... as between the use and abuse of drugs"(Brown Univ.) obviously the purpose of the policy was to get rid of illegal drugs and alcohol from schools; illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crack, ecstasy, and many others. Apparently to some people it was not obvious because, there are ... not distinguish the difference between simple childhood error and real criminal acts. An article in the Chicago tribune points out that "In criminal law there are standards of intent, and there are assumptions of innocence as well as procedures of due process. Zero tolerance incorporates no such standar...

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... are being randomly tested for drugs in school, is the power to test minors in schools a good decision or something that may traumatically impact there lives in changing ways. First it is against the law for minors in the U.S. to be in use and possession of drugs, however these ... help or treatment not be sent out onto the streets where they may cause trouble. Who exactly is being tested for drugs? "Many schools began testing students who participated in sports or extracurricular activities after the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the screenings as a means to curb alcohol and ... lookin...

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... U.S. Supreme Court ruled six to three in Vernonia School District vs. Acton that schools could randomly test student athletes for drug use and the Todd case in the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998 extended the right to all participants in extracurricular activities. I agree with the previous case law and because of it, I will affirm the resolution. Resolved: United States ... schools are justified in drug testing students who participate in extracurricular activities. I will offer the following definitions to clarify any uncertainty. All definitions are from ... , "Accordingly, e...

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... do drugs. So looking at a constitutional point of view, I say not. We pay in so many ways because drugs are illegal, such as taxes for law enforcement to chase drug dealers or overcrowded prisons for drug offenders. This in of itself seems a bit hypocritical, as many of the prisoners are using large amounts ... of drugs inside. We find our communities and schools over ridden by those making a buck selling the drugs that we as a society pretend to find so illicit. What is illegal; allowing someone who does so ... party, in which she later died being charged with murder. If the sale of t...

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... Macleans writer, Julian Beltrame, makes a good analogy in her article, Reefer Madness: The Sequel: "The chief rationale for defending the cannabis law is protecting youth. But by ensuring the only supply for marijuana is from the same people who also sell crack cocaine and heroin, the ... law is actually making it more likely they will get access to harder, seriously harmful drugs. The analogy with booze in contemporary society ... , as they do to pot, but is there an organized international cartel with machine guns, corrupting governments, killing people, selling alcohol to kids in hi...

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... grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit... unnatural?" Bill Hicks, a writer for the online magazine 420TIMES.com, gave this statement in an article which he wrote in the July 2002 edition titled "Medical ... America, it was used by the medical profession for treating spastic conditions, headaches, labor pains, insomnia, and menstrual cramps. In December of 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was signed into law initiating years of marijuana prohibition. The first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there are ...

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... use conflicts with many of my beliefs and values. Laws were made for us to obey and most drugs are illegal in the United States. Its is also against the law for minors to use drugs even if the drug is legal, such as tobacco. Maintaining good health is extremely important and we should take care of our bodies. Drugs can ... physical health problems and in sever cases, death. Although it is part of some cultures to use drugs for spiritual purposes, most religions discourage drug use and stress obeying the law, not indulging oneself in immoral practices, and taking care of ones body. From ...

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... to live. One of laws I am proposing is that all factories must have a filter on all smokestacks and all smokestacks must be cleaned twice a month at the least. The other law I am trying to pass is that landfills may only burn their waste twice a month. Everyone will have to make a sacrifice to cut down on the pollution problem but if we ... "I feel bad for them I wish I could help." Well now you can. Help me pass the laws I am proposing and this planet will be a better place for everyone. I want to pass a law saying that any family making lower than $15,000 per year must be under some t...

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... addition, religious groups strongly committed to abstinence are not very successful in maintaining their young people, the majority of whom drink. This is true even among students attending church supported schools (Underage Drinking & Alcohol Abuse 2). Banning alcohol from teenagers will only increase the curiosity of teenagers causing more underage drinkers. The only practical way to cease the growing obstacle of underage ... , more drastic measures such as scare tactics or the banning of alcohol need to be enforced. Technically, alcohol is already banned for people under the age of 21...

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... it is unfair that you can go to war for your country, but you cant have a beer", an issue that faces the national and state governments. The United States passed a law in 1984, to raise the drinking age to 21 and would reduce highway funds for states that didnot change the age. (United States Department of Transportation.) Should the drinking age ... for the following two years of detoxification. Alcoholics continued to be more accident prone than drug users even after they quit drinking. The second study conducted by the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, revealed...

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... are no help to reestablishing a healthy economy. If the states drafted a plan to save their budgets through marijuana, profits could be made and a positive net income to be spent on schools or social services. Much like in the lottery and state liquor and cigarette stores, marijuana could be sold in packs with minimal markup and could still beat out any possible ... be stablished much like on the street where a pack of marijuana cigarettes could be marked with a strength range depending on the strength of the plant matter. With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentra...

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... pay less attention to their behaviors; they usually do things naturally. As the result of drugs using, the American Supreme Court decided a massive expansion of drug testing in schools is allowed. (http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/01-332.ZS.html) Perhaps inherent evil is the impetus making teenagers to try drugs. Evil behaviors may bring them happiness because people are ... ...

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... to be the most common group of visitors to the dark side of drugs. This group is the number one concern to all of the caring adults as these high schools students are still at the time of growing and hence would not be able to clearly identify the differences of neither what is good or bad. Researches says that marijuana ... come from a less fortunate part of Thailand so they are often poor and less educated. Living a tough life as they do, they are often tempted to live a life against the law. This group of people is the distributor of illegal drugs. We can say that ninety percent of a...

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... , the growth of organized crime, an increase in heavy drinking when alcohol can be obtained, a serious loss of tax revenue, the discouragement of moderation in consumption, a widespread disrespect for the law, and many other social ills. Even if it were somehow possible to prohibit the consumption of alcohol, people who have emotional or psychological problems and need a "crutch" would simply turn ... jail with petty drug users and use the billion saved by reducing the sentences to pay for locking up violent criminals, for in-prison drug programs, for probation officersand boarding schoo...

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