Drug laws play a vital role in American society because drug use is an unfortunate part of the culture. Regardless of one’s views on whether some currently illegal drugs should be treated differently than others, the fact is that at this point all non-prescription drugs are illegal, and the government is responsible for responding to public outcry on this issue whether it be the legalization of recreational drugs like marijuana or the perceived injustices handed down to non-violent drug offenders. The serious nature of our country’s drug epidemic makes the topic of drug laws one that must be addressed by all branches of the US Government; the President is calling for legalization of recreational marijuana, congress is passing groundbreaking
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Obama admitted that he once smoke pot when he was younger, ending in a result he didn’t like. Even with that being said, he mentioned it was no worse than someone who has smoked cigarettes at a young age. It is said that the use of drugs is a habit that develops over the course of using them. It was said that the people sentencing others to jail for using drugs have also once used them too, and the executive branch is looking to reduce drug user’s sentences. Ethan Nadelmann, a worker for the Drug Policy Alliance has agreed with the president’s idea of making an end to marijuana prohibition. In doing so people have raised there opinions about the drug laws saying that it could affect the public health as well as law …show more content…
Judges are looking to focus more on drug dealers than actual users. Drug traffickers often spend less than seven years in prison, but in violent cases they may face a minimum of 20 years. Judicial judges have begun making their mark by releasing a man who was sentenced to life in jail. Harold Slayers an older man who chose to sell drug to someone who later overdosed and died from them. Judges debates over the fact that Harold Slayers has not killed the man for he used the drugs by choose that killed him. Though he once had no second chance, the new Smarter Sentencing Act grants him one. The non-violent inmates have started requesting for more appeals after their sentences in hopes that the new Smarter Sentencing Act will help
Obama admitted that he once smoke pot when he was younger, ending in a result he didn’t like. Even with that being said, he mentioned it was no worse than someone who has smoked cigarettes at a young age. It is said that the use of drugs is a habit that develops over the course of using them. It was said that the people sentencing others to jail for using drugs have also once used them too, and the executive branch is looking to reduce drug user’s sentences. Ethan Nadelmann, a worker for the Drug Policy Alliance has agreed with the president’s idea of making an end to marijuana prohibition. In doing so people have raised there opinions about the drug laws saying that it could affect the public health as well as law …show more content…
Judges are looking to focus more on drug dealers than actual users. Drug traffickers often spend less than seven years in prison, but in violent cases they may face a minimum of 20 years. Judicial judges have begun making their mark by releasing a man who was sentenced to life in jail. Harold Slayers an older man who chose to sell drug to someone who later overdosed and died from them. Judges debates over the fact that Harold Slayers has not killed the man for he used the drugs by choose that killed him. Though he once had no second chance, the new Smarter Sentencing Act grants him one. The non-violent inmates have started requesting for more appeals after their sentences in hopes that the new Smarter Sentencing Act will help