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Legalization Of Marijuana
794 Words - 3 Pages.... the severe nausea that is often accompanies chemotherapy and sometimes makes lifesaving treatment impossible. Due to all these lobbying groups which show substantial evidence that marijuana can be used as a prescribed drug. Also many advocates who are pro marijuana complain that morphine and cocaine are legal and are very dangerous drugs, that brings up the question why not legalize marijuana as medical drug which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine. Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California , council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for " legitiment m ....
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"Speed": Methylamphetamine
864 Words - 4 Pages.... drug shrivels up their stomach that causes massive weight loss. One of the
reasons' women use the drug is to lose weight, which is an extremely unhealthy
way of doing it. What Speed does is it effects the middle nervous system, and
stimulates the brain. The drug causes insomnia, restlessness, and a fake sense
of acting normal. People either snort the drug up the nose or smoke it through
the mouth. After staying up for days on Speed the drug where's off and a person
will sleep for days, there is a larger fatigue and one will be so damn depressed.
I stopped talking to a friend because he was so addicted to this
horrible drug called Speed. One thing I noticed is he wa ....
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Death To The Death Penalty
767 Words - 3 Pages.... that most of those who commit serious crimes such as murders
consider the consequences of their actions. Murders are often committed
when the criminal is blinded with passion, when emotions prevail over
reason. They are sometimes committed under the influence of drugs or
alcohol, or in panic moments, when the culprit is discovered while he
steals, as I mentioned already. Some murderers have very serious
psychiatric problems or are mental patients. In none of these cases is it
possible that the fear to be sentenced to death could act as an effective
deterrent.
There is another heavy limit. One who plans a crime rationally can
choose to go on, although he knows the ris ....
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Legalization Of Marijuana
1244 Words - 5 Pages.... the effect
of the increased reduction on marijuana penalties that took place in 1976,
in California. Up until this time people could be arrested on felony
charges and faced possible prison terms for marijuana possession. After
the law changed possession of an ounce or less of marijuana became minor
and was punished by a maximum fine of $100.00. Opposing sides argued that
reduced penalties would result in greater public acceptance of marijuana.
That would mean that there would be an increase in the amount of people
who would be caught and punished for possessing marijuana. ( Sommer, 67 ).
The annual survey of freshman, which has been sponsored by
American Counsel on Educ ....
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Religion And Capital Punishment
3079 Words - 12 Pages.... nature would not be condoning the gruesome acts of the perpetrators, it is rather a means of identifying a morally wrong problem, which step is a prerequisite to taking steps to remedy the wrong. The purpose of this essay, therefore, is to examine the various stances of social institutions, particularly the Catholic Church, and consequently show that capital punishment is not a just punishment but rather "morally acceptable" legalized murder.
The opening quote of this paper comes directly from the Holy Bible. It suggests to the reader that God did not make death and He doesn’t delight in the death of a human being, regardless of the cause. The Holy Bible is one of ....
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Referendum Reaction
293 Words - 2 Pages.... increase employment in the state. The legalization of medical marijuana has proved successful in other states. And most importantly it would make the lives of ill individuals much more bearable.
The legalization of medical marijuana would create a new job market for some Mainers. People who might not have had a job before can become a registered grower, and not only make money to support their family, but help the ill in the process. In later years, other states in the vicinity of Maine might legalize medical marijuana as well. Our advanced agricultural practice might monopolize their market and registered growers of Maine could offer their services to help farmers ....
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Crimes
2125 Words - 8 Pages.... sometimes are grouped according to the seriousness of the offense, according to the motives of the offenders. Such may include economic , political , of passion, organized crime, and white collar crime.
I had the opportunity to work with the "CAPS" organization (Chicago Alternative Policing Stradegy) of the Chicago Police Department. Citizens complain about young people being out of control, or that someone parked two inches inside thier handycap parking spot. Criminal justice majors are hired by the city of Chicago to explain to the citizens that working together with the police can produce solutions to minor problems like the "Parkers", or the "Loud People".
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Legalization Of Drugs: Against
1762 Words - 7 Pages.... drugs to be legalized in every
aspect. The last thing we need is a policy that makes widely available
substances that impair memory, concentration and attention span; why in God's
name foster the uses of drugs that make you stupid? The campaign for drug
legalization is morally disgusting.The number of people who are addicted to
illegal drugs or are users of these drugs is quite shocking. Drug abuse is
clearly an injurious and sometimes fatal problem. The leaders of the
international economic summit in Paris in July 1989 concluded that the
devastating proportions of the drug problem calls for decisive action. On
September 5, 1989, President Bush called upon the United Stat ....
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