Prohibition

money that much more profitable outside of the U.S.. The war on drugs has done nothing but put the United States farther in debt. Users of this plant will stand up for their rights and freedom until the war is over. Like the failure of alcohol prohibition, marijuana will always find its way into our country, cities, and our people. Marijuana is not always supported by the typical teenage stoner who just wants to smoke pot all the time. The plant itself has many medicinal uses that most…

The majority of policies prior to 1970 were related to a more broad approach of controlling the sale and use of illicit drugs, and the policies wavered between many types. The current war on drugs has evolved from a history of prohibition style legislation that was usually targeted towards a specific sector of illegal drug use. Initially, illicit drugs, such as cocaine, were held in high regards for the perceptions of their use as medicinal supplements and treatments (DuPont and Voth, 1995, p.…

William Sobolewski Period 4 Persuasive Essay: The War on Drugs Over 40 years ago, US President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be the public enemy, which started an unprecedented international crusade known as, the War on Drugs. Today, we know The War on Drugs is a huge failure. It led to mass incarceration in the US; corruption, political destabilization, violence in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, as well as, systemic human rights abuses across the world. It has negatively affected the…

In my diversity class, my professor create a book club for students every Wednesday each week. In the book club, students are divided into groups where each group is responsible to read, discuss, and present one story or novel of their choice. For my group, we read the novel title “Chasing the Scream” by Johann Hari. My impression on the story was fascinating because it change my perspective of how I see drug addiction, which is the unresolved issue in the United States today. Before I read this…

enforcement just leads to higher prices and more revenue for those in the drug trade (Carden 42). He uses this argument to be reminiscent of the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s. Alcohol was made illegal to try and combat the “destructive force of alcohol on families”. Making alcohol illegal led to huge increases in organized crime, corruption, and violence. Prohibition led to the rise of Al Capone and the rest of the famous gangsters of the day. This parallels the movement to legalize drugs…

In order for the government to truly consider it a tool to be used by the citizens of a given country, the laws must reflect the decision-making possibilities that any Canadian adult is entitled to make. With tobacco and alcohol, the government has provided regulation in a previously unruly set of industries in order for adults to make informed decisions. Sadly this has not been the case for recreational drugs. The laws currently in place restrict the use of recreational drugs. In this paper,…

Drugs have been a serious issue all over the world for quite some time. All drugs destroy the lives of once very respectable people and can even turn them into criminals. This epidemic has increased the amount of crime all over the United States. So in turn, a lot of people question whether the legalization of drugs, specifically marijuana should happen. There are specific reasons why some might say yes and others respond with a definite no. Such reasons to legalize may be for medical purposes…

went up, and lapses of judgement began to control citizens’ lives. The government began to see the negative effects of alcohol on the country and in an attempt to halt the destruction, introduced prohibition. This prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic…

psychedelics, have been used for thousands of years for both medical and spiritual purposes. Since the mid 1980s, growing numbers of United States citizens have come to recognize the harshness, expense, and ineffectiveness of United States drug prohibition. Coincidentally, in June of 1971, President Richard Nixon officially…

One of the primary focuses of America's War on Drugs is the controversial drug Marijuana. Marijuana remains the most widely used illegal drug and stirs up constant debate everywhere. Most people in America are worried about their taxes and expenses. There were 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010. This results in taxpayers spending more than $1 billion annually to imprison pot offenders. Marijuana should be legalized in the U.S. for many reasons that show a boost in the Economy,…