debate on the legalization of marijuana has been a long drawn out battle‚ these two articles‚ one from the CNBC website and the other from High Times magazine‚ reveal the many truths and misconceptions from each side of the argument. People who are advocates for the legalization of marijuana often end up being labeled as “pot heads” in society‚ while the people who are against the use and legalization of marijuana use misleading studies and information to support their argument. These opposing views often
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Rogerian Argument Capital punishment has been around for decades and continues to alter as awareness of its negative connotations rise. Even in the late 1800’s we saw people trying to adjust the act in an attempt to make it more humane. The battle between morality and justice has developed throughout history and is existent now more than ever. The reality is that crime will never slow down. The manner in which we as a society choose to address things such as murder‚ rape‚ and treason is strictly
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online article‚ 3 Reasons to Reject Legalizing Marijuana‚ Larry Tomczak discusses the reasons why marijuana legalization should be rejected in the United States. Though Tomczak makes some smart choices by using emotion to appeal to the audience‚ his use of logical fallacies such as jumping to conclusions and false analogies make Tomczak’s argument not as strong as it could be. The whole point of Tomczak’s article is to convince readers that the legalization of marijuana is a horrible idea not only for
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Everyone has probably heard something about the marijuana argument‚ where the drug is being used to help with pain relief for cancer patients and in certain cases can assist in saving lives. If you haven’t heard‚ two thirds of the Australian population support legalising marijuana for medicinal purposes‚ others feel as though it shouldn’t be legalised because it has a negative effect on the user’s actions. If medical marijuana was any other drug it would be formally assessed by the medical profession
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Why Legalizing Marijuana Be Good For the Economy Robert E Schmoll Northcentral Technical College‚ Economics Abstract This report will investigate whether legalizing marijuana would be good for our current economy. In this paper you will read varying opinions from five different sources on why this change would benefit the economy. Harry Bradford of the Huffington Post (11/07/2012) discusses the topic of Washington and Colorado as the first two states to legalize marijuana
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Ralph Venuto Venuto 1 Professor Sindy Finkelson Argument and Persuasion November 5‚ 2013 Ending Marijuana Prohibition “Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are‚ they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore‚ I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession
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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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Jessica Beltran Ms. Overbey English 10A 9 November 2011 “CAPTIAN SAVE A PROSTITUTE!” When talking of the legalization of prostitution‚ ‚any say that it should be banned from America completely. But in my opinion‚ Prostitution should be legalized in all 50 states of the U.S. this being illegal is discriminating against Americans rights‚ and wants as what they choose as heir profession. The government should allow regulated prostitution. Stating that prostitution is “wrong”‚ and that anyone
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In a sense many people (regardless of color or nationality) are accustomed to having things done for them. When they were babies their mothers used run behind them picking up all the loose pieces and putting all the toys back where they should be. And even when they grow up to be supposedly “responsible adults”‚ they continue to depend on “Sanitation workers" and "Sweepers" to pick up all the litter strewn all over the parks‚ roadsides‚ parking lots‚ etc… The Bahamian government employs companies
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Medical Marijuana Chris Carr There seems to be a constant need to provide conflict in our society. Everywhere you turn you will find articles fighting against the legalization of medical marijuana‚ which in this state‚ is already legal. What an interesting concept having to continue to defend the legality and why it should be legal in the first place. Heaven forbid we have something that actually helps people tolerate the pain they have to constantly live with. Why would we want to give them
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