... (NORML), says that legalization will wipe out the already 60-billion dollar black market by placing marijuana in the open market (NORML information pack 3). It is the enforcement of the laws criminalizing the possession, use, manufacture, and distribution of marijuana that are causing the violent crime. This war on drugs is wasting the money, as ... from the consequences of their own autonomous choices or to impose upon those individuals a majoritarian conception of morality and responsibility.....Enforcement of laws criminalizing possession, use, manufacture of distribution of drugs enge...

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... the coffee house atmosphere at the Cannabis Buyers" Club marijuana remains illegal. Although some chronically ill people and their physicians argue that the drug eases their pain and suffering, the question still is fiercely debated by law enforcement and the medical community (Donnelly 1-2).4 Modeled after underground pharmacies that provide AIDS patients with unapproved drugs, Buyer's Clubs have existed informally for ... its legal title passes instantly to the government. The proceeds from an asset for features are divided among the law enforcement involved in the case, a policy that ...

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... it on a regular basis. Based upon these figures, our government's spending nine billion dollars a year to enforce marijuana laws is a waste. ("Prohibition"). This amount includes money spent for law enforcement, as well as the cost of housing those arrested and jailed. Judge Richard Posner, Senior U.S. Appeals Court Judge, agrees. He has argued that "it is nonsense that we should be ... devoting so many law enforcement resources to marijuana" ("Senior"). Many people feel that the government's efforts in drug control should be directed at those drugs that are addictive such as heroin and...

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... recreational use in some states. Do we not see the concern? Opponents to legalization are usually law enforcement and government officials. But this must be for good reason. Law enforcement is here to make sure things continue flowing. They look for the issues and correct them. They ... legalization as a panacea that will make crime go away. They see a clear connection between drug use and crime and, perhaps more importantly, between drug use and violence"" (Hartnett 2). Reports from the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) have shown that six times as many homicides happen by people und...

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... is currently the largest cash crop in the United States.   9. Arrests for marijuana possession affect blacks and Hispanics, reinforcing the perception that law enforcement is biased and prejudice against minorities.   8. A regulated, legal market would reduce pot sales and use among teenagers, as well as other illicit ... as tobacco or drinking,   3. Marijuana is too expensive to our justice system, and it should be taxed to support various programs. Law enforcement is responsible for arresting 750,000 people a year for simple possession. These arrests make justice more expensive and l...

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... a dangerous and addictive mood-altering substance. Marijuana proponents are using a platform of medical agenda to legalize all marijuana use. Michael J. Meyers, a drug addiction physician at Kaiser Permanente in Carson, California, stated in an argument that this medical agenda of the proponents of marijuana would result in public ... working citizens as living on the fringes of society just because they smoke marijuana cigarettes. They simply prefer marijuana over alcohol as their recreational drug of choice. As long as marijuana is smoked responsibly, it has less harmful side effects th...

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... allows them to eat when their body still tells them "no". III. How much do we spend a year in Drug enforcement? According to the DEA, the national government spends around $30 billion dollars annually. The current drug-war strategy is; 75% for "interaction" and enforcement, 15% for education and prevention, 10% for treatment. Propositional Statement: Outlawing marijuana is a severe problem in the ... cost so much. 1. Imprisoning 458,000 people costs our government $9 billion annually. 2. $10 billion a year in prosecutions 3. $10 billion a year in local and federal law enforcement 4. $19 ...

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... allows them to eat when their body still tells them "no". III. How much do we spend a year in Drug enforcement? According to the DEA, the national government spends around $30 billion dollars annually. The current drug-war strategy is; 75% for "interaction" and enforcement, 15% for education and prevention, 10% for treatment. Propositional Statement: Outlawing marijuana is a severe problem in the ... cost so much. 1. Imprisoning 458,000 people costs our government $9 billion annually. 2. $10 billion a year in prosecutions 3. $10 billion a year in local and federal law enforcement 4. $19 ...

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... abuse of alcohol. In 1993, the Rand corporation did a study of U.S. states that had somewhat decriminalized marijuana use; in these states, hard drug use decreased. Over the years, many judges have approved of marijuana legalization. In 1988, 5,0000 pages of information were given to judge Francis Young ... legalize it. Judge Whitman Knapp said that: "After twenty years on the bench, I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." The first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there is no good reas...

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... only purchase it if they were 21 and bought it from a state sponsored store. To punish the sales to minors, they recommended harsher laws and punishments to drug peddlers. This initiative would also let law enforcement spend more valuable time investigating more serious crimes than wasting their valuable time and tax payer's money punishing non-violent pot smokers. (NRLE.) I felt that this ... was a legitimate reason to legalize marijuana, yet this initiative did not pass. How would this have looked to the kids that we have continuously pushed drug propaganda on? I feel that ... be lik...

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... bills for support of medicinal marijuana. In Alaska from 1975 to 1990 marijuana was recognized as legal but made illegal again after that. It is the single most used illicit drug in the United States (Microsoft Encarta 2001, Marijuana). In 1998, 71 million Americans over 12 admitted that they used marijuana at least once. The United States Forest Service seized one ... million pounds in thirty-five states. Marijuana is mainly smuggled from Mexico, Cambodia, and Thailand, among other countries. In 1998, drug law enforcement authorities seized 2,616 indoor marijuana-growing operations. Pe...

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... there has also been millions of Americans that supported (emphasize) the government's choice to criminalize this plant. a. One major contributor to the spread of anti-legalization information is the Drug Enforcement Agency. i. The DEA is clearly opposed to the legalization of illicit drugs. ii. The DEA and other agencies seeking to promote the status quo claim the legalization argument is a ... Schedule II. i. A Schedule I substance is one that: a) has no current accepted medical use, b) has a high potential for abuse. ii. Reformers wish to lower cannabis to a Schedule II, which is: a) ...

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... lethality is on the order of one to two thousand cigarettes." Over 1,000 people in the U.S.A. die every year from our most common non-prescription drug: aspirin. Since the times of Ancient Egypt and China, marijuana has been used as a medicine. Not one case has been reported of a strictly ... safer than many foods we commonly consume." (DEA Judge Francis Young, pg. 2) Furthermore, a lot of money that is spent on drug enforcement and building prisons for offenders. Also, if marijuana was legal, a tax similar to the one placed upon alcohol after its prohibition ended ... .nas.edu). The Ac...

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... substantial health problems. Many short and long term harms come along with it. The government stands by this belief. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports that short term effects of marijuana consist of: "memory loss, trouble with thinking and problem solving, loss of motor ... departments from New Mexico, California, Michigan, Tennessee, New York, and Georgia. Each of the six studies were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The studies concentrated on marijuana as a treatment for cancer patients with nausea or vomiting. Patients were asked to compare marijuan...

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Marijuana: The many uses. Marijuana a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the cannabis sativa. Smoked by rolling in tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. It is consumed worldwide by an estimated 200,000,000 ... the user, has two parts. The first deals with physical injury and the second with spiritual health. The main physical threat to society is that users under the influence of a drug with crash a car or airplane, or lose control in some way and do harm. People who have recently smoked marijuana do show signs of clumsiness and forgetfulness. They should not ... point of sale. Th...

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