...Why smoking is a bad thing Today, smoking is an issue which is on everybody’s mind. The whole country is divided on this issue. Some believe that smoking should be banned everywhere while others are not so harsh. Tobacco, however, should be outlawed because smoking pollutes the environment, endangers everyone’s health, and wastes taxpayers’ money due to health problems. Cigarette smoking causes a number of health problems which are expensive to treat. It is a major cause of respiratory diseases such as asthma, lung cancer and bronchitis. It also leads to heart disease. In spite of the money which the Government receives from taxing cigarettes, the cost of medical treatment for these diseases exceeds this income. Smoking cigarettes can cost people tens of thousands a dollars a year. As a consequence, non-smoking taxpayers are forced to pay for the health costs of smokers, which is a very unfair situation. Another reason for banning smoking is that cigarette smoke affects the health of non- smokers and unborn babies. Cigarettes are not only harmful to users, but are also damaging to all people around a smoker. Non-smokers often suffer from eye and nose irritations, allergies and headaches as a result of inhaling second-hand smoke. Cigarettes cause a high percent of lung cancer and are responsible for thirty percent of all deaths resulting from cancer. People who have smoked for a significant period of time will have noticeable problems breathing and...
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...Alec Petersdorf Mr. Groom AP English 2 November 2015 Word Count: 513 Why Dihydrogen Monoxide Should be Outlawed The spread and use of a dangerous chemical, known as dihydrogen monoxide, has grown to epidemic proportions. This colorless, odorless liquid compound can induce severe respiratory damage and/or failure if inhaled and its solid form can cause extreme tissue damage and necrosis over a long period of time. In addition, dihydrogen monoxide is a major contributing factor to the degradation of our nation’s infrastructure and environment. Because of its destruction of the environment and many various health risks, the substance should be outlawed. First, look at the slew of detrimental health effects that dihydrogen monoxide has on the...
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...Effect of Cigarette Smoking Eric Kiruja Dr Ondieki 4th October, 2015 Tobacco smoking remains a global concern, as the tobacco industry continues to penetrate even into the developing and least developed nations. This practice has been associated with a myriad of problems and, as a result, its use should be me minimized if not outlawed. The following effects present the grim effects of cigarette smoking through which people can gain useful insights as to why they should not adopt this behavior. These effects can be classified into: Social effects While, for some people, cigarette smoking can be viewed as a way of socializing and connecting with others, it has its drawbacks. First, it leads to the users being subjected to isolation and social stigma. As the rate of which the number of people who have taken up this habit increases so is the number of individuals who are intolerant to smoking. As a result, the users tend to feel as if they are being despised and are socially unaccepted. In addition, more and more countries have placed restrictions on smoking in public areas. These restrictions serve to limit the freedom of the smoker in that he/she is always preoccupied with worrying about whether the area they intend to go will allow smoking. Also, smokers may find themselves having their prospects for any form of romantic engagement or dating reduced significantly to other smokers who only constitute less than 21% of the average adult...
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...Take the High Road Laws are created in order to protect people from harm, but yet the United States has in act laws protecting them against something that does nothing but benefit them. The use and distribution of opioids and other substances has been debated and fought over for centuries. Cigarettes used to be accessible within schools and restaurants, and with science backing them, now they have to be conceived in designated areas or not at all. However, even with the proof that they are detrimental to health, they have not been outlawed, but restricted to age. Currently, marijuana, both medical and recreational is not legal in all parts of the United States; furthermore, whether it ever will be, is being considered. Marijuana has a bad...
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...Tavarrea Jones October 12, 2014 POL 201 Professor Garcia Federal Government VS States on Cannabis Law Conflict The Federal Government’s Law against Marijuana and the State’s recent law decriminalizing marijuana has been a controversy for a short while now. Marijuana is made by taking dry leaves and flowers from a hemp plant. Marijuana has been around for years. The first recorded use of it was in 7000 B.C. The ancient Chinese, Greeks, Egyptians and other countries used the plant as a medical herb. Marijuana was first outlawed by the states starting in 1913. In 1937 the marihuana tax act of 1937 was passed by the federal government. The Marihuana Tax Act (“Act”) is a U.S. federal law that imposed tax on the sale of cannabis, hemp, or marijuana. The Act did not itself criminalize the possession or usage of hemp, marijuana, or cannabis. But included penalty and enforcement provisions to which marijuana, cannabis, or hemp handlers were subject. Violation of these procedures could result in a fine of up to $2000 and five years' imprisonment. (US Legal). In 1970 the controlled substance act was passed. Marijuana was one of the drugs banned as a schedule I drug. All drugs in the United States go through the DEA and the FDA to be classified and put into a schedule. There are five schedules. Schedule I are the highly addictive drugs and schedule v are not highly addictive. By marijuana being put into the schedule I it means that The DEA and the FDA do not believe...
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...The Negative Side of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been a large topic for debate in America for the last several years. With Colorado and now Washington passing laws decriminalizing marijuana use, should the rest of America follow in their steps? Despite what proponents of legalization believe, marijuana has clear negative effects on user's lives. Marijuana is addictive, unhealthy, and a catalyst for violence. "Drugs like marijuana and cocaine are not dangerous because they are illegal; they are illegal because they are dangerous."(Joseph Califano). Legalizing marijuana would have more negative effects than positive for everyone in America. One of the main arguments for why we should legalize marijuana is how it isn't physically addictive, and therefore not dangerous to the daily lives of adult users. However just because marijuana is not physically addictive do not mean people can't become mentally addicted and exhibit withdrawal symptoms similar to those of physical addictions. Research suggests that about nine percent of users become addicted to marijuana. "Long-term marijuana users trying to quit report withdrawal symptoms including irritability, sleeplessness, decreased appetite, anxiety, and drug craving, all of which can make it difficult to abstain."(National Institute on Drug Abuse). Another misconception about marijuana is that it doesn't negatively impact the users life, so who cares if you become addicted right? Well research has shown that heavy...
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...Your Name: Professor Name: Course: Date: It’s a Whole New World: The Past and Present of Camel Cigarettes Many corporations in America do not have the capability to stay afloat in the marketing world. The consumers of America demand far too much of a product and that is something that some of those corporations just can’t offer. However, the ones that do remain must, as Thomas Frank author of “Commodify Your Dissent” says, constantly redefine the product that they are trying to advertise. Camel cigarettes are no different. The corporation that is Camel proves Frank’s point that, “the countercultural idea has become capitalist orthodoxy, its hunger for transgression upon transgression now perfectly suited to an economical-cultural regime that runs on ever-faster cyclings of the new” (165). It is no longer an issue of how well an advertisement can influence its consumers. Where the greater challenge lies is, if that corporation can continually give its audience what it desires. It is a whole new world, and corporations must constantly modify their approaches on their products to be successful. Not only must they modify their products, but they must also create ads that will make their product memorable to the consumer or they will inevitably fail and become a part of marketing history. Camel cigarettes are a long-standing brand that has been around for almost a century. Throughout the 20th Century, Camel periodically adjusted their advertising methodology. Especially in...
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...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 so the drug is automatically viewed as negative. If Marijuana was legal then it would no longer be the intro drug. Morally smoking Marijuana is just as bad as smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, but those acts are not illegal at all. If cigarettes...
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...RESEARCH TOPICS Abstinence programs Do they work? Advertising Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol, cigarettes, prescription meds, etc…? Africa Why so many wars? What’s the solution? Airplane accidents Who is responsible? Should families of victims be entitled to compensation? Airport security Should the government use invasive pat-downs and body scans to ensure passenger safety or are there better methods? Al Qaida Has U.S. policy actually spread terrorism rather than contain it? Will it get better or worse? Why and how? Alcohol Should the U.S. lower the drinking age to 18? Animal rights Should it be illegal to use animals for sports and entertainment? Arming pilots Good idea? Art A few years ago, an artist was criticized for depicting the Virgin Mary with elephant dung. When is art not really art? Athletes in high schools Should shoe companies be able to give away free shoes and equipment to high school athletes? Beauty contests Do they serve any purpose in society? Bridges, roads, waterways Why the government gets a bad report card on America’s infrastructure. Bullying laws Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent bullying? Cell phones How have they changed us socially? Censorship Should parents censor textbooks and other literature for children in schools? Cheap labor U.S. companies that move factories to undeveloped nations barely pay employees enough to...
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...Majoint,, spliff , blunt, dub, L, ganja, grass, pot, bud, and mary jane. Now, why are these words thought to be "bad". Why are we taught from such a young age that marijuana is bad. Why are we able to go into any store and buy tobacco, which kills 400,000 people annually; alcohol, which kills 100,000 people annually; and caffeine, which kills 2,000 people annually. According to the New England Journal of medicine, you would have to smoke 1500 pounds of marijuana in under 15 minutes to OD. Marijuana was prohibited in 1937, but marijuana prohibition isn’t working. Today between 95 and 100 million Americans admit to having tried it and nearly 15 million have used it within the past month. Some people believe that marijuana is bad and does damage to the body but alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous. Alcohol has a high level of sulphate and can cause alcohol poisoning. Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals including 43 known cancer compounds and 400 other toxins. Marijuana is not 100% free of chemicals but it more natural because it is from the earth and contains only 100 chemicals. ill be discussing marijuana legislation first wat is marijuana and hw does it affect humans? second when and why did marijuana become illegal? and why states are legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. using these points i intend to inform you about marijuana and the movement to legalize it. according to the national institute on drug abuse, a survey shows that over 98 million americans...
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...Marijuana, Mary-Jane, weed, ganja, bud, reefer pot, bud . . . one plant, numerous names. I believe we all know what Marijuana is and have tried or know someone that has tried it. Marijuana and its legalization has been argued about for many years now. Some peoples view the drug as a bad thing while others identify it as a beneficial herb; marijuana should be legalized. ”Cannabis Sativa is perhaps the most recognizable plant in the world.” (Bonsor, 2) The pot leaf is put on clothing, jewelry, bumper stickers and is used in graffiti. “Marijuana is the single most used drug in the United States.” (Bonsor, 2) According to “InfoFacts - Marijuana” 60.4% of 12th graders in 1979 had used marijuana at least once in their lifetime. There were 2.6 million new users in 2001 and 47.8% of 12th graders in 2002 had used marijuana in their lifetime. Thirty six percent of those students had used it in the past year, and 21.5% of those had used it in the past month. We should look to the reason Marijuana is outlawed by the United States Federal Government (USFG). It might be for its terribly addictive nature and ability to destroy the life of those who attempt to use it as a recreational drug. Smoking marijuana is one’s own choice and in some cases a religious aspect. A person can have the freedom to smoke tobacco and drink alcohol, how is that different from smoking marijuana? Some religious rituals even include the of use marijuana. In some places, it is a “Holy Plant” and is said to be...
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...very many actually have a problem with the drug itself. The driving force behind their decision to be against marijuana is based mostly on the fact that it is illegal. TIME magazine held a poll on their website in which they asked their readers if marijuana should be legalized. Given that TIME’s website is not likely to be a full representation of ALL their readers, nor the rest of the people in the United States, an astonishing 80% of the poll agreed that the legalization of marijuana should be put into effect (St. Pierre 1). One philosopher who would probably side with this 80% is John Rawls, the creator of the “Theory of Justice”. In his theory, Rawls states that we, as a society, should treat things with a veil of ignorance. This meaning to work out the basic principles in a society, one should pretend that they know nothing about our social classes, laws, or anything else (Rawls 12). The specs on marijuana would suggest it is harmless, but it is natural that for every argument against the legalization of marijuana, there is an argument for it. Face it; marijuana’s prohibition in the United States has not stopped its production, possession, or recreational use. This fact leaves many scratching their heads as to why the substance has not yet been legalized. John Rawls, a great American philosopher, would have, most likely, been against the idea of marijuana being illegal. In his main work, the “Theory of Justice”, Rawls pushes hard for a just government and a just...
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...the point that marijuana is addictive. While this is not fully true, it is one of the main problems marijuana is not legal. Again, ignorance. No one has ever recorded that they had withdrawal symptoms after using cannabis, like people get from drugs like caffeine, alcohol, and ibuprofen just to state a few. While people try and argue that cannabis is addictive, they will be drinking their daily cup of coffee and be taking their daily dose of ibuprofen, waiting to go on their hourly cigarette break. It is ironic at how people look at cannabis as addictive. Anything can be addictive to a person such as; shopping, a pack of cards, or a video game. The side against cannabis always tries to argue this but it’s an incorrect point. “For George, age 60, of Raleigh, N.C., quitting marijuana was no problem. He began using marijuana in college, sometimes once every other day, sometimes once every couple of months, and he kept using after graduation. It’s recreational, he said in an interview with healthline. Why do people have a drink at the end of a workday? Just because they like it. But at age 50, he experienced some health problems and decided it was time to quit. For George, that wasn’t a challenge. There was no withdrawal, he said. There was certainly no physical addiction. If you stopped eating chocolate, you would want to have chocolate again, but it’s not really addictive.”...
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...Go Green Marijuana is a harmful plant; at least, that’s what we are told, right? That this is a horrible substance that is never to be found in society, but what if it is not as harmful as other substances used my millions daily without question? Many people conclude that marijuana is harmful in many ways, including brain damage, damage to the reproductive system, and weakening of the immune system. People against marijuana attempt to convince others that marijuana is a "gateway drug" that leads the users to venture into much harder drugs. I believe that research to support anything can be found if one is looking hard enough, but that the fallacy of this conclusion is due to research seeking facts to support an already-assumed conclusion. Marijuana has been part of human society since the beginning of civilization. Indian priests wrote about its use in religious ceremonies, and Chinese emperors wrote about its medicinal use (UXL). However, since the beginning of the 20th century, most countries have enacted laws against the cultivation, possession or transfer of cannabis. These laws have impacted adversely on the cannabis plant's cultivation for non-recreational purposes, but there are many regions where, under certain circumstances, handling of cannabis is legal or licensed. Many jurisdictions have lessened the penalties for possession of small quantities of cannabis, so that it is punished by confiscation and sometimes a fine, rather than imprisonment, focusing more on...
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...The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana, also known as Cannabis, is a psychoactive drug for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana originates from the Mexican Spanish work marihuana. According to the United Nations, marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in the world. In modern times, marijuana has been used for such cases like recreational, religious, spiritual and medicinal purposes. However, most of today’s people use marijuana for own self-satisfaction and psychoactive purposes. The United Nation estimated that in 2004, around 4 percent of the world’s adult population, which is 162 million people, used marijuana annually and around 0.6 percent used it daily. Due to its psychoactive effect, marijuana is currently recognized as illegal drug in most cases. Right now, it is only used for medical purposes and is legal in few places. However, there have been continuous debates going on about legalizing the marijuana. Although most politicians disagree with legalizing it, there is increase in number who agrees on legalizing marijuana for many purposes. I, too, agree on legalizing marijuana because it will solve many problems. Current Obama administration is on stress about medical marijuana laws. Ethan Nadelmann pointed out that state medical marijuana laws do not make “any sense in terms of public safety, health or fiscal policy”. (Franklin) When marijuana is used for medical purpose, there are over 70 percent of voters who support. However, recently, those...
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