viability of both the athletes and competitions themselves. In addition to the legalization of performance enhancing drugs for athletes‚ Mr. Smith suggests that it would make things easier on the multi-billion dollar leagues in which these athletes compete such as‚ Major League Baseball and the National Football League. To consider that the leagues in which these athletes compete would simply want the legalization of performance enhancing drugs to save themselves time‚ money and credibility in
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liberal view on legalization reflects an assessment of the relative harms of drug use versus drug prohibition‚ and in that sense is similar to the libertarian calculus. But liberals put less weight on consumer sovereignty‚ and they are not as fundamentally suspicious of government prohibitions as are libertarians. Thus‚ for commodities viewed as substantially harmful (e.g.‚ tobacco)‚ liberals are willing to consider prohibition‚ but for commodities viewed as relatively benign (e.g.‚ marijuana)‚ they find
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MARIJUANA SHOULD NOT BE LEAGALIZED It is true that marijuana can be useful for some type medical reason‚ but there are other arguments that state that marijuana could cause other medical problems. These arguments against the use of medical marijuana include the increased risk of psychosis‚ inferior effectiveness in treating glaucoma and increased risk in developing certain of cancer Ingesting marijuana slows down motor skills and reaction time‚ can sometime cause paranoia and mood swings‚ fatigue
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Marijuana If there was a vote in every state to either legalize or to not legalize the use of marijuana the outcome would be the legalization of marijuana in every state. The question I have is why do so many Americans enjoy smoking marijuana? This is a huge ongoing issue that is being resolved as fast as possible. Personally‚ I’m against the legalization of marijuana because I see no reason for it. In this essay‚ I will be arguing why marijuana should not be legalized in all states. I will give
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Assassin of Youth “Assassin of Youth“‚ is a nickname from the 1930’s for the commonly known substance marijuana. For readers who are not fully aware of what cannabis is‚ this is a dictionary definition of cannabis‚ a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant‚ and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. This drug has over 200 names that are used on the street. Marijuana‚ is the main topic for many debates across the nation. The fact that citizens in America actually believe
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NEG-Legalize DDT Table of Contents ***Strategy Notes*** 2 ***Flows*** 3 Flow - Gartner/Salter 4 ***Frontlines*** 5 Frontline - Inherency: DDT Permitted in Developing Countries 6 Frontline - Inherency: Exemptions in Stockholm Convention 7 Frontline - Inherency: US using DDT currently 8 Frontline - A2: No Alternatives 9 B. WHO 09 - Alternatives to DDT in multiple countries 9 Frontline - A2: Malaria Resurgence 10 Frontline - A2: West Nile 11 Frontline - A2:
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And where marijuana is concerned‚ there has been no substantial evidence that its prohibition has had any conclusive effect at all. The current drug policy on marijuana is not only ineffective but harmful to not only yourselves‚ but society as a whole. The criminalization of marijuana is not the solution; it ’s part of the problem. First of all‚ the current laws prohibiting the use and possession of marijuana do not stop anyone from using or possessing it. It has been found that Marijuana use remains
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Marijuana is a popular and universal drug. It is easily accessible to most people and is the number one illicit drug used in North America. Although the availability and knowledge of this drug is fairly equal for all people in North America‚ marijuana tends to be more prevalent in teenagers and young adults. Maisto‚ Galizio‚ and Conners (2004) reported that "use of marijuana [in young people] was 8.0% among those aged 12-17; 16% among those aged 18-25‚" as compared to "6.8% among those aged 26-34;
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2013 Ann O’Phelan LA 280 Perspective Journalism Marijuana? What’s the Big Deal About? The big debate in California is wether the state should legalize marijuana‚ and then tax it to bring in revenues to help California climb out of the mountain of a debt it got in. Although Marijuana is deemed as a gateway drug that can lead into harder drugs‚ legalizing Marijuana will help In the past twelve months‚ only two states have legalize marijuana for recreational use‚ and California was not one of
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Reasons for Legalizing Marijuana Abstract Marijuana can be used by the public for many purposes. Medicine is an important part of our lives and marijuana has been tested to cure cancerous cells as well as help people with their epilepsy. Using marijuana for medical purposes is one major aspect that people should take into consideration for legalizing it. Marijuana’s market has also been brought to many people’s attention because it has been poised to grow faster than smart
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