USE

but is also being suggested to be legalized for recreational use. Most of the voters are supporters of Proposition 64 but all they want to do is get high, yet they don't understand the outcome of this act. The supporters of this proposition don’t focus or pay attention to the effects of this gateway drug and its contribution to the collapse of public health. Many people don't know the results of legalizing marijuana for recreational use and the consequences of using the drug itself. The…

brings to society. In the midst of all this, scientists have discovered that maybe there are some hazardous effects to this that people might not realize. Amongst other health issues that come with smoking weed, frequent and or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men aged between 20 and 45 years. The…

You could even purchase it at a store as an over-the-counter remedy in pharmacies. Around 1910, there was a rise of immigration from Mexico after the Mexican Revolution. People began associating the drug with these immigrants even though marijuana use wasn’t particularly prevalent. This association combined with xenophobia was the beginning the negative social view of marijuana. By the 1930’s, the Marijuana Tax Act was passed which effectively banned both the possession and sale of the drug.…

Cyberbullying Cyberbullying simply means harming or harassing someone with the use of technology in a recurring manner or when one child target another child with the use of digital technology. It has to be minor on both the sides, once the adults are involved it is not at all called as Cyberbullying rather it is called Cyber Stalking and adult cyber harassment is never called as cyberbullying. As the use of the technology is increasing day by day cyberbullying is also increasing among the…

(2008) state that it is for this very main reason that most citizens call the police for assistance. They believe that use of force will come into play to be necessary, certain and unavoidable (p.739). This paper will go on to define different police officer uses of force, factors that vary its applications in the field as well as consequences and implications from incorrect use by individual officers in the field. Management and agency administration tactics and techniques will be covered to…

The Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body Marijuana or cannabis, has been in use by humans since ancient times in China. “Its use spread from China to India and then to N Africa and reached Europe at least as early as A.D. 500.” (History of Marijuana, n.d., para. 1). Historically, marijuana has been used for its medicinal purposes and psychoactive properties. Only recently in the past century has the restriction of marijuana usage been legislated into law. The ongoing debate about marijuana’s…

families if they didn’t join also. The women he kept as sex slaves to keep producing an army, nurses, cook and for religious practices. The government eventually found out about what was going on and decided the pass laws that would help fight against the use of child soldiers. In 1993 there was a law pass stating that no child under the age of 16 should perform any act that will harm their development (United Nations). Later on in 1995 a law passed stating that those who enlist in the army must…

With the continuing discovery of drugs’ effects, uses, and treatments, drug legalization and decriminalization has become a highly contentious issue in our modern world with some groups promoting full legalization while others seek outright bans. Several countries such as Portugal have taken steps in decriminalization, which entails eliminating jail time for users but not dealers and traffickers, as opposed to legalization, which involves removing all penalties for drug usage (Vastag). On July 1…

nonmedical users included lack of appetite (68.2%) and difficulty sleeping (54.5%)” (969). Those results are characteristic of stated side effects of Adderall since they do help to treat narcolepsy and weight-loss is also another reported off-label use of the drug Adderall. Yet these statistics cannot be over-sighted. Ethical questions are raised such as, “should mentally healthy students and future participants of the leading generation bother taking an unnecessary risk?” or “If encouraged will…

created by this product would be growers, cultivators, dispensary operators, security guards, delivery drivers, solar panel specialist, lab techs, and inspectors. These are just a few that come to mind. With our economy being what it is today we could use more…