... Duke and Albert Gross argue that those who do not use under prohibition will not use under legalization. Duke is a law professor at Yale University, and Gross is a lawyer from San Diego, California. They are greatly respected advocates for legalization, their greatest fame stemming from their co-authored book, America's Longest War. The key argument made by advocates Duke and Gross ... as illegal when, as they claim, narcotics are no more harmful than legalized drugs. Benson B. Roe, professor emeritus and former chair of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of California at San Fran...

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... Duke and Albert Gross argue that those who do not use under prohibition will not use under legalization. Duke is a law professor at Yale University, and Gross is a lawyer from San Diego, California. They are greatly respected advocates for legalization, their greatest fame stemming from their co-authored book, America's Longest War. The key argument made by advocates Duke and Gross ... as illegal when, as they claim, narcotics are no more harmful than legalized drugs. Benson B. Roe, professor emeritus and former chair of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of California at San Fran...

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... of the American Society, hostility towards it became evident within the next two decades because of reports that offensive minorities were using the drug; Mexicans in the Southwest, Hindus in San Francisco, Syrians in New York, urban blacks, and jazz musicians (Berendt 21). All these reasons helped to favor the illegality of cannabis sativa. Many times people will see marijuana as an ... when used for the correct purposes, it most definitely is. Because marijuana is still illegal in most states, desperate measures have been taken in order to attain the substance. In San Francisco's Cast...

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... displace other nutritious parts of our diet or are overeaten beyond what is necessary to sustain weight, which leads to weight gain (Taubs 2). Dr. Robert H. Lustig, University of California at San Francisco Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, has explored the damage caused by sugary foods and posted a video lecture on YouTube called "Sugar: The Bitter Truth", a 90 ... ...

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... places such as parks, or on public transportation, as well needles in trashcans that must be handled manually, all have the potential to infect. Fred Dillon, Policy Director at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, compares the costs of syringes to HIV treatment as fifteen cents for a syringe at a pharmacy and $34,000 a year to treat an individual infected with HIV ("Advocates"). Another ... ...

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... in this that the prohibition of marijuana is most harmful to the American public. Graham Boyd, an attorney representing a group of plaintiffs including eleven prominent cancer and AIDS physicians in San Francisco presented to a federal judge on Friday, April 11, 1997 the following statement: "The federal government has issued broad threats against physicians who might recommend marijuana to some of their seriously ... ...

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... the United States. The problems of addiction were recognized gradually. Legal measures against drug abuse in the United States were first established in 1875, when opium dens were outlawed in San Francisco. The first national drug law was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required accurate labeling of patent medicines containing opium and certain other drugs. In 1914 the ... ...

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