once (Lynch‚ 2008). So if marijuana use is so common in the United States‚ why should it not be legalized? In this paper I will discuss both the supporting and opposing positions on the legalization of marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions (Shaw & Barry‚ 62). Many supporters of marijuana would
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Running head: ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY Ethical Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry Abstract No one can deny that the pharmaceutical industry has made significant contributions to human progress. The pharmaceutical industry has been responsible for drugs that have saved millions of lives‚ cured many forms of cancer‚ and ensured that an AIDS diagnosis is no longer an automatic death sentence. Yet despite this there are questions that the public has on whether the industry
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Morality in Sport; the Consequences and Perks of Following the Rules Aurora E. Gordon 0304974 Dr. Phil Parker March 23rd 2014 In ancient Greece a person’s moral standard‚ their value of ethics was the most important thing about that person. Many philosophers such as Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle developed many works on what they thought moral standards should represent for everyone. The idea of morality‚ or virtue ethics was held very dear to the Greeks and citizens could be judged solely on their
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Project Prevention Offers Sterilisation To The Drug Addicts International Corporate Responsibility November 26‚ 2010 http://www.projectprevention.org/objectives/ Charity offers UK drug addicts £200 to be sterilised. Drug addicts across the UK are being offered money to be sterilised by Project Prevention-an American charity. Charity is offering £200 to any drug user in London‚ Bristol‚ Leicester and parts of Wales to be operated on. The first person in the UK to accept the cash is drug
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Eleven deaths and over one million gallons of oil spilling per day and BP tried to duck responsibility. This lack in corporate social responsibility impacted the stakeholders‚ and had a huge negative impact on BP. BP has a long history of legal and ethical violations. Over the past twenty years‚ BP subsidiaries have been convicted three times of environmental crimes in Alaska and Texas including two felonies. The company is still on probation for two of them. The company also received the largest
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Security of Organizational Intranets in the Banking Section Version 1.0 * Introduction * Ethical Issues * Restricted access of information for employees in the organization’s intranet (From employee’s point of view‚ they may lose the faith in the organization‚ untrustworthy etc.) (From organization’s point of view‚ it is important to hide information such as personal sensitive information; confidential information due to some employees may gain advantages using such information)
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Issue in the Nursing Literature Keeping people alive and functioning physiologically via artificial means of technology leads to much discussion of the terms life and living. Beliefs are that biological functioning is being alive‚ no matter if the person is aware of one’s self or others. This leads to the question of what is quality of life (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2014). “Quality of life‚ a subjective appraisal of factors that make life worth living and contribute to a positive experience of living
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare AIU Online – HLTH320 Individual Project Unit 1 SCENERIO I am a paramedic arriving at an emergency scene. A group of scouts have entered a cave that is now filling with water. They were led into the cave by a rather large scoutmaster. Unfortunately‚ while leading them out of the cave‚ the scoutmaster somehow managed to get stuck in a narrow opening with only his head and shoulders protruding out. With his upper torso
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extraordinary growth in global electronic communications. However‚ to ensure the longer-term success of e-Business there have been calls for an adequate enabling framework to be put in place‚ particularly of a legislative nature. In past‚ technical issues were the main concerns of the e-Business companies. In present‚ many companies aim at creating the necessary commercial environment to stimulate the emergence of a global marketplace. The situation has changed yet again with the growth of the Internet
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Walmart Walmart is the largest American company‚ a true retail giant. It is a staple to everyday life in American communities across the country. Whether in your home town or traveling out of town one can most often find a Walmart. Each week‚ more than 245 million customers in nearly 11‚000 stores in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With net sales of $482.2 billion annually‚ Walmart employs 2.2 million employees worldwide. As consumers we relate to the bright yellow smiley
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