effect on black children (NAACP). The mandatory minimum sentencing and the disparities for crack and powder cocaine possession is also a contributing factor (NAACP). “In 2002‚ blacks constituted more than 80% of the people sentenced under the federal crack cocaine laws and served substantially more time in prison for drug offenses than did whites‚ despite that fact that more than 2/3 of crack cocaine users in the U.S. are white or Hispanic”
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irresponsible person of neglecting the patient has not only effected the job‚ but also how the patients look at the partnership of all the doctors. The trust the Dr. Black had in the clinic has been abused if the other two doctors did find what they think is cocaine. Yet Dr. Black had no right of doing what he actually was doing but not showing much about the case there had to be reasons why he did what he did. Until then the case would be on hold. As of the other two doctors‚ the ethical way of handling the
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population are white while the rest of the 35% are black. Police seem to focus more on the mixed racial drug market compared to the white. Black people typically deliver crack cocaine while white people typically deliver powder cocaine and heroine. 64% of the people being arrested for delivering drugs other than crack cocaine are black. The police focus more on juveniles over adults. Police also focus on minority or racially
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while the other seems to be leaning against the table. On the table there is a credit card with white powder on it. Next to the credit card there is also a white strappy dress lain on the table that the women seem to be “snorting” as though it were cocaine. The women’s position against the table seemed to show a need or dependency for the drugs shown. The women are wearing what looks like party dresses. Both of them are wearing makeup that is dark and have their hair loose and down. One of the models
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According to Warner (2008) U.S has the highest usages of drugs compare to other countries. The World Health organization’s surveys of legal and illegal drug‚ Americans is on the highest level in the use of marijuana and cocaine. Statics shows that Americans were using cocaine four time more in their life time than other any countries. As stated by Chan (2012) one in 10 U.S. adults was at one time in recovery from alcohol or drug problems. Another new report‚ by the Partnership at Drugfree.org and
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smoking marijuana. They also witnessed Mr. Blake hand over a small plastic baggie filled with suspected cocaine to another occupant. The officers were granted access to the home by Mr. Smith and noticed what appeared to be a shotgun between the couch cushions. Further inspection of the residence revealed three additional guns. Mr. Blake had a large amount of suspected marijuana and cocaine and $400 on his person. Mr. Blake is being charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance‚ Distribution
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The plant Erythroxylum Coca is one of 12 species in it the genus Erythroxylum. The Coca plant is probably most famous for the powerful drug Cocaine‚ which comes from its leaves. The plant was originally cultivated on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountain‚ by the Andean people that inhabited that area around 5400 years ago. There are traces of cocaine in mummies dating back to 3000 years ago when the Andean people used the Coca leaves for many traditional purposes. There has also been evidence
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with overfishing of the oceans is the possible a lack of supply. Although fish are considered a renewable resource‚ there must be enough members of that species available to reproduce. Question #10 When comparing a ban on trans-fat to a ban on cocaine the difference rests in the supply and enforcement of the two. Trans fat is produced and supplied in a regulated and controlled market where as illicit drugs are regulated by a cartel. The two different markets would explain which ban would be easier
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in 2000. That’s over three times as much as the government spends fighting drugs.[1] Today‚ the government spends hundreds of billions of dollars on the war on drugs. Most of our drugs are imported from Mexico and Columbia‚ mostly marijuana and cocaine. The war on drug is being dealt with by the government in many ways to slow the supply of drug being imported from these countries‚ harsher punishment for drug offenders and drug users and increased enforcement if anti-drug laws. These
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differences of two of the largest growers and sellers in the drug trade: The Cali Cartel of Columbia and the Tijuana Cartel of Mexico. The Cali Cartel is the largest‚ richest‚ and most complex producers and distributors of cocaine. The cartel concentrates almost entirely in cocaine. Over time they have developed an extremely large and sophisticated distribution system and have generated an extraordinary amount of wealth. Because of their financial stability‚ they are able to buy planes‚ ships and
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