SHOULD WE GO BEYOND THE LAW? FACTS OF THE CASE Nathan Rosillo * A key product developer at Chem-Tech Corporation * He and his team developed a new lubricant product that can produce the new product at a significant cost savings due to recent changes in environmental regulations. * Spent his entire life in the community where Chem-Tech plant is also located. He has sentimental attachment to the Dutch Valley River that he used to enjoy when he was young. * Has a chance of losing his job
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Legalization of Marijuana Cannabis has been around since the dawn of mankind. It is said that the plant originated from Asia‚ perhaps on the slopes of the Himalayas or the Altai Mountains to the north. The exact origin‚ obscured by Stone Age trails that cross the continent is not known. Cannabis‚ also known as marijuana‚ is a leafy plant which grows in many tropic areas around the world. It can be cultivated easily both indoors and out for the production of its flowering tops. The most common use of Marijuana
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4/16/14 Legalizing Marijuana Cannabis‚ also known as marijuana‚ and by numerous other names‚ is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Contemporary uses of cannabis are as a recreational or medicinal drug‚ and as part of religious or spiritual rites. Throughout this paper there is a vastly debatable discussion between legalizing marijuana and regular marijuana use. Both sides of the argument have their pros and cons. Medical marijuana has been proven
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citizens have already become victims to over 10 mass shootings throughout the country. I‚ like many Americans‚ believe in the 2nd amendment which states that citizens have a right to bear arms‚ however‚ I do believe that there needs to be stricter gun laws. So how do we stop innocent people from becoming just another story on the 5’o clock news? While there is probably no way to prevent all mass shootings without revoking the citizen’s right to bear arms‚ a good place to start would be paying more attention
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Should we‚ as a society use GMOs? Global food production faces many challenges such as climate change‚ exponential population growth‚ and the struggle to find arable lands. Societies have always produced GMOs (genetically modified organisms) to increase the occurrence of desired traits with methods such as selection‚ cross-pollination‚ and hybridization. However‚ the new technology‚ genetic engineering‚ the process of rearranging genes is saturating the GMO conversation. Still‚ the genetic engineering
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Should the self defense law be reformed? When is it acceptable to protect yourself? Is it when you’re nearly beaten to death? Or a more suitable question would be does self defense only apply to certain individuals? Self defense is one of the biggest motives that individuals acclaim to while undergoing criminal court cases. This law specifically states that you are entitled to defend yourself when someone provokes you or pursue you in a violent manner. Although I am favorable of this law‚ I
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The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana Latrease Brown March 14‚ 2011 In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others
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The social issue I will be talking about is marijuana addiction. Nowadays marijuana usage is very common throughout the United States because of its legalization in some states. It is also very common throughout teens and is very likely for them and many others to become addicted. In my opinion I believe marijuana is addictive because I went to school with many people who had tried it one time and suddenly became addicted and started changing‚ drastically. It began to affect their social life because
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Should the interpretation of law be strict or loose? Law can be understood differently by a different variety of people who apply if different whether it’s strictly‚ loosely and everything in between. I believe that the interpretation of law shouldn’t be really strict‚ but shouldn’t be very loose at the same time. I believe that the interpretation of law should be in the middle of strict and loose. If the interpretation of law is loose‚ then people will just go around it and find their way out
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Psychology November 27‚ 2012 Marijuana What is marijuana? Marijuana is a psychoactive drug also known as weed‚ pot‚ grass‚ etc. The main ingredient in marijuana is called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ which travels through the bloodstream to the brain and other organs. Marijuana has various effects when being used. It can also have both long term and short term effect on your body. There are multiple ways to treat this when people get addicted to the drug. The effects of marijuana usually depend on differing
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