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    Introduction Marijuana is currently a hot topic of debate throughout Canada‚ and has been for the past few years. Marijuana was first banned in 1923 under the Opium and Drug Act‚ but since 1997 the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act have controlled it. In 2000‚ over 30‚000 Canadians were charged with possession of marijuana. Currently‚ the marijuana laws are not enforced equally across the country‚ which has prompted the interest in changing the laws or possibly decriminalizing marijuana.

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    When you hear the word prostitution what kind of image pops up in your mind? Is it a malnourished drug addicted woman? A woman possibly controlled by a pimp? When you hear prostitution‚ do you think of someone forced against their will? I wanted to know what you all thought before I told you the definition. Prostitution is the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations for money; the unworthy or corrupt use of one’s talents for the sake of personal or financial gain; the practice

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    has been established that when drugs are taken excessively for recreational purposes they can have negative effects on a person’s mind and body. Thus‚ it is understandable why a government may want to ban or limit the uses where possible. However‚ many drugs have outstanding health benefits that provide people with the ability to live a normal life. With all the pros and cons it is evident that regardless of a governments legal stance against illegal substances drugs will find their way into the hands

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    victimless crimes‚ such as prostitution and recreational drug use‚ be decriminalized? Do these crimes harm society? Laws exist within societies to deter and restrict people from harming one another and trampling on others ’ inalienable rights. Crimes such as recreational drug use and prostitution do not directly harm other people‚ yet in the eyes of the law they are villified due to the possible consequences associated with a lifestyle filled with drug use and promiscuous sex. Should these supposed

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    looking deeper into the subject one can see the true effects this drug has had on society‚ and the possible benefits that can be reaped if it is legalized. Through the decriminalization of marijuana‚ societies can reap the benefits of an improved economy‚ a reduction in violence‚

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    Legalization of Prostitution Logan McGregor Advanced Public Speaking Introduction: Prostitution‚ one of the most highly controversial and contentious jobs in the history of mankind‚ is also revered as one of the lowest jobs of the career totem pole. Sex workers are often counted out‚ and their voices are rarely‚ if ever‚ listened to‚ but no longer should sex workers be ignored. They are human beings too and certainly have a lot to offer this great nation of America. Over 100 countries worldwide

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    should enforce harsher punishments and laws in relation to drugs. Citizen One thinks that if the government of Canada criminalizes the use and possession of what most youth consider as “weed‚” then less lives would be destroyed. Marijuana is a drug which impairs a youth’s ability to recall‚ suppression of the immune system; and short-term responses including anxiety and panic. Hence‚ Citizen one believes that the negative aspects of the drug simply outweigh

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    Therefore‚ the best possible solution is to either decriminalize‚ or fully legalize all drugs. With drug legalization/ decriminalization it is easier to give help to the people who are most at risk‚ can ease the strain on an already overcrowded prison system‚ help keep low income people out illegal drug dealing‚ and divert funds that usually go to drug cases and instead have them go to more serious cases such as murder and rape. This is not all speculation either‚ it

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    Decriminalization of the sex industry does not control prostitution‚ they claim. It encourages it. In fact‚ it benefits it by funding pimps‚ madams‚ traffickers‚ and other sex workers. It also increases the statistics of child prostitution‚ and of immigrants being shipped to the Americas for use in brothels and sex clubs. Legalization of the sex industry does not assure protection from abuse for the women involved. "The legalization or decriminalization of the sex industry can

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    Are American prostitution laws helping to solve the problem‚ or hurting the people that need the most help? Prostitution has been a point of contention since the dawn of mankind; and the endless demand‚ brought on by man-kinds’ most primal desires‚ guarantees the supply of sex workers for generations to come. Sex workers often suffer heinous acts of abuse including: assault‚ rape‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ human trafficking‚ and murder. Many of the laws in modern society are not stopping the

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