.... nation would gain immediate and long term bennifits. This change in law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. Victims of glaucoma and those needing antinausea treatment, for example, would find marijuana easily available. If the madical advantages that are claimed for marijuana are real,many more patients would benifit. Another good thing is that the doctors could get on with investigating marijuanas medical uses with out fear of controversy. The last reason is the Fedral government would benifit two ways, First the fedral revenues would increase, because marijuana ciggaretes would be taxed at the point of sale. The companies that make the ciggar ....

.... of the drug issue by casting it in mythical terms. Consequently, a battle has emerged between United States political and economic factions shaping popular opinions as well as government action. In the 1970’s, this conflict intensified when certain drugs became international commodities on a grand scale. Drug trafficking was born and the subsequent “drug trade movement” created economic, political, and social repercussions among the countries of the Western Hemisphere. By examining the institution of drug trafficking in regard to bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico, one can clearly trace these same repercussions and the difficulty in cre ....

.... to do everything they can to control it. It is time for the United States to mandate the death penalty for the crime of murder in all 50 states and to carry out the executions of those sentenced to death. Capital Punishment is the lawful infliction of the death penalty. In England, by 1500, only major felonies carried the death penalty: treason, murder, larceny, burglary, rape, and arson. The American colonies adhered with Englands' view on the death penalty, for there was little they could do about it. However in the 1750's reform movements spread through Europe, and in 1847 they reached the United States. In 1847, Michigan became the first state to abolish the death ....

.... decisions as far as to destroy or take another human beings life since that human being made a terrible decision? There are certain ideals that go along with this situation. Life is suppose to be the one thing that was given to human beings by God or a supreme being other then ourselves. If a human being were to take another human being's life then the aggressor would have to go on trial that would let him be judged by a group of his peers. Upon the verdict of guilt in taking the other human being's life the group of peers will now have to decide that person's fate or future. These people deciding the aggressor's future do not have the right to take the aggressor's ....

.... but they are made to appeal to the much younger audience in order to start them smoking at an earlier age. This allows the corporation to snare these victims and keep them addicted for years and years to come. This act also guarantees the firm a high constant demand for their products. It has been shown through recent lawsuits brought about by career smokers that the corporations did in fact know about the addictive properties of the nicotine and refused to inform the public. Magazines, newspapers and billboard owners should be held accountable for promoting these types of products and are just as guilty as the cigarette manufactures themselves. THOU SHALL NOT PROBE INTO ....

.... The hackers found a way to crack the system and made about 40 transfers of money totaling more than $10 million. The bank¹s control system provided the tip to the fraudulent transactions. At least one of the hackers, who was arrested about a year ago while in San Francisco opening accounts to receive the money, is helping investigators. Another person arrested is a Russian computer expert who worked at a Russian software company. Vladimir Levin, head systems operator for AO Saturn, figured out how to get around Citibank¹s security system and transfer money out of their accounts. Levin, of St. Petersburg, claims he should not be turned over to American authorities becaus ....

.... laws that are being petitioned or questioned so that they will fit into our ever changing society and perspectives. The original purpose of , besides keeping young adults from drinking, was to uniform the states’ drinking ages. For a long while, since the passing of , there has been a controversy over whether or not the issue of drinking age should have been left up to the state governments instead of the federal government. “The federal government has been suspected of threatening to stop federal funding for the states highway systems if they did not comply with the proposed uniformed drinking age.” Many feel that as a result of this the states were pressured in ....

.... penalty deters murder by putting the fear of death into would be killers. A person is less likely to do something, if he or she thinks that harm will come to him. Another way the death penalty deters murder, is the fact that if the killer is dead, he will not be able to kill again. Most supporters of the death penalty feel that offenders should be punished for their crimes, and that it does not matter whether it will deter the crime rate. Supporters of the death penalty are in favour of making examples out of offenders, and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime rate, but the crime rate is irrelevant. According to Isaac Ehrlich's study, ....