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    conclusion presenting the author’s position. Supporters of legalization of recreational drugs believe that the main reason is that it would eliminate the criminal market place. Making the production‚ supply and use of some drugs illegal creates a vacuum into which organised crime moves. Legalisation forces organised crime from the drugs trade‚ starves them of income and enables government to regulate and control the market. It also argued that legalization would make all drug use safer. Legalisation gives

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    police arrests individuals involved in prostitution‚ however‚ a careful examination of the problem reveals that legalization of prostitution may improve the quality of life in society as well as generate wider benefits for the community. There are four reasons to legalize prostitution: (1) legalization promotes safety and improves the neighborhoods; (2) it reduces crime; (3) legalization decreases the number of sexually transmitted diseases; and (4) it generates economic benefits. First and foremost

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    Casinos in Hawaii: A Good or Bad Gamble? The streets of Las Vegas Boulevard‚ which are littered with advertisements picturing naked girls willing to provide their services for a price‚ can be a scary place as someone takes a stroll. Drunk men stumble out of strip clubs and casinos‚ and girls in gaudy clothing and stilettos apply lipstick at their post. Nobody knows when someone lurking in the shadows might pop out with a knife to steal an unsuspecting person’s wallet. Or even worse‚ a friendly-looking

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    dramatically in the early twentieth century‚ but didn’t go unseen by officials as regulations started to surface (Bouchard). Steroid and performance enhancing drugs have been present in sports for years and don’t seem to be going anywhere‚ perhaps legalization is the future. English cyclist Tom Simpson‚ died after the 1967 Tour de France‚ died after using amphetamines‚ one of the few deaths due to PEDs (Bouchard). Due to the frequent usage of PEDs and steroids the urgency for drug testing athletes

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    Journalist Reisenwitz (Why It’s Time to legalize Prostitution)‚ among the other authors is the only one who is in favor of legalization because she talks about how legalizing will protect sex workers human rights and reduce violences. Activist will be more in favor of legalization because these activists like feminist would defend and acknowledges women from being forced into prostitution. Both author Crouse (What’s wrong with legalizing Prostitution

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    solution • People use because it is illegal and enjoy taking a risk so by legalizing it would make less people wanting to do drugs just because it is legal • There wouldn’t be more people using‚ it would be the same people who use it now • Drug legalization would also reduce government costs and raise tax revenue‚ so a portion of the money made would b put back into drug rehab

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    illegal? How far would you go to see that your children are healthy? Marijuana saves people’s lives of all ages on a daily basis‚ and makes people’s lives easier to live. Marijuana can be used to treat many illnesses and diseases. And there is a war waging on. A war being fought in our own backyards. People die everyday because they’re denied proper help and treatment. Some people think it is wrong to use marijuana. But legalizing marijuana would benefit this country because it reduces harm and crime‚ creates

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    do to the body‚ the legalization of drug is feasible based on the following extents. Drug legalization will decrease the crimes in the U.S.A significantly. Almost 80% crimes in the U.S.A are created because inability to afford drug and organize drug sales. According to a recent survey of persons in prison for robbery or burglary‚ one out of three said that they committed their crimes and some of them claimed that they may commit again in order to buy drugs (How legalization would cut crime‚ by

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    cyclist who won the famous race seven times was stripped from that name. Which leads me to my point‚  if Performance Enhanced Drugs (PED’s) were to become legalized it would cause multiple problems not only on the field but even at home. Their legalization would raise multiple health concerns‚ cause unfairness in sporting events‚ and badly influence the children of today’s generation.     Many PED’s pose a serious threat to the health of its users. Although the main reason for using these drugs

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    Weed Shouldn’t Be Legalized When you read the topic of this essay you will realize that the main goal of this essay is to show the cons of weed and its bad effects on the smokers around the world. According to the United Nations "3.8% of the people around the world smoke weed at least once a year‚ in other words 266 million smoke weed." Most of the smokers are young men and women among 18-22 years old‚ if you are a high school student or university student‚ it is more likely to have a friend who

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