by judge and jury. Mr. Uy was charged with three serious indictable offences. The charges laid against the accused was importing/exporting a controlled substance, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of a controlled substance. All three charges can be found under the Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The first charge importing/exporting a controlled substance can be found under section 6(1) of the act. Section 6(1) states: “Except as authorized under the regulations
wrong in his life. The idea of the film is simple it showing us that most of us lead a zombie life with monotonous and mind-numbing work. Apparently, Shaun’s best friend Ed is beaten by zombie and he is turned into zombie. At the end of the movie we see that Shaun and Ed are playing video games in Shaun’s backyard. That raise a question does Ed has a mind or not. In this paper I’m going to discuss three theories of mind: Substance Dualism, Logical Behaviourism and Identity theory to find out how these
Running head: VULNERABLE POPULATION AND SELF Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper: Substance Abuse Lesley Pyron University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Effective healthcare is dependent on understanding vulnerable individuals and populations with respect to biases and prejudices of healthcare providers. According to de Chesnay (2008), “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning susceptibility, and its specific connotation in terms of healthcare is at risk
federal Minister of Health to continue to provide an exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This ruling allowed the Supervised Injection Site in Vancouver, InSite, to continue to operate. There are three aspects covered in this report in relation to Bill C-2: the social issue associated with it, a more in-depth description and analysis of this Bill, and the shortcomings and issues that currently exist in the policy. Understanding of the Social Issue: Safe Injection Sites Supervised injection
1. Discuss and explain three types of unprotected speech. Unprotected discourse implies discourse that is subjected to directions issued by the administration. It implies discourse that is totally precluded subject to legislative directions. Unprotected Speech: can be arranged into vulgarity, words that beg to be defended, deceitful deception, backing of fast approaching rebellious conduct, and slander. Dangers are additionally regarded as unprotected discourse since they constitute terrorizing.
and views the world with greatly reduced anxiety and emotional distress. These feelings last for a relatively short period of time of around 4-6 hours. With repeated use the user develops tolerance and the user will need greater quantities of the substance to achieve the same effect. In time, as addiction develops the user lifestyle alters to accommodate spending an increasing amount of time obtaining and consuming
United States lawmakers face one of the most pressing issues of our time-welfare reform. New screening processes, often considered a direct violation of constitutional rights, have already been enacted in many states. Strong evidence exists, asserting that the practice of administering drug testing to welfare recipients will cost the U.S. taxpayers more money in the long run, stigmatize applicants and participants, and serve only the purpose of making the pharmaceutical companies more powerful. In
hypothesis which states that the use of gateway drugs (alcohol, tobacco and marijuana) lead to the use of more illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. “Schedule I drugs are classified as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical
Substance abuse isn 't adequately addressed. One of the substantial drug uses is marijuana. It is also known as cannabis, hemp, dope, or weed. Marijuana is used for beneficial reasons and harmful reasons. Most cannabis users are addicted to it, but it primarily needs to be used for medical purposes. Although mounting new evidence confirms the healing qualities of marijuana, much opposition still exists preventing it from people who need it the most. The use of marijuana has been around for thousands
Actus Reus, Mens Rea and Concurrence There are three elements of criminal liability: actus reus, mens rea, and concurrence. Actus reus is Latin for “evil act,” mens rea is Latin meaning “guilty mind,” and concurrence is the requirement that both the actus reus and the mens rea happen together. These elements are the essentials when investigating and prosecuting an individual charged with a crime. As previously stated the actus reus is the evil act, the most essential element, without the action there