Should Marijuana Be Legal When searching for answers as to why marijuana should be legal‚ I found recent studies that have shown what the cannabis plant can do for our health. Marijuana‚ a plant that has been around for many years now and scientist are finally able to show proof that marijuana can cure people of various ailments. Research from the NORML.org website gives us plenty of reasons as to why Marijuana should be legal. One of those reasons is that it is safer to use than what people are
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Autumn Gustafson WR121 “Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Everywhere” In the article‚ "This is Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Everywhere" authors Renee Jacques and Todd Van present multiple positive effects of marijuana and why it should be legalized. They argue aspects of why legalization should occure‚ urging that it is not only safe but offers medical benefits to people suffering from‚ cancer‚ disease‚ and disorders. They begin their argument with the fact that marijuana is becoming more common and
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1971 the 26th amendment was passed which lowered the minimum age to vote from twenty one to eighteen years old. Shortly after the amendment was passed twenty nine states across America started lowering the drinking age from 21 to either 18‚19‚ or 20 years old. This new freedom for young adults only lasted for a brief time by 1984 the Uniform Drinking Age Act was passed. The Uniform Drinking Age Act forced states to change the drinking age back to twenty one years old; by reducing the federal transportation
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Should street racing be legal? It should because for some people who don’t know anything else but cars it’s a way of life. I also think that it should be done at a certain place at a certain time this way people can know to stay out of the area. Street racing is very dangerous when people decide to do it during the day when pedestrians are around. The police should set a certain road aside at a certain time and close it off just for street racers. If police don’t make it legal or help people and
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leave and go home‚ but you friends won’t let you because they know the dangers of driving after having a few drinks. Instead they ca ll a cab to give you a ride home. You would be extremely lucky to have such smart friends. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today‚ but it is becomming socially unacceptable causing the numbers of alcohol related traffic fatalites t o decline considerably. Drunk driving can be very deadly. Yet many people drive while under the influence everyday
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Executive Summary Tobacco is a very large industry in Canada‚ providing very large tax revenue for the Canadian government. This paper examines the two sides to the argument; should Tobacco be made illegal in Canada? Is smoking tobacco ruining the Canadian economy? Or should Canadians be given the freedom to chose‚ and current rulings upheld? In 2005 Revenues for the government in direct taxation on tobacco amounted to $7.7 Billion. That level has nearly doubled since 2001 when only $4.4 Billion
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Should our 48 states keep the tobacco age limit at 18 years old or raise it to the age of 21? I believe that the age limit should be raised to the age of twenty one for obvious reasons‚ Cigarettes have been shown to be more addictive and harmful than alcohol which has an age limit of 21 so why wouldn’t we have an age limit on a leading cause of cancer and death? I also believe that we should make every attempt at preventing teenagers from smoking; Smoking is a life changing decision and it shouldn’t
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is “what should the legal drinking age be”? Many people argue that it should stay as is‚ twenty one and older and others debate the legal drinking age should be lower than twenty one‚ for example‚ eighteen. I personally‚ think the legal drinking age should not be changed‚ and it should remain the same at age twenty one. For this argument there are many pros and cons to both sides. Although‚ I think keeping the drinking age at twenty one out weights the pros for lowering the drinking age to a lower
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you are making sure that your child is doing the right things until they become of a mature age to make their own decision’s. First‚ a good parent should make sure that their providing their children with a roof over their head‚ food ‚ and put clothes on their back. Besides providing shelter‚ I strongly believe that time from the parents is the most important thing that a child need. Parents should be with their children whenever they need them. Some parents just give their children money
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the same sex should not be able to spend their lives happily together in marriage? Why is accepted that two people of the opposite sex can get married? What’s the difference? The simple fact is that there is no difference and there should be no laws restricting gays and lesbians from getting married. Gay marriage should be legal for several reasons. Marriage is a constitutional right‚ so what I would like to know is who decided that marriage between homosexuals should not be legal. The 14th amendment
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