Sarah Gilliam Ms. Catania English 2000‚ Section 66 7 March‚ 2013 The Legalization of Marijuana Pot‚ grass‚ weed‚ hash‚ and ganja or just a few of over 200 slang terms used to describe one very important issue in today’s society. One of the biggest topics up for debate‚ which has risen in popularity within the last couple years‚ is the discussion on the legalization of marijuana. There are several affiliated areas discussed within this essay exposing the arguments‚ stakeholders‚ and reasoning
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there are not only laws to consider when the topic of legalization comes up but also ethical concerns as well. For this paper I will outline some of the uses for this drug and some of the benefits of its use. I will apply the classical theory of utilitarianism to resolve the issue of legalization while also using the perspective of ethical egoism that this issue brings up and include my own view of these theories concerning the legalization of marijuana. Many people believe that marijuana is
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Physician-assisted suicide became legal in the state of Oregon on October 27‚ 1997. From the date of legalization through December 31‚ 2000‚ there have been seventy reported cases of people utilizing the law to end their lives. The debate over physician-assisted suicide has never been a simple one. In 48 states the practice remains illegal and the issue has only grown more complicated in recent years. Since 1992 the legalization of this practice
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goal‚ especially when that power is directed at drug users as opposed to drug sellers. Thus‚ although liberal legalizers want government to reduce the harms from drug abuse‚ they prefer approaches other than prohibition. The 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
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Rogerian Argument 11 December 2012 Rogerian Argument for Marijuana Legalization The cannabis plant has been the topic of much debate throughout the history of this country. It was actually originally the work of the cotton industry who put big money behind illegalization for the plant ’s mind altering effects. The cotton industry was afraid that hemp‚ a product of the cannabis plant‚ would soon overpower the strong hold of cotton since it was a more durable textile that required less work‚ less
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Kimberly Barros 4/13/15 English 101 Prof. Antine Topic Sentence: Like alcohol in the 1920s‚ marijuana should be legalized because doing so would not only reduce crime‚ but make the substance more reliable and safer and would generate tax dollars. Background/History: Why is marijuana illegal? Why is it legal in some states and not in others? Marijuana became widely criminalized in 1937 when congress passed the “Marijuana Tax Act” 1 as a result of a national propaganda campaign against the substance
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help curb it. In the midst of all these‚ the United States government has continuously enacted laws such as the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937‚ and the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (Caulkins 23). This paper examines the pros and cons of marijuana legalization from a macroeconomic perspective and majorly focuses on expenditure‚ taxes‚ investment opportunities‚ and the overall improvement of the United States’ economy.
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stop abusing the drug. People trying to quit typical have irritability‚ sleeplessness‚ and anxiety. Over the past decades society’s views concerning marijuana has evolved because of new research studies. New research has been found leading to the legalization of the drug. Marijuana is the number one abused illegal drug in the United States. It is used by roughly one hundred million people in the United States. Although it is an illegal drug it can help some
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E2-42 Daniel FaybyshevPeriod 8-9 6/11/12“Legalization of Marijuana” Although to many it may seem as though marijuana is a harmful substance that poisons our nations youth‚ marijuana has the potential to open many new doors in economics‚ medicine‚ security and more. Marijuana should not be as easy to obtain as walking into a convenience store and buying a pack of gum. However‚ the use of cannabis should be a choice left up to responsible people of age who can make their own wise decisions. Marijuana
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Drug Legalization in the United States Kristie Hurley Ashford University Abstract This paper will explore four websites and one online newspaper addressing the subject of drug trafficking in the United States and why legalization is a profitable alternative. The various ways drugs are bought into the country‚ information on how and why drug trafficking has increased in the United States‚ statistics on the number of people that are addicts‚ and the problems related to foreign countries on this
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