Decriminalization

known as Legal Moralism. Legal Moralism is the “interference with the liberty of a normal adult is sometimes justified to enforce social morality” (Rosati,Lecture 6.1., 1:30). This idea was a reaction to The Wolfenden Report; an advocation to decriminalization of homosexuality, prostitution, etc.…

Marijuana is a federally illegal drug which is classified right along with heroin. Realistically it is less harmful than multiple legal substances. Also the addictive properties are very low when in contrast to things like alcohol and tobacco. It is crazy to think that marijuana was legal for most of history. Then they put a ban on it just like they did with alcohol except for the fact it never became legal again. Until the United States started to come to their senses and realize that marijuana…

How Recreational Drugs Have Impacted America’s Culture and Society As Edgar Allen Poe once said, “ I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so many indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” The American writer’s quote provides insight to why drug use is…

SDS leader Tom Hayden believed that McGovern’s was a misunderstood prophet who foretold the end of the Vietnam War, the national legalization of abortion, and the decriminalization of marijuana in eleven states. I agree with Hayden that McGovern did predict the end of the Vietnam War. However, Hayden assessment is flawed. McGovern was not in favor of the legalization of abortion and marijuana nationwide. Instead, the Democratic…

Cannabis & Culture With origins dating back 10,000 years, the psychoactive Cannabis plant, or commonly known as marijuana, has swept the globe as one of the oldest agricultural plants. Stemming from Eastern Asia, using exportation of goods and exploration as a tool to travel the world, it has left roots scattered across every continent (excluding Antarctica). Its use has varied from helping to reach a state of euphoria, to being used in textiles, which has helped countries such as China and…

If you every ask any adults about if marijuana should be legalized or not, most of the adults likely to say, marijuana should be legalized; however, there are some people who still think that legalizing marijuana will create more problem for the state and for them. To pass the laws there has been some antagonism arguments and changes so effectually where the state have to take the most of their work to build the political debate on marijuana legalization. In October 2012, there were number of…

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its advancement to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) refer to a retroviral infection that interferes with the human immune system, increasing a person’s risk for contracting common infections like Tuberculosis, opportunistic infections, and cancers that rarely affect others with unaltered immune systems. HIV is acquired through unprotected sex, contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from infected mother-to-child.…

threatened by changes in immigration and drug policy: “The demand for our facilities and services could be adversely affected by the relaxation of enforcement efforts, leniency in conviction or parole standards and sentencing practices or through the decriminalization of certain activities that are currently proscribed by our criminal laws. For instance, any…

Tell me: if somebody asked you whether you believed marijuana or alcohol was the more harmful substance, how would you respond? It’s a hot topic that has been debated amongst society for decades, but one has to wonder: why are one of these substances legal, while the other remains an illegal substance? In various cultures around the world, drinking alcohol has become a normalized activity, with many seeing getting intoxicated as a rite of passage into our adolescent years or as a celebration of…

The War on Drugs: America’s Great Blunder Over one trillion dollars have been spent on the drug war since its inception during Richard Nixon’s presidency; one trillion dollars that the general populace has, in large part, had to pay out of its own pocket (“Wasted Tax…”). America’s spending on this war on drugs has gotten out of hand, and the taxpayers are seeing little in the way of results. In fact, the crime rate has only gone up in relation to drug offenses. This startling trend isn’t…