Status attainment

1. H.R. 1013: Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol Act 2. The Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol Act is a bill that would change how marijuana would be viewed from a legal standpoint. The Attorney General would need to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act. (opencongress.org) Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level, leaving it up to states to regulate it in a way that is similar to the…

By the year 1920, the eighteenth amendment banning the manufacture and distribution of alcohol, commonly known as the Prohibition, was enforced in America. The law was passed with the hopes of lowering crime rates and strengthening family values. In the year 1933, the Prohibition was repealed. During the decade where it was enforced, it was never actually illegal to consume alcohol; many people bought illegal alcohol that was consequently of poor quality and made individuals become ill. Roughly…

Federalist Government vs. Individual States When it comes down to a law itself, many people argue whether or not it should be in the hands of the people or the government itself. Many well known laws involving drugs and gender are seen as an opportunity that could either be in the hands of these two groups. Should certain laws be held accountable by the people of the state or the federal government? Three things will be discussed on whether or not it should be held by a certain power,…

Importance and Call to Action Marijuana, as mentioned multiple times until now, is a very common, yet controversial substance. It has caused many arguments over if it’s morally acceptable to use and if the benefits are worth more than the risks. In the end, it is an important part of society, because almost every American has heard of it. The importance of this issue has been brought up time and time again, however there is another issue that needs addressing that could change people’s view on…

Socal and Financial Effects of Legalization As the law is right now, there are many costs in regards to marijuana ranging from social to financial. The legalization of marijuana would help to lower these costs significantly and help the overall economy of the United States. There are a few tradeoffs though, since with the legalization of marijuana we could potentially see an increase in the amount of people openly partaking of it. There have been several states that have decriminalized…

There are several reasons why it makes sense to legalize marijuana. Prohibition of marijuana financially benefits organized crime, and since marijuana is illegal, the government is losing out on taxes that could be collected on marijuana sales if it were legalized. Additionally, legalizing marijuana would economically benefit farmers. Also, as proven by scientific research there are beneficial medical uses for marijuana. Lastly, the government should not interfere with our free will by…

Based on all of the information that I have read online I have come to the conclusion that I am pro legalizing marijuana. I do realize that there are many disadvantages to legalizing marijuana but I also see many more advantages to it. Many people think that legalizing marijuana perpetuates and extends the problem of addiction and the other negative aspects of consuming marijuana, but not many of them know the positives. There have been many proposals by different theorists that legalizing…

Nikita Thompson A new asylum paradigm? Globalization, migration and the uncertain future of the international refugee regime Jeff Crisp In our world, we can find more than 10 million people who, when asked where home is, can only respond that they are stateless. This large cluster of stateless people live and reside in lands where they do not have legal membership, given by the state to them. Due to this lack of membership within a state that an individual is occupying, they lose the legal…

Health literacy is a significant factor in patients’ health status and outcomes. The external factors of demographics, educational attainment, and health knowledge have not been thoroughly explored. The journal reviews the proposed model of health literacy as a combination of health knowledge, educational attainment and cognitive ability and tests its relation to measures of health literacy taking into account demographic variability. This was a quantitative study with 359 volunteer English and…

Education is a crucial determinant of health status because it is inextricably linked with the social factors of employment, income, working conditions, food security, and housing. A good education is necessary to obtain a secure and well-paying job. This, in turn, influences the type of community the individual resides in, the quality of housing, access to higher education, the ability to purchase nutritious food, the capacity to participate in activities, and the quality of early childhood…