Amphetamines should not be legalized. Nowadays the topic of legalizing some drugs is brought to discuss by many people. If we talk about marijuana‚ I will say that it is worth to consider. But as for amphetamines‚ which become a big problem in many countries‚ I don’t think they should be legalized. First of all‚ amphetamines have many bad effects. They are addictive and dangerous. They cause many health problems‚ both physical and mental‚ to the users. When using amphetamines‚ users develop
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deals with the fundamental idea of the utilitarian theory formulated by Jeremy Bentham and several problems associated with its application. Chapter 4 covers John S. Mill’s enhancement of Bentham’s theory. Based on this background information‚ chapter 5 illustrates the how utilitarianism can be applied to decision making in business and thus impacting the economy by presenting three distribution formulations that can be derived from the classical utilitarian
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by Skyler Sarmento Professor Brand ENC 1101 28 September 2013 Marijuana has been around since man was created. Our founding fathers grew and smoked cannabis frequently. It wasn’t until the 1900s marijuana became a problem‚ and was looked at negatively. Legalizing marijuana would prove to aid millions in the medical field and produce billions of dollars to stimulate our economy. Marijuana was very much legal back in the day‚ it wasn’t just legal it was one of the biggest agricultural
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This paper was written during the final exam for an ethics class‚ from memory. As such‚ there are no referances‚ but it still makes for a pretty good outline for a paper on utilitarian and Kantian ethical theories. With so many varying views on morals and ethics‚ trying to use reason in ethics without resorting to emotional judgments is difficult. The first stop to overcoming this obstacle is to begin by studying ethical theories. Once a good grasp of the theories has been established
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In this paper I will argue‚ that we ought to make recreational drugs legalized. By not legalizing recreational drugs it doesn’t maximize utility in society and it is also a violation of the liberty principle (Mill 2014‚ 295). The term drug often refers to a soft drug including Marijuana‚ which I want legalized or a harsh drug including heroin‚ which I prefer not to be legalized. For my first argument I will defend my thesis using Mills Liberty principle as well as the principle of utility. The principle
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Legalize Marijuana Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC 120 December 17‚ 2012 Legalize Marijuana There are many opponents to the idea of legalizing marijuana though states such as California‚ Arizona and many other states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes (Barnes‚ 2000). So if marijuana has medicinal attributes then how does it also fit the unsafe category? So it is a drug that is medicinal but also harmful‚ is this not the case with almost every approved pharmaceutical
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market refers to a somewhat mixed economy. In this economy‚ government intervention takes place even though the majority of the market is capitalist. This paper aims to explore the utilitarian argument of capitalism and discuss whether government intervention in an otherwise free market leads to inefficiencies on utilitarian grounds. Capitalism refers to a profit or market system (Shaw‚ 2008; Gray‚ 2011). In this system‚ economic activity is private and operates with the goal of making a profit
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These punishments are assigned depending on the type of offense committed. The more severe crimes such as murder or rape are those that impose definite prison sentences. To this day there are prisoners serving lengthy sentences for drug crimes. Marijuana‚ one of the least harmful of all illegal drugs should be legalized as one a way to free up needed prison space and secondly as a way to provide financial relief and revenue to our struggling economy. The figures produced could assist in contributing
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Pros and Cons of Marijuana Niki De Leon November 13‚ 2012 Fall 2012 English 110 section 14 Mr. Johnson In the early 1900s possession or intoxication of marijuana was considered illegal in the Untied States of America. Marijuana started to become the thing to do in the 1960s. In the mid 1970’s the use of marijuana declined; although‚ since the mid 1990s its use has been rising. Many states have passed laws allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes. In the Untied States
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John Mill’s Utilitarianism theory * All his theory focuses on is maximizing utility for the greatest number of people possible * Moral as long as it is the “best action” to maximize happiness for the greatest number‚ even if a single person has to sacrifice * BP’s oil spill throughout the Gulf of Mexico is exactly the opposite from Mill’s theory because it actually minimizes utility for everyone who is affected. The spill devastated coastal beaches and businesses that relied on tourism
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