... although these don't compare to any other Schedule I and many other lower scheduled substances and even alcohol in most cases. This classification system for illicit substances wrongly classifies marijuana. The DEA falsely states that it is very harmful no matter how it is administered. Unlike alcohol, nicotine, and many ... drug violations in 2001 80.6%, 1,279,043 cases, were for possession charges. Most of which are for marijuana, the most abundantly used illicit substance in the United States. Not only would the release of these prisoners save us billons but money would be saved not h...

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... year, on the other hand, was 16.1 years, and the mean age of first use of cigarettes was 15.4 years old. The same survey reports, "The rate of past month illicit drug use among youths was higher among those that were currently using cigarettes or alcohol, compared with youths not using cigarettes or alcohol. In 1999, 5.6 percent of youth nonsmokers used ... , or the way the drugs are packaged. Potentially forty million people would have to be imprisoned under these laws, and that is just impossible. Although people may think that the War on Drugs targets drug smugglers and King Pins, of ...

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... year, on the other hand, was 16.1 years, and the mean age of first use of cigarettes was 15.4 years old. The same survey reports, "The rate of past month illicit drug use among youths was higher among those that were currently using cigarettes or alcohol, compared with youths not using cigarettes or alcohol. In 1999, 5.6 percent of youth nonsmokers used ... , or the way the drugs are packaged. Potentially forty million people would have to be imprisoned under these laws, and that is just impossible. Although people may think that the War on Drugs targets drug smugglers and King Pins, of ...

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... year, on the other hand, was 16.1 years, and the mean age of first use of cigarettes was 15.4 years old. The same survey reports, "The rate of past month illicit drug use among youths was higher among those that were currently using cigarettes or alcohol, compared with youths not using cigarettes or alcohol. In 1999, 5.6 percent of youth nonsmokers used ... , or the way the drugs are packaged. Potentially forty million people would have to be imprisoned under these laws, and that is just impossible.Although people may think that the War on Drugs targets drug smugglers and King Pins, of t...

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... only by alcohol and tobacco in popularity.3 Types of Drugs Used by Past Month Illicit Drug Users Aged 12 or Older: 2002 Marijuana penalties vary nation wide. In 42 states, possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by incarceration and/or significant fine. Many states also have laws automatically suspending the driver's license of an individual if they are convicted of any ... , and less than one user of heroin.3 For those minority of marijuana smokers who do graduate to harder substances, it is marijuana prohibition -- which forces users to associate with the illicit drug black...

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... as an aphrodisiac", and many users fins sex less desirable (Goldberg 250). Sadly enough, this propaganda led to 27 states passing marijuana restriction laws. The Marijuana Tax Act, which would made use of marijuana a criminal offense, was introduced in April of 1937. The two congressional hearings combined ... about marijuana usefulness. The underhanded way in which the government passed their prohibition on marijuana is reason enough for it to be revoked. Laws cannot be passed based solely on propaganda and exaggerations from the media and individuals who have no back round in the subje...

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... illusions of the total eradication of drugs and drug abuse in the United States of America. Given this knowledge, the advocates for the war on drugs know that prevention is a very important part of the war. To stop the trafficking of illicit drugs is just one of many aspects to ... fighting a successful war on drugs. First and foremost the demand for illegal drugs should be halted. The war on drugs has been effective in that it has brought to attention the dangers and downfalls of drug abuse in ... a dangerous and addictive mood-altering substance. Marijuana proponents are using a plat...

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... young men were given a license to steal and rape." The FBNDD is the organization that proceeded what we now call the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and was responsible for enforcing the new Federal drug laws against heroin, opium, and cocaine. Getting uniform drug laws passed in all States and the Federal legislature was one of Anslinger's biggest concerns as head of the FBNDD. Anslinger also ... Reefer Madness", the name comes from the title of a movie produced by a public health group. Today, it is indisputable that existing drug enforcement laws are vastly insufficient. Increas...

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