continuing the illegalization of drugs believe that by legalizing drugs they will become more accessible and use will therefore increase. They base this argument on past experiment dealing with alcohol prohibition. After the end of prohibition with the 21st amendment‚ alcohol consumption doubled while prohibition decreased use by 50 percent(Light). They also cite that use of marijuana peaked in 1979 when there was a decriminalization of drug use by eleven states. When researching to find if a particular
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secondary goal of overcrowding of prisons and due to the nature of the current austerity‚ we should aim to save money by finding ways to cut expenditure spent on dealing with the ‘War on Drugs’. The amount of money spent on the enforcement of Class A prohibition is estimated to be £15.3 billion in 2003/04 by Transform‚ a drug focused interest group. The money on spent
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Jovanny Quesada 6/13/2011 Spc 1024 General Purpose: To persuade my audience to support that marijuana should be legalized. Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation‚ my audience will be encouraged to support that marijuana should be legalized. Central Idea: Marijuana in its natural form should become legalized. Its illegalization began with false claims from the government‚ made taxpayers foolishly waste billions on the war on drugs‚ and prevented a drug that would have been otherwise
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alcohol‚ the benefits out weigh the risks. The bad reputation marijuana has is caused by the negative connotations it’s been given by the popular social media. When has the popular social media ever been right and/or useful? A funny story is the prohibition of marijuana‚ that started in the 1970s when the “War on Drugs” was introduced. The “War on Drugs” campaigned that marijuana is supposed to be a gateway drug‚ it is highly addictive‚ and hazardous causing Cannabis to be in the same classification
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Cited: Bailey‚ Eric. “Pot Laws Pain Some Elders.” Los Angeles Times 28 Apr. 2005: A1-B5. Mirken‚ Bruce. “White House Drug Policy Full of Hot Air.” Knight/Ridder Tribune 1 Jun. 2006: n.p. Nadelmann‚ Ethan A. “An End to Marijuana Prohibition.” The National Review 12 July 2004: 28-34 Swanson‚ Stevenson. “Targeting Marijuana Saps Anti-Drug Effort.” Chicago Tribune 6 June 2006: n.p. Zwillich‚ Todd. “Medical Marijuana No Influence on Teen Use.” United Press International 6 Sept. 2006:
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which prohibited the sale‚ manufacture‚ and transportation of alcohol on a national level. June 1930‚ the Federal Bureau of Narcotics was created under the leadership of Harry Anslinger. By 1933 Depression-era gangsters and bootleggers had gotten so out of hand that the 18th Amendment (prohibition on alcohol) was repealed. A new national enforcement framework came into view with the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937‚ which attempted to tax marijuana into oblivion‚ as Tom Head from Ask.com emphasized that marijuana
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moved to the “big city”‚ so came the life of it. Americans eventually adopted the habits of drinking‚ gambling‚ and casually dating other people. Those who saw the modernized behavior as blasphemy‚ decided to do something about it. They created the Prohibition Act‚ which prohibited in the sale‚ manufacturing‚ and drinking of alcohol. Bootlegging and illegal selling of the substance sprung up‚ however‚ and the plan of quitting cold turkey failed. With the arrival of the Red Scare‚ racism and discrimination
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Justin Myers Prof. Bates Political Science 25 April 2015 War on Drugs From drug wars‚ to drug cartels‚ and government control‚ the war on drugs has been a critical issue throughout the United States. From the early years of the 1970’s to the 1980’s‚ there has been a major uprise of the use of drugs and narcotics. However‚ throughout the development of law making and restrictions‚ there have been numerous amounts of policies that have been placed upon this controversial issue by the government
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Juliette Hughes wrote an article for The Age newspaper about how she thinks drugs should be legalised. She used many different sorts of metalanguage techniques such as using expert’s opinion‚ appealing to people’s self-interest etc. Hughes is an ethicist; her point of view is from an ethical standpoint. Hughes used examples from history and scientific experiment. The intended audience is a mature audience‚ who are open minded about the legalisation of drugs. Hughes starts off by talking about cannabis
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James Monroe (1817-1825) “Mr. Era of good feelings” Grade: B Monroe was another president following the success of his democratic predecessors. Monroe established a strong sense of confidence and nationality in America‚ resulting in what was coined as the Era of Good Feelings. Monroe also re established principles of neutrality and slightly progressed
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