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    Legalizing/decriminalization of prostitution increases clandestine‚ hidden‚ illegal and street prostitution. Many women don’t want to register and undergo health checks‚ as required by law in certain countries legalizing prostitution‚ so legalization often drives them into

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    Every year‚ States waste more than 3.5 billion dollars to enforce marijuana laws. In the year 2010 alone‚ cops made a marijuana arrest every 37 seconds (ACLU). To add to those eye opening numbers‚ 52% of all drug arrests in 2010 were for marijuana (ACLU). By looking at these statistics‚ it is evident that the government spends an abundant amount of time and resources trying to crack down on marijuana users. Our tax dollars are going towards arresting men and women for smoking marijuana‚ when there

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    Prostitution is a highly controversial topic when considering if it should be criminalized or not. Prostitutes have been present all throughout mankind‚ and in America‚ it’s currently illegal to solicit yourself for sex. Rebecca Hayes-Smith and Zahra Shekarkhar published a study back in the year 2010 that analyzed current assumptions about prostitutes and it’s place in American society. According to Hayes-Smith & Shekarkhar (2010)‚ the first assumption is “That the criminalization of prostitution

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    Cited: Sankin‚ Aaron. "California Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rate To Record Low: Study." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com‚ 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. Stateman‚ Alison “Can Marijuana Help Rescue California’s Economy?” Time Magazine. Time.com 19 March . 2009 Miler‚ Skip

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    Course Project Submission The Legalization of Marijuana J. Doe ITT Technical Institute March 7‚ 2013 Composition II Dr. Sue Introduction Marijuana should be legalized. That is the decision everyone in our group has come to. We believe the pros of marijuana use greatly outnumber the cons‚ and that the government needs to realize that. Defending either side of this argument is actually quite difficult. Any studies that you may find can be disproven by studies performed from the opposition

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    Blaine Garland Dr. Manian Final Paper 5 December 2014 Legalize Prostitution One of the oldest legal problems comes from one of the world ’s oldest profession‚ prostitution; there is no denying that the sex industry has been an international work force and some believe it has helped the economy for many countries. As countries around the world deliberate the characteristics of legalizing or at least decriminalizing prostitution. By legalizing or decriminalizing would this reduce some of the inequalities

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    discrimination against sex workers (particularly from law enforcement authorities and health-care providers). Criminalization makes sex workers reluctant to report abuses and makes authorities reluctant to offer protection or support to sex workers.” Decriminalization would enable sex workers to organize within their communities and register their organizations‚ obtain identification documents so that they can fully access services and entitlements‚ engage in advocacy and respond to the health and safety needs

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    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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    Marijuana: Where do you stand? Introduction: In today’s society‚ there are many views on the legal status of marijuana. Some people are supporters‚ others are opposed and there are those who have a neutral view on the issue of marijuana decriminalization and legalization. The following contains a wide range of views‚ with us living in the United States; we have the right to freedom of speech to express our views and site facts on controversial issues. Thesis: The facts and opinions pertaining

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    drug offenses will likely be cut in half (NORML.org). In fact‚ over 50% of prison inmates in America are jailed for possession of small amounts of marijuana (citation). It is also obvious to most authorities that legalization‚ or at least decriminalization‚ will take the marijuana trade out of the hands of organized crime and Mexican cartels (citation). Socially‚ it is expected that marijuana will be used in much the same way as alcohol (citation). Of course‚ the introduction of another intoxicant

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