... addiction; his demand side drug policy reflects this notion. Regardless of the numerous proposed innovative drug policies, President Clinton diverged to the supply sided policy. In 1995, President Clinton funded an additional $1billion for both the supply and demand aspects of the drug policy. Clinton also increased the spending for prevention and rehabilitation programs; however a majority of policy spending was used for eradication ... law enforcement. In total the budget for the drug policy in 1995 was $13.2 billion, $7.8 billion was spent on supply, while only $5.4 billion was spent...

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... for anyone to grow and use, but in accordance with the bill only people with expressed permission from a physician are protected by this law. When the law was passed, the Clinton administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) acted quickly, concerned that Proposition 215 was the first step to legalizing pot for everyone. They instituted a more restrictive policy: "Any patient using ... open-and-shut case since federal law holds precedence over state laws. But after these law suits were filed, letter from mayors and other California officials were sent to President Clinton urging h...

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... include: The American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society, National Sclerosis Association, the American Glaucoma Association, American Academy of Opthalmology, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Dental Research, and the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as countless nationally recognized medical experts, researchers, and scientists. Rebecca S. Finley, PharmD, states "We really don't know how ... ...

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... include: The American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society, National Sclerosis Association, the American Glaucoma Association, American Academy of Opthalmology, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Dental Research, and the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as countless nationally recognized medical experts, researchers, and scientists. Rebecca S. Finley, PharmD, states "We really don't know how ... ...

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... of the current states who already in favor of the legalization. This is where my argument lies, the marijuana industry is estimated at 40 billion dollars a year stated by (Ariel Nelson CNBC article). Considering the financial implications, the marijuana industry can raise eyebrows and could question consumers and investors of what could potentially be the next biggest thing for investment purposes ... ...

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... Sentinel -2-2-12) The prohibition of marijuana is a crime against humanity and a remnant of Jim Crow laws, because minorities are more associated with its usage. Are people so afraid of Willie Nelson, The Beatles or the entire cast of SNL for the last 20 years. Not to mention the last three presidents of the United States and several other   Politian's admitted to ... ...

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... arrested for marijuana offenses in the past decade (NORML 5). Every year in the United States, ten billion dollars are spent on enforcing drug laws alone. In 1989, a Republican county executive of Mercer County, N.J., estimated that it would costs approximately one billion dollars to build the jail space required to house all the drug users in Trenton alone (Legalization of Marijuana 2). William Buckley ... ...

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... legal uses are not adding in any significant way to the country drug problem. While experts debate the medical use of marijuana, patients in Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Alameda County are lining up at Cannabis Buyers" Club to receive the drug. Despite the coffee house atmosphere at the Cannabis Buyers" Club marijuana remains illegal. Although some chronically ill people and ... 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 sh...

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... United States, ten billion dollars are spent on enforcing drug laws alone. Drug violators accounted for about forty percent of all criminals in federal prisons. In 1989, a Republican county executive of Mercer County, N.J., estimated that it would cost approximately one billion dollars to build the jail space required to house all the drug users in Trenton alone. All of this money could ... ...

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... Dylan, Bob Marley, James Brown this list could keep going. American presidents have used it. Presidents like Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington (grew it, some evidence he smoked), Bill Clinton there were others too. Great minds such as Aaron Sorkin (creator of West Wing), Carl Sagan (scientist, writer), JRR Tolkien (writer of Hobbit), Dr Francis Crick (won Nobel Peace Prize ... ...

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... were allowed to begin smoking pot for their illnesses. The Compassionate Use Program was slowly but surely beginning to allow ill citizens to be prescribed marijuana for their illnesses. The Clinton Administration did away with it in 1992, grand fathering the original twelve, but not allowing anybody else to get pot from the government (MPP Home page 1"). Today only eight of ... ...

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... because he is percived as scum. This needs to change, and there is joy in the hearts of many due to the recent overturning of such drug charges by President Clinton on his way out. Finally somebody sees what so many have seen for so long. There will always be an uphill battle for pot smokers, to be understood and to ... ...

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... second intoxicant next to alcohol. There are 200 million users in the country and about 60 million that have admitted to trying it at least once. Our former president Bill Clinton even admitted to "trying" marijuana during the nineteen sixties (online article). According to NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) between 65 and 71 million Americans have smoked marijuana at some ... ...

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... related violations in 1997 was 695,200, which was the highest ever reported (NORML.org-Legal Issues). There has also been a sixty percent increase in marijuana related violations since President Clinton took office. Of the 682,885 marijuana violations made in 1998, eighty-eight percent of the violations were for mere possession of the drug. The vast majority of these people ... ...

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... . Marijuana is the most popular drug today, so people that have tried or do "harder drugs" have tried marijuana, there is no evidence of marijuana leading to other drugs. After Clinton was elected to office marijuana arrest have doubled, mostly from "91-"95. Eighty-five percent of marijuana related arrests have landed people in jail, while the rest are punished with ... ...

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... MS, epilepsy and mental disorders, while even others suggest marijuana for headaches, arthritis and many other lesser ailments. Because of the increasing push to approve marijuana for medical use, the Clinton administration asked the Institute of Medicine to review medical evidence to make a conclusion. In its 1999 report, the IOM found the following: * that there is no evidence that legalization for ... ...

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... discuss medical marijuana with patients, and we are seeking clear guidelines for physicians who wish to do so." The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press ... ...

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... somewhat controversial. (Nadelmann 2) It can be safely said, however, that health risks increase with frequency and duration of smoking anything. There are no confirmed, published deaths from cannabis-only poisoning. (County 1) There are a small number of people who report serious cannabis allergies which cause unexpectedly intense reactions, throat & lung irritation, etc. Because cannabis increases heart rate, it could potentially increase risks ... ...

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