Drug abuse is a major problem in our society as a whole and increasingly within our youth. In recent years, many school districts have implemented student athlete drug testing programs within their schools. Athletes were targeted because student athletics are voluntary and the "athletes are often held to higher standards than other students, keeping their grades up for example" (Tantillo, Wen & Morgo, 1995, ... American Civil Liberties Union, Acton and his parents filed a suit, claiming that James" Fourth Amendment rights were being violated. The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision ruled against the...

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... institution in society responsible the for well being of their citizens. If legalized, benefits would include billions of dollars in revenue, additional employment, and medicine. Recreationally, marijuana could provide a safer alternative to using alcohol or tobacco. Without question there have been criticisms of marijuana. An important concern is that marijuana maybe a gateway drug that causes progression to other drugs such as ... still get access to alcohol, as they do to pot, but is there an organized international cartel with machine guns, corrupting governments, killing people, se...

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