Legalize Marijuana Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC 120 December 17‚ 2012 Legalize Marijuana There are many opponents to the idea of legalizing marijuana though states such as California‚ Arizona and many other states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes (Barnes‚ 2000). So if marijuana has medicinal attributes then how does it also fit the unsafe category? So it is a drug that is medicinal but also harmful‚ is this not the case with almost every approved pharmaceutical
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Why should we legalize gay marriage? Or‚ in other words‚ why isn’t gay marriage legalized already? Same-sex marriage is just about as humane as opposite-sex marriage. One in ten people are gay. Seems perfectly normal to me. Is it normal to you? And anyway‚ why don’t people like two gays marrying? Let’s start out with the facts. The evidence. The nitty-gritty of all this debate. One out of ten people are gay or lesbian. So there’s about twenty-eight people in this class‚ am I right? So that’s at
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Why Trudeau Should Not Legalize Cannabis Introduction In Canada‚ approximately 47‚000 deaths that are related to substance abuse occur each year (Teen Challenge). Drug addiction is an immensely growing issue in our society‚ especially among our youth. Over the past few decades‚ the youth drug rates have decreased‚ but with the impending legalization of marijuana‚ the future leads to increasing rates. The Trudeau government has passed a bill to legalized marijuana in the early summer of 2018. Many
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Should Abortions be Legal? Regina Corroa PH103 Informal Logic Barri Mallin June 20‚ 2010 Should Abortions be Legal? Thesis Abortion is defined as intentional termination of a pregnancy after conception (O’Brien). Abortion is a very touchy subject that has been around for thousands of years. When emotions are used for reasoning this is called a fallacy. With this particular issue the fallacy “slippery slope” is very common in the persuasion of arguments (Moore‚ p 182). Slippery slope is when one
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behavior? Should students have access to information and birth control without parents’ consent? Does age of the student matter? Advertising: Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ prescription meds‚ etc…? Should advertisers be prohibited from marketing to children? Is advertising information or manipulation? Beauty contests: Do they serve any purpose in society? Are beauty pageants exploitive? Civic Responsibility: Should there
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Prostitution is outlawed in most parts of America. It is however permitted in some rural counties whereby licensed brothels are allowed to operate under stringent regulations. Keeping prostitution illegal perpetuates an unequal and unsafe system that tends to exploit and stigmatize sex workers. Legalizing prostitution can be profitable and good for public health. If prostitution is legalized‚ they will pay taxes which would be a huge revenue gain to the county governments. Prostitutes especially
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Cannabis- Legalize It! The legalization and decriminalization of cannabis/ marijuana would be beneficial to economic growth in the United States. There are many reasons to support this. First‚ the decriminalization of marijuana would save time and money spent on prosecuting suspects accused of possession and/or use of marijuana. This time and money could be better spent on other things like the school systems‚ road ways‚ and police departments. As a result this will also open up room in the jails
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nature‚ such as marijuana‚ which is more commonly known as “bhang” and “ganja” . Laws in Africa Africa has a diverse character spread throughout the continent‚ from the Islamic north to a Diverse south. South Africa has already passed a bill‚ which legalizes the use of medical marijuana in the country. It took a number of years to reach this situation . The recreational use of the drug remains illegal in the country. Cannabis is also illegal in Egypt‚ although it is hard to find criminal penalties given
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trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same-sex marriage comes about naturally. Massachusetts has led the way by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay‚ while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage within state borders. Recently‚ another controversy has risen‚ who should deal with the matter: individual states or the federal government
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simplify society all substances should be legalized. Any type of substance that is used to improve someone’s ability athletically is considered a performance enhancing drug. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an organization that is committed to abolishing all anabolic substances in professional sports. The WADA is responsible for many athletic organization bans against steroids in sports. Some fans and the public may view that performance enhancing drugs should remain illegal. On the other
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