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Denmark after one year removed the fat tax and would be phasing out the soft drink tax in one year. The tax was damaging to local economy and didn't deliver any concrete benefits. Again one single food or bev can be held responsible. between 1999-2011 soda decreased by 32% and fat rates still rose.

In this article the discuss the benefits and downfalls of food taxes. Downfall is junk food has more taxes then everyday meals but, the benefits are greater for they benefit K-12 with schooling payments and extra-curriculums.

This article talks about how the FDA plans to ban certain food ingredients. There is even a proposition that plans to tax soda.

This article talks about how the FDA plans to ban certain food ingredients. There is even a proposition that plans to tax soda.

President Obama has ideas to increase fresh food in schools instead of fried food. Also, the idea of taxes on soda are mentioned.

There are many pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. This site gives a bit of more information on what these pros and cons are. For example, Marijuana is no more harmful to a person's health than alcohol or tobacco, which are both legal and widely used, and regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and Some Americans believe that marijuana ingestion is immoral, and that their moral standards should be required of all Americans.

Article stating both sides of legalizing marijuana. Talks from several perspectives

Some of the pros of legalizing marijuana are that it can be taxed, law enforcement could be doing more productive things with their time and that whether one smokes it should be their own decision. Some of the cons include that marijuana could possibly lead to other drugs and that long term use could be harmful.

canada CBA believes not one food is responsible. 87% of canadians believe the answer is education. CBA is working to provide tools to make informed decisions