Gonzales v. Raich In the case of Gonzales v. Raich‚ the Supreme Court made a judgment that affected the California users of medical marijuana. Under a law the federal Controlled Substance Act‚ marijuana is a schedule one controlled substance‚ however under a 1996 state California law‚ marijuana is legalized for usage for people who have a prescription from a doctor for medical usage. When the federal Drug Enforcement Administration enforced the CSA by destroying one of the defendant’s marijuana
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The History of Marine Corps at Embassies If you have been watching the news lately (2015). You have probably heard all about ISIS and the train incident and even some of the terrorist attacks. Marines play a major role in most of these incidents especially the train incident in Paris‚ France. A crazy person could have kill some people but no‚ the Marines were the heroes. Now let’s learn about The History of Marine Corps at Embassies around the world‚ and some other cool and crazy facts about
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October 5‚ 2010 Introduction Every year we hear more shocking stories of the mismanagement of a corporation’s funds. Unfortunately for Tyco in 2002‚ it was their company that covered the front pages of the press. Tyco’s CEO and CFO were caught trying to pass a $2‚200 wastebasket and a $6‚000 shower curtain off as company expenses” (Palmer‚ Dunford‚ Akin‚ 2009‚ pg.345). Just months later the new CEO‚ Ed Breen had an overwhelming task ahead of him. He needed to raise morale‚ prove Tyco’s integrity
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Avon Corporation In order to begin to understand the industry in which Avon functions as well as the specifics around the introduction of the new EAS drive‚ I used the 5Cs analysis to outline the company’s current situation. Situation Analysis via the 5Cs: Company * Avon manufactured a number of electrical products * Sold products to both end users and OEMs * $6M in sales annually of the AVDC drives‚ lost sales to EAS drives Collaborators * Distributors and OEMs Avon could establish many more
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Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world. Although significant oil reserves have been found in the early 1970s‚ these could not be developed because: 1- Chad is a landlocked country with limited domestic demand; 2- civil war prevented the creation of a stable investment environment and caused the departure of several investors. Since peace was established in 1990‚ investors and the World Bank returned to Chad for developing its oil reserves. In order to justify
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Case studies in the Oil and Gas industry Piper Alpha Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. The platform began production in 1976‚ first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on July 6‚ 1988‚ killing 167 men‚ with only 59 survivors. The death toll includes 2 crewmen of a rescue vessel. Total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (US$ 3.4 billion). At the time of
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Ask any beauty blogger within the Philippines to suggest an all-natural pore and skin care line and you would possibly get this answer—V&M Naturals. The brand has a devoted following‚ thanks to its now-well-known Emu Oil-primarily based pores and skin care line that boasts a wide range of handmade soaps‚ serums‚ creams and other treats for the pores and skin. The brand has grown to consist of pure beeswax candles and bespoke
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sentenced to death. In the Atkins v. Virginia (2002) case‚ Supreme Court ruled that execution of such a person constitutes cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment (Bethany A. Young-Lundquist‚ 2012). Standardized tests were the method used to test intellect. The purpose of this study was the focus on potential limitations of adaptive functioning. It has been thought that individual s with high levels of psychopathic
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Will the law recognize a contract between Moving Earth and Shake and Rattle LTD? Legal Relations Edwards v Skyways [1964] 1 WLR 349 held that it is necessary to determine between social and domestic agreements and agreements that are within a commercial context. Alison and Simon agreed to business relations and there was an intention to agree‚ a meeting of the minds. Offer Megalift v Terminals [2009] NSWSC 324 determined quotes can be a binding offer. Berging CJ Eq held that a quote that listed
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In 1927‚ there was a case called Buck V. Bell‚ which in this particular case it involved a hearing that was required to determine whether or not the enforced eugenic sterilization was a wise thing to do. Today‚ I will write about The Supreme Court of Buck V. Bell‚ the definition of eugenic movement‚ and the role of eugenic movement in this case‚ and I will also address Oliver’s Wendell Holmes statement. The main person in this case was named Carrie Buck; she was a feebleminded woman who was committed
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