Driving While on Drugs Summary: As the police departments in the U.S. get tougher on drunk drivers‚ some drivers find different ways to stay high while behind the wheel by using prescription pills and marijuana. A new report says drivers are nearly as likely to be high on pot or pills as drunk on alcohol‚ and it urges states to take steps to better monitor and control drugged driving (Schmitz‚ 2015). The states and federal government are working on figuring out the policies on recognizing high drivers
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That sexual services are motivated by economic gains and theorists view that sex trade a analogous to any other contract to that each part attempted to gain the best deal. That sex trade is like any other business transactions. “Where the state has the same interest in prostitution as it has in any other contract‚ and may regulate it accordingly” (Beran‚ 2012 p.32). For example that the state regulate restaurants in promoting safe cooking‚ hygiene‚ and advertisement‚ that the state should do the
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Daniel Sam K. Bañas‚ 120483 Carlos Rivera English 12 7 February‚ 2012 The Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs in the Philippines From the year 2002 to the year 2012‚ reports of illegal drug use and addiction to illegal drugs have risen in the Philippines‚ as explained by Tom Bañas the Task Force Commander of the Anti-Illegal Drug and Special Operation Task Force or AIDSOFT. The Philippine government in response to these reports sanctioned the formation of agencies specializing in dealing with
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campaign worked‚ and by 1937 the U.S. Government outlawed its use. (Soros). By looking deeper into the subject one can see the true effects this drug has had on society‚ and the possible benefits that can be reaped if it is legalized. Through the decriminalization of marijuana‚ societies can reap the benefits of an improved economy‚ a reduction in violence‚
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Drug Decriminalization With An Emphasis on Marijuana “Herb is the healing of a nation‚ alcohol is the destruction” - Bob Marley. Almost 50% of America views marijuana as a unspeakable substance. Most of those 50% who disagree have never actually used it.. Those biased opinions contribute to why marijuana is illegal today. However‚ America is slowly coming to realize that there simply is nothing wrong with marijuana. According to Aviva Shen‚ author of “California Attorney General: Legalizing Marijuana
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Hillmont Talada 1 Danielle Cook English 1010 February 22‚ 2010 Why marijuana should be legal Some people ask why marijuana should be legalized. But‚ perhaps‚ we should ask why marijuana is illegal? Contrary to public opinion and current law there are more reasons for marijuana to be legalized than for it to remain illegal. Marijuana cost taxpayers billions of dollars‚ it is less harmful than other pharmaceutical
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Annotated Bibliography Armentano‚ Paul E.‚ “US Policy on Drugs”‚ NORML Directory‚ May 4th 2008 http://www.legalizationofmarijuana.com/ This web site contains some useful material about how much money and effort the United states government has been spending lately on arresting people possessing marijuana. It gives true information and numbers about the money spent and how many people have been arrested in the past few years. However it does not show legit reasons on why marijuana should be legalized
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The Blunt Truth Should marijuana be legalized? The legalization of marijuana is currently one of the most controversial issues in the United States today. To answer this question it entails more than just and simple “yes” or “no”. There are a variety of reasons as to why someone would want to use this decriminalized plant‚ which is the result of the nationwide debate of legalization. Medical uses seem to be the most looked at area of this debate. Many doctors will support the use of marijuana
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Connor Biro - 2577567 English 102 Price 4/5/13 Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized in the U.S. “Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the most therapeutically active substances known to man” (qtd. in Rosenthal and Kubby 49). The DEA’s Administrative Law Judge‚ Francis L. Young‚ stated this in the matter of Marijuana Medical Rescheduling Petition‚ in 1988 when attempting to list marijuana as a Schedule II drug (Keene 93). Marijuana‚ or “weed‚” is made from the leaves and flowers of the
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Prostitution is referred to as one of the oldest professions. However‚ prostitution is not legalized. Women who sell their bodies as well as men who pay for sexual services are criminals according to the current legislation. In many countries‚ including the United States‚ the police arrests individuals involved in prostitution‚ however‚ a careful examination of the problem reveals that legalization of prostitution may improve the quality of life in society as well as generate wider benefits for
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