... countries with in our general border vicinity from producing and exporting these substances. The illicit drug market, pre-drug war, is estimated to be a hundred billion dollar a year business. The federal government, since the beginning the war of drug, spends approximately ten billion dollars a year on drug enforcement agencies and programs, and another estimated one hundred and ninety billion dollars a year on ... policy. States President George Bush officially began his "war on drugs" in September 5, 1989. President Bush gave the first prime time address of his presidency, on which h...

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... not a defense. (Whitebread, Speech, pg.44) They also got the courts to bypass the old issue of whether the Federal Government had the right to control what an individual puts into their bodies by creating the fiction that whatever the person puts into ... own bodies must have come as a result of some form of interstate commerce, which is regulated by the Federal Government in the form of taxes and licenses and, therefore, since the Federal Government is allowed to levy a tax it is - by rather indirect logic- allowed to regulate what anyone may ... prevention of illegal drug use. Current...

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... Act. In 1988, create the National Drug Control Policy. The ONDCP is putting charged of coordinating the policies, goals, and objectives of the federal government's drug control programs. William Bennett is appointed director in 1989, and is unofficially dubbed the U.S. "drug czar." From 1989 on, the military ... for a $350 million prime time advertising blitz designed to counter rapidly rising teenage drug abuse rates; half the funds are to come from the federal government, the other comes from the private sector. The total 1998 spending on the "War on Drugs" totals just under $16 billio...

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... regional agencies, primarily the New York City Police Department and the New York State Police, along with BNDD personnel. A major factor in developing mutual programs at all three levels of government is a shared realization of the serious nature of the national drug problem. No single agency has, or ever will have, adequate resources to investigate all drug trafficking organizations or to ... significant members of these organizations. It is imperative that all three levels of government get along in order to bring down major drug traffickers. The DEA State and Local Task Force Progra...

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... though if failed to reach the house floor. 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 ... 96).5 Informing on others has become not just a way to avoid punishment but a way of life. In 1985, the federal government spent $25 million on informers. An investigation by the National Law Journal found that t...

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... and 26 tons to between 70 and 138 tons; a dramatic increase of over 600% in as little as six years. Marijuana was connected cocaine as a gateway drug, thus the federal government strayed from marijuana decriminalization. In 1981, President Reagan's war on drugs was solely against supply with his budget for eradication increased from Carter's annual average of $437 million to $1.4 billion ... military tactics favored over a mere $34 million possible for treatment. The Drug Abuse Resistance through Education program increasing the youth's interest rather than discourage it. Grim's research ...

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... drugs are not as safe, but still are sold over the counter. The use of Marijuana should be allowed for medical purposes, and the Federal Government should change its laws towards this natural substance. Cannabis sativa is a hemp plant that grows in warm weather, or inside under strictly controlled conditions ... allows patients to possess and grow marijuana for personal medicinal use providing a doctor approves it. Missouri has gone out on a limb and petitioned the federal government, requesting a lift on the ban of marijuana(http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9702/weed.wars/facts/state.chart/st...

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... by Mexican transporters has led to an increase in violence, drug abuse, corruption and drug cartels in Mexico, particularly in towns near the U.S. border ("Federal"). The trafficking of drugs is detrimental to society as a whole due to the nature of what drugs do to the body physically and mentally, and ... that use drugs. The National Institute of Health estimates that the cost of people abusing drugs and alcohol was 245.7 billion dollars in 1992("Cost"). Government programs to help people quit using and abusing drugs costs tax payers also("Cost"). This is a huge sum of money, but even w...

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... due to their ability to more easily conceal them (Encarta, "Prohibition"). Drug smugglers tend to carry and sell hard drugs in extremely potent form (i.e. cocaine) for the same reason. The federal government also controls the amount of nicotine and other additives in cigarette and cigar manufacturing, in an effort to lessen their risk to public health. The same tactic could be used ... 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, Apr...

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... grow, sell, or possess marijuana (Solomon 2). The penalties that accompanied this act were severe. Without marijuana tax stamps, which were never issued by the government, a person could face five years' imprisonment, a $2,000 fine, or both. In Virginia, possession of marijuana carried with it a mandatory sentence of ... the fifties, referred to marijuana as "tea."" The hippies of the sixties followed the ideas of the beats but called marijuana "grass."" The federal government, seeing the increase of marijuana use, passed new drug laws. The Dangerous Substances Act of 1969 classified al...

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... than trafficking. Since cannabis arrests constitute 44 percent of all drug apprehensions, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) estimates that the government's war on pot smokers costs taxpayers $9.2 billion annually. Using U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics data, MPP calculates that 37,500 federal, state and local inmates were incarcerated for marijuana violations in 1998; 15,400 of them for possession alone. At an ... average cost of $20,000 each, government spent $750 million to imprison these offenders. The National Drug Control Budget has swelled from $1.65 billion ... that roughly 100...

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... and there is no direct evidence that marijuana causes cancer in humans." Because of the highly positive results received from cannabis research, the government should come up with a legalization plan that benefits all, and the rest will fall into place practically on its own. Many of ... ruled that marijuana is not dangerous, and yet, the U.S. government won't legalize it. Judge Whitman Knapp said that: "After twenty years on the bench, I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." The first and most basic reason that ...

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... 's surprising that our elected officials are ignoring a large portion of their constituents. The federal government has a strict "no drugs" policy in force. Drug crimes can be prosecuted under federal law and offenders can be put into federal prison. The laws of the nation, if they are applied to the nation, should ... in this country who have found drugs to be acceptable enough to "experiment" with them is over 30%! . It is insanity for the government to continue prosecuting and destroying the lives of it's citizens in complete non-recognition of this. There is a group named The Sentenc...

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... the initial ingestion (134). Even with drug tests and harsh punishments marijuana is still in the high amounts and the drug of choice. One government surveys about eighty-five percent of high school seniors say it is "very easy" or "fairly easy" to obtain marijuana. That statistic has ... was on the downfall President Reagan launched the new war on marijuana causing congress to recriminalize marijuana possession, setting a penalty of one year in federal prison for possessing a single joint or less of marijuana. (Glasser 138). With the criminalizing of marijuana the prison systems has been...

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... legalize cannabis to end the NIDA's monopoly on the supply of cannabis that can be used in FDA-approved research (DEA Judge Calls for Government to End Obstruction of Medical Marijuana Research). Consequently, after so many testimonies and evidence from both sides, the unity of scientists, doctors, ... and medical cannabis patients nationwide urged the DEA to comply with the court's finding and halt the federal obstruction of medical cannabis research. The Obama administration also concurs with 75% of Americans who support the legalization of cannabis. They promised to ... cannabis is r...

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... addicts were medical addicts. Not many users took drugs for recreational use. In 1914, in an effort to curb the indiscriminate use of narcotics, the federal government of the United States passed the Harrison Act, making it illegal to obtain a narcotic drug without a prescription. During the 1920 $BCT (J, the ... no currently medical use, including heroin, LSD and the other hallucinogens, and marijuana, may be used legally only in a federal approved scientific research experiment. These drugs are tightly controlled by federal and states laws, because of their high abuse potential. Despit...

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... Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Prohibitionists disguised the act as a revenue bill and banned the entire plant species through regulation enforcement. The government then began arresting people for possession of any amount of Marijuana. More recent information says, "In 2000, 46.5 percent of the 1, ... young college basketball player named Len Bias. Following his death congress came together and vastly altered the nations laws on drugs. Suddenly federal sentences for marijuana, heroin and cocaine became extremely severe. Even the option for parole was eliminated in most drug cases...

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... One of the most common drugs that were used was cocaine. Cocaine was used in asthma remedies, toothache drops, and even soft drinks (Bender 8). After the government realizes the negative effects it was having on people and their behavior many states passed laws to restrict it. America has been fighting this drug war for many ... an effective drug as a medicine. Medical uses for marijuana are now legal in nine states of the United States of America including Arizona and California. However, the federal government still prohibits the use (Green). According to Lonnelle Aikman, "Preliminary ...

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... Federal revenues would increase, because the drugs would be taxed at the point of sale. The companies or pharmacies that made the drug/marijuana "cigarettes" would also pay income taxes. Second, there would be a reduction spent on law enforcement efforts to prosecute users and sellers of marijuana and other drugs (Marshall 92). The most important gain would be for the government ... that only through law enforcement and criminal justice pressure do addicts receive treatment (Bender 78). This may be true, but the government could still enforce treatment on addicts that are posing a threat...

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... Crime? Question #5 In the wake of the events of September 11th, 2001 the United States government has made its main goal to defend the United States from terrorist threats. Meanwhile, almost every state, and the federal government, are faced with massive budget deficits. To make matters worse, the economy has been slipping ... personality dispositions can decrease the likelihood that one, with other risk factors, may take to a life of crime. Bob Herbert notices that the federal government has been eliminating and cutting funding for programs that are designed to help young adults with ed...

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... (NORML- executive summary). During the 1920's and thirties, marijuana earned its reputation as an intoxicant. Tabloid newspapers and the newly founded Federal Bureau of Narcotics popularized exaggerated accounts of violent crimes committed by immigrants (intoxicated by marijuana). Since then, marijuana has achieved widespread use by ... exposed to marijuana. Children should be encouraged to avoid all contact with marijuana unless accompanied by a parent. The taxation of tobacco by the government has become a very lucrative business and a large source or revenue. The total amount tobacco...

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Use federal tax dollars to fund these therapeutic communities in prisons. I feel that if we teach these prisoners some self-control and alternative lifestyles that we can keep them from reentering the ... drug abuse and crime were on the rise and that something had to be done about it. This led to more federal money being put into treatment programs in prisons (Beckett 1994, pp. 425-447). The States were assisted through two Federal Government initiatives, projects REFORM and RECOVERY. REFORM began in 1987, and laid the groundwork for the development of effective prison-based ... past did w...

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... year implementing drug laws. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - in 1996, the latest year for available information, the government spent over $100 billion dollars on a drug war that has been largely unsuccessful. They also issued a survey in the same year, which ... of the initial target (Brenner, "The Legalization of Drugs: Why Prolong the Inevitable?" 18). Due to the war on drugs, State and Federal prisons can no longer afford to house violent criminals for appropriate amounts of time. The estimated cost of housing the increasing number of non-...

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... was cultivated heavily in colonial period. After 130 years of being legal, the potential problems of marijuana were brought into the public eye by Harry J. Anslingler, the commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth (Goldman 88). In his book, Anslinger portrayed images of Mexican and Negro criminals, as well as young boys, who became ... influence of marijuana. With the added public pressure, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. This law made the use and dale of marijuana federal offenses. At th...

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... was cultivated heavily in colonial period. After 130 years of being legal, the potential problems of marijuana were brought into the public eye by Harry J. Anslingler, the commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth (Goldman 88). In his book, Anslinger portrayed images of Mexican and Negro criminals, as well as young boys, who became ... influence of marijuana. With the added public pressure, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. This law made the use and dale of marijuana federal offenses. At th...

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