... , in 2001, major Canadian law enforcement agencies seized close to 1.4 million marijuana plants, a six-fold increase since 1993 (Statistic Canada, 2004). Based on the seizures and average yield per plant, the current annual production is estimated to be about 800 tones (Statistics Canada, 2004). Two primary factors contributing to the persistence and growth of this crime ... Diane Sowden, Personnel Communication 2004). Crime Prevention through Social Development has formulated many effective and different approaches to prevent crimes, some of which include: Individual-Level Strategies, ...

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... distribution of marijuana would provide unfathomable numbers of jobs for the people simply trying to lead decent and civilized lives. A father providing for a family of four who are living in poverty has certain obligations to supply his wife and children with the best possible life and future, and he ... legally sell his fine mouth-watering product, it would not only give him something to be proud of in the midst of providing for his family, it would also soften the load on the welfare system. Legalizing marijuana into a finely honed economic tool would be a very wise decision. Stocks...

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... , on balance, be up or down.) Finally, using the adjusted estimates for possession gives a jail-plus-prison total of 15,400 people incarcerated for possessing only marijuana. At an average annual cost per prisoner-year of more than $20,000, the total cost to taxpayers of marijuana-related incarceration reaches more than $1.2 billion per year. (This does not include the ... have permanently lost their right to vote because of a felony conviction even though their sentences have been served (MacCoun, Rueter, 2001). This rate of disenfranchisement is seven times the national average. The ra...

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... times per week), movement to intravenous use or smoking, extreme euphoria, and disregard for anything other than the drug, including food, sleep, sex, family, and survival. The behavior is limited only by the high cost of the drug and its limited availability. Abstinence after a cocaine binge leads to ... of growth. Section: Effects of Substance Abuse The effects of substance abuse can be felt on many levels: on the individual, on friends and family, and on society. On the Individual People who use drugs experience a wide array of physical effects other than those expected. The excitement...

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... ? In the state of Colorado, where marijuana is now legal, some startling statistics are given by (Burke, 2013): * 2006-2011 traffic deaths in Colorado decreased 16%, which was the national average. * However, during the same period in Colorado, traffic deaths increased 114% involving drivers testing positive for marijuana. * In 2006, drivers testing positive for marijuana were involved in 28% of fatalities ... a tobacco cigarette." So, according to this, the answer would be, "worsen public health." Jim Daly, of Focus on the Family concurs, (Daly, 2014): "My friends on the Physicians Reso...

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... is summed upon a "single scale" (41) which measures happiness and pleasure on a "common currency of value" (41). The legalization of marijuana would make family members of heavy marijuana users unhappy due to its negative effects that cause health problems in long term use. Many researches show that marijuana contains tetrahydrocannabinol (TDC) which could affect ... , alcohol poisoning cause 50,000 deaths every year; similarly, 400,000 people die each year from tobacco smoking. Marijuana cannot cause death by overdose. Furthermore, the number of family members is way lower than the numb...

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... impossible. Through my research, I have fond that a large amount of organizations have actually endorsed medical access to marijuana. These include: the institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians; American Bar Association; American Public Health Association; American Society of Addiction Medicine; AIDS Action Council; British Medical Association; California Academy of ... Family Physicians; California Legislative Council for Older Americans; California Medical Association; California Nurses Association; California Pharmacists Association; California Society of Addi...

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... individual is convicted of cultivation of 100 plants, which can include seedlings, infested, or sick plants, must serve a five-year mandatory minimum sentence. This sentence is longer than the average auto theft or manslaughter sentence. If convicted of a marijuana offense within 1000 feet of any school, university, or playground an individual is subjected to a one year minimum prison sentence. ... factor in the estimated $12 billion spent annually on the war on marijuana (Marijuana Prohibition Facts). Various respected organizations such as the AIDS Action Council, the American Academy ...

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