... , they fear a marijuana free-for-all with everybody constantly getting high. Legalization would be a burdensome task for the U.S. Government. In fact, the legal process would include a law passed by Congress allowing the government to control the content, quality, and distribution of marijuana. The laws would be similar to the current laws regulating alcohol, including laws governing age ... drugs engender violations of civil liberties. Because drug enforcement is aimed at behavior which is inherently difficult to detect and does not involve a complaining "victim," it necessarily relies o...

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... drug problem through counseling and medical treatment. Because of the newly created dilemma of prison overcrowding, intertwined with the increasing harsh punishments for drug offenses, such as the "three strikes" law and mandatory minimum sentencing, another ramification of the war on drugs emerges. Prisons must somehow deal with the issue of overcrowding, as a result, more and more prisoners are being ... Corporations like UNICOR, and others, the Correctional Corporation of America and Wackenhut are increasingly emerging. These prisons are contracted by the Federal government and run b...

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... seed, stems, and chemicals. To understand why hemp is illegal, it is necessary that we take a look at the law prohibiting hemp today. The law that prohibits hemp is called the "Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970". The Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970, ... (Public Law 91-513), overhauled the nation's drug regulation apparatus. Title II of the law, known as the Controlled Substances Act, established criteria for determining which drugs should be controlled, mechanisms for reducing ... unemployed police officers. During Prohibition, being a police officer wa...

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... always been thought of as a nuisance, or a crop that has been of no value to society"(Industrial n.p.). In 1637 in Hartford Connecticut a mandatory law was passed that each family plant at least one teaspoon full of hemp seed"(Hemp n.p.). Some colonies even found it so "valuable they passed legal ... , which are a major factor in acid rain"(Weis). Another question could arise, what kind of impact would the legalization of hemp have on law enforcement agencies? Would it take extra time, effort and money to make sure people are not using industrial hemp in an inappropriate manner? Industri...

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... itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." (36123) His opinions were the same as some Americans feel today over the prohibition of drugs. The criminalization ... claimes, I never smoked marijuana before my cancer and I haven't smoked it since. But I firmly believe that when I need it, it saved my life?. (Unanswered) In 1996, voters in California approved a law that relaxes...

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... short plant, generally between 3 and 6 feet, and its leaves have short broad fingers. The leaves are generally dark green sometimes tinged with purple. As they near maturity, the leaves may become significantly more purple. It is a strong smelling plant with a "stinky" or "skunky" smell. The smoke of indicas is generally ... the use of alcohol. After thousands of years of acceptance and widespread use, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 undermined it all. This law was the culmination of a campaign organized by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in which the public was led to believe that marihu...

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... and other harmful drugs, accounting for 75% of the world's cocaine. In Colombia there are 50,900 hectares of coca, 2180 hectares of opium poppy and 5000 hectares of marijuana. Law enforcement and intelligence community sources estimate 65 percent of the cocaine shipped to the United States moves through the Central America-Mexico corridor, primarily by vessels operating in the eastern ... from trafficking them. The reason why Americans are getting a hold of all these drugs are because of the many drug dealers that are distributing them on the streets. Under the law, anyone who has ever ...

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... four issues that I have chosen to focus on are: racial profiling, corruption of police officers, the bail system, and the rehabilitation of criminals. Society must address these issues in the near future. I am going to offer my solutions for dealing with these matters in an effective manner. All of these issues will have an impact on society. Hopefully, my solutions would ... 260 per 1,000 Hispanic households versus 144 per 1,000 non-Hispanic households. (Cole Smith) These numbers can be very alarming. It is obvious that minorities have more trouble with the law than whites. That is not...

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