Is the difference between marijuana and alcohol really worth $20 billion annually? In June 1971‚ President Nixon declared a “war on drugs.”() The problem is that the department of corrections was ill prepared to house the newly made convicts. This created over population in prisons all over America because of a failed attempt to “crack down.” It is a fact that countries with overbearing drug laws tend to have more drug problems than those who don’t. Now that new studies and facts are coming
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In 1970 the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was put into place by the Congress of the United States Government. This Act‚ Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act‚ is the federal U.S. drug policy which regulates the possession‚ use‚ manufacturing and importation of certain controlled substances. The substances controlled under this act fall under various classifications. These classifications are known as schedules. The legislation created 5 schedules with different
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Laws such as the forfeiture laws allows law enforcement agencies to take valuable items with as little evidence and putt the weight on the suspect to prove their own innocence. Depending on the number of drug arrest the funding for drug force will increase‚ so the police intentionally target low level drug dealers versus violent offenders which then results in over drug arrests and invade poor African American neighborhoods with lack of evidence ( Distorted‚ 2015). The CIA was responsible for the
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The welfare system we have in the U.S. is flawed in so many ways that we need to change it. The welfare system is failing by letting people buy drugs with their money‚ let’s people take the money without a reason for it‚ and letting the government have all the power. If we really want the welfare system to become what we wanted it to be then these things will need to be changed. The first reason the welfare system is failing is because people will buy drugs with the money they receive from it. Some
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Over the past several years the support for marijuana legalization is rapidly growing in the US. A recent poll in 2015 shows that 58% of Americans say that the drug should be legal while only 42% say it should stay illegal. Most polls regarding Americans and their pot use hover around the 40% mark for having tried marijuana at least once which is equivalent to about 127.7 million people‚ nearly half the country has already tried marijuana which is more than how many Americans know who Jennifer Lawrence
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Son‚ the case of the “Central Park Five”. According to the June 19 New York Times‚ the “Central Park Five are “The five [black and latino] men whose convictions in the brutal 1989 beating and rape of a female jogger in Central Park were later overturned have agreed to a settlement of about $40 million from New York City to resolve a bitterly fought civil rights lawsuit over their arrests and imprisonment in the sensational crime.” (qtd. Jackson). Five black and latino teenagers -- Kevin Richardson
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To Be Black and Blue James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ is an honest‚ unflinching look at pre-civil rights era‚ American life in the predominately black neighborhood of Harlem. Baldwin’s short story speaks on issues of family conflict‚ drug addiction‚ class separation‚ and coping with life amidst the concentrated poverty of the public housing projects. These same problems occurred in most of the industrial cities of the north during the post-World War 2 era as many people were competing
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When watching someone participate in any sport‚ the audience thinks about how much effort was put into practicing‚ and not what the player smoked to gain their superhuman stamina. In sports‚ the competitors need to practice to become better‚ not default to who has the money to buy the best drugs. Performance enhancing drugs may help during a couple of games‚ but it’s not worth putting so many lives at risk. Forest Tennant JR.‚ who is an NFL drug adviser‚ has estimated that half of all professional
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Legalizing Marijuana Marcie Helms Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC120 Craig Allen 11/12/12 Everyone has a different sense of what is moral and what is ethical. The key to resolving these moral and ethical differences is coming to an agreement on what is beneficial for our society as a whole. Legalizing marijuana raises a number of ethical concerns. Some people feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to an increase of recreational use. Some also believe that it
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How does one end the consistent drug problem going on in the United States? It is simple‚ take the emphasis off the war on drugs and start placing those resources elsewhere. Looking at the approach the United States has implemented‚ as it has been the most ineffective route taken. With the legalization of marijuana‚ America can take a major leap towards a progressive future. Following the start to the war on drugs with its roots beginning with the Nixon presidency‚ the effects can be seen as
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