... victim. I believe the laws against victimless crimes are not direct threats to the privacy of individuals. On the contrary the laws help protect the existing right we have as individual and help assure a civilized society. In criminalizing certain acts, society makes a judgment that there can be no privacy interest in those acts ... . These acts of self abuse are destructive. These crimes erode the systems of ethics" and morals in the fabric of our society. I must point out that while I agree with many of the laws against victimless crimes I do not agree ... with them all. A few of the l...

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... employee takes for a medical condition. So an employer will ask for a copy of any medication the employee is taking which also violates the employees" privacy rights. Many companies offer advice on substance abuse for their employees, which they feel, helps prevent drug use. Even if the company does not have ... that insist on screening their employees for drug use have to be very careful not to violate a person's right to privacy. They need to research their state's laws regarding drug testing to make sure it is permitted. Many states allow for pre-employment drug screening, however do...

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... our nations streets, from attacking the frontline in The Columbian drug fields, to making numerous drug busts in urban cities across the United States. However, these harsh but well- intentioned laws have been accused of infringing on America's freedom. Some believe the people have a natural right to use drugs if the perfectly well chose to do so. Although the war on ... a drug offender or abuser, we could give the offender one year in prison, one year of residential drug treatment, and three years of supervised probation and outpatient drug treatment. . The laws that regulate drug cont...

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... to the store. Now, driving while stoned is not an issue I"m pleased with, but I"ll get to that later on. There should be strict laws just for marijuana if it was legal just as alcohol has firm laws. Marijuana should be regulated and controlled by the government. It should only be distributed in certain places and be taxed like alcohol and tobacco ... . Also there should be a legal buying age, perhaps 21. Another thing is that marijuana should only be smoked in certain places (ex. privacy of your own home, in certain smoke ... one does not and should not go to or be at work while drunk, ...

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... years in jail in 1997. Why? It was because he was growing ten medium-sized plants in an underground shelter. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. Six states have laws that permit cultivators to be sentenced to life in prison. Under federal law, possessing one marijuana cigarette is punishable by up to a $10,000 fine and a year in prison. That ... Jimmy Carter said, "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use." Marijuana...

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... would send a clear message to drug users: your drug habit will not be supported by tax payers. There have been claims that drug testing programs violate the constitutional right to privacy as well as the Fourth Amendment, which establishes protection of citizens from "unreasonable searches and seizures". Conversely, other claims state that since welfare is "earned" government ... AFDC recipients. If social workers suspect drug abuse the welfare recipient is recommended for treatment. During treatment the recipient is subject to mandatory drug testing [AlcoholismReport2410]. There are cu...

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