"Don't be absurd, smoke some herb." Cannabis is a nationwide plant that consumers can smoke and eat. The use of the plant can fall under many categories from Muscle Spasms, Nausea, poor appetite, seizures, or just personal enjoyment. Although Marijuana is facing controversy, the substance should be legal. When some people hear this their mind immediately refers backs to the "Reefer Madness" phobia. Back in the 1930’s the government came out with movies and advertisements that would show people
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drug to induce euphoria. In certain jurisdictions, its use is permitted for its presumed benefits in treating symptoms associated primarily with cancer and AIDS, such as nausea and loss of appetite”(free dictionnaire.com). Today more than 60% percent of American are for the legalizing of marijuana. “Colorado and Washington state are the first two state to allow to use the drug for recreation purpose” (cqpress.com) today most of teenager use marijuana for recreational and medicine propose. Marijuana
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I believe that every human has that right to decision want to do with their bodys. I believe that every drug should be decriminalized because the decision of taking drug should be up to the person and not the government. A person should not be punished for doing something that they chose to do to themselves. Even if it hurts their body. I know many people that srmoke cannabis on a daily and they are very productive people. Sometimes they blend into regular people so good that you surprised when
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seeking shelter and suffering through starvation, the boys eventually lead themselves into a village controlled by the government. Negotiations wouldn’t let these boys just settle down and hope for the best in this violent war. In order for them to use this village for shelter and food, the boys had to participate in the war and initially become child soldiers for the government army. Being accustomed to killing and having the strength to perform this action was what these children had to face and
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It is very important to learn about the psychological and physiological effects of substance abuse on the human body to prevent substance usage, and to discover if there is a possibility of reversing harmful effects. In many cases, substance abuse starts with misinformation, or miscommunication. A person who does not know the negative effects a substance can have on the body is more likely to start abusing said substance. In order to properly inform, and warn the public of the effects that harmful
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In the states where marijuana is fully legalized it seems like anyone and everyone is getting their hands on some. Coming from Oregon where you have to be 21 to buy it, I see more kids with marijuana than I do adults! It seems like marijuana is being abused for what it actually should be used for in hundreds of peoples opinions. Anyone over 21 can legally buy pot without a medical card. One of the big issues with this is people that are under age have easier ways to obtain it. It is believed that
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18th century writers. Laudanum is an extremely addictive drug, commonly used to relieve pain in the 18th century. Originated from the opium poppy, laudanum was a more socially acceptable form of opium. In the 18th century, physicians encouraged the use of this drug for multiple medical
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absolutely a cash crop for Mexican drug cartels. It has been for decades. It’s a huge profit margin,” says Mike Unzueta, who served as the special agent in charge of San Diego’s U.S. Homeland Security Investigations. So far by legalizing recreational use of marijuana in certain states the U.S. Border Patrol has reported close to a 9% decrease in seizures of the substance in 2015 from 2014. Although this percentage isn't significant, it certainly is a step in the right direction. Legalizing marijuana
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into consideration. Some ethical considerations that should be taken into account are improvements on cognitive performance regarding speed of performance and ability to effectively complete a demanding physical task. In the athletics community the use of caffeine as an enhancer is not unheard of, and not explicitly banned. As a matter of fact it is the most commonly used sport enhancing drug. The debate on the allowance of using the sport enhancing drug is in full affect. Parallels of the argument
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Traffic Merging for Energy-Efficient Datacenter Networks Alessandro Carrega Suresh Singh Roberto Bruschi Raffaele Bolla Portland State University National Inter-University Consortium for University of Genoa University of Genoa Genoa, Italy Telecommunications (CNIT) Portland, OR 97207 Genoa, Italy raffaele.bolla@unige.it Genoa, Italy singh@cs.pdx.edu alessandro.carrega@unige.it roberto.bruschi@cnit.it Abstract—Numerous studies have shown that datacenter networks typically see loads of between 5% –
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