on poverty‚ they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me. And I ain’t never did a crime I ain’t have to do.” -Tupac. The war on drugs targeted many communities particularly those of color. Throughout America‚ people of color have always been the target. In the 1980’s and 90’s the drug war increased drastically. The war on drugs was just another reason to fuck with the people of color. The United States constantly targets minorities‚ and the crisis of the drug war increased the prison population
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Microeconomic policy and princliples. Discuss the Economics of the war on drugs: The global war on drugs has been a downhill battle with no apparent success‚ which has also hailed devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world. Since the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs‚ set up in 1961‚ and ex U.S. president Nixon’s declaration of war on drugs in 1971‚ billions of dollars and 10‚000’s of lives have been lost in this failing attempt to control
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abuise of drugs. Some use illegal "street" drugs that have no medical use while others abuse prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes. Either way‚ it is dangerous can lead to serious consquences‚ including death. In my paper i will answer two main questions; Why and how are drugs available for the general public to use? What are the mental‚physical‚and financial consquences of abusing drugs(prescprition or "street")? My main source for answering these questions was the United States Drug Enforcement
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The international issue of drug cartels and the threats posed by drugs has been approached in many ways and have altered throughout its history. Its deleterious effects on citizens and national governments have been most brutally evident in Latin America. The expansion of drug cartels and their increasing authority and influence in Latin America posses various national and international threats. Additionally‚ the contradicting notions on the root of the conflict in Latin America have stalled and
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In “Against the Legalization of Drugs‚” by Peter de Marneffe‚ the argument that the use and possession of drugs needs to be decriminalized is made‚ because of the belief that the criminalization of drug use and possession violates the rights of citizens. In this paper‚ I will defend de Marneffe’s position by refuting a possible objection. Contrarians may claim that decriminalizing drugs will inevitably lead individuals to try harder and more dangerous drugs. Beginning his argument by differentiating
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Reducing Drug Trafficking in the USA Christopher King Eng122: English Composition II Mathew Norsworthy July 13‚ 2011 The topic selected by the author is reducing drug trafficking in the United States. The reason this was picked for the topic is because of the growing number of issues surrounding this topic. There are so many issues to argue in this research paper. Some of these issues are corruption in the countries
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Have you ever wondered how much money is spent on illegal drugs annually? So far over $352‚492‚916‚346 has been spent on drugs worldwide. Drug trafficking is a business that just keeps on growing. Many attempts have been made to control global drug production and supply resulting in the current form with the 1961 UN single convention on drugs. These attempts include harsher laws regarding drug trafficking. Government uses the police and military for the enforcement of laws‚ and to punish users.
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Introduction Issue Identification The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States Department of Justice law enforcement agency. Their purposes in law enforcement is to stop the sale of illegal drugs‚ drug trafficking‚ investigate major crimes within the United States and internationally‚ and to secure and protect our communities from ever confronting drugs. DEA also cooperates with many major law enforcement agencies such as federal‚ state‚ local‚ and foreign law enforcement agencies
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Economic Issues of Legalizing Drugs There is no way around it‚ drugs and drug use are ingrained human activities. Every culture has a robust history when it comes to different types of drug use and each also has their own way of dealing with the substances. No matter what our individual or societal views are when it comes to drugs‚ you have to appreciate the complexity of the world drug trade. Using the term paper‚ “The Economics of the Legalization of Drugs” as well as a survey from The Economist
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Ethical Theories of Drug Reform In Popular Culture Rhonda Garcia For many years a hot topic of debate in the United States is whether or not we should legalize drugs. Many feel drug use is immoral‚ while others feel it is their natural right to choose to use drugs or not. I would like to discuss the history of drug reform and the moral perspective of natural law‚ utilitarianism and Kantian ethics over this pertinent issue that we face in the United States today. The first drug laws were established
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