have been produced since the beginning of film‚ but once the Production Code was no longer in effect‚ more these films could be produced and at a faster rate. One genre of exploitation cinema is the drug crime film. Starting as early as the 1930s‚ filmmakers made movies about the dangers of doing drugs. These films were often cheaply made and aimed at a small audience (Clark 4). They were theatrically simple‚ with an uncomplicated narrative: “these are films whose entire function (apart from making
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the drug related crime‚ you would have to get rid of all the drug laws”. Although Ron Paul was an American politician‚ the quote is very fitting for one of the most notorious and leading producers of illegal drugs in the world‚ Colombia. Drug production was introduced in Columbia in the 1960s with production of marijuana‚ which was a gateway to the production of Cocaine in the early 1970’s. Why the production‚ and formation of huge Cartels‚ just to produce and distribute a psychoactive drug? Money
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“WHY MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED” Since the 1930s‚ marijuana has been illegal in the eyes of the U.S. government. Its classification is a Schedule I drug‚ which is said to have a high potential for abuse‚ no medical use‚ and not safe to use under medical supervision. In this day and age‚ it’s being prescribed to patients of severe health problems to treat their pains‚ nausea‚ etc. Compared to logical reasoning‚ the government takes a very different stance on marijuana. Some say prohibition serves
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Legalization of Marijuana Alec Heffner Cannabis‚ a drug that is most commonly known throughout our society as marijuana‚ has been a hot topic of conversation over the last few years. The legalization of marijuana has proven to be one of the most controversial issues of our time. When considering whether we believe marijuana should be legal‚ it’s important to remember a few of the arguments presented by marijuana supporters. They argue that the American people deserve liberty and the freedom to
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relatively safe drug‚ especially when compared to other illegal drugs and even some legal drugs‚ such as alcohol and tobacco. There are many reasons marijuana is illegal and frowned upon today; most of which are irrational or ill-informed‚ while the rest are underlying reasons and irrelevant to the actual safety of marijuana and its users. There are many obvious benefits to society if marijuana were to be legalized. This includes the elimination of a large portion of underground drug dealers and their
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article “La Narcocultura: Simbología de la Transgresión‚ El Poder y la Muerte.‚” Nery Córdova discusses the drug culture by conducting an ethnography. The author writes its research by treating narcoculture as the modern subculture product of the drug trafficking business in Mexico. The author uses interviews and contextual historical factors‚ narcocorridos to understand the normalization of the drug business and the relationship between culture and transgression. The article analyses the topic through
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society of some cities and it will be criterion B:a problem‚ for a long time in the us because there is no way to fix it. i don’t have any personal connections to cocaine but it is very important topic and problem in my country. the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimates that in 2008 there were 1.9 million current (past-month) cocaine users‚ of which is about 359‚000 were current crack users. people aged 18 to 25 years have a higher rate of current cocaine use than any other age group
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happened at private parties‚ something you might’ve of heard about but had never really seen.” (Jay-Z 18) Cocaine was a drug popular in the 80’s but was known to be very expensive. In the mid-1980 there became a smokable form of cocaine introduced to the world called crack. Crack was known as freebase cocaine in the 1970’s but required the ether to make. Freeway Ricky Ross was a drug dealer from Los Angeles who simplified the freebase process by using baking soda creating a hard substance called crack
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in impact in this decision. living in a neighborhood where kids as young as twelve years old are selling dope to fiends‚ and where crime rate increases by the years made me come to the realization that i could help make a change. Dealing with drugs‚ and drug trafficking in the Unites States will give me hope for the future. DEA agent training would be great to get involved in to try to help keep illegal substances off the streets. In the process of becoming a DEA agent‚ it is important to obtain
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good Christian home. It was irritating to her to stay indoors. This situation prevailed until she met Jerry Jones‚ an old school mate who promised he would get her a job. He gave her an appointment. When she came he introduced her to the idea of drug trafficking. He told her how wealthy she would be in a short time and that she would finally be laughing at those who were ridiculing her when she had no money. At first Rose objected to this proposal. Jones put more pressure on her because
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