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Outlawing drugs may prevent some people from taking drugs, it causes damage to society as a whole. Many of the issues that come with drug use are actually a direct consequence on the war on drugs itself. Gangs and cartels don 't go to lawyers or the judicial system when a dispute needs to be settled so they are usually ended with violence. Some estimates rate the homicide rate as much as 50 percent higher because of the war on drugs. The huge incarceration the US is…

Essentially, the idea of immigration and illegal immigration are very circumstantial and it can be looked at from many different perspectives. Surely, if the United States was a nation with free healthcare the idea of open borders could be much more plausible. Solely because in today 's society, it is not fair that an uninsured, illegal immigrant can be taken off in an ambulance, only to be never held accountable for any of their medical bills. In the same regard, an uninsured illegal immigrant…

many young people engage in as part of the maturing process” (Lyman, 2013, p. 394) and saw a large drop in drug usage in young people. Although drug crime is still taking place in the Netherlands, it is able to be controlled since it is not between cartels/drug gangs and is done by individuals who can be controlled and tracked down. The United States could be different, though, since “gangsters were largely driven out of the alcohol market after the end of prohibition” (Becker & Murphy, 2013)…

Our criminal system has numerous felony cases depending on the crime that are committed. Mississippi has a law that allows property to be seized, and possibly forfeited, if it is assumed to have connection with a violation of controlled substances laws. To validate a forfeiture,” the State must essentially prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that an item of property was “used” or “intended to be used” in violation of the law. Some items of property subject to forfeiture are intuitive –…

Cole Memo in which it offers guidance to prosecutors and law enforcement on where it focus its marijuana effect.” These are some of the priorities prevent distribution to minors, Prevent marijuana revenue from funding criminal enterprises, gangs or cartels, Prevent marijuana from moving out of states where it is legal, Prevent use of state-legal marijuana sales as a cover for illegal activity, and ect. by doing so we make sure that the people are safe and law enforcement are doing there job…

Medical benefits There’s a long list of medical benefits that marijuana offers including insomnia, anorexia, epilepsy and treating Parkinson’s disease. There are videos online of people who suffer from the tremors from Parkinson’s disease who smoke weed and within minutes they visibly have more control of their body. Recently marijuana was even found to help with opiate withdrawals and ADHD. There are many families that are having to relocate their families to other states to simply have access…

Derek Tucker Mrs. King ELA 8th Hour 07 April 2017 Should Marijuana be Legal? Marijuana has been a feared and hated drug amongst Americans all over the country. Many people try to stay away from this potentially dangerous drug. Thousands of people are arrested each year because of this drug. But what if legalizing marijuana could be a good thing? It may seem crazy, but making marijuana legal could possibly make society better in different ways. When people hear the word marijuana, they think…

Immigration Project: Mexicans vs. Cubans The United States is known to be a country built on immigration, and till this day it continues to be one of the most popular migration places in the world. Whether it is looking for better job or carrier opportunities, escaping conflict or violence, religious freedom, or just looking for a better place to raise their children with access to education, they all aspire for the same thing “The American Dream”. The focus of this paper will be Mexican…

Mexico is a country that is rich in culture, history, and tradition. The country is widely varied, both in terms of geography and cultural demographics. While their economy has been historically been rather unstable, they have booming agricultural and manufacturing industries. Mexico’s government has gone through periods of political turmoil and control by single parties. Overall, the country is unique within both Latin America and the North American continent. Mexico borders the United States…

The Silk Road was an anonymous online marketplace that was created in 2011 that engaged mainly in the sale of illegal items, such as fake IDs and hard drugs. The site uses Tor to anonymize transactions and make the locations of computers using the site nearly impossible to locate. A study down from 2011 to 2012 showed that the most popular drug on the site was marijuana, which accounted for 13.7% of drug sales, which the second most popular item being the broad category of “drugs,” which…