marijuana is proving to be a money making product in the few states it is legal. Colorado is selling medical marijuana at a tax rate of 2.9% to medical patients‚ and is charging a tax rate of 25% when people purchase recreational marijuana. Colorado reports having made over $109‚182‚002 in the first quarter of marijuana sales. Five million of this money coming in the first week of marijuana being sold recreationally. Colorado plans on using a percentage of this tax money to help public education‚ and
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SHOULD MARIJUANA BE ALLOWED TO SELL LEGALLY? NAME: CAI WEIXIAO BSU ID: 900948775 The natural medicine named marijuana has a lot of functions: relieving pain‚ alleviating glaucoma‚ decreasing nausea and stimulating appetite. But last year‚ police officers arrested about 650 thousand citizens in U.S. who just hold their small quantity of marijuana‚ not sale. In most location in the world‚ using and holding marijuana is still illegal. Public tend to believe
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness is the work for which Abbey is best known and by which he is most frequently defined. It contains his views on a variety of subjects‚ from the problems of the United States Park Service to an angry indictment of the evils of technology masquerading under the guise of progress. No voice is more eloquent in the praise of America’s remaining wilderness nor more vitriolic in attacking those who would exploit and destroy it for profit. In the introduction
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Gun control has been in the spotlight for the past few months ever since the theatre shooting in colorado‚ and the sandy hook elementary shooting in Connecticut. This article is about the impact the shootings have had on a nation as a whole. It is about the two opposing sides which are in support of new stricter gun laws or preserving our second amendment right to bear arms. There are first hand interviews with victims parents from the sandy hook shooting and also with leaders of the NRA which strongly
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be honest I’ve only just followed them. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board‚ chosen by the Governor‚ which sets regulations and policies for Colorado’s state parks and wildlife programs. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife is who enforces the laws that the commission makes‚ there job is to protect‚ preserve‚ enhance‚ and manage wildlife for the use of the people of this state. There are several types of hunting allowed in Colorado such as Archery‚ Rifles‚ Muzzle loading‚ shot
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organizations‚ such as: A Commitment to Higher Learning‚ Disaster Relief‚ and Military Appreciation. Convoy of Hope (2013)‚ published an article entitled‚ “Chick-fil-A Colorado Relief Drive”. The article discusses that Chick-Fil-A restaurants in Colorado and Wyoming partnered Convoy of Hope in October to provide disaster relief to Colorado residents impacted by recent flooding. Dedicated employees of the company supplied food to the families of flood victims and first responders. The company has
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they comply with the standards of Feeding America. Care and Share processes donations of food and distributes to pantries in the southern region of Colorado‚ acting as the hub. Care and Share has two facilities one in Colorado Springs which is the 50‚000 square feet and one in Pueblo that is 17‚000 square feet. In 2009 they built the facility in Colorado Springs to allow more inventory‚ especially in the refrigeration and freezer capacity. Historical Background Care and Share was founded more
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Christine Jorgensen Biography Christine Jorgensen (May 30‚ 1926 – May 3‚ 1989) was the first widely known person to have sex reassignment surgery - in this case‚ male to female. She was born George William Jorgensen‚ Jr.‚ the second child of George William Jorgensen Sr.‚ a carpenter and contractor‚ and his wife‚ the former Florence Davis Hansen. She grew up in the Bronx and later described herself as having been a "frail‚ tow-headed‚ introverted little boy who ran from fistfights and rough-and-tumble
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The Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana By Robert Tanner On November 6‚ 2012‚ Colorado passed Amendment 64‚ which outlined a statewide drug policy for cannabis. This popular initiative ballot measure was an electoral first not only for America but for the world‚ and is now enacted as Article 18‚ section 16 of the state constitution. The law approves “personal use and regulation of marijuana” for adults 21 and over‚ and effectively regulates the drug in a manner similar to alcohol (Amendment 64). Since
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collar criminals that are non-violent offenders. Medium is the most common which houses violent offenders and has armed guards. High security is for the most dangerous and violent criminals. I live in Denver Colorado and when comparing the Denver county jail with the prison in Florence Colorado there are some major differences that I found between them. The jail houses inmates that get lots of recreational time‚ television where majority rules apply‚ work release programs‚ and after spending 50% of
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