Legalization of Marijuana Legalization of marijuana means the government would educate‚ regulate‚ tax‚ and control the estimated $400 billion a year drug industry (Gerdes 50). It does not mean that the federal government would allow marijuana to grow like grass does now‚ as thought by so many people. As of today‚ many people around the world smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes. The drug not only benefits the sick‚ but it would also help the United States debt‚ lead to a decreased rate in
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residence of Harvard University‚ marijuana plays a significant role in the workings of our society. a. Whether it is musicians‚ artist‚ or even a few politicians‚ people around the world thoroughly indorse the legalization of Marijuana B. I believe Marijuana should be legalized because I believe it is not a life-threatening drug and is commercially and medically used as a stress and pain reliever. C. The three topics I am going to discuss are the safety aspects of Marijuana in comparison to other illegal
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Legalizing Marijuana Abraham Lincoln once stated that‚ "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man ’s appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." In today ’s society‚ this statement still applies in reference to the illegal use of marijuana. Marijuana prohibition causes far more harm than marijuana itself. Keeping marijuana illegal is
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Trinity University of Asia Cathedral Heights 275 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue‚ Quezon City A Research Paper About Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Submitted to Mr. Joey San Andres By Eblacas‚ Nillyn Mae V. Introduction The corporation we have chosen for this research paper is the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR. It is the Philippines 1st largest contributor of revenue after the Tax and Customs Authority. It is a government
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BACKGROUND Over the last 40 years‚ the legal status of marijuana has been debated vigorously. Proponents of policies that would permit individual possession of small amounts of marijuana argue that it is a safe drug and that criminal sanctions against personal use and possession represent at worst excessively harsh and at best unnecessary penalties. Echoing these sentiments‚ editors of The Lancet have concluded that "cannabis per se is not a hazard to society but driving it further underground
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expressed sentiments that the study of sociology has no real scientific ground. This paper serves to examine the fundamental assumptions‚ as well as the possibility of Sociology being a science‚ but more specifically a social science. It begins by producing some definitions of the key terms‚ within the context of sociology‚ to which the student will make reference. The terms include science‚ social science and sociology. The paper then proceeds to compare sociology to the natural sciences‚ by establishing
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INTRODUCTION: Rationale of the Study Android technology is a type of OSS (open source software)‚ which is a type of software readily available with a source code that isn’t held exclusive by copyright laws. Android is made especially for mobile devices and includes: software that provides common services for computer applications‚ middleware‚ which lets multiple applications run at the same time or connect‚ and many other key applications like social networking‚ games‚ and business modules. Android
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January 2015 Legalization of Marijuana The debate about legalizing marijuana across the country has been going on for decades. Nowadays‚ it is so wide spread illegally‚ that it should not be difficult to legalize it. In 2012‚ there were 750‚000 arrests involving marijuana‚ and out of the 750‚000 arrests‚ 650‚000 of them were simply for possessing marijuana (Jon Walker‚ “There Were Over 650‚000 Arrests For Marijuana Possession Last Year‚” Just Say Now). Legalizing marijuana would cut down tax dollars
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billions of dollars on trying to keep marijuana illegal in this country. And other countries and other religions such as Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Africa‚ China‚ Asia‚ Europe‚ Islam‚ and Israel all use marijuana to celebrate and they believe it is a healing herb. Marijuana users in these areas are aware of all health hazards their addiction to marijuana may led them to; but no authority of law is capable of preventing them from smoking marijuana. Legalization of marijuana in our country would lead to a better
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Gwen Stutler Soc 120 July 27‚ 2013 It goes by weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane but is better known as Marijuana. Marijuana is considering a schedule I drug. “The federal Controlled Substance ACT of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Scheduled I drug‚ meaning that is has a high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use‚ and thus it prohibits the possession‚ use‚ purchase‚ sale and/or cultivation of marijuana.”(Weiss‚ 2013) For years it has been an ongoing debate as to whether it should be legal in United
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