Prohibition

Almost forty years ago, president Nixon declared drugs abuse as a threat to national security or “public enemy number 1,” launching the United States into one of the most costly “wars” its ever fought. The presence and size of federal drug enforcement were increased as long as pushing for mandatory sentencing among other striker jailing laws. When Reagan came into the office, it marked the start of ballooning rates of incarceration and costs due to the expansion of the effort to fight drugs. The…

Drug Legalization Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, 2015 From Opposing Viewpoints in Context Drug abuse is a major problem throughout the world. The sale and use of narcotics and other illicit drugs is linked to addiction, prostitution, government corruption, and violent crime. In much of the world, including the United States, efforts to stop illicit drug use have focused on stricter laws and enforcement. Yet there is growing concern that this approach may be counterproductive.…

The War on Drugs The war on drugs has led to the development of many policies. These policies, over the last five decades, have had a negative effect on our societies well-being. Many policies were made to prevent drug use for certain drugs. Acts such as The Pure Food and Drug Act and Harrison Narcotics Act in 1914 are some of many examples that I will be sharing. In 1986, Ronald Reagan doubled down on the war of drugs that had been started by president Richard Nixon in 1971 (Bandele, 2016).…

The War On drugs has cost the United States a lot of money despite being the War being very unsuccessful. Some say the War On drugs is a war on people or a war on minorities. According, to Dirk Chase Eldridge, the author of “Ending The War On Drugs”, the United States has 5 percent of the world’s population but consumes 60 percent of its illicit drugs. For decades, The United States has conducted a costly, escalating, and largely futile, war on illegal drugs. The War on Drugs has been paid for…

to jail for using drugs have also once used them too, and the executive branch is looking to reduce drug user’s sentences. Ethan Nadelmann, a worker for the Drug Policy Alliance has agreed with the president’s idea of making an end to marijuana prohibition. In doing so people have raised there opinions about the drug laws saying that it could affect the public health as well as law…

Marijuana is federally labeled a schedule one drug, meaning that it is illegal under any circumstances and that it has no medical benefits. However, marijuana is still widely used by many Americans; in fact, according to a recent Gallup poll (2013): “38% [of Americans] Have Tried Marijuana,” needless to say that this percentage could be considerably higher because the information is self reported (Saad 2013). States are now taking action to legalize marijuana for medical use and a few states…

neglected to control composed wrongdoing syndicates and subdue drug exchange related brutality. The high as can be benefits of the unlawful medication exchange guarantee that every kingpin who falls might be supplanted with another, making supply-side prohibition an interminable fight. Training and treatment programs yield more perpetual…

Many people find themselves misinformed regarding what exactly happened to the hippies of the late 60’s and 70’s. The belief that the psyconautical, tie-dye sporting, van-driving, happy-go-lucky counterculture has hence been disbanded is a common misconception. All that has occurred is the divergent evolution of a community. More clearly, for the predecessor breed, some did stay loyal to the soft, spacey, feel-good rock of the era like “The Grateful Dead,” and Jimi Hendrix. Then with the turn…

Drug has existed since the beginning of American History. Drugs such as caffeine and alcohol has become part of American socialization, children grow up watching parents drinking alcohol. Most of the drug users uses drugs in social settings or due to peer pressure. In this society, there are many stigma and myths around drugs and drug abusers. Certain drug users, mostly Blacks and low income individuals, are often portrayed as murderer, abuser, thief. Anti-Drug laws did nothing, but increased…

The War on Drugs: Has it been worth the price. Introduction The war on drugs in America has been fought since the 1880s when the Chinese Exclusion Act was first passed by congress. Several pieces of legislation have followed this initial volley in the war up to present day. Statistics from 2011 showed there where 1.6 million state and federal prisoners (Guerino, Harrison, & Sabol, 2011) according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The United States has nearly a half million more…