...Legalization Of Marijuana For Recreational Purposes Jerry Cashatt COMM/125 7/20/2014 Yolanda Orizondo - Harding Legalization Of Marijuana For Recreational Purposes Even though the social effects of abuse and addiction are in question, I believe marijuana should be legalized for recreational use because the government is spending unnecessary money to control the production and use of marijuana and legalization for recreational use could provide jobs that will improve the economy. With the proper regulation of the sale and use, marijuana could become a precious crop to the United States of America. As adults, we are all responsible for our actions. Just as we should not drink and drive, or drink and show up for our shift at work, we should also refrain from using any other mind-altering substances before or during our shift. Those who make a conscious decision to use marijuana should also be aware of the consequences. If a person chooses to use marijuana, and it is against the policy of their job to have T.H.C. (the intoxicating substance in marijuana) in their system they should lose their job. If this is preventing them from working, all government aid should be denied them. This will combat some of the social effects that legalization of marijuana may have on society. States are currently facing massive budget deficits, and the California legislature is debating AB 390 to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. California already...
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...Basics” on the website of sustainabletable.org famers provide shelter by growing crops that we need to build shelters. Two of those crops could be bamboo, or pine. This is how farmers provide shelter for us. Another way that farmers provide for us is by providing us with food. They do this by. They do this by providing us with nutritional items. These nutritional items can include fruits and vegetables. According to the article: “Sustainable Agriculture- The Basics” on the website of sustainabletable.org cattle farmers also can provide us with food. Cattle farmers do this by. They do this by providing us with meat. That is how farmers provide us with food. The third way that farmers provide for us is by providing our clothing. Farmers do this by. According to the article:”Animal Corner” on the website of animal corner.co.uk farmers provide clothing to us by having...
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...University National Legalization of Marijuana The United States of America (U.S.A) has a trillion-dollar deficit. They are consistently looking for ways to lower the amount of the deficit. Most Americans pay an additional tax on certain commodities, alcohol, and tobacco, commonly referred to as the sin tax. The nationwide legalization of marijuana for the tax revenue that the sale of marijuana will generate specifically earmarked for the reduction of the deficit, will be beneficial for the U.S.A. While the current population of the U.S.A. is 313.9 Million according to United States Census Bureau, and the World Bank (2012). Fifty percent of Americans, 156.95 Million, support legalization of marijuana. These numbers demand drug reform in this country. Half of the drug arrests, 850,000 Americans, where arrested in 2010. Eighty eight percent, 748,000 of those arrests were for marijuana possession alone. The current criminalization of marijuana undercuts future economic development. Incarceration reduces former inmates’ earnings by forty percent, devastating families and communities. Former users with an arrest record for possession of marijuana should not be prevented from obtaining employment, or from accessing social benefits. (Huffingtonpost.com 2014) Decriminalization of marijuana will allow for future economic development, and increase the tax base to further pay down the trillion-dollar deficit. Marijuana should be legalized nationally in the U.S.A. The general census is...
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...the CATO institute, website articles from the National Center for Policy Analysis, and information from the Heritage Foundation. Findings and Observations As it is often argued, governments are going to be involved in agriculture and a country’s food supply. As is often the case, if governments are involved, you as a consumer want them to err on the side of more production, not less. Estimates of the future cost of subsidies are, exactly just that, estimates. However, given the extent to which we have turned to agriculture to provide some of our nation’s energy needs, it is very likely that spending levels will decline significantly from those observed in previous farm programs. Levels of support have been held constant in nominal dollar terms since the early 1980s. The target price for corn in 1982...
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...24 Mar 2012 Afghanistan’s Economy This paper is to explain the past, current and future economy of Afghanistan. As of 2011, Afghanistan has a population of roughly 30 million and is expected to increase to around 82 million people by the year 2050. Afghanistan is the 41st largest country in the world, and is similar in size to the state of Texas. Ranked 91st in world economies it has very high unemployment, nearly 35% countrywide. According to data from the Central Intelligence Agency, nearly 42% of Afghanistan’s population lives on less than $1 a day and almost 35% of the population lives below the poverty line. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is a trifling $900, and is mainly due to the fact that 78% of the workforce is agricultural in nature. Only 5.7% of Afghans work in industries like mining and textiles, and another 15.7% of the Afghani work force are in the service industry. But to truly understand the Afghani people and their nation’s future economic endeavors, we must understand their past economy. In the 1930’s Afghanistan began a momentous undertaking of instituting new monetary methods unto their nation such as introducing paper money, created numerous facilities for general and higher education, and established a national bank. Unfortunately until roughly the 1950’s, Afghanistan lacked much of the necessary national infrastructure such as roads and railways to support an expansion in their industrial sectors. This factor locked them...
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...Marijuana Legalization All across the United States there are prisons filled with men and women serving marijuana related crimes. Each one of these men and women go through the court systems, and this takes time and money away from our government. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world. Mainly people think of marijuana of the dirty drug out on the street, when actually marijuana has been proven to help people medically. Marijuana is a less harmful drug than alcohol and tobacco, and yet it is still illegal and millions of men and women are serving yearly sentences. A single person is yet to die from an over dose on marijuana, while millions of people die from alcohol and tobacco every year. If cannabis was legalized it would do many great things, such as create millions of new jobs. With the economy struggling right now in American this would help our country greatly. Another thing marijuana would do is eliminate the spending on preventing marijuana use in North and parts of South America. If marijuana was legal it would give our government more time to look at more important issues, instead of preventing the use and selling of cannabis. Our government could focus more on the War on Terror and prevent harsher drugs from entering the U.S. such as heroin, meth, and cocaine. Our society would completely change; marijuana would be off the streets and would be treated probably. You would see a decrease in marijuana use at a younger age because it would be more...
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...2011, According to The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Poverty and The Great Recession . The downfall of the economy in 2008 pushed many people in the U.S. into poverty. Systematic failures such as an unstable economy, societal factors such as race or ethnicity, and many would argue one of the greatest causes of poverty to be natural disasters. Two major accounts of economical instability are noted as “The Great Depression” which occurred in the 1930s and “The Great Recession,” in 2008. The two events sent many Americans into poverty. The Great Depression was a result of a stock market crash and a bad banking structure. Likewise the Recession was due to a stock market crash caused 8 trillion dollar housing bubble. According to Jim Puzzanghera, from The Los Angeles Times, approximately 8.7 million jobs were lost during...
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...its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandman’s cares.” While being said by one of the founding fathers of the United States, not all people agree on agricultural practices, or which president was the best. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are under attack by the uneducated, closed minded, and environmentalists. GM products should not have restrictions on labeling that would hurt United States farmers and cost the consumers billions and possibly trillions of dollars. While the cost is high and payout is low the fight still continues to rage on leaving the majority...
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...Freddie Johnson John Clark English 201C 13 May 2015 Man-Made Water Crisis Over the past several years the state of California has been suffering from a drought that has left behind many farmers in the dust with their fallowed crops. The Central Valley, located in the heart of California, is home to a vast variety of crops that feed the world. The valley has taken the blunt of the hit caused by the recent drought as many farmers have received zero allocations of their contracted water along with many water wells drying up. The lack of water not only has an affect on farmers but anyone else that enjoys the succulent foods that articulate from California’s farms. As the lack of rainfall has had an influence on the current shortage of water, it is not the only factor contributing to it. “In 2009, the department of Fish and Wildlife ordered restrictions on the water run-off, which began the now six-year-old policy of sending billions of gallons of fresh water annually into the Pacific Ocean” (Hill). With California’s extensive need for water, legislation needs to transpire in order to use what precipitation we do receive to be allocated effectively and efficiently. California has been known for many substantial reasons, ranging from the Gold Rush of 1849 to its beautiful coast line that attracts many tourists. One important piece that always seems to be overlooked is the agricultural industry that thrives in the Central Valley. California produces much of the nations...
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...Slogan Maryland the great state where we fish with great bate. Our colony give you the free decision for your religion. We have chesapeake bay it’s a major trading post and we don’t even boast. This is our state, now let's celebrate! Location The state of Maryland is located on the east coast, between the states of Pennsylvania, delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. Chesapeake Bay Maryland has a large selection of major job industries. Such as; shipping on Chesapeake bay, commercial fishing for Striped Bass, farming crops and animals, and lumber. The low, fertile land surrounding Chesapeake Bay is ideal for farming cattle, chickens and soybeans. Also, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is one of the world’s largest shipping canals, it...
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...Every living thing on Earth has cells. Cells are made up of small pieces called proteins and organelles. The larger pieces are tissues and systems. Cells hold biological equipment that keeps them alive. A cells job is to organize. Each cell has a different function. Organisms grow and survive better when cells are present. If people were only made up of one cell they could only grow to one size. You also would not have a nervous system or muscles. A person’s body is made up of trillions of cells. Animal-like cells differ from plant-like cells. An animal-like cell could be a tiny microorganism or a nerve cell. Plant cells differ because they have protective structures with walls. Each organism has its own unique cell. People have hundreds of cells that are used to do different things in our bodies. All cells are surrounded by a membrane. Animals, people and insects have a nervous system. Some of the systems are more complex than others. A person’s nervous system consists of two parts: The central and the peripheral. The central nervous system is your spinal cord and your brain. The peripheral system makes up your organs, body and muscles. The reason people can react or take action is directly related to our nervous system. How people and animals smell, see and taste are related to our nervous system. Some of the things our nervous system does we don’t even think about. All of the systems in our bodies take direction from our nervous system. If we are eating our body starts to...
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...few that interested me the most. It covers factors that contribute to deflation such as high corporate rate, strong yen, and trade surplus. Why does Japan face deflation? According to the World Factbook, Japan has the third largest economy in the world with a 2011 GDP of $5.85 trillion US dollars. It is one of the largest exporters of goods in the world, which contributes to a consistent trade surplus for the country. China, one of the primary Japan’s trading partners, has gained the largest share of Japan’s import’s market due to significantly lower price of goods. Japan is also among the world’s largest and most technologically advanced producers, dominating the export of electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metal, ships, motor vehicles, chemical, textiles, and processed foods. Another important factor contributing to the strength of the Japanese economy is the robotics industry; it possesses more than half of the world’s “working robots” (CIA, 2012). The agricultural sector is small, yet produces the highest crop yields in the world. It is highly subsidized, protected, and considered as an area of national pride (CIA, 2012). Rapid economic growth, high household consumption, and low interest rates lead Japan to the economic bubble known as the Asset Price Bubble, which started in the late 80s and lasted to the early 90s. Due to the asset bubble, stock prices and real...
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...clearing indicating that our current federal laws are not stopping people from using marijuana (Health & Family). In actuality, the illegalization of marijuana is more harmful than the drug itself, since marijuana users have to constantly find ways around the law in order to obtain their desired product (marijuana/hash/sensimilla). By having no other choice than to turn to the Black Market, marijuana users can potentially put themselves in dangerous situations, such as getting mugged or purchasing laced drugs. However, if marijuana were to be legalized, marijuana users could have a way of obtaining their desired product safely due to enacted regulations and policies. It is estimated that the U.S. government spends around 10 billion dollars a year in an attempt to keep marijuana off the streets; at the same time California...
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...lack of necessary land, farmers will be unable to supply enough products. It is imperative to conserve farmland, reduce urbanization, reside in farm or industry-based communities and incorporate urban agriculture in those communities. The paradigm of Easter Island illustrates the negative effects of not having boundaries. Easter Island, present-day Rapa Nui, was once a sophisticated civilization populated by up to 30,000 people. Succeeding the deforestation of the entire island, a cascade of events led to the eventual reduction of resources and lowered the ability to provide for a higher population. It also led to soil erosion, which caused soil to runoff faster and led to a decrease in freshwater. The combined factors lowered the yield of crops...
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...them. Those organisms may range from large animals and plants to microscopic bacteria. Ecosystem includes the interactions among all organisms in a given habitat. People are part of ecosystems. The health and wellbeing of human populations depends upon the services provided by ecosystems and their components organisms’ soil, water, and nutrients. The natural ecosystems and the plants and animals within them provide humans with services that would be very difficult to duplicate. While it is often impossible to place an accurate monetary amount on ecosystem services we can calculate some of the financial values. According to the ecological society of American many of these services are performed seemingly for free yet are worth many trillions of dollars, for example: much of the Mississippi River valley’s natural flood protection...
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