to life. You don’t have a constitutional obligation to suffer and die in a waiting line waiting for publicly administered healthcare if there are other options.” This is the reality in the Canadian medical system‚ where there
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Analyzing and employing customer data is nothing new. Traditional sources of data have been used to improve sales and marketing performance since the first mail-order catalog was produced and distributed more than two centuries ago. From monthly sales reports to predictive business intelligence‚ tapping into customer data is a well-known way to enhance efficiency‚ build customer relationships and generate new revenues. In recent years‚ however‚ the nature of the data environment has changed
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