June 1971, and today 44 years later it’s still alive and well. However, it’s a shame the majority of us don’t know why the nation is still wasting its time fighting this unjust war on narcotics. Many currently illegal drugs, such as opium, coca, marijuana, and various psychedelics (Mescaline, Ayahuasca) have been used for thousands of years for legitimate medical and spiritual purposes. So why is it that so recently our nation has declared these drugs as sinister? Why are some drugs legal and some
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The War on Drugs was intended to reduce the use of criminal drugs. The United States government, with the assistance of other countries, have been wanting to reduce the use and trade of illegal drugs. This initiative includes strict laws and policies, such as prison time, this is meant to discourage the production, distribution and consumption of these targeted substances. In the following essay, it is important to make the distinction between street and prescribed drugs, their effects, and the punishment
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War on Drugs Ever since the Nixon administration “took on the challenge of the war on drugs” in the late ‘60s, almost every president succeeding him made it their mission to be tough on drug crime. However, as stated in the article “The New Jim Crow”, this war on drugs “had little to do with drug crime and nearly everything to do with racial politics”. Racial politics is the practice of political figures exploiting the issue of race to forward an agenda; this unethical practice has always been a
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Legalizing Marijuana What do George Washington, Ted Turner, Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama, Michael Phelps, and Carl Sagen all have in common? All have either admitted to growing, and or smoking marijuana. Peculiar, to say the least, all of these extremely influential people would be prosecuted and possibly arrested had they had been caught partaking in these illegal acts. If one were to go back to the time of George Washington’s presidency and take a glimpse at the first president’s garden
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Mike Schapman Professor Adamson ENG 111 2/21/2014 A Trillion Dollar Waste It was in 1971 when President Richard Nixon began the “war on drugs.” This “war” was supposed to reduce the trade of illegal drugs, and yet, the country has seen an increase in the trade of illegal drugs. With the largest prison population in the world, the United States keeps approximately 2.3 million behind bars. Over half of that population is incarcerated for drug-related crimes. That is 1,150,000 lives wasting away
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Drug Trafficking Marijuana in the United States Oct 22, 2011 Drug Trafficking Marijuana in the United States Drug trafficking is a very big problem in the United States and has been for a long time. Drug trafficking is one of the most profitable illegal businesses that many people have become wealthy doing and continue to do to this present day. When you hear drug trafficking, most people don't really know what it means, or know what to think about it. The most common term that is usually affiliated
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that teenagers who smoke marijuana are problematic to society. Since the early 1900s, drugs have been one of parents’ worst enemies. Marijuana changes a person both mentally and physically. According to reefermadness.org, the film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale attempting to teach them about the dangers of marijuana. The movie was revolving around the tragic events that happened when high school students tried marijuana. The curse of marijuana abuse is spreading across
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really say they are winning. The next issue is the fact that marijuana is illegal; there has been no scientific evidence that marijuana is harmful in any way. When people smoke marijuana there is not a large change in their personality especially compared with alcohol. I find it very interesting that tobacco and alcohol are legal and have been proven to be harmful and cause many deaths and yet there is no record of anyone dying from marijuana and it is illegal. Also, the fact that people with serious
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All of these are known as ‘Rave Energy,’ and have flourished in clubs and throughout teenagers and adults in the United States. Leland says that the herbal drug hit at a ‘ripe’ moment, emerging in an expanding drug culture. Other drugs such as marijuana, LSD, cocaine came about in the 90s, followed by herbal drugs about a decade later. But unlike other drugs, Leland says that “herbal’s play both sides, selling the promise of psychedelic euphoria while actually delivering just a mild, caffeine like
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anti-opium laws that were directed at Chinese immigrants. The first big nationwide law on drug use was passed in 1937 called the Marijuana Tax act, which was developed to tax it to stop the use and distribution of it. The next big law to be passed would be in 1951. The Boggs Act established mandatory minimum federal sentences for possession of certain drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine, and other opiates. Which in 1956 they would increase the sentences with the Narcotic Control Act. While these bills
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