Week 9 Research Paper COM/156 August 11‚ 2013 Week 9 Research Paper “Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science‚ and our leaders have lied about this consistently. [Arresting people for] medical marijuana is the most hideous example of government interference in the private lives of individuals. It’s an outrage within an outrage within an outrage”. Peter McWilliams Author and Advocate for Medical Marijuana Medical
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Legalization of prostitution- Sweden Prostitution is the exchange of sexual relations for economic gain. Most commonly‚ currency is used for transactions- being the most fluid of assets. Prostitution is a branch from the Sex Industry and is illegal in many countries. Prostitutes may be of either sexual orientation‚ but historically have been predominantly female. Brothels are specifically dedicated establishments where prostitution occurs. More countries are adopting the notion of ‘decriminalizing’
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Legalization of Drugs Legalization of drugs has been a very controversial issue in the United States for many years. Drugs being legalized can have both advantages and disadvantages on society. On one hand‚ certain drugs‚ such as aspirin has long been used as a common medicine to many people‚ to cure diseases and help people with their personal problems such as headaches‚ toothaches‚ to name a few. Some people even take the drug daily as a therapy to lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Prostitution: It’s Not That Whore-ible The legalization of prostitution has been a scandalous topic of controversy since the American society first started to plant its roots. Although it’s one of the world’s oldest vocations (dating back to the Phoenician era in 1200BC)‚ prostitution is still a taboo prospect that has been forced into an underground business in the United States culture. Yet‚ legalizing this form of work would be beneficial to our society as it would allow the trade to bring
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Gwen Stutler Soc 120 July 27‚ 2013 It goes by weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane but is better known as Marijuana. Marijuana is considering a schedule I drug. “The federal Controlled Substance ACT of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Scheduled I drug‚ meaning that is has a high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use‚ and thus it prohibits the possession‚ use‚ purchase‚ sale and/or cultivation of marijuana.”(Weiss‚ 2013) For years it has been an ongoing debate as to whether it should be legal in United
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The state of California should legalize marijuana. I. Introduction Thesis: Though I agree that marijuana should be put into a controlled environment‚ I believe it should not be legalized due to its poor health attributes‚ and its negative influence towards the youth and drug users. Preview: I will be explaining today why the affirmatives plan does will not work as a sufficient plan in California. I will start by refuting his claims that marijuana is not a gateway drug. I will also explain
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Legalization of Prostitution University of Phoenix [Name Removed] COMM 215 [Name Removed] September 22‚ 2006 Prostitution can be traced as far back as the 6th century B.C. during the great Roman and Greek empires. Although an overwhelming amount of people feel that prostitution should not be legalized‚ it is still here today and is one of the oldest professions. There are various reasons why society still rejects the idea of legalizing prostitution. In America‚ most people categorize
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Committee: Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Agenda: Putting an end to substance abuse in Afghanistan Country: Republic of South Africa Excessive production and abuse of drugs is ravaging to any country’s people as it leads to poor health‚ unstable behavior‚ increased crime and unemployment. Afghanistan is one such country. It is a major producer and consumer of opium and heroin which is detrimental for the country as it’s high‚ affordable narcotics production and years of war trauma
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Contemporary Social Issues 9 December 2011 Global Warming: True or False? When one encounters the concept and idea of global warming‚ we inquire a wide range of opinions‚ facts‚ assumptions‚ and philosophies. As the general population of the world‚ the idea of our temperature of our earth may seem meaningless to some. Although‚ to others global warming is a growing epidemic that is defined as the possibility of our planet becoming too warm and becoming very dangerous for human existence. So when
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Debating Essay Legalizing Marijuana One of the biggest controversies in America today is the legalization of medical marijuana. I read a blog called “Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana” by Dr. Howard Samuels. In Dr. Howard’s blog he stated that he is completely against the legalization of marijuana‚ however I am not. Though he has valid points I must disagree with majority of the things he states in his article. I believe that legalizing medical marijuana will do more good than it
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