Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

“War on drugs is a series of actions tending toward a prohibition of illegal drug trade. It is a campaign adopted by the U.S. government along with the foreign military aid and with the assistance of participating countries, to both define and to end the import, manufacture, sale, and use of illegal drugs. This initiative includes a set of U.S. drug policies that are proposed to discourage the production, distribution, and consumption of illegal psychoactive drugs.” ("War on Drugs Law & Legal…

discovery’s history of the Hispaniola island tells us repeatedly that indigenous ancestors ate certain herbs and inhaled some hallucinogen powder with a reed for a magical-religious purpose; they called this ritual “COHOBA.” The first regulation of drugs that we know in the country was July 1st, 1918, in the executive order No 161 of the American military government, who settled in the Dominica Republic from 1916-1924. Currently, the narco-trafficking has become the most serious threat to the…

Currently in Canada all hard drugs are illegal. There are many good arguments as to why hard drugs should be legalized in Canada Hard drugs should be legalized in Canada because the government will save money, the health of the people who live in Canada will be improved, and there will be less drug related deaths and injuries within Canada. In Canada there is a rough average of about 47000 deaths each year from drug abuse. By legalizing drugs people will feel less appeal to them,…

Drug addiction and the war on drugs has dominated American politician’s platforms for decades. Trends in the illegal sell and production of drugs have changed over time, however the initial problem remains constant. Law makers attempt to corral those who seek to promote the illicit and illegal use of drugs yet still cannot contain the issue as a whole. Research into this subject will be presented to review the extent of the problem, solutions that have worked in the past, and prevention programs…

factors play a role in an adolescent’s decision to use and/or sell drugs, let us take a look at each of the three proposals presented at the open hearing. Group one states that they want to spend the $20 billion on hiring new law enforcement officers who will then patrol the borders, target large dealers, and make raids both in the United States and abroad. This group would also like to utilize a “get tough” mentality and require that drug dealers are mandated to adult court regardless of…

ho is addicted to drugs will commit an economic crime, they may control their drug use depending on their finances and the price of drugs. Another form of crime related to drug use is Systemic. The crimes that is committed because drug use itself is illegal, such as disputes, possession, supply, police corruption, letting out property to cultivate, in the manufacturing of drugs where the law is challenged, other crimes can also develop, such as crimes against humanity and drug trafficking. The…

The Life of Cocaine For this paper I chose to investigate the drug of cocaine and how it evolved and essentially lived its life as a drug. Cocaine caught my interest when reading the book Beyond Belief in which Josh Hamilton became addicted to cocaine in the late ninety’s. I found it very interesting that different drugs have had their famous era so to speak, like right now marijuana and heroin are the drugs you really hear about right now. Before this paper I really had no idea about cocaine…

crimes such as drug smuggling are being committed by United State citizens. This information that Americans were mainly transporting drugs over the border was widely unknown to the public particularly when authorities mainstream foreign suspects especially from Mexico. For this reason, it appears the border is not secure and gives a false assessment of the truth about how narcotics are entering the country. In Andrews Becker’s article he explains the ins and outs of how the drug cartels, drug…

According to Jon Entine a senior fellow at the World Food Center Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy at the University of California-Davis big chemical company like Bayer and Syngenta stated that “neonicotinoids aren't the main reason for bees population to decrease with diseases.” Bayer and Syngenta even made a test by having two groups of bees. One group of bees being exposed to neonics and other group not being exposed. “ Even at the highest dose of pesticide exposure, the…

problem in the world for the past half century. The white power has been starting wars and ruining lives faster than any other drug. Before cocaine was used in the form of a powder, it was chewed in its leaf form. The plant cocaine comes from is called coca. It was used by Ancient Incas approximately 3000 BC they would chew it to get their hearts racing during rituals. The actual drug cocaine was first extracted from the plant in 1859 German chemist Albert Niemann. However it did not become…