Smith Guilty of Murdering Shopkeeper
Smith guilty of murdering shopkeeper
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Patrick Smith will serve a life sentence for murdering Elham Dashti, but the victim's husband isn't satisfied the punishment fits the crime. “According to Canadian … The defence argued his judgment was clouded by drugs and booze. MORE: Elham Dashti …
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'Set limits. Be able to say no'
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Lew Abrams, an expert on addiction, wants to see a cultural shift in Jewish communities so that they openly discuss issues of addiction and substance abuse. Advertisements. Special to NJJN. February 27 … If you are lying and deceitful and living …
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Do you need pills to face the office?
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She's not alone: according to a survey by Nuffield Health, one person in five in Britain takes painkillers regularly just so that they can face work. Dr Cathy … Codeine boosts the analgesic effect of the ibuprofen or paracetamol component – and …
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Marijuana Legalization: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness – Marijuana Legalization: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Liberty: people deserve freedom to use marijuana. The first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there is no good reason for it not to be legal. Some people ask ‘why should marijuana be legalized?” but we should ask “Why should marijuana be illegal?” From a philosophical point of view, individuals deserve the right to make choices for themselves. The government only has a right to limit those choices if the individual’s actions endanger someone else. This does not apply to marijuana, since the individual who chooses to use marijuana does so according to his or her own free will. The government also may have a right to limit individual actions if the actions pose a significant threat to the individual. But this argument does not logically apply to marijuana because marijuana is far less dangerous than some drugs which are legal, such as alcohol and tobacco. SUMMARY: Individuals deserve the right to decide whether or not they should use marijuana. The government should not tell individuals what to do as long as they do not harm others. Cost: keeping marijuana illegal is expensive. The second important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save our government lots of money. In the United States, all levels of government (federal, state, and local authorities) participate in the “War on Drugs.” We currently spend billions of dollars every year to chase peaceful people …