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The war on drugs must stop, it is based off of sending vulnerable people to jail, this happens because “on the local level the war on drugs involved police operations targeting low level drug dealers, often in urban, low-income neighborhoods.” (Addiction and Substance Abuse) Marijuana legalization would reduce drug crimes. In turn allowing the police the opportunity to focus more harmful, addictive drugs out of the U.S., instead of sentencing people who were caught with 1 gram of marijuana to a…

be out of a job in a matter of minutes. “They make their enormous sums of money because of the absence of competition and the monstrous street prices that come from the increased risk (Messel). “Decriminalization of the plant would put big name cartels out of business. The competition would boom, forcing the prices to lower which then leads to loss of profit. The underground economy is a billion dollar industry. Money circulating in the United States makes its way outside to international…

people not being arrested for the possession and use of marijuana. Legalizationofmarijuana.com says, “In 2010 more than 746,000 people were arrested in the United States of America for marijuana- related offenses alone.” Threats and violence from cartels and gangs would lower due to maybe business opportunities and no one would go to them. Every year the United States government spends trillions in the War on Drugs. The government could stop spending so much on the War on Drugs if they would…

Since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006 between the Mexican Government and the Drug Cartels, there has been a minimum of 47,000 people killed from December 2006 to September 2011 (CNN Library, 2014). Because of the drug-related violence, there’s been an increase number of women and children entering the United States undocumented. However, due to the effects of the United States’ immigration laws to deport large numbers of undocumented immigrants without a proper hearing, children are now…

Personally, based on my experiences, it's hard being Hispanic. Prejudice and assumptions have become part of me because society impulsed an image that is not necessarily who I am. I am Hispanic, more specifically Mexican. Nonetheless, I don't belong to a cartel. On the contrary, I am part of the University of Davis. Other times the discrimination is based on the fact that I am a female Hispanic in a science field. Some people may think that I am about to become a statistical number: another…

beginnings of organized crime. Later on, the Italians were the most commonly associated group that took part in organized crime, followed by the Asians and Latinos. When the Italians first came to America they were treated as slaves and were put to work doing strenuous labor, as more and more came they started to inhabit Manhattan and started taking payments for protection, then the Irish came, and they were stuck with the undesirable jobs. The Irish and the Italians hated each other, this is…

Fentanyl According to Susan Robertson, the drug fentanyl which is an opiate agonist, has been around since the 1960s and created by Dr. Paul Jansen. "The use of fentanyl as a pain reliever and anesthetic was quickly adopted in the medical setting. In the 1960s, the agent was introduced as an intravenous anesthetic under the brand name Sublimaze"(S.Robertson)pg.1. In the 90s fentanyl was turned into a patch which breaks down into the blood stream through a period of 72 hours. Fentanyl…

Drug trafficking as become a big issue that affect young adult in our society. Most of the time those young adult get influence from cartel leaders that are see as heroes. Those individuals get influenced by “Narco-lifestyles,” a life of glamorized, money, women, cars, houses and power that leaves the drug trafficking. I use the social learning theory to understand and describe drug trafficking in young adults. Social learning theory describes deviant behaviors or act by learning from one…

in Canada, and all around the world. This underground market gave rise to the recreational market as well. Now Canadians want to take a stand against the dealers and cartels. The belief is that, if the population has access to legal marijuana for recreational use, much like alcohol, then the dealers will become obsolete and the cartels will be cut out. The other benefits of this system are: reduced availability for children, generation of tax revenue, and the guarantee of quality and safety. The…

from proceeds of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines sold in the United States.” 3. Decide to amputate, avoid or accept *risk of stopping them, GOOD VS BAD, LOSS OF LIFE, FINANCIAL LOSS OF CARTELS, Risk acceptance Policies, procedures, equitment *equitment: Mexican cartels have sophisticated operations using organized transportation routes and distribution of illegal…