Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America Currently‚ drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem‚ but in reality they affect all of us - users and non-users. I believe that the negative affects we associate with drugs would be greatly reduced if the United States adopted
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In relation to marijuana‚ such as the personal use‚ cultivation or distribution of‚ there has long been debate about whether decriminalising the drug will reduce crime rates in society (Siegel‚ 2008). Decriminalisation of marijuana means that it would be given the status of a legal substance whereby there would be no penalties for using the drug; although it may be regulated in ways similar to other legal substances‚ such as tobacco and alcohol (DEST‚ 2003). The idea of decriminalising marijuana
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Research Project‚ FCIQ 101 This project has a number of important goals: To introduce you to the valuable online databases to which NYIT subscribes. To further develop your understanding of academic disciplines‚ research methods‚ and evidence. To develop your critical thinking skills by contrasting newspaper and academic (peer-reviewed) sources. To develop a deeper understanding of an issue using both newspaper and academic sources. 1. Describe the topic/issue in your own words (100
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DRUGS Drug is any substance which is medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ enhancing performances or sometimes life threatening when taken orally or by directly injecting into the body. These drugs are not considered as foods. War on drug is a common term applied to the prevention of illegal drugs by using military aid and military intercession in co-operation with the countries with an aim to reduce and prohibit the use of these drugs. Drugs are like pesticides sprayed on the field which has some benefits
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Justice Pinter‚ Giulia Bratosin‚ Elizabeth Ballman‚ Gabrielle Hernandez Mr. Green AP English 11 October 25th‚ 2013 Legalizing Marijuana The drug war is failing‚ and people arrested and imprisoned for marijuana use are not cured of their habit during time spent in jail. Since 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a war on drug abuse‚ the government has been ineffectual in their fight against illegal drug abuse. From 1997 to 2006‚ the New York City Police Department arrested and jailed more
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Juan Ceballos Professor Licata‚ PhD ENC 1102‚ Section W21 27 March 2014 Legalization of Marijuana: Should be Approved? American people have debated over the legalization of marijuana for many years. This discussion is an example of how the united states have struggled to reach an agreement about the use of marijuana. In recent year’s drug policy have been increasingly challenged‚ especially in America. In the United States a group of nearly twenty states has allowed the medical use of marijuana
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The Movement of Legalization of Marijuana As we look at the history‚ we can learn from our mistakes or even take an idea to become a better country. On March 13‚ 1933‚ Roosevelt asked Congress to modify the Volstead Act to legalize 3.2 percent alcohol beer to provide needed tax revenue. From history‚ it shows that legalizing alcohol helped bring in revenue to the government. As the economy still suffers today‚ legalizing Marijuana has been a very debatable topic to help the economy. In many cases
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War on Drugs Jude Ocampo San Joaquin Delta College Sociology 1a Professor Medina Introduction The War on Drugs is a term that is used to refer to the federal government’s attempts to end the import‚ manufacture‚ sale‚ and use of illegal drugs. It is not a specific term only relating to a secret policy or objective‚ but to a series of antidrug initiatives that are directed towards the common goal of ending drug abuse. These initiatives include different
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Running head: ASSIGNMENT #3A: CRITICAL RESPONSE #2 1 "How to Legalize Pot" by Bill Keller Venessa Douse Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning In the article “How to Legalize Pot” by Bill Keller‚ the author explains his view points on how to make the recreational use of marijuana legal in the U.S.A. In the article‚ he points out that Mark Keliman‚ a drug policy expert he spoke to in 2002 on why the legalization of marijuana was not the best
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annuallyiv. Revenue of nearly $411 billion from selling cannabis on the global black marketiii provides funding to fuel their international threat. Background Current regulatory laws on cannabis find precedent in the 1920s and 1930s‚ when alcohol prohibition drove U.S. citizens to obtain doctor’s prescriptions for its “medicinal” use‚ which echoes medicinal marijuana trends todayiv. Most states do not have such a policy that allows marijuana
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