alcohol making addictions easy to acquire. But no drugs are legal and drinking is only for 21 yr old so they should be safe right? Sadly however there is one drug that has taken a staggering amount of lives. This is tobacco and it is deadly to anyone and everyone. But at 18 you can buy them whenever. So this raises the question. Should the legal age to purchase and use tobacco products be raised to 21? I am for the raising of the legal age to smoke‚ as is Tobbaco21 as they state‚”Increasing the sale
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Synthetic Narcotics- Georgia’s Growing Epidemic As if teaching our youth about the dangers of drugs isn’t hard enough‚ now we have company’s manufacturing a synthetic form of Marijuana‚ commonly referred to as “Spice” or “K-2”. These company’s target our youth by packaging it colorful‚ shiny packets and giving “cool” names like “magic monkey” or “purple passion”. They label these packages “herbal incense” and “not for human consumption” in an attempt to hide its intended use and avoid FDA regulations
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Abortion‚ why it should be legal! PHI103: Informal Logic Robert Gala May 10‚ 2013 I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement In today’s society there are very many issues that are being debated over in our judicial system‚ but the one issue that seems to never go away is abortions. Everyone debates whether it should be legalized or illegal. Of course there are many that are for it and those that are against it‚ but what side is right? Is there even a right or wrong when it comes to a topic of this
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Marijuana‚ also known as pot‚ weed‚ or cannabis is used by many individuals‚ for the most part illegally. Usually teenagers‚ some adults‚ and people who are prescribed to it because of their diseases such as cancer use this drug. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. The first sighting of cannabis was in Central and South Asia many years ago. Although marijuana is viewed by some as addictive and dangerous‚ its legalization is an important
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is because‚ despite what several people may believe‚ abortion is neither right nor wrong. It is a matter of personal opinion. In this way‚ each side can say with certainty that the other is wrong. Therefore the question remains; should abortion be legal? Though some may disagree on this point‚ the fact is that legalized abortion is the only option that will protect the lives of American citizens. One only needs to look into American history to see the results of prohibiting abortions
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been disastrous. “There is very little evidence that smoking marijuana as a means of taking it represents a significant health risk. Although‚ cannabis has been smoked widely in Western countries for more than four decades‚ there have been no reported cases of lung cancer or emphysema attributed to marijuana‚” states Lester Grinspoon‚ a medical doctor. Over 70% of Canadian’s approve of the decriminalization of marijuana. Legalizing marijuana‚ growing hemp‚ producing it’s products‚ supporting research
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have to put up with consequences and long hours that can harm them even though they don’t deserve to have this done to them. The jobs that the companies put the children through is hazardous and unsafe for their health‚ also themselves as well. There should be child labor laws because of the safety issues‚ how young they are‚ and the hours the kids are working at such a young age. Child labor started in the United States in the 1700’s to around the early 1800’s‚ but America decided to change their child
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Rosie Caporaso 3/9/12 Period 1 Bio Marijuana Considered First off‚ what is marijuana? Marijuana‚ also known as weed‚ pot‚ and grass is a type of THC drug that comes from a plant called Cannabis Sativa. It is a green‚ brown‚ or gray combination of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ flowers‚ seeds‚ that’s in this plant. Marijuana is usually smoked in a blunt‚ bong‚ water pipe‚ joint‚ or a piece. Weed can be mixed in many things such as food‚ tea‚ or mixed with another drug. THC is an active substance
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Medicinal Marijuana Should Be Legalized April Dawn Stieber Axia College of University of Phoenix Medicinal Marijuana Should Be Legalized “Marijuana is an addictive gateway drug” (Drug Policy Alliance Network‚ 2009). There is no good reason to use it‚ and it does nothing but ruin lives. These statements are frequently made by people who oppose the use of marijuana for medicinal reasons. Unfortunately‚ these statements are false. Medical breakthroughs would never
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Attending College Should be Free Attending a public college is very expensive‚ thus‚ it may be difficult for people to pay for. According to a recent survey‚ the College Board claims that a moderate college budget for an in-state public college for 2015-2016 academic year averaged $24‚061(What’s). The prices for college vary by location and the type of degree a person is earning. Prices may also vary depending on what type of college someone is planning to attend‚ whether it is a private college
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