...school students should be tested for illegal drugs and alcohol before they are allowed to join extra-curricular activities. Most juvenile arrests that occur are due to the possession of illegal drugs and alcohol. Students should be drug tested before they are allowed to join extra-curricular activities because students do not want to make a fool of themselves, other people could get injured, and the people that hold the extra- curricular activities could be held accountable. One of the reasons students should be tested for illegal drugs and alcohol is because other people could get injured. Any bystanders that have been around drugs could be tested positive by accidentally consuming any type of illegal drug the main consumer takes. Which...
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...probably think illegal drugs, drug dealers, and crime. But what most people don’t realize is that Marijuana might be able help with some of today’s most common problems. For an Aids patient Marijuana helps fight appetite loss and headaches. The Marijuana seed is a source of nutritional value, and is a great source for cooking oils and vitamins. Before it was illegalized Marijuana was one of the main sources of paper and clothing. Marijuana can produce four times more fiber per acre than most trees used today. If you do the math on that anyone can see that Marijuana has a great chance of reducing deforestation. The war on drugs has cost our country millions of dollars over the past decades. But not only does the drug problem still exist it has actually grown over the decades. Alcohol causes more accidents and deaths than Marijuana ever has but it is not illegal. Alcohol will never be illegalized because it has always been so relative to most of the world’s cultures, but that doesn’t make it right. Do you still think so negatively of the term Marijuana? This paper will look at the Deontology and Utilitarian views of Marijuana. The purpose of this paper is to examine the rights and wrongs of Marijuana, and whether or not it should be illegalized. Is marijuana really an introductory drug? Many people believe so. In fact I believe it is also but only because that’s how our government makes it out to bad. Marijuana is associated with associated with illegal drug dealers...
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...PRIOR to beginning testing. Drug testing supplies are available to MHA members at: Drug-test-kits from Single Source Or by calling Single Source direct at 800.713.3412. MHA Members receive a 10% discount off regular pricing. [pic] DRUG POLICY SAMPLE 1 This policy provides [Company Name] employees with guidelines pertaining to drug and alcohol abuse during the normal course of employment. Scope: This policy applies to all employees of the company at all locations. Policy Statement: [Company Name] provides a safe and productive work environment for all employees. It is the policy of the Company that employees shall not be involved with the unlawful use, possession, sale, or transfer of drugs or narcotics in any manner that may impair their ability to perform assigned duties or otherwise adversely affect the Company's business. Further, employees shall not possess alcoholic beverages in the workplace or consume alcoholic beverages in association with the workplace or during work time. The specific purpose of this procedure is to outline the methods for maintaining a work environment free from the effects of alcohol/drug abuse or other substances that adversely affect the mind or body. If we are to continue to fulfill our responsibility to provide reliable and safe service to our customers and a safe work environment for our employees, employees must be physically and mentally fit to perform their duties safely and efficiently. Introduction: A. Employees are expected...
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...Survey in 2010 on Drug Use and Health, over 22 million Americans that are twelve years or older use illegal drugs. If so many people are already using them, why not make them all legal? Although the idea of making every drug legal would give a huge economic boost to the economy, it is extremely dangerous. Therefore, the American government should only allow a few less harmful drugs to be legal. Alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, caffeine, and herbal drugs should all be legal as the economic and overall benefit to society outweighs the detriment. Although caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and herbal drugs are already legal, marijuana is not. Marijuana should be legal as it has very little effect on the health of the user and it has the possibility of lowering the United States current debt. If marijuana is sold as a legal drug and is then taxed like alcohol or nicotine is currently, it would yield tax revenues of approximately 46 billion dollars per year (Ghosh). The legalization of marijuana would reduce government costs and raise tax revenues, saving the government roughly 8.8 billion dollars. As for health concerns, marijuana is not nearly as harmful as many other easily acceptable substances. For example, in Jodi Bullock’s article “Pot’s No Different from Alcohol, Legalize It,” she states that between 2001 and 2005, an average of 80 000people died from direct alcohol use or alcohol-related issues, such as vehicular accidents or violence (Jodi). In that same span of time, no one died...
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...with even with less consequences then alcohol and tobacco it is better to give a person a ticket for possession rather then destroying their life by sending them to jail pure cannabis is not proven to be addictive or harmful to a person, they just have more tar then cigarettes. Why to have cannabis illegal? In 1999 29% of students form grades 7 to 13 in Ontario admitted smoking cannabis at some time in their lives, compared with 13% in 1993. We should try to make cannabis illegal so our kids would not get addictive experts report that marijuana is 50% more cancer causing then ordinary cigarettes. Why to have cannabis legal? The percentage of students using marijuana is the same percentage as students using cigarettes, about 20 percent, and alcohol is over 60 percent, why not then make alcohol and tobacco illegal to, because they are as dangerous an cannabis most of the people who use the narcotic use it to relieve stress, or just for fun, the popular stereotype is that people use it to fit in, but its actually not true in the Netherlands people can buy as much as 5 grams of marijuana in a coffee shop. The murder rate in the Netherlands is 1.81% per 100,000 people, 14% smaller than in the U.S, and it also has a smaller homicide rate than Canadian rate. All of these reasons show that marijuana will not increase the crime rate so why not legalize it when it is as dangerous as other drugs, like alcohol and tobacco I think that cannabis should never be legal just because it can cause...
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...much money it can make? The fact is, tobacco and alcohol are the two of the leading causes of death in America and are legal. While marijuana has virtually zero deaths yet remains illegal because the government can’t profit from making it legal. Hash, tree, reefer, cannabis, gong, chronic, pot, herb and weed are a few of the common slang terms for the widely known controlled subsistence marijuana. “The term ‘marijuana’ refers to the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a tobacco like substance produced by drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana contains a natural chemical called THC (delta-9-tetrahydocannabinol) which gives users of the drug a ‘high’ when smoked” (What is Marijuana). Marijuana has several different effects, all of which are not severe or extremely harmful. “Some of the effects of marijuana use include increased heart rate, dryness of the mouth, reddening of the eyes, impaired motor skills and concentration, and frequent hunger” (What is Marijuana). According to Pete Guither, marijuana has been recorded to have been used as far back as 7,000 B.C.E. Its common use at the time was to weave fabrics and make rope, shortly after it was used as a recreational drug. Even though it is illegal now, in 1609 Virginia passed a law that required farmers to grow hemp (1). Marijuana should have never been made illegal. There are several reasons as to why it was made illegal, including false statements made to legislature,...
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...Marijuana should be legalized By: Trevor Jones When you were a child you probably had to listen to lots of anti-drug talks in school and most of them spent some time talking about why you shouldn’t smoke marijuana. They would say that it's bad for you and that it’s worse for you that tobacco or alcohol or that it will make you a failure in life. The truth is that it isn't worse for you than alcohol or tobacco. You won't be a failure because you smoked pot. The truth is that a lot of that was lies, now I'm not going to sit here and tell you that everything they said is a lie. I'm not going to say that it’s going to solve the economic down fall or bring world peace if its legalized but what I am going to tell you is that it has been proven to be beneficial for some medical conditions and that it is nowhere near as bad for you as alcohol or tobacco is. One of the biggest things I was always told was that marijuana is bad for you, that it’s worse for you than alcohol and tobacco well it isn't. Do you know how many deaths per year are caused by tobacco? Approximately 438,000 people die each year due to tobacco related illnesses in the United States. What about alcohol? About 100,000 people die each year from alcohol in the United States. How many people die from marijuana each year? 0, there has never been a reported death from marijuana ever, and yet it’s illegal and alcohol and tobacco aren't. I'm not saying that smoking marijuana is good for you because like smoking anything...
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...marijuana is illegal but the new laws have put in question how states are able to pass laws that directly conflict with national laws. Although each state has the right to govern and create laws never before have any states directly disobeyed national law with the passing of state legislation. Prior to the new laws passed by Colorado and Washington 18 states and the District of Colombia had already passed laws allowing the use of medicinal marijuana. The District of Colombia and the other 18 states have acquired incredible amounts of tax dollars due to the medicinal marijuana causing many people to question whether the national government should continue with the prohibition over marijuana. Not only will the national government receive tremendous amounts of tax dollars, the government spends too much money fighting marijuana use and marijuana is also safer than other legal substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drugs. Therefore marijuana should not be illegal in the United States. Although government expenses are high, and the predicted tax benefits are tremendous many people are still very strong supporters of the prohibition of marijuana. Even with government regulated substances such as tobacco and alcohol killing large amounts of people each year the legalization of this illicit drug receives many critics. Part of this criticism may be because marijuana is always described alongside crack, cocaine, and heroin which are a lot more serious illegal substances....
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...Name: Tutor Course: Date: Why Marijuana should be legalized Introduction Various governments have made numerous drugs illegal while others remain legal. Such drugs include cocaine, heroin, methane, marijuana, alcohol, bath salts or synthetic cathinone, hallucinogens, methamphetamine and many others. However, some are legal to use; the use of others are limited while others are illegal. For instance, alcohol is legal in most countries while its use is limited in others in terms of time one can use them and in terms of amounts that one can consume. Nonetheless, most of these drugs are illegal including cocaine, heroin, marijuana and many others. However, even though some drugs are termed as harmful, they should receive some considerations to legalize them due to numerous reasons. Particularly, marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana refers to the dried flowers, leaves, seeds and stems from the hemp plant. Scientifically referred to as Cannabis sativa, that contains the mind-altering (psychoactive) chemical, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), alongside other associated compounds. Commonly, it is utilized for its physiological and psychoactive effects that can elevate euphoria or mood, appetite, and relaxation. Discussion Over the past few decades, they have been serious discussion on whether to legalize marijuana or not. Many know the reasons as to why marijuana should not be legalized. Some of the reasons put forward for not legalizing marijuana are that it harmful to...
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...famous writings were written on hemp paper such as The Bible and a draft of the U.S. Constitution (Cronin, 1993). For many years people have smoked marijuana for recreational purposes. Although it was illegal to possess, smokers may still have partaken in the ritual of getting high, stoned, bombed, blitzed are only some of the terms that are used. Many will claim that marijuana is not a bad drug and many will say it is. In this argument we will identify that if it is true to fact or is it just a ploy by the government to keep it illegal. The use for medical purposes has also come to scrutiny as well. The majority of Americans choose the same issues as the most threatening to the nation. Invariably among these one will see “drugs” as a major concern of most Americans. There is speculation that this is due to a perceived association between drugs and crime (Inciardi, 1999). A good deal of the argument over government policy towards drugs centers on the least unhealthy and most socially accepted of the illegal drugs, marijuana. Marijuana, scientifically known as Tetra-hydro-cannabinol (THC), belongs to its own group among other legal and illegal drugs. It is neither a narcotic, such as heroin, nor a stimulant, such as caffeine or tobacco, nor a depressant, such as alcohol. The cannabis plant is thought to have grown originally in Asia, though it was also discovered upon the settling of North America. Its leaves, when smoked, instigate physiological reactions. When the active...
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...such as family violence, poverty, crime and public drunkenness. Illegal alcohol use is prejudicial because it encourages gang violence and public threats. Thus, the 18th amendment was passed making the production and sale of alcohol illegal. The women’s Cristian temperance union which was also formed to ban the sale and drinking of alcohol. Including the Volstead act when the sale of alcohol was used as medicine. After prohibition was imposed, because of the 21st amendment it then repealed the 18th amendment. Therefore, causing...
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...break the law · if the law is unjust, they are not fulfilling their purpose of making sure that people are rewarded for their work. · if the laws dont create a just society , people will think the legal system isnt working and might start a civil war. · if laws are unjust, they will disrupt rather than unite society. theories of punishment 1. retribution is the theory that criminals should pay for their crimes because : · it makes criminals pay for their crimes in proportion to the crime committed . · it make s the criminals suffer for their crimes · it punishes the criminal. 1. deterrence is the theory that the punishment should put people off committing crimes . 2. reform is the theory tht criminals should be taught not to commit crime again.Many people think this is the best way because: · the onl way to stop crime is to turn criminals into law abiding citizens. · most criminals have had a bad upbringing and they do no know how to live without crime. · gives criminals meansto find propper jobs and stay out of trouble 1. protection is the theory that punishment should protect society from criminals. · capital punishment is a good punishment for murderers because if they are dead they cant kill anyone else. · long sentences keep criminals out of society. · community service keeps vandals of the street in their leisure time. why justice is important for christians · the bible says god is just and will reward the righteous ·...
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...things such as alcohol food and most importantly drug such as the legal and illegal narcotics. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse and more specifically Nora Volkow’s blog “because of drug use, a person’s brain is no longer able to produce something needed for our functioning and that healthy people take for granted, free will.”( Nora’s blog)This states that addiction is something that people choose on their own. No one is pointing a gun at their head and are telling them to take those narcotics. Once they consume it once there is no stopping them. The brain receptors will be blocked and senses will be dull allowing the consumer to fall into temptation and relapse into the same cycle again without measuring...
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...“We Should Legalize Drugs” It is frequently stated that illicit drugs are "bad, dangerous, destructive" or "addictive," and that society has an obligation to keep them from the public. There is nowhere that you can find reliable, objective scientific evidence that they are any more harmful than other substances and activities that are legal. In view of the enormous expense, the carnage and the obvious futility of the "drug war," resulting in massive criminalization of society, it is high time to examine the supposed justification for keeping certain substances illegal. Those who initiated those prohibitions and those who now so vigorously seek to enforce them have not made their objectives clear. Are they to protect us from evil, from addiction, or from poison? The concept of evil is derived from subjective values and is difficult to define. Why certain (illegal) substances are singularly more evil than legal substances like alcohol has not been explained. This complex subject of "right" and "wrong" has never been successfully addressed by legislation and is best left to the pulpit. Addiction is also a relative and ever-present phenomenon. It certainly cannot be applied only to a short arbitrary list of addictive substances while ignoring an overabundance of human cravings - from chocolate to coffee, from gum to gambling, from tea to tobacco, from snuggling to sex. Compulsive urges to fulfill a perceived need are everywhere. Some people are more susceptible...
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...is dated back as far as 2737 B.C. It wasn't until 1937 that marijuana became illegal in the United States. Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial issue in society today. According to a nationwide Rasmussen poll, as of 2012 fifty-six percent of Americans think marijuana should be legalized and regulated like alcohol and tobacco. Today there are seventeen states that have legalized the use of medicinal marijuana, and two states that have legalized it for recreational use as well. However, in a world where millions of people have died from alcohol and tobacco use, do we really need another legal drug? Many would argue no, but when scientific studies have shown that marijuana is actually less harmful to a person than alcohol or tobacco, it makes no sense to keep it illegal. Marijuana prohibition is simply doing more harm than good to society. In the 1920s, alcohol prohibition led to the widespread proliferation of violent criminal organizations that corrupted politicians and law enforcement officials to illegally peddle booze to otherwise law-abiding citizens. Similarly, by keeping marijuana illegal for the last seventy-five years, we have created a black market that helps fuel some of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world. Legalizing marijuana could take the marijuana business out of the hands of drug cartels, by regulating and taxing marijuana in a similar manner to alcohol. It would allow adults twenty-one and older to possess a limited amount of marijuana...
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