The use, sale and cultivation of cannabis/marijuana are prohibited in Australia and all other countries that have signed the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The prohibition of the drug is justified on the grounds that drug use presents a serious danger to health. Despite the prohibition of the drug, cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in Australia. The question of whether it should remain illegal or become legalized remains open for discussion. Hence, this report explores the
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Guns give people immense power, the sort of power you wouldn’t want anyone to be able to possess; the power to hurt, destroy, and manipulate those around them. The book A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, follows the story of young Ishmael Beah during the war in Sierra Leone. It tells step by step the events that led up to Beah being captured and forced to fight in a war at the mere age of thirteen. Those with the most power in this war were the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), they attack villages
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There are two key problems associated with the criminalization of marijuana use that I will address in my argument. The first is that we are punishing people for using or being addicted to something that inherently does not harm others. The second is that by punishing these people only more problems arise, for them, for their family, and for all of society. If helping people overcome and addiction of something bad for themselves is good, and punishing someone for something that out of their control
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Marijuana is a plant that has been smoked for thousands of years. In 1920 between 1930 recreational marijuana was legal and became associated with jazz music, but in 1937 recreational marijuana became illegal. More than 61% of Americans support legalizing marijuana. Legalizing recreational marijuana will reduce the crime rate, ensure product safety, and create much needed jobs. The crime rate would go lower in states with legal recreational marijuana because marijuana is less harmful then alcohol
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athletes. New doping control measures must be rooted in sport ethics and values; they must flow from athlete agreement; they must respect athletes' rights to privacy; and they must be independently, accountably and fairly administered. We need to use drug-free athletes as role models and to marshal the force of parents and the media. When it comes to eliminating doping in sports, there can be no compromise, no middle ground, and not rhetorical acrobatics. We must go for the gold. Our athletes and
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Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults. It also allowed people convicted of marijuana charges to petition courts to toss out the cases or reduce penalties. Therefore, it would be appropriate to release jailed individuals who are convicted of minor marijuana offenses. “Fundamentally, I think it’s incredibly unjust for anyone to keep being punished for activity that is no longer a crime,” said Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland council member. Doing so would serve tremendous benefits
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Over the years many governments have exaggerated and have placed a certain stigma on marijuana and other drugs.They did this to protect the children of the future, an example is the U.S. government in the 1930s told the general public that a marijuana cigarette would result in death and that marijuana can increase violent tendencies. Laws that have been passed by many governments including the Canadian has created a broken system and politicians have been agreeing that this system is still working
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The book that my group has chosen to read is A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah, which portrays Beah’s experience of being a child soldier and being present in the middle of a civil war. I feel that the first third of the book is mainly Beah trying to set the bedrock for what is to come, which I liked very much as it gave me the chance to connect to the emotions displayed by Beah. His initial character reminds of a child forced to grow mature beyond his own age due to circumstances
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clash on what is and isn’t a drug, the true moral issues are the following: Is the nonmedical use of drugs OK? And if so, can the state intervene when it comes to usage? To what degree (218)? As far as ethical theories are concerned, the choice seems clear to one side. Aristotle’s virtue ethics suggest that we ought to condemn drug use because it hinders our development. Kant says that we should never use ourselves as a means to an end, and addiction is
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long term effects of opioid are brain damage, liver damage, and tolerance (meaning someone would have to take more to feel the same relief) (Abuse), while with marijuana there’s no liver damage and the tolerance depends on how often someone has to use it. Also, the only brain damage a person could suffer from marijuana is possibly some memory loss and while on it, a slow reaction to the environment. Additionally, marijuana can be used to treat several issues instead of just relieving pain like opioids
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