backed by a demonstration that the law is just.” (ix) His book is presented in three chapters. Chapter one describes our present drug policies and laws and raises questions to answer whether these are just or unjust and offers his position of decriminalization as a more ethical approach to drug use. Chapter two reviews the most frequent arguments used in favor of punishing drug users and Husak believes that none of these are convincing enough to warrant enacting laws on a person’s behavior. Chapter
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Legalize It In 2000‚ George Bierson’s "Marijuana‚ the Deceptive Drug"‚ was published by the Massachusetts News. Bierson concludes that marijuana is harmful in many ways‚ including brain damage‚ damage to the reproductive system‚ and weakening of the immune system. He also attempts to convince the reader that marijuana is a "gateway drug" that leads the users to venture into much harder drugs. I believe that research to support anything can be found if one is looking hard enough‚ but that the fallacy
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The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized for recreational use has been ongoing for the last few years. Although states like Colorado and Washington have already legalized the use of marijuana recreationally‚ marijuana is still illegal on the federal level. There are many arguments to present for and against the legalization of marijuana. Over the next few years‚ our society will have to learn and analyze the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana recreationally‚ and we will need to
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Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization
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From what I have learn in Sociology. I think legalization and decriminalization of marijuana is one of the worse action taken in 21st century from our country. I feel like the government legalize this to benefit from it by trying to get the drug money. By legalizing and decriminalizing it‚ more job will be created. However‚ I honestly think it the worse that ever happen to America beside wars. I still do not understand how could you legalize a drug that could kill our brain cells and lower our IQ
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the benefits to society in that it can be an economic benefit via taxation of marijuana‚ producing more revenue for state and local governments. I anticipate an increase in education steers people toward the Democratic Party‚ which favors the decriminalization of
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quick fix Band-Aid solution. If caregivers‚ counselors and the general public do not hold more of an abstinence position on recovery they will eventually do users a disservice. I will touch on needle exchange‚ safe injection sites‚ wet houses‚ decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. The Position Of Harm Reduction The International Harm Reduction Development program defines harm reduction as "a pragmatic and humanistic approach to diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug
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tobacco use‚ 40‚000 die from alcohol use and 15‚000 die from other illegal drugs annually (Bureau of Mortality). The death rate of marijuana is zero‚ but yet the government sees it as a risk and criminalized a plant with great potential. The decriminalization of medical marijuana could create many cures and treatments‚ bring enormous tax revenue‚ and could be used for everyday needs. The criminalization of medical marijuana has proven to be a failure and a waste of resource and should be abolished
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that writers could in any case be indicted for criticism. Despite the fact that this choice is just a halfway stride forward‚ the court’s choice says a lot without bounds of the Colombian press. This decision opens the entryway for further decriminalization of defamation and less oversight for the press. The a good fit for press keeps on being formed in Colombia; an unmistakable sample of this is another situation where the Supreme Court brought a claim against a writer for maligning. Cecilia Orozco
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As of January of 2017 eight states‚ and Washington D.C.‚ have legalized the use of recreational marijuana (Robinson‚ 2017). Although‚ the recreational use of marijuana is legal in these states and Washington D.C.‚ legislation often restricts the amount of marijuana someone can possess on their person (Robinson‚ 2017) Additionally‚ many of these states permit residents to grow and possess marijuana plants in their homes (Robinson‚ 2017). Marijuana is growing in popularity with users and politicians
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