Brain Teaser for the day

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Brain Teaser for the day

• A girl is involved in an accident in Glasgow.Her
  mother is in London at the time. The girl is
  taken to the Royal Infirmary.The girl is treated
  by a nurse. The girl is the nurses daughter
• How is this possible?

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Drugs and the Law

• Should the law be changed??

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Arguments FOR changes

• Possession penalty should be lowered e.g.
  cannabis possession could mean up to 2 years in
  prison
• Cases have to be diverted from courts as not able
  to deal with all the cases
• Police time would be better spent chasing drug
  dealers

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Arguments FOR changes

• Sending drug users to prison does not solve the
  problem as a recent Scotland Today programme
  showed cases of drug users who gained access to
  drugs in prison
• tough love not a complete success

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Arguments FOR changes

• Cannabis should be legalised to make it distinct
  from dangerous drugs
• Can help ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis and
  other illnesses
• Less harmful than legal drugs such as tobacco and
  alcohol
• Black market endangers peoples lives as they
  lack knowledge e.g. Leah Betts died from drinking
  too much water not from ecstasy
• Also do not know what is in drug due to no
  regulations or monitoring

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Arguments Against changes

• Laws should not be changed as Britain has a high
  level of users, 4 million with 3 million cannabis
  smokers
• Cannabis can lead to the use of harder drugs,
  affect concentration

• Lowering penalties will increase drug users,
  violent crime which has increased has being
  linked to drugs, e.g. crack cocaine therefore
  harsher penalties required

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Arguments Against changes

• No conclusive evidence of long term drug taking
  but reports have shown cannabis can have a wide
  range of harmful effects

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Arguments Against changes