... is a large drug problem within our society. More and more people r using drugs then ever b4 including teenagers. Our prisons can't nearly accommodate this amount of people. In fact the prison population is expected to rise over 300 per cent by the year 2025. As this drug epidemic worsens we as a society need to cum up w/a better solution to than incarceration ... more beneficial to place these people in rehab centers and rehabilitate them instead of sticking them in prisons. We already know prison doesnt help. More and more criminals cum out of prison just smarter and stronger then when...

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... serious crimes. The FBI reported that by 1996, arrests had increased to 9.9% of all combined arrests. Drug offenders, primarily marijuana, now constitute for about 23% of all prison populations in 1995 (Faley, Jonathan. (1997). Fact Sheet: Drug Data Summary. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. 1-4. Retrieved from http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov). Due to this, the nation ... 's prison population has risen 5.2% (Gilliard, Darrell. (1998). Prisoners in 1997. Bureau of Justice Statistics. 1. Retrieved from http://www.marijuana.com). Federal prisons have now resorted to us...

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... There are many reasons why young kids get into this drug at an early age, one reason I think this is because of the types of music kids listen to. If your children listen to any CD with a parental advisory sticker, most likely that record will take about the use of ... -half-million people were arrested for pot offenses. Eighty -six percent of them were arrested for marijuana possession. Tens of thousands of people are now in prison for marijuana offenses. An even greater number are punished with probation, fines, and civil sanctions, including having their property seized, their driver'...

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... of death or in the system). To help put this number into perspective, in the same timeframe 30,150 people have died from choking on food while 378,960 people died from alcohol related circumstances. With statistics like these, it is a wonder that we still have this substance prohibited. ... country. The legalizations of this substance can have many benefits to the common good of all people. Legalization of cannabis could help our economy, fix prison overcrowding, as well as aid those who could benefit from the substance medically. Our government currently spends over $19 billion a year ...

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... There are many reasons why young kids get into this drug at an early age, one reason I think this is because of the types of music kids listen to. If your children listen to any CD with a parental advisory sticker, most likely that record will take about the use of ... -half-million people were arrested for pot offenses. Eighty -six percent of them were arrested for marijuana possession. Tens of thousands of people are now in prison for marijuana offenses. An even greater number are punished with probation, fines, and civil sanctions, including having their property seized, their driver'...

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... to write articles about "lazy Mexican marijuana smokers raping women and children after smoking the drug" (brief). Since most of the population in prison at the time was minorities, he began to gain the public's interest about why people were attacking citizens. Randolph was saying it was ... 1965. There are an estimated 15,668 people presently incarcerated in federal prisons for marijuana offenses, comprising about 12.7% of the total federal prison population. MPP estimates that the number of marijuana offenders presently incarcerated in state prisons and local jails is approximately 21...

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... had a home, a wife and a two-year-old son. The man who sold him the drug, Jimmy Wilcox was a felon just released from prison with more than thirty convictions on his record. Wilcox was also an informer employed by the Morgan County Drug Task Force. The local sheriff's department, as ... to a rise in the use of hard drugs (Lancet 1).6 Studies revealed that almost a third of all violent offenders who are released from prison will be arrested for another violent crime within three years. No one knows how many violent crimes these inmates commented without ever being caught. According ... wa...

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... in all States and the Federal legislature was one of Anslinger's biggest concerns as head of the FBNDD. Anslinger also had a personal dislike of jazz music and the "black musicians" who made it. He hated them so much that he spent years tracking each of them and often dreamed of arresting them ... . The relief given by marijuana can be beneficial to sufferers of many diseases. Without nausea, patients who get their nutrition intravenously can now get their food naturally. This enables patients to rebuild their strength, and it helps the body precipitate the healing process. Sufferers of d...

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... IV users are infected in Liverpool. Liverpool has adopted the policy of decriminalization, and treats the 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 ... , the real dangers to society, are being put back on the streets before serving their sentences, meanwhile Joe the stoner is doing five. This backwards policy being imple...

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... could not make bail. The second problem is more difficult to address. Since everyone is "innocent until proven guilty," potentially innocent people should not be in prison with the proven criminals. People who can't make bail should be kept in a separate "holding cell." They should have modern luxuries such as television, ... also be able leave their holding area when needed. Of course these people would always be watched. This solution would eliminate the torment of being in prison before a suspect is found guilty of criminal charges. The public would not like this solution. These holdi...

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... thousands of years, the plant cannabis sativa, otherwise known as hemp or marijuana, has been harvested by people and utilized in many different ways. It has been grown to provide food for villages and towns, and used for clothes, rope, and sails on early ships. The Bible was written on hemp paper, as well as the first draft of the US ... acute effects of marijuana are also referred to as a high, or altered state of consciousness. Emotional change and increased sensory experiences such as; increased perception of listening to music, sexual intercourse, or eating food characterize the fe...

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... research on the drug in order to further our knowledge of this drug. Non-violent drug offenders clog prisons all over the United States. Nothing has driven the boom in prison construction as much as government efforts to crack down on drug use. In New York City alone, there are 150 drug possession arrests made every day. Even if only one ... a convicted felon who has to try and get a job with a criminal record. An ex-prisoner is also likely to have continued their drug habit in prison thus leaving the person worse off than when they entered the prison. Overall, the marijuana debate is a...

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... smokers, just like heavy smokers or heavy drinkers. These people will be looked at like outcasts, which will control people's smoking habits. Governmental purposes for legalizing marijuana consist of prison facilities and prison sentences. Our prisons are vastly overcrowded. Many prisoners are in jail simply for simple marijuana possession. Different states have different policies. Some states have no penalty other than a civil ... keep it illegal, then they should stop locking responsible marijuana smokers up, and make them do other things like pay fines or do community service. This w...

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... the lives of, with the exception of their marijuana usage, law abiding and responsible citizens of the United States of America. The average prison sentence served in the United States of America for a murder charge is 6.3 years. The average prison sentence served in the United States of America for a marijuana charge is 10 years. I can not understand how this is feasible in ... any society. I have never seen any news coverage on the fact that a person can rape another person and do less prison time than a person caught growing one marijuana plant. There seems to be no common sense in t...

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... be too many farmers that would be angry if the corn prices came up. 5. Another reason for legalizing hemp, would be keeping good men and women out of prison. Many people have gone to prison for suspicion of distributing marijuana, when all they actually had growing around their house was hemp, the non-mind altering plant. A man by the name of Ken ... Stevens, 50, was arrested with 11 lbs of hemp. He was sentenced to life with out parole in a maximum-security prison. This seems strange to me when a drunk driver can run a stoplight and kill a fifteen-year-old girl and get off with 15 to 1...

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... currently spend billions of dollars every year to chase peaceful people who happen to like to get high. These people get locked up in prison and taxpayers have to pay the bill. We have to pay for food, housing, health care, attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses to lock these people up for having marijuana. In addition, if marijuana were legal ... ...

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... an ounce. A person using marihuana for any other purpose had to pay a tax of $100 an ounce on unregistered transactions. Those failing to comply were subject to large fines or prison terms for tax evasion. The law was not aimed at medical use of marihuana - its purpose was to discourage recreational marihuana smoking. It was put in the form of a revenue ... known as the "wasting syndrome" which can lead to drastic weight loss and weakness. Chemotherapy used in the treatment of cancer causes nausea resulting in an inability to keep down food. Marijuana's healing nature for these two illn...

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... not want their children in danger. As a result marijuana was illegal again. Under the Regan administration penalties for drug usage became harsher and heavier, and usage went down. Penalties became prison time, assets seized, and government assistance and opportunities stopped. Until today, these harsh penalties are still in tact. Marijuana users get more ... prison time than murderers, rapist and thieves. Michael Young got life in prison without parole for just being a co-conspirator with marijuana; he had no evidence against him just statements. The section on marijuana not only cover...

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... childhood. Additionally, this may in fact lead to delinquency as well to criminal behavior in adults. There are also reports of some studies that have initially implicated the use of food additives, for example, monosodium glutamate, dyes and artificial flavorings that had been acquired towards this criminal behavior. Vitamins have also played a role in the delinquency among children. Abram Hoffer was ... . They are usually confined to a mental institution until their sanity is established. Also, these defendants would spend most of their time in a mental institution than they would have...

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... .   Marijuana laws are based on falsehoods, misinformation and just plain fear. Pot was domesticated more than 6,000 years ago, it has always been a part of human culture. Used for medicine, food, fuel, fiber and just for fun. Pot is our genetic and cultural heritage.  (Bruce D. Marsh-New Jersey Sentinel -2-2-12) The prohibition of marijuana is a crime against humanity and a remnant of ... to synthetic marijuana across the country, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. The message of the dangers is not getting out. It is an internet sensation. Catchy music, ...

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... country. Marijuana was once seen as a drug that was worse for people than heroin, it is now seen as a harmless social drug. It is portrayed this way in popular movies, music, radio, and even sometimes television. That is only in the United States, in the rest of the world marijuana is more accepted than soda in some countries. Take Amsterdam for ... is the main psycoactive and pain killing drug in the substance. The chemical can and has been produced in pill form, but it has not been accepted by the FDA (food and drug administration) as a valid pain killer, appetite increaser, or glauco...

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... the writer is Nick Miller. This feature article is aimed at basically everyone. Because everyone at some stage watches television, movies, listens to music or has in some way had contact with drugs or knows someone who has. Mostly aimed at children and young adults, who tend to ... good look at something that u notice that it is drug related. Also that drugs have a big influence on our lives. Nick Miller targets shows and music like the Simpson's and Eminem, along with others. "Drugs are literally, and metaphorically, washing up on our shores." He uses this sentence, which I think ... a...

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... economy by eliminating costs to incarcerate marijuana users, as well as eradicating government funded programs for alleged marijuana abusers placed there by the criminal justice system as an alternative to prison. A shortcoming of the decriminalization of marijuana may be that it can be more easily attained by children; however, marijuana may prove to be more beneficial to society by reducing illogical ... . Some detained for marijuana consumption never actually see the inside of a jail cell but instead receive various fines, while many others in the country spend a substantial amount of...

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... dealers they would be less likely to need extra money through crime to try another buy to get what they want. Our legal system would be freed up and our prison population dramatically reduced saving billions and leaving law enforcement to catch and prosecute violent criminals. Legalization will send the message that drug use is normal and that it's a social issue ... dealers they would be less likely to need extra money through crime to try another buy to get what they want. Our legal system would be freed up and our prison population dramatically reduced saving billions and leaving law...

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... and put on trial users and sellers of marijuana. The government could then focus on harder drugs and violent crimes. America is now the world's greatest jailor nation. We have a prison population consisting mostly of drug offenders. On average, the United States sentences nonviolent drug offenders to five times more jail time than those convicted of manslaughter. Some Judges get so ... revolted with these injustices that they are quitting the bench. Another problem with the current marijuana laws in the United States is prison overcrowding. According to the Federal Bureau of Justice sta...

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