Marijuana Control

Marijuana Mayhem Many laws, court cases and government have been upheld in the process of legalization of marijuana. Throughout time bills have been passed and bills have been looked upon but it is the bills with solid facts backing them that will make it out of our justice system victoriously. While the author of this article tried right away to scare his backing audience he also didn’t do himself good by using the oldest opinion in the books “Marijuana is an addictive, gateway drug.” Every…

LEGAL The legal ramifications of marijuana prohibition, have raged from fines to death sentences. The Controlled Substance Act of 1971, reduced the severity of the penalties for possession of marijuana, however there remains a stigma around users, and states that had laxer laws than the federal government wished to have (Inciardi, 1981: 146). James Inciardi argues in Marijuana Decriminalization Research, that there is a need for a more through reevaluation of law policies with regards to a…

The debate on the liberalization of marijuana, considered by most a soft drug, is on the agenda in several countries worldwide. If for decades, the one for legalization were viewed as a poorly tolerated and deviant minority, in recent times it seems that this hypothesis has found new and influential supporters, if only because of the failure of prohibitionist policies adopted in the majority of countries. This is precisely the new element in the debate on legalization, as it is undergoing a…

Marijuana use has been a major topic for debate during the last few decades. To this day it remains illegal in most states except for a few that have legalized it for medicinal purposes. Many people now have come to believe that the best thing to do is legalize and tax marijuana thus ending unnecessary spending and instead produce jobs and revenue. Still not everyone is happy with the idea of marijuana becoming a legal substance many still hold on to their beliefs that marijuana is a dangerous…

a “physiologically active component in cannabis preparations, including marijuana and hashish, derived from the Indian hemp plant or produced synthetically” (“Tetrahydrocannabinol 1”).No…

drug issues is not fully examined. In previews, literature people considered period and cohort effects have little effect on drug control issues, but studies show that they are both very important. The part that period and cohort effects form a net of individual level predictors because the government spends time to address drug addiction and deciding to legalize marijuana. The period refers to the changes of the event, according to the time. The cohort effect results of people being born and…

decriminalize marijuana. This drug seems to have a never-ending cycle of it being legal, then illegal, and then back to it being legal. The same change is seen with alcohol and prohibition. This is a variation in law that a department must adjust to not by choice. No matter how often the guidelines will differ, the agency will have to submit to these new rules and regulations in law. I can imagine that this can often be a frustrating issue for municipal or state departments. In the case of…

In opposition to Marijuana, it is declared that the legalization of marijuana would cause many more uncontrollable DUI situations because even though alcohol has the same problem, cannabis does not have a rapid roadside test that every police officer is able to administer. The only test is a sobriety test that the police officer must be trained to administer and not all of them know how to do. This has lead to an increase in accidents in places where the drug is legal due to the short term…

Adolescent substance use has resurfaced in the media and public concern with increasing number of states legalizing recreational use of marijuana and popularity with e-cigarettes. This article focused on comparing the United States and Germany to find predictors which may determine adolescent substance use. Even though both countries share many similarities there are bound to be cultural differences which stimulate the use or abstinence of substances. We should also remember that the United…

free policies in work environments relate to occupational health and safety and the human rights code. With PESTEL’s legal framework companies can have a better understanding of their future in the legal aspect. They can look for better ways to control the drug abuse in their workplaces. Not only does it encourage more tactical thinking but it also empowers to old schemes and take advantage of current and modern opportunities to solve the issue. So changing the laws and developing policies…