Legalization Ariel Bryant Mr. Elsey ENC 1101 3/12/2013 Relieving pain‚ slowing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease‚ and fighting depression are some of the benefits marijuana can offer patients‚ some studies claim. Now‚ a group of pot activists is envisioning a new benefit: legal profits. Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚ animal food‚ medicine and as hemp for rope-making. "The flowers... contain
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Argument in Favor of Legalizing Prostitution Prostitution is defined as the engaging in‚ or agreeing to engage in‚ sexual conduct for a fee. Women are pushed into entering prostitution for many reasons including lack of education‚ poverty‚ and personal choice. Prostitution is currently illegal‚ but there is much controversy surrounding this issue. There are approximately 1.3 million prostitutes in the United States today. However‚ there is only an arrest figure of about 100‚000 prostitutes in
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non-smokers against their will as they are forced to breathe in smoke exhaled by the smokers. Various countries in the world have laws prohibiting smoking in public places due to its effect on second hand smokers and especially children. Although various arguments have been raised in support and in opposition of public smoking‚ banning remains the most suitable course of action. Claim and Background An increase in the debate of public smoking across the world sparks curiosity of how different groups in the
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Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has a history dating back many years‚ and has been used in various cultures in different ways. In recent years‚ marijuana has become a forefront topic in the world of American politics whether or not it should be legalized. Marijuana has been adapted to fit our lifestyles and our social environment. A vast amount of the world’s population smoke marijuana for various purposes. Thus‚ the drug should be legalized because it has many medical beneficial uses‚ the
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Essay assignment 2 Hybrid essay‚ Draft 1. Should marijuana be legalized? The matter of the legality of marijuana seems to have been polemic for a long time. Since the early 20th century‚ laws have been promulgated and implemented to prohibit the cultivation‚ possession and trade of marijuana in most countries. Meanwhile‚ efforts also have been made to change the illegal status of cannabis‚ seen as a part of drug liberalization‚ i.e. the process of decriminalizing and reducing drug prohibition
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John David Thompson English 112 6-15-2015 Rogerian In President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address‚ Obama advocated for increasing the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour. The timing of Obama’s speech comes at a time when income inequality has become the biggest economic issue in the United States of America. During the Great Depression‚ The United States of America designed a minimum wage as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Since its inception‚ the government required minimum wage
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Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana as a prescription drug should be allowed. Medical research shows that marijuana has therapeutic value in patients with various types of cancers‚ some neurological disorders‚ and AIDS patients. The marijuana eases some of the effects of chemotherapy such as nausea and dizziness. It also controls muscle spasms and contractions and aids in the relaxation of patients with neurological disorders. Many researchers and administrations of the
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T3A 21 March 2012 Word Count: 1252 Legalizing Marijuana According to the United Nations 162 million people‚ about 4.0% of the world population uses marijuana annually. 0.6% of the world population‚ or roughly 22.5 million people‚ use the drug daily. In the United States‚ this translates to 1% of our population‚ a relatively small number of people at 1.4 million‚ using marijuana every day. Even though it’s a small percentage of Americans that use marijuana‚ it’s caused a very heated debate about
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Marijuana laws waste billions of taxpayer dollars to lock up non-violent americans. [1 in 3 adult americans have tried marijuana] and [federal marijuana laws can arrest or imprison everyone one of them just for simple possession.] [These laws are unfair and abuse our criminal justice system.] [Prosecuting and jailing these Americans wastes valuable resources better spent keeping violent criminals off our streets.] As it is‚ [hundreds of thousands of citizens have already been imprisoned - many of
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Introduction Marijuana‚ the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States‚ is taken from the leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis Sativa plant. It also comes in a more concentrated‚ resinous form‚ called hashish‚ and as a sticky black liquid called hash oil. Marijuana in the Philippines is also called Aunt Mary‚ Bud‚ Dope‚ Grass‚ Hash‚ Herb‚ Kush‚ Mary Jane‚ Pot‚ Smoke‚ Weed‚ and many more. Last February 17‚ the Philippines’ Health Secretary‚ Enrique Ona‚ told reporters that the Department
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