... question I"m going to attempt to answer. The government is usually the group that attempts to educate people about the causes and effects of drugs and alcohol through programs such as D.A.R.E (drug abuse resistance education) or S.M.A.R.T. (Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-Specified objectives). D.A.R.E. tries to educate kids about drugs and alcohol while S.M.A.R.T. conducts studies to see how effective these programs really ... . Many tax payers demand to see what impact their money is having on substance abuse. The SMART program conducts many tests to show how effective or...

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... reckless when under the infuence. Drug users also commit personal crimes , like mugging, armed robbery, and even murder B. Drug use itself can be a crime. It makes innocent citizens scared to walk out of their own homes, in their own neighborhoods. Drug abuse drains sociey's resources by requiring that taxes be spent on funding enforcement agencies, educational programs and treatment ... facilities and on prosecution of drug users and dealers C. Drugs hurt future generations ... of citizens, because drug abuse, prticularly of marijuana, is predominantly a problem among teens and teens ...

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... created. Nixon launched programs with efforts to crackdown on illegal drug use. He created the Office of Drug Abuse and Law Enforcement (ODALE) and the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence (ONNI). In 1973, he also initiated Reorganization Plan No. 2, which changed the BNDD into the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 created five schedules that ... categorized drugs according to their effects and availability by prescription Drug use among America's children in on the rise, and education is a perfect logical way of lowerin...

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... statistics show it is a successful tool, it is a violation of people's rights and should be stopped. Law enforcement officials feel that if a disproportionate amount of crime is committed by a certain race, then they deserve a larger percentage of attention from law ... enforcement. Real racial profiling is unconstitutional. With over 1500 traffic laws on the books today, it is easy and legal for officers ... black and Hispanic people. The history behind what is known as racial profiling started back in the mid to early 1980's as a tool to fight drug trafficking. Florida State Trooper ...

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... , dope, bud, green, smoke, just to name a few. There are many beneficial reasons why marijuana use should be legalized. Many people use this drug for medicinal use, and others use it for entertainment. In the United States, using marijuana for medical purposes is illegal. Since the 1970's thirty-five ... from other countries, and fewer people will be killed in the illegal trade of marijuana that continues to proceed under the law enforcement of our government. The drug lords that import marijuana in large quantities and sell it to make a tremendous profit will be put out of business. Ther...

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... used marijuana. For over 26, about 8.9 million have used. Statistics also show that of the nations local police and sheriffs departments, 80% of their officers primarily work with only drug law enforcement. 55% of state officers do the same. Instead of placing the most emphasis on minor smoking of marijuana, our officers should be putting more attention into greater dangers, such ... as traffic safety, abuse, and other more 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 ... fo...

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... drug problems with more dangerous drugs such as heroin and cocaine. The legalization of marijuana will also lead to a drop in drug related crimes. There will be fewer people in jail for smuggling marijuana from other countries, and fewer people will be killed in the illegal trade of marijuana that continues to proceed under the law enforcement ... of our government. The drug lords that import marijuana in large quantities and sell it to make a tremendous profit will be put out of ... business. Therefore, there would be no reason for people to break the law by selling and buying marijuan...

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... spent alone just on enforcing drug laws- (Long, 114.) That is simply too much money being virtually wasted on a cause that seems to have no end. Our country could save countless amounts of dollars even if marijuana is legalized for medical uses only. "The drug enforcement authorities might reduce their budget ... requests, or, more likely, focus more intensely on hard drugs and violent crimes- (Baker 23). All drug enforcement agencies could reduce their budget, and all marijuana sold can be taxed, ... the need for legalizing marijuana, there are also a few slightly more practical uses ...

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... has been implemented by racist sects of society, thusly causing minorities to come up short because of simple prejudice. Unfortunately, the introduction of collaboration between local police and immigration law enforcement has not made communities as safe as intended. Tensions between police officers and community members increase, as does the distrust people feel towards law ... ). Not only does this collaboration increase tensions and distrust but, as CounterPunch puts it, "It is easy to imagine the [collaboration between police and immigration law enforcement] will lead to more hit an...

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... families, and contribute to their communities. They are simply average Americans who should not be punished for this virtually harmless activity. That is why we should stop wasting limited law enforcement resources a! rresting them and start legalizing the use of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. Did you know that one American is arrested on marijuana charges every 45 seconds ... ? Approximately 44 percent of all drug arrests in this country are marijuana arrests. Unfortunately, this focus on marijuana has caused a shift away from enforcement against more dangerous dr...

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... prohibition. Someone who sold alcohol illegally was called a bootlegger. This name comes from the large boots worn to hide the alcohol in. The enforcement of alcohol also cost the government large sums of money. After the first year of enforcement, America lost 5 million dollars. After the second, 6.3 million, the third, 28.5 million, and by the fifth, America had lost 300 million dollars ... December, 3, 1933 (36). The so called "War on Drugs" is very similar to the prohibition of alcohol of 1920's. Both cases involved in some way the banning of a mind altering drug or drugs. Drugs are...

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... more money. Money does not solve problems such as drugs and violence in America or the world. The thought out distribution of money between all the law enforcement agencies could. The bigger agencies should receive more money because they have bigger resources to put to use and because they can go after the "big fish". ... shipments of drugs from other countries. The jails should get the money to rehabilitate their inmates. This, rehabilitation and education, is the key that can prevent drug use in the world. The crime rates in America are the highest in the world. Do we want the world t...

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... to be stopped, and more likely to be searched, and most likely to be arrested and imprisoned. By being of another skin color it gives grounds of suspicion by law enforcement officials. Tens of thousands of innocent motorists on highways across the country are victims of racial profiling. And these discriminatory police stops have reached epidemic proportions in recent years- fueled ... war on drugs that has given police a pretext to target people who think fit a "drug courier" or "gang member" profiling. The pervasiveness of racial profiling by the police in the enforcement of our natio...

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... stablished much like on the street where a pack of marijuana cigarettes could be marked with a strength range depending on the strength of the plant matter. With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentrate on more hazardously addictive problem drugs such as amphetamines or MDMA (Extacy). With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow but ... delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC), is also almost literally impossible to achieve a fatal dose of and has yet to be witnessed or accounted over the almost millenium-long history of...

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... US for some time now and many have struggled to have these laws reformed, to little consequence. People all over this country have argued over the safety and effects the drug would have on society. Within this essay is an argument in favor of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana should be legalized. There are many arguments made against the liberation of ... ; legalizing marijuana would give the American people access to at least 14.2 billion dollars and up to 26.7 billion dollars. These savings are from Excise taxes ($2.2 - $6.4 billion),! Sales taxes ($0.2 - $1.3 billion), enforcem...

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... millions of Americans. There has never been a documented case of overdosing due to excessive use of marijuana. There are millions of Americans who use this drug illegally every day to calm their nerves, and just to relax. On the west coast this is a much more acceptable idea. In Alaska there are ... laws against marijuana however, law enforcement refuses to punish individuals who grow up to two plants. In California when you are caught with a misdemeanor amount of weed (under a ½ ounce) the ... into the states, as well as too many people producing marijuana already living in the states....

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... the situation in Sicily that long domination by succeeding invaders had produced people who were suspicious, diffident, intolerant, and above all, enemies of government-any government-and of all law enforcement. Thus, disrespect for laws, hatred of authority, and contempt for all those who had dealings with authorities characterized Sicilians". Civilians in Italy used crime and violence to rebel against their ... to gain a greater grasp on America. A crime syndicate must have power to have wealth, and wealth to have power. Wealth was acquired through illegal acts such as prostitution, ga...

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... substance should be legalized or not. Legalizing marijuana would benefit the country as a whole. Millions of tax dollars go into the drug war each year. Law enforcement officers risk their lives everyday in order to apprehend the countries" many marijuana dealers. Marijuana is a perfect example of market failure ... leading to the potential oligopoly's reign of marijuana are predatory pricing and the existence of cartels. Although illegal, predatory pricing could occur if the drug is legalized. For instance, if a seller of marijuana lowers their price far below that of any competitor, the...

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... is also a Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative grants being given. The grant requires comprehensive, integrated community wide plans to address school safety developed jointly by local school districts, law enforcement and mental health authorities. Here are some other statistics from a range of sources. Hear are some from the National center for education statistics 57% of public elementary and secondary ... despite controversy. Here are some federal programs that are offered to help young adults today, and also some strategies thy use with the program. You have the Safe and Drug Fr...

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... in America are experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Almost 50 percent of these pregnancies are caused by alcohol. Alcohol also causes nearly half of teen car accidents (Walsh 1). Throughout America the drug that is used the most among teens is alcohol (Social 1). It is estimated that more than 10 million teens drink regularly. This costs the nation almost 53 billion dollars ... to enforce underage drinking. The program gets communities 3 involved, by strongly enforcing underage drinking laws. Necessary tools were provided to help enforce these laws as well. More law enforcement was also...

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... arrest rate has gone down by more than half in the last few years because of better law enforcement along the borders, a slow economy in the U.S. and fears of drug and gang related violence (A6). This last one really surprised me because of the drug and gang related violence I have been reading about in the press about Mexico where the outlaws have total ... ...

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... most well-known forms of community corrections, but the term also includes house arrest, electronic monitoring, day fine programs, work release, furloughs, halfway houses, restitution, community service, drug/alcohol checks, check-in programs, curfews, mediation and restorative justice centers, and any other offender monitoring or reporting program that walks the line between trust and safety. There is ... firearm, not own or possess any weapon, refrain from the use, possession or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, make payment for court imposed penalties, register with t...

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... and they would like to end the achievement gap between students of color and the rest of America's students. Second, the Democratic Party supports creating safer communities. We encourage law enforcement professionals and community activists to work together to mitigate crime and to eradicate the root causes of crime. Some of the causes would be intergenerational family violence and gang activity ... , drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, poverty, racism and substandard education. They believe we should continue to allocate resources that create livable-wage jobs, improve education ...

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... . Illegal homemade whiskey runners, known as bootleggers, were tearing up the dirt roads and logging trails hauling their loads from the stills to the customers - while trying to outrun law enforcement agencies. This situation produced drivers who possessed new skills as well as cars that were modified to haul the heavy loads at higher speeds. Mechanics were developing ways to make ... next week, all the members of Bobby Allison's crew came to the track wearing matching yellow and red bowling shirts that proudly displayed his only sponsor of the time, Lee's Drug Store. The next week the ...

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... the distribution and usage of firearms is keeping them legal to own, purchase, and carry. If guns are outlawed in the United States the result will be similar to America's drug problem because the fact that it is illegal to own or carry a gun, like it is illegal to sell or posses illegal substances, will not stop criminals from doing either ... one, the number of murders in the country are greater than when it is made legal. Therefore, contrary to popular belief, guns actually save lives. With strict rules and proper enforcement, the lives of Americans will benefit from the ability to o...

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