Legalizing Medical Marijuana The debate over whether to legalize marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues dividing courts‚ the federal government‚ state governments‚ and voters. In 1996‚ Arizona and California voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Propositions 200 and 215 represented a dramatic shift from a previously united federal and state front against illegal drugs to one where state governments and voters are now at odds
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Ethical Egoism is “the doctrine that each person ought to pursue his or her own self-interest exclusively” (Rachels 71). With Ethical Egoism‚ we ought to do what is in our own self-interest‚ instead of trying to do what is in. While we are exclusively pursuing our own interests‚ we can still help people because in many ways‚ when you help yourself‚ you are also in a way helping others who are benefiting from your rewards. Rachels uses the explanation of when you convince a teacher to cancel an assignment
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Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Kizzy Richardson BCOM 275 July 17‚ 2011 LaRhonda Jones Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Marijuana has been noted to be the most valuable herb for centuries. The medical use of cannabis dates back to 2700 B.C. with the father of Chinese medicine‚ Shen Nung. Sir Russell Reynolds‚ the private physician to Queen Victoria‚ prescribed marijuana for menstrual cramps and wrote the first issue of The Lancelot stating‚ “When pure and administered carefully‚ it is one
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Should Marijuana be Legalized? Do you believe the negative effects of marijuana are more damaging than alcohol and tobacco? Personally‚ I really don’t think the effects are any worse‚ and seeing as though alcohol and tobacco are legal; so should marijuana. Presently‚ it is illegal to consume‚ grow‚ and/or sell any amount of marijuana in the United States of America for any reason; with the exception of fourteen states‚ which uses it strictly for medicinal purposes. Yes‚ I said medicinal purpose
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Ethical egoism is the view that every action is performed in order to maximize one’s own self-interest. Shoemaker argues‚ however‚ that in order for an ethical theory to be tenable it should be publicizable. He explains that ethical egoism should not be publicized‚ and is therefore implausible‚ because by working in their own best interest‚ ethical egoists will essentially eliminate the best outcome for themselves. When two ethical egoists act together in a way that is beneficial to themselves individually
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In this paper I’ll be discussing how ethical egoism can be applied to an ethical dilemma. The ethical dilemma that I have chosen is about whether I should testify in court knowing that I will help my innocent best friend but I would be incriminating myself. With this chosen dilemma I’ll explain how act-egoism can be applied to this scenario. The purpose of the paper is to see how ethical egoism can be used in a real life situation. Theory of ethical egoism is a moral theory that is about how an
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Speech: Legalizing marijuana Introduction: There is in April 2016 going on a debate about legalizing cannabis‚ the drug minister of England is the one who started this debate. A group of students‚ who are studying social science‚ have been inviting him to their university to hold a speech about the ongoing debate. The speech is about to be hold in the election period and the speech holder is a fictive young man; he is British Liberal Democrat‚ and the drug minister in the Britannia. It’s a public
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Egoism is one of four popular ethical theories. The principle‚ or basic premise behind the Egoism theory is that self-interest is most important. By definition‚ egoism is the theory that one’s self is‚ or should be‚ the motivation and the goal of one’s own action (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). An argument can be made that no human ever makes a decision without considering themselves‚ or that there is no true altruistic act anyways. So‚ it is important to differentiate a normal decision a
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My research on marijuana dates back many years‚ the plant itself is earth grown and has many purposes. Over many years marijuana has been worked to help fit our personal lifestyles‚ and our environment all over the world. Today in our era marijuana is being used for many‚ different reasons‚ some such as medical and some diseases. I believe marijuana itself should be able to be used permanently for many different reasons some due to beneficial use‚ including easing pain‚ helping to stay away from debt
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Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana use is on the rise‚ especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states‚ legalizing medical marijuana many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate‚ but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics show that over 70 million Americans have tried Marijuana and more that 20 million
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