It was used by most of the world's cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana Cases 1). ... Under civil forfeiture statues passed by Congress in the 1980's, the federal government now has the right to seize real estate, vehicles, cash securities, jewelry and other property connected to a marijuana offense. The government need not prove that the property was brought with the proceeds of illegal drug sales, only that it was used or was intended to be use in a crime (Schlosser 95).5 If the owner had no involvement in, or knowledge of the crime, he or she can lose all ...

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Bake in preheated 180 degree oven until brown and the muffins pass the toothpick test (about 15 minutes). ... The use of opium and its derivatives dates back to the third century B.C. where reference was made to "poppy juice" with its analgesic and euphoric properties. Over the centuries, opium has passed through periods of popularity for both its medicinal and intoxicating effects. ...

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It's properties that caused euphoria were discovered in the early 1860's, and it became widely available. The method for purifying the coca leaves into the actual drug was created shortly after the discovery of it's properties, and the procedure for doing so was constantly changed and improved throughout the years. ... It would be really dirty inside, maybe other people smoking or just passed out. ...

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"Since most of the propagandists against drug abuse seek to justify certain repressive policies because of the alleged dangerousness of various drugs, they often falsify the facts about the true pharmalogical properties of the drugs they seek to prohibit." ... Insurance companies would pass on those accident expenses to consumers. ... The city's 7,000 addicts are blamed for eighty percent of all property crime and Amsterdam's rate of burglary is now twice that of Newark, New Jersey. ...

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Why do we use drugs? There are many different opinions as to why people use drugs. Some of the most widely used drugs today are heroine, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana. These drugs each have there own history, and they all have addictive qualities. Heroine comes from the opium poppy...

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Drugs and Athletes Drugs have been a problem in our society for many years. They have been used and abused by many groups, including professional athletes. It is certainly quite common to hear about or read about athletes and drug use. Although drugs have a lengthy history of use by athletes, they...

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Drugs and Athletes Drugs and Athletes Drugs have been a problem in our society for many years. They have been used and abused by many groups, including professional athletes. It is certainly quite common to hear about or read about athletes and drug use. Although drugs have a lengthy history o...

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 Imagine a drug that is less addictive than nicotine, safer to use than alcohol, and can even help in relieving the pain in cancer, glaucoma, and AIDS patients. Now, imagine that same drug being banned from the United States. Yes, this drug is marijuana, Mary Jane, reefer, pot, green, an...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. Others feel- that this heightened media coverage is a direct result of the consequences of drugs and drug abuse. For whatever reasons that the media was there, the participants in this pro and con ...

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