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Washington and Colorado are the first states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. There are 23 states that have legalized medical marijuana use, three states are still pending. Several states have also altered their laws to reduce the penalties from marijuana relates crimes. According to a Gallup poll, in 1969 only 12% of the population favored the legalization. In 2013 the same poll was taken, now 58% of the population is in favor of marijuana legalization. ONDCP states that in…

do, transforming from the brain of a child into the brain of an adult. Research has shown that the brain continues to mature and develop until approximately the age of 25 years. Marijuana use among adolescents and young adults has the potential to greatly affect this crucial process. As the rate of marijuana use among teens rises, so has the potency of marijuana, making it crucial to raise awareness and educate individuals as to the effects that marijuana can have on the growing adolescent…

explosively. We now have robots that manage hotels, work cash registers, cars that drive themselves, drones used to deliver packages. Drones have been on the uprise for a while now, with complications from here and there. The thing is, are they good to use for war? Seeing and hearing some of the things that drones have done has me kind of a far from saying that they should be used in warfare. One of the things that first comes to mind is all the unnecessary deaths. Drones may be claimed to…

of the Cannabis plant for use as a drug or medicine. Marijuana street names vary but the plant is likely referred to as pot, weed, and or bud. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa the hemp plant. There are many methods of smoking marijuana. Some users smoke…

Mikhail Bakunin once said, “Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.” The people who apply for jobs have to take a drug test while those on welfare can violate the use of the money. Welfare is basically financial support given to people in need. Helping people that are in need can cost money because nobody knows what they are using their check on. Many individuals do not agree with the kind of action mainly because they could be…

Professional Standards and Use of Excessive Force in New Jersey State There are several laws governing police misconduct including current laws pending in legislation statewide. Ethically, all laws must focus on the overall “good for everyone”. Police officers should not be excused from holding up to their professional standards. Deontology systems of ethics is said to deal with intentions and motives. Deontological ethics is concerned with acts-- if it is intrinsically right or wrong.…

marijuana and other are against the use, so individual wanting to use are moving to use legally. A report described the authorization of legal marijuana for a person's private use. However, the Controlled Substance Act remained unaltered (Garvey, T., & Doyle, C.2014). The issue of drug use has both a moral and legal dimension. For one, even if the use of marijuana does not mean people should use it, especially if there is an issue of addiction. If the law permits people to use marijuana it does…

One type of drug that has become increasingly common on college campuses is hallucinogens. Hallucinogens, such as peyote, LSD, and shrooms, are a class of drug that alter the thoughts and feelings of the user, and can change the way the user sees their environment (NIDA 2016). The biggest danger when it comes to ingesting hallucinogenic drugs is not addiction; however a frequent user can build up a tolerance to the drugs (NIDA 2016). The most dangerous aspect of hallucinogens is their ability to…

English teacher must consider many things to determine the story’s relevance, such as the content of the story and universal themes. Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone is appropriate for the Sterling High School English IV curriculum because of its use of complex ideas and universal themes that make this text a worthy champion for the curriculum. Beah’s extensive and sophisticated figurative language appeal to the reader and forces him to think beyond literal representation and think about…

“Today, one in four deaths is attributable to illicit drug use” (“Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction”). In our society today, recreational drugs have had many negative impacts. The use of these drugs causes harm to the people who use them, which in turn affects our society. Recreational drug use has also dramatically increased in the last few years, and the numbers continue to grow. A survey was conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of over 70,000…