The first international meeting to discuss illicit drugs was in 1909‚ at the Shanghai Opium Commission. This led to the first drug control treaty‚ the International Opium Convention of the Hague‚ which resulted in an 80% drop in opium production and consumption. Since then‚ multiple significant resolutions have been passed to regulate and prevent drug trafficking. Resolution #67/193 emphasizes need for better rehabilitation of drug addicts and also called for complete cooperation and unification
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Our courts and judicial systems are continuously being bogged down with trivial and senseless marijuana offenses. If marijuana was legalized‚ law enforcement officials would have time to do a better job at catching real criminals. Young men and women are having their entire lives ruined due to marijuana laws. These teens and young adults are sentenced to prison where they are changed forever. They become hardened criminals from being abused by other inmates on the inside. Some of these young men
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Purdue Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that created the drug called OxyContin‚ which is widely credited for having launched the opioid epidemic that has come to affect several Canadian regardless of socioeconomic status. Canada being the world’s second-largest per capita per consumer of opioids behind the United States which is rooted in over-prescribing. The rise of OxyContin was initially thought to be a beneficial one because it was advertised as a pain reliever was produced with a slow-release
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Drug Decriminalization With An Emphasis on Marijuana “Herb is the healing of a nation‚ alcohol is the destruction” - Bob Marley. Almost 50% of America views marijuana as a unspeakable substance. Most of those 50% who disagree have never actually used it.. Those biased opinions contribute to why marijuana is illegal today. However‚ America is slowly coming to realize that there simply is nothing wrong with marijuana. According to Aviva Shen‚ author of “California Attorney General: Legalizing Marijuana
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Analysis “Should Laws Against Drug Use Remain Restrictive?” In this article‚ executive vice president of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Herbert Kleber‚ along with the founder of this organization Joseph Califano Jr. states their opinions supporting the restrictive laws against drug use. On the other end of the spectrum‚ author Peter Gorman provides his ideas as to why these drug laws have been ineffective and actually increase the amount of drug abuse in our society. Kleber and
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The War on Drugs was proclaimed by the Nixon Administration in the signing of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. It evoked the current era of mandatory minimum sentencing‚ systematic racism‚ and mass incarceration of colored people. While the War on Drugs has certainly sought to eradicate controlled substances and destroy the networks established for their distribution‚ State efforts to control drugs are also a way for dominant groups to express racial power.Despite
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In my writings I am going to be discussing the beliefs of James Q. Wilson and Douglas N. Husak. They both have very different views on drugs‚ Wilson is more of the conservative who believes drugs should be banned altogether‚ as opposed to Husak‚ who believes the use of drugs should be a personal choice. First‚ I am going to talk about James Q. Wilson and his views against the legalization of drugs. One of Wilsons claims is that the lack of availability would lead to less drug use and addiction. Wilson
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Statement of Problem How has the abuse of the drug ‘’Marijuana’’ affected Teenagers in Santa Cruz? Research Questions: What causes teenagers to abuse Marijuana What are the effects of Marijuana among teenagers What measures can be taken to reduce the number of teenagers who abuse Marijuana Reason for Selecting Area of Research The reason for selecting the area of research ‘’How has the abuse of the drug Marijuana affected teenagers in Santa Cruz’’ is to highlight
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Drugs are a major influential force in our country today. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many people are even considering legalization of one of the most used drugs‚ marijuana. The legalization of marijuana is a controversial issue that has been fought for and against for several decades. Marijuana is defined as a preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant‚ which is usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria and to heal and soothe. (dictionalr.com)
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Tabitha House Solberg Criminal Justice 1305 October 10‚ 2012 Drug Crimes Drugs have been a part of the United States‚ and Minnesota‚ since the 1800’s. Since then more drugs have been created and used. More drugs in turn led to more drug abuse. This abuse led to more violations‚ which caused the government to form laws against drugs (Rattliff). Today‚ there are laws ranging in degrees of punishment for possessing drugs‚ selling drugs‚ trafficking drugs‚ and manufacturing drugs (Minnesota
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