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War On Drugs Pros And Cons
976 wordsFor over twenty years the drug debate has been argued over and over. The drug war in the United States has been historically seen as a costly, yet necessary component of public policy; a policy that has been under substantial political fire for years. As we enter a new century, many are reconsidering their feelings towards the drug war. Critics cite the billions of dollars spent every year as well as the overflowing prison problem as reasons to cut back, and even legalize some or all recreationa...
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Counter Narcotics Efforts Latin American Nations
1,562 wordsSince the introduction of narcotics in the United States, American society has felt the effects of drug use in all aspects of daily living. As drug use heightened to new levels in the 1980 's the Bush Administration chose to declare a "war" on drugs. Never before in our history had crime been combated with war. This war led to the militarization of the United States' tactics for overcoming illegal drug use in the U. S. Instead of choosing to combat drug use by putting greater effort into reducin...
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War On Drugs People Of Color
878 wordsThe U. S. Constitution once counted Black slaves as worth three-fifths of Whites. Today, Black per capita income is three-fifths of Whites. Thats an economic measure of enduring racism. The Latino-White ratio is even worse. One out of three Black men in there twenties is now in prison or jail, on probation or on parole on any given day. The comparable figure for Latinos is about one in eight, and for Whites, one in fifteen. It is impossible to understand why so many people of color, particularly...
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Increase In Drug Marijuana Legalization
523 wordsWhy do these three statements sound contradictory? There is no reason all drugs have to be legalized to end the Drug War. The Drug War is destroying our cities and our Constitutional rights and must be ended. But across-the-board legalization is just as extreme as the Drug War and besides, it will never happen in America. Keeping drugs illegal is fundamental to solving the drug problem. Legalizing drugs would lead to a substantial increase in drug use and, even worse, an increase in drug abuse a...
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Alcohol And Tobacco Marijuana Causes
682 wordsMany people are misinformed that marijuana is a far more harmful drug than alcohol and tobacco. If tobacco and alcohol are less harmful than marijuana, then why are hundreds of thousands of people each year killed by these two drugs? Marijuana very rarely kills anyone because lethal overdose cannot occur. Marijuana's only clear health risk is respiratory damage, and cigarettes have done the same damage. Animal tests have revealed that extremely high doses of cannabis are needed to have a lethal ...
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Ideas And Information In The Risk Society
1,508 wordsIdeas and Information in the Risk Society We all know how new ideas can change the world and these new depend on newly obtained information that can be based whether on researches or simply acquired during everyday life. New ideas always had lead to the progress, regardless whether they were useful for people. Sometimes new ideas inspired people to do new researches, which allowed discovering new knowledge that was beneficial. Today in our society, any new information can make drastic changes, b...
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Counter Narcotics Efforts Expanded Academic Asap
3,405 wordsSince the introduction of narcotics in the United States, American society has felt the effects of drug use in all aspects of daily living. As drug use heightened to new levels in the 1980 s the Bush Administration chose to declare a war on drugs. Never before in our history had crime been combated with war. This war led to the militarization of the United States tactics for overcoming illegal drug use in the U. S. Instead of choosing to combat drug use by putting greater effort into reducing de...
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Legalizing Drugs Drug Abuse
5,337 wordsHistory of the American Drug War The first act of Americas anti-drug laws was in 1875. It outlawed the smoking of opium in opium dens. This was a San Francisco ordinance. The basis on passing this law was that Chinese men had a way of luring white women to their dens and causing their ruin, which was the association with Chinese men. Later, other Federal laws such as trafficking in opium was illegal for anyone of Chinese origin. The opium laws were directed at the smoking of opium. The law didnt...
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3,007 wordsLegalization: Problem or Solution to the War on Drugs Legalization of drugs is a very controversial topic that is being discussed in the United States. Currently there is an intense debate to legalize marijuana as a medicine. To most people, legalizing drugs seems like something insane. They probably ask how can they legalize something that the government furiously tries to eradicate. The problem is exactly in what the government tries to do. Eliminate drugs. The drug problem will never go away....
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2,858 wordsLegalization of Drugs Such an issue stirs up moral and religious beliefs; beliefs that are contrary to what America should believe. However, such a debate has been apparent in the American marketplace of ideas before with the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920 s. With the illegality of alcohol the mafia could produce liquor and therefore had considerable control over those who wanted their substance and service. The role that the mafia played in the 1920 s has transformed into the corner drug de...
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997 wordsLegalization of Marijuana Most Americans don t realize how extreme the war on Marijuana actually is. Since 1965 there have been over 9 million arrests for Marijuana law violations. Over 7 million of these arrests were for possession of personal amounts (High times 1). The average time served in prison for selling Marijuana is four years, compared with just one year for rape or manslaughter (Drug sense 1). Our country treats drug crime as more important than our God-given, constitutionally protec...
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National Institute On Drug Abuse Act Was Passed
2,804 wordsLegalization of Marijuana Marijuana is a misunderstood drug that is thought of as dangerous, when in fact it is in anything but. Because of peoples ignorance and gullibility marijuana has become illegal for all the wrong reasons and should highly be reconsidered for legalization. People today dont understand that for centuries, marijuana has been used by different nationalities of people for religious, recreational, and medical use. Marijuana has been legalized in such European countries as Holl...
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988 wordsThe Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana, also known as Pot, Grass, Weed, Reefer, Joint, Roach, Maui Wow, Loco Weed, Mary Jane, (department of human services division of substance abuse) is one such substance that most people are familiar with. As this drug has leaked out into our society everywhere, one must wonder how destructive marijuana really is, and whether or not it can be controlled. Then again, the question may be, is it really destructive at all? One issue that has been controversial o...
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1,875 wordsIt? s All the Rave: Should Club Drugs Be Legalized? It? s 7 o? clock on a Saturday morning and while some teenagers are enjoying the extra hours of sleep, many are still bouncing around to the sounds of techno music. Thousands of teenagers and even some adults are stuffed into an old warehouse decorated with black lights, disco balls, and tons of smoke machines. Their hearts are pounding and their pulse is racing at the speed of light, all compliments of designer drugs known as club drugs. Chang...
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2,971 wordsCurrently, drugs remain high on the list of concerns of politicians, and drugs are considered one of the major problems affecting our country. Stories are on 11: 00 news every night about people being murdered on the streets because of drugs. Many people think that drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality, they affect all of us; non-users and users. I believe that the negative effects associated with drugs would be reduced greatly if the United States adopted a policy towards the tot...
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1,122 wordsPresident George Marijuana Drug Policy President George W. Bush proposed a 2. 8 billion approach to confront the problem of illegal drug use. He feels that drugs are ruining peoples lives and the community we live in. His campaign launched a speech about teaching parents how to deal with drugs and their children. Parents should have the responsibility to warn children that drugs are bad and that they should stay away from it. Bush wanted to be more involved by spending millions of dollars on the...
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Billion Dollar Industry Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
2,646 wordsRoyal Commission Review of Marijuana Policy in Canada From: Commission Member David Meek To: Minister of Justice: Mr. Neshevich Among the vast array of social issues confronting Canadian citizens today, the need for proper and thorough review of marijuana policy reform is a pressing and substantial problem. People are torn between the different ways in which marijuana policy should be reformed in Canada. A number of pros and cons regarding the issue make a simple solution almost impossible. The ...
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Aids Patients Drug War
248 wordsEveryday someone is thrown in state prison for anywhere from 3 years to life for the illegal use of the drug known as marijuana. It has come down to it that thousands of pounds of marijuana are smuggled over the border of Mexico and into the United States. Regardless of the fight or struggle of people to insure the so said safety of our younger generations from the use of these drugs more and more comes into the Unites States. The use of the herbal drug marijuana becomes increasingly wide-spread...
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