Criminology and Death and Dying // 12/12

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

Criminology

Grissom hands each student a munchie of their choosing before class, and asks them all to sit down. Yeah, he thinks he's pretty funny.

He then gives a lecture outlining the argument for legalizing marijuana and against.

Discussion: Do you believe marijuana should be legalized? If so, to what degree? Why or why not?



Death and Dying

Grissom passes out the study guide for the exam that you don't really need, which will be Monday, and takes a seat.

There is a display up around the class, highlighting various depictions of death in art.

"I'd like you all to choose one that interests you, and discuss why, either with myself or with a classmate. When you have completed your discussion, you are dismissed. See you on Wednesday."

Comments

Criminology

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

Welcome. Don't bogart the cheese puffs.

Re: Criminology

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John takes some cheese puffs. But not a lot.

"I think marijuana should be legalized only for medicinal purposes. Now, admittedly, I haven't done a lot of research on this but from what I have seen, it does seem to greatly help ease the pain of those who are severaly debilitated by pain. If it's dosages are controlled by a doctor and the patient is checked frequently, addiction can be avoided. But, there are always exceptions to this rule and I can see why legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes would have it's con group."

Re: Criminology

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"Good thoughts, John. Thank you. And have some more snacks if you like."

Re: Criminology

[chasingangela]

Angela takes a big handful of cheese puffs, wrinkling her nose at the orange stain on her fingers. "I think marijuana should be a legal controlled substance, like alcohol or cigarettes. And I'm not just ssaying that because my ex was, like, the stoner of all time."

Re: Criminology

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"There are certainly good arguments for that opinion," he replies. "Thank you, Angela. And you can use the sinks in the back to wash your hands, if you'd like. Don't use the eye wash though, unless you also need a shower. It's a bit... unstable," he says, perhaps hinting he may have had a run-in with it as some point.

Re: Criminology

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Maia passes on the cheese puffs and grabs a handful of M&Ms.

"I say legalize it across the board just like cigs and alcohol. The only reason the government is against it is because they cannot tax it readily, its to easy to grow for personel use. If it was made accessible it would do no more harm to a person then drinking a beer. It should have the same legal consequences if your over the limit of it such as with drinking and driving, things like that."

Re: Criminology

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I don't think it should be legalised. It's still drugs, even if they're considered to a lesser evil. I can understand that people might be allowed to use it for medicinal purposes, like John pointed out, but this should be an exception to the rule."

Re: Criminology

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe happily grabs a handful of M&Ms and listens to the lecture.

"I think that marijuana should be legalized if it's being used in a medicinal way, and being controlled through a prescription. It seems to be helpful enough to warrant its use for medicial needs, and while I know there's a risk that it will be stolen and abused, that's a risk with every drug these days. And it's far safer than some of the medication I've seen commercials for lately. There's some heart medication out there that can't even be handled by pregnant women, because it could cause a birth defect. I don't see any reason why marijuana can't be legalized, and that stuff can."