A recreational drug is categorized as any substance with pharmacologic effects that is either taken voluntarily for personal pleasure‚ or for satisfaction rather than for medicinal purposes such as cocaine‚ marijuana‚ or ecstasy. These types of drugs are easily found and are used by more than 22 million Americans ages 12 and older; nearly nine percent of the U.S. population. If these types of drugs were to be made legal‚ a positive change in the economy would be the ultimate outcome. In 1961
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much as they want whenever they cross the states borders? Imagine a United States where the use of marijuana is legal in all 50 states. Athletes whether in college or playing professionally get a ton of publicity for everything they do and are idols to youth across the world. They’re essentially trendsetters. Would seeing Kobe Bryant smoke a joint on television change the general attitude towards marijuana and inspire basketball players across the world to follow? Many think weed would destroy the integrity
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Legalization of Marijuana Peter Hsieh West Coast University Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ can be found hundreds of century ago. Cannabis is mixture of dry green and brown flowers‚ stems and seeds that contains the chemical ingredient delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC for short (Marijuana 2012). Marijuana is one of the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse and other government agencies
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the topic of Marijuana Legalization. When some people hear this their mind immediately refers backs to the "Reefer Madness" phobia. Back in the 1930’s the government came out with movies and advertisements that would show people going nuts from smoking pot. They would show the smokers having recreational and unsafe sex with everyone and people trying to kills themselves and others. The movie is a cautionary tale called "Reefer Madness" and is the source of many myths surrounding marijuana. Some people
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controversy marijuana has had within the federal state‚ of whether or not it should be legalized throughout The United States has been an uphill battle for several years. Major concerns surrounding the legalization process are beginning to rise. These concerns include‚ effects on adolescents‚ financial disputes‚ and long term health problems. Due to the fact that half of the country has some form of legalization‚ it is inevitable that marijuana will be legal throughout the country. Marijuana is not
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tradition‚ authority‚ happiness‚ desires‚ or institutions” (Vaughn 120). Rationality should always be used when we make decisions. Kant’s ethical theory states that “right actions have moral value only if they are done with a ‘good will’ -that is‚ a well to do your duty for duty’s sake” (Vaughn 121). This is one of the main differences between Kant and Mill’s ethical theory. Mill believes that our actions are deemed moral if they can bring about the most amount of happiness among society. Kant on the other
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If Marijuana Were To Be Legal Drugs are a major influential force in our country today. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control it or even solve it. Ending the drug war seems to be a bit impossible. The war on drugs seems to be accomplishing a lot but this is not true. Different options need to be considered. Legalization is an option that hasn’t gotten a chance but should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase
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Deontological theory claims that someone acts out of duty not because it makes you feel better. In this theory the duty is defined by many sources like religion‚ language‚ metaphysics‚ biology‚ culture and psychology. Immanuel Kant’s ethical theory is deontological. He perceives moral duties as the law‚ unchangeable and firm. (www.pages.drexel.edu) Teleological comes from the Greek word telos meaning “end” and logos meaning “science”. (www.britannica.com) Teleological basically describes the theory that
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Ethical Egoism is the ethical theory which states that all actions ought to be done either solely/ultimately for the sake of self interest. The criterion of rightness is what is morally right is what is good for the agent. The decision procedure would be that the agent must determine‚ in some way‚ what is good for him/her‚ and then do that. So‚ an act is right if and only if it brings the best consequences for an individual. Therefore‚ the action that is to be done is the action that is only to
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not walk‚ talk‚ eat or drink. With some drops of oil things started to change. Now she is at the age of six and she can do all of the things that she was not capable of before. Can you think of how this little girls life would be without medical marijuana? Would you like this to happen to your kids? How happy would you be if the government‚ and the laws were the ones trying to stop you from helping anyones disorders. But specifically your loved ones. Now that I made you think twice about this situation
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