Denying the Beneficial I was in the midst of having a conversation with my friend during study hall when one of our friends sat next to us. She quietly invited us to a Halloween party going on Friday night. I wasn’t too enthusiastic about attending the party, yet my friend managed to convince me to accompany her. It was late October and Friday night came along. As we got to the party we were greeted by many people. It was crowded and hot, and my friend and I made our way through all these people…
Introduction Around the world the criminalization of cannabis use has been revised in recent years to become more lenient and Canada is no different. As the Government of Canada will attempt to “legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana” by spring 2017 (“Marijuana”, 2016), it is crucial to examine the impact on the health, social, and economic aspects of society (“Toward”, 2016). As prevalence and accessibility of the drug to the population continues to increase, a negative health…
Humans have utilized cannabis since 2700 B.C. Over the last few decades, marijuana has been used for textiles, medicine, and recreational use. Society tends to correlate marijuana with lazy, unproductive, and food munching individuals suffering from a drug addiction, but the public opinion has changed in recent years. This shift in opinion is due to the fact that scientific research has disproven many of the myths created by reefer madness in the 1960s. The legal use of marijuana recreationally…
increase in income will not only keep the economy flowing but also gives the government the upper hand. With the funds readily available, governments will be able to focus on significant areas such as the department of health and the department of education. Money spent can be used to enhance extensive research on cannabis as well as educating youth regarding the substance. At the same time, Washington Post has announced that "Legal marijuana was a $700 million dollar industry...last…
The United States has been in a state of economic decline and continues to face a growing national debt. Marijuana legalization could solve this issue. Legalizing cannabis seems inevitable as Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana and many other states have legalized medical marijuana and decriminalized possession of marijuana, despite cannabis being considered a Schedule I drug at the federal level. Some argue against its use…
(10) This act emphasises Ireland’s strict laws of control and regulation regarding cannabis and other various drugs. The act outlines the following set laws. Any individual found with cannabis or a controlled drug on their possession, may be found guilty of a criminal offence. Depending on the quantity of the drug…
a Gallup survey was taken to see how many Americans had tried marijuana. The survey revealed that one in five adults have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetime, while almost ten percent of American adults claim to partake regularly in the act of smoking marijuana (Cooke…
parents proud, college education is important to me for so much for than that. As spontaneous as i am, i need security and stability in my life. College education will also open up a new world of opportunities for me. Graduating college is a big accomplishment that i take as a challenge, and i can not wait to say "I did it".…
working all through high school, having a great work ethic, but missing the value of pursuing a higher education. Graduation quickly approached and I was at a moment in my life where I was given a choice, or more like an ultimatum, between joining the workforce or higher education. A bundle of my classmates all had plans, scholarships, and goals; they were ready to move on to the next step of education and their future. Me? I had no idea. But wait, yes of course I did, I was “taking a year…
In a school the role of the Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator is to “assessing, planning and monitoring the progress of children with Special Educational Needs.” (Sutton Parent Partnership Service). They are a member of staff in a school or nursery and parents and staff go to them if they need help or advice on how to deal with a child with Special Educational Needs. The roles of a Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator changes depending on the setting they are in for example if they are in…