Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana use is on the rise‚ especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states‚ legalizing medical marijuana many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate‚ but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics show that over 70 million Americans have tried Marijuana and more that 20 million
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Legalizing assisted suicide gives an option to patients who have a terminal illness where they can end their lives painlessly instead of living a short life in pain or medicated with strong pain killer. Legalizing assisted suicide doesn’t mean the patients will use the prescriptions the doctor give them to end their life‚ "Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry
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cost of another prohibition in modern day. I will explain the positive and negative reasoning for legalizing recreational marijuana within the U.S. I will be answering questions such as; “How will legalizing marijuana help our culture?” and “What should the age range be if it is legalized?”. I will also review the past for what we once faced before when we tried to ban the drug. I will prove that legalizing recreational marijuana will diminish the financial burdens that once were which will cause a domino
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Since the 1930’s‚ marijuana has been illegal in the eyes of the U.S government. It is classified as a schedule I drug‚ which is said to have a high potential for abuse‚ no medical use and not safe to use under medical supervision. In this current day and age‚ it’s being prescribed to patients who have severe health problems to treat their pains‚ nausea‚ etc. Compared to logical reasoning‚ the government takes a very different stance on marijuana. Some say prohibition serves no purpose‚ and others
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Legalized Prostitution Prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world. Whether it should be a legal profession or not is a matter of much controversy. Yet‚ in many countries it is legal but with heavily regulated restrictions. Prostitution in the United States should be treated the same way. It should be a legalized profession but with restrictions regulated by laws and government departments. Prostitution is a legal profession in many places all over the world‚ such as Singapore‚ Canada
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Is gambling an acceptable form of leisure? Nowadays‚ gambling industry is already become a huge global industry. Due to the rapid development of technology‚ people can place the bet in another country simply by using internet without travel‚ which make much easier for gambler. According to Roberts (2004‚ p168)‚ gambling also become one of the leisure industries‚ such as visit a casino can be seen as a leisure activity. Also is different personal perspective with no doubt. Devereaux (1968) defined
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issue: Gambling has been around for many years. Much like today’s society‚ gambling became a problem that had to be dealt with in the Middle Ages. Countries were forced to ban gambling for their soldiers‚ because they were so wrapped up in gambling that they could not carry out their duties (“History of Gambling”). Gambling creates many problems in our society today such as addictive behavior and bad habits‚ illegal activity‚ and damages the economy. Thesis: This house believes that Gambling should
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rapidly becoming a social norm. As time goes by‚ it is becoming part of our everyday lives‚ even though there are many people that oppose it. Americans should take the time to understand the importance of making gay marriage legal in California. Legalizing gay marriage doesn’t threaten the honor of “traditional” marriage‚ it promotes equality and prevents discrimination‚ and it helps unite couples legally and not just religiously. Same-sex marriage doesn’t threaten the honor of “traditional” marriage
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Governments Sponsor Gambling? The government is now sponsoring gambling to raise revenues. By 2002 government-sponsored gambling brought in 11 billion dollars! "Winning means a life of luxury and happiness‚" is only one of the many slogans the government uses to advertise gambling. Gambling has a lot of pros as to the economy and employing more citizens but it has a lot of cons as well. Should governments sponsor gambling? The answer is no! Governments should not sponsor gambling because it is a total
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Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana in America There have been numerous studies done on the benefits of the legalization of marijuana in America. Many benefits have been discovered from this research. Legalizing marijuana in America could improve the economy in many ways. It would put an end to the trafficking of this drug and the money law enforcement spends trying to control it. If the government cultivated its own marijuana farms it would improve the quality and safety of the drug itself‚ increasing
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