Liberty
Essays

When looking at the principles of war theory, the moral distinctions made between state-sponsored warfare and terrorism by stateless nations may not always be justified. The examiner must consider both the jus ad…

Summary of the Book- the Ethics of Cyberspace by Cees Hamelink

Prospective Deliberative Speech to the Republican National Convention in July, Directed on Television to the American Nation as a Whole

The Science of molecular size machines and its engineering designs and constructions until late 1980s were not considered practicable. Nanotechnology, according to the leading exponents of that time were neither…

No man is an island unto himself," a line written during the Renaissance by poet John Donne, reflects the brotherhood of all men. While this line was written at the height of the Renaissance, it has remained meaningful…

There is a process by which there is both a decrease in the number of jobs that is increasing, and this is coupled with a global transfer of jobs to less developed countries. Both of these have an impact in the decrease…

As one of the world's most prominent and dominant religion, Islam influences numerous nations in the world, affecting their culture and society. Examples of these Muslim nations are the dominantly Muslim societies of…

During the nineteenth century, many accomplishments in women's rights occurred. As a result of these early efforts, women today enjoy many privileges. They are able to vote and become candidates for political elections,…

This paper looks at the intensive and complex process of becoming an disciple and the specific tool which are available for individuals who are engaging in this specific process. The tools for the congregation member who wishes to become a disciple are many and are nuanced: most can be found in scripture.

When the historic passage of legislation permitting medical marijuana use in states like Arizona (2010), Delaware (2011) and Massachusetts (2012) is considered in conjunction with the fact that 13 other states have similar legislation or ballot measures pending, the traditional conception of marijuana ingestion as a criminal act is being reexamined on a societal level. Further bolstering this assertion is the legal situation in California, Colorado and Washington, where marijuana has been decriminalized entirely and permitted for recreational sale by licensed dispensaries, providing the platform for a restoration of basic rights in these jurisdictions. With approximately half of the states in the union already affording citizens with medical needs the liberty to seek relief in the form of marijuana, while the federal government’s ostensible ban on the substance remains in effect, the stage has been set for a national debate over the merits of legalizing marijuana for medicinal use. After decades of misinformation concerning the alleged link between marijuana use and addiction to more destructive “hard” narcotics like cocaine, methamphetamine or heroin, the lengthy period of legalized medicinal marijuana use in several states has provided a wealth of statistical data focused explicitly on long-term marijuana users. The so-called “gateway theory” asserted that marijuana use provided the foundation for subsequent addictions to other banned substances, and was widely used as the basis for government campaigns intended to extend the era of marijuana criminalization – an era defined by the institutional refusal to recognize the utilitarian function of certain civil liberties. By comparing the rate of “hard” narcotic usage (as measured by arrest/conviction rates for cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin) in several states that currently permit medicinal marijuana use, the correlation between societal acceptance of marijuana and addiction to more serious substances can be statistically substantiated. As a control, states that have never permitted marijuana use of any kind on a legislative level will also be studied, in an effort to determine whether or not “hard” narcotic use in these jurisdictions is higher or lower than their more liberal counterparts.