At the beginning of class we went over the map of Europe again and filled in some more places. After that we talked more about Dennis Rodman and how he keeps going over to North Korea and hanging out with Kim Jong Un. When asked about talking to Un about an enslaved American serving in a labor camp over there all he said was ask Obama and ask Hilary Clinton. Next the whole Syria thing came back into the discussion. But the big news today is that Syria gave Russian inspectors permission to come in and search their chemical weapons which was the one thing that John Kerry said would help prevent an American attack. Following that we discussed a fact about a man who tricked his girlfriend into taking an abortion pill. The man is being charged for murder, do to the Unborn Victims Act. Once we were done talking about the current events we moved on to our presentations.
The Legalization of Marijuana
- Originally used as labor medicine in China
- Classified as a drug in 1970
- California was the first state to legalize marijuana in 1996
- Nixon was the first president to start the war on drugs
- Nixon budgeted $100 million to help fight drugs
- Some side effects of marijuana are altered mood, increased heart rate, and short term memory loss
- Washington and Colorado are the only 2 states in the United States where marijuana is completely legal
- People who are pro-marijuana say we should have it because it would help the government because people would have to pay taxes on it.
- Anti-marijuana people say that it's bad because of underage use, illegal dispensing, and it being a gateway drug, meaning that more than likely once you smoke this your going to be more likely to try other drugs such as coke, meth, and many other dangerous drugs
- I think that it should remain illegal except for the people who ACTUALLY need it such as people with medical problems/issues
Following that we went over peoples opinions and what they thought should happen with the whole marijuana issue
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