I believe the laws against victimless crimes are not direct threats to the privacy of individuals. ... In criminalizing certain acts, society makes a judgment that there can be no privacy interest in those acts. ... It burns out the part of the brain which enables one to be a law abiding citizen. ... If laws were enforced would I be a smoker today? ... Many of these law help maintain the values of our society. ...
Marijuana is a rather harmless drug compared to the legal drugs that aren't controlled by the law. ... President Ronald Reagan signed several different anti drug laws during his presidency. ... So why not if you"re in the privacy of your own home cant you smoke marijuana. ... Many people would think that everyone that smokes marijuana is a health risk to for society but the person is only indulging a self pleasure in the privacy of his or her own house. ... This change in the law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. ...
That is why we should stop wasting limited law enforcement resources a! ... Six states have laws that permit cultivators to be sentenced to life in prison. Under federal law, possessing one marijuana cigarette is punishable by up to a $10,000 fine and a year in prison. ... Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use." ... I also believe that there should be laws against using it in public, restricting it to use only in the privacy of one's home. ...
Opponents believe that deterrence will do the trick, but drug use continues to increase even though tougher laws have been passed. ... In return, the government can regulate the market by licensing, enacting laws on sales to minors, and monitor the quality of the product. ... In Holland, where drugs laws are more flexible, drug usage has not gone up. The current drug laws makes criminals out of millions of otherwise law-abiding people who choose to use drugs in the privacy of their homes. ... The argument that drug users are criminals does not hold up since these law-abiding citizens don'...
The United States has taken steps to stop the use of drugs by making them illegal and enforcing this law greatly, but perhaps it is time for a new system. ... The United Sates continues to preach freedom in other parts of the world, but it fails to respect the privacy of its own citizens (Marshall 80). ... Second, there would be a reduction spent on law enforcement efforts to prosecute users and sellers of marijuana and other drugs (Marshall 92). ... Another argument is that only through law enforcement and criminal justice pressure do addicts receive treatment (Bender 78). ...
These drugs are tightly controlled by federal and states laws, because of their high abuse potential. Despite the effort of law-enforcement, the demand for illegal drugs remains very high. ... Nonetheless, in the face of mounting public concern, in 1986, Congress passed strong new drug laws and enforcement measures along with treatment and education programs (Arterburn, p.93). ... If one wants to use drugs that may harm him, let him do it, but once he steps outside of his privacy of his own, then he is reliable for his behavior and should be arrested or punished. ... Through the proper edu...
Marijuana laws went into effect. ... Bush had ideas to become tougher with drug laws such as the death penalty and using the armed forces. ... As drug use continues and more problems arise, the drug policy will change and have more laws added. ... A small percentage of all drug crimes do get caught, so fear of the law is small. ... Regardless, law enforcement tactics are concentrated in the poor minority neighborhoods. 2. ...
Libertarianism can trace its history as far back as sixth century BC philosopher Lao-tzu who accordingly stated "Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony." (6:27) Nevertheless, Libertarianism as it pertains to the United States struck a cord with Americans under the despotic colonial rule of Great Britain. ...
According to the government this simple act of plant-touching has something inherently wrong with it, and so does the consumption of this plant in the privacy of one's own house. Obviously the law is not there to protect others from someone else's harmful plant-touching activities. ...
In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of M...
In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of M...
