Do you think these repetitive stops are reasonable? Why or why not? Repetitive stops are necessary for many reason‚ it helps to disrupt the flow of drugs in transit to the suppliers. The highway patrol must cover a vast area in the war against drugs‚ therefore with repetitive traffic stops‚ as mentioned before will disrupt the flow and will get many more officers involved in the process of suppressing drug activity‚ therefore if the drug are stopped and impounded no drug can be sold on the streets(Murgado
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A large portion of FARC’s profits now come from drug trafficking; however‚ they weren’t major drug traffickers when Plan Colombia was first implemented. Peter Dale Scott‚ a professor at the University of California‚ Berkeley and author of several books on this topic‚ noted that the Colombian government estimated in 2001 that paramilitary groups controlled 40% of the cocaine exports; whereas the FARC controlled only 2.5%. The FARC had been more involved in the “taxing” of the drug trade‚ but they
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Buzzed. The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs – Cynthia Kuhn Jackson Keimig. 8/15/12. RHS Honors Biology Buzzed‚ by Cynthia Kuhn‚ has a simple yet enormously broad topic. To give undeniable facts about the most used and abused drugs to the reader. The author tried to do this in a way that was very understandable to any appropriate reader that picked up the book. Ultimately Buzzed was made to give people the ability to make informed decisions on drug use. Each individual drug
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A year after the stock market crashed‚ 1930‚ and president Hoover is in office‚ America is in a state of existential crisis and people are looking for answers and distractions. The Treasury Department created the Federal Bureau of Narcotics under Harry J. Anslinger who directed the agency until 1962 “and molded America’s drug policy” (The United States War on Drugs). Anslinger who was also a prohibitionist‚ who believed progress could only be achieved by controlling each individual’s impulses and
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The argument states that people are more worried about drug abuse and therefore the police have increased its efforts on preventing drugs from entering the country. Due to this increase‚ drug trafickers prefer to illegaly transport cocaine which does not have the disadvantages of other drugs. Therefore increased law enforcement lead to an increase in cocaine abuse. At first glance‚ the argument may seem somewhat convincing‚ though further examination reveals examples of lack of evidence‚ ill-founded
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Associate Level Material Critical Analysis Forms Fill out one form for each source. Source 1 Title and Citation: Marijuana Is Not Addictive Armentano‚ Paul. "Marijuana Is Not Addictive." Marijuana. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2003. At Issue. Rpt. from "Setting the Record Straight on Marijuana and Addiction." LewRockwell.com. 2008. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 6 June 2012. 1 Identify the principal issue presented by the source. Marijuana is not
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The “war on drugs” in America has been a popular and controversial political topic of conversation since 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse as an imminent threat to public health. President Ronald Reagan reinvigorated the topic in 1986 when he insisted there was a drug crisis in America; as a result‚ the number of people brought up on drug charges multiplied by ten during that time. However‚ in recent years the idea of drug decriminalization has gained ground. In the article
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Mardi Gras And Prohibition If you ever been to Mardi Gras you would know that it is a very upbeat celebration‚ at large celebrations there is usually alcohol‚ but imagine that party without alcohol‚ would people even come? Prohibition was a ban on production‚ and sale of alcoholic beverages between 1920-1933. Mardi Gras is a large celebration in New Orleans that celebrates religious sacrifice‚ and fasting. Mardi Gras and Prohibition are referenced in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Mardi
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(1) Before the prohibition of alcohol existed in the United States people freely drank alcohol‚ mainly beer‚ some responsibly and some irresponsibly. The government was able to collect quite a substantial amount of tax revenue for the manufacture‚ transportation‚ sales‚ and consumption of alcohol. In the years leading up to the prohibition of alcohol the rates of serious crime and alcohol consumption were steadily dropping‚ they rose during the mid – latter years of prohibition. There were relatively
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Marijuana Prohibition Marijuana prohibition has been in America since the 1930’s‚ but prohibition took power and money from the government and gave it to gangs and criminals. There has been a nationwide war against marijuana for years now; yet the drug is still very easy to find and acquire. Prohibition was implemented to reduce the use‚ selling‚ and cultivating of the marijuana plant (Venkataraman). Prohibition is largely depended on arrest‚ incarceration and‚ the seizure of private property; but
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