found very interesting was that marijuana is a gateway drug‚ meaning it can lead to the use of other illicit drugs such as LSD‚ cocaine and heroin. This is not necessarily true‚ in fact‚ after the Dutch partially legalized marijuana in the 1970’s‚ the use of hard drugs decreased dramatically. For the most part‚ people who use marijuana never actually use other “harder” drugs. In all actuality‚ marijuana for most is a terminus and not a gateway drug. However‚ for young people the statistics are very different
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The Drug that is Taking Australia’s Streets In Pandemic Measures Why should people not use the drug methamphetamine or otherwise known as Ice? The rapid increase of popularity in the drug ice (methamphetamine) is gripping Australia’s population in pandemic proportions. The recent publicity about the growth of ice usage has been alarming. Every day there is a new explicit case‚ graphic image or documentary being aired by the media to frighten and discourage society from using the drug called Ice
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the country‚ the war against drugs. Many controversial ideas have risen to help win the war on drugs‚ but the most controversial one is the legalization of drugs. Not all of the drugs should be legalized‚ just marihuana. By legalizing this drug violence could be reduced‚ regulation would be set upon it‚ and one problem would be solved to focus on the real damaging drugs. First‚ one problem would be solved and time and effort could be focused on the real damaging drugs. In the U.S at least
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About 853‚869‚ a little more than half were arrested‚ because of marijuana (Borden 1). But if you go even further‚ you will notice that in only 100‚000 cases‚ approximately‚ there was actually any use of marijuana. The other 750‚000 were charged on the means that it was in their possession. This shows two things. One‚ that it’s not as addictive as it’s perceived to be. Two‚ all those resources that are put towards the law enforcers‚ could be put
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:ProCon‚ “Medical Marijuana”: Drug Policy Alliance) The people who think medical marijuana is bad believe that if the drug is made legal‚ it will just encourage people to abuse it‚ making its symptoms‚ like slow reaction time‚ poor memory‚ rapid heartbeat‚ and more even more widespread. (Kleiman: Frontline‚ Welsch and Loria: Business Insider) Many people need the medicine to help with diseases for themselves and their loved ones‚ while others argue that different drugs that
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Being illegal causes the price to inflate and makes it easy for profit to be made. Drug dealers deal to any age‚ kids reportedly say they can get illegal drugs easier then the legal drugs tobacco and alcohol. The cost of marijuana law enforcement is more then $7.7 billion each year (Shepard and Blackley‚ 2007). The legalization will also allow the government to cut the budget allotted
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in a very low income part of town called Harlem‚ in the 1950s. In this story‚ I believe the setting has so much to do with Sonny and his brother and the way they turned out to be. I believe that this city is part of the reason Sonny had a drug problem. He did drugs to try and escape from the feeling this town had made him feel. The central characters are the narrator
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grows $13.8 billion worth of cannabis annually (Glaister). Drug laws have successfully reduced the flow of marijuana into the US. This success is the main reason for the colossal amount of cannabis produced here. Large amounts of marijuana are now grown on U.S. soil because of the risks involved in transporting it across borders. If prohibition were effective‚ it would not force marijuana to be the nation’s leading cash crop (Nadelmann “Drug Prohibition in the United States”). When marijuana is made
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know some new drugs like marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ and psychedelics. So the drug started to explode and the U.S. Government needs to find an effective way to solve the problems. In 1973‚ the U.S. created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to enforce federal drug law. Since then‚ the war against drug became a big issue. People use drug for different reasons. But what exactly is drug? Drug is anything that affects both mind and body when it enters the body system. Some people use drug by prescription
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Marijuana use and the ability to freely choose whether or not it should be legal or illegal is fierce debate today. Whether or not State or Federal government should regulate this is the “hot topic” that is being debate even as we speak. There are two sides to every story and of course my opinion as well. The side that opposes the legalization of marijuana stands tall with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This side defines marijuana
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