... should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. There are also many benefits that can be uncovered ... to help people if legalization of marijuana is given a chance. Legalizing marijuana would increase our economy's revenue. During Prohibition alcohol ... 21st amendment repealed prohibition and alcohol taxes were increased. The same thing should happen with drugs. Marijuana should be t...

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... should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. There are also many benefits that can be uncovered ... to help people if legalization of marijuana is given a chance. Legalizing marijuana would increase our economy's revenue. During Prohibition alcohol ... 21st amendment repealed prohibition and alcohol taxes were increased. The same thing should happen with drugs. Marijuana should be t...

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... should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. There are also many benefits that can be uncovered ... to help people if legalization of marijuana is given a chance. Legalizing marijuana would increase our economy's revenue. During Prohibition alcohol ... 21st amendment repealed prohibition and alcohol taxes were increased. The same thing should happen with drugs. Marijuana should be t...

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... but should be given one. Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. This is something that should be left up to the ... marijuana. There are also many benefits that can be uncovered to help people if legalization of marijuana is given a chance. Legalizing marijuana would increase our economy's revenue. During Prohibition alcohol use was still sold and used, but people were doing it illegally. People wer...

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... , setting precedent for numerous presidents to come. Nixon's plan was to attempt to interrupt the importation of illegal drugs and to increase efforts to intercept them at the borders (1Gray 27). The Comprehensive Drug Prevention and Control Act of 1970 consolidated the previous anti ... the federal drug war budget (Appendix 1 and 2), it is evident that even with the increase in money the murder rate has continued to increase during Nixon and Bush administrations. Pumping money into the Drug War as Nixon and Bush did not helped domestic violence. The entire years ... of the Nixon admini...

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... Legalization of drugs will stop an enormous number of deaths and crimes. In addition, it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. On their web page the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states, "the costs of crime ... due to drug overdoses". Based on this information it is not hard to realize that prohibition costs money, and lives. Far from decreasing, quantities are going up throughout the years. Legalizing Drugs would increase our economy's revenue. During Prohibition alcohol, use was continuing sold and used, but p...

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... addicts, but prohibition is not going to stop it from happening, therefore I think they might as well quit wasting there time and money looking for drug criminals and traffickers and start spending it on other things such as health benefits and education, things like that. If ... leads themselves (not anyone else) into a dependency upon something that will destroy their body has not committed a criminal act. With the large sum of money saved from selling drugs could go towards promoting several different programs on the effects of addictive and mind-altering drugs. They could also utili...

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... very active. Therefore, they are more sexually active than any other age group, and engage in sex more often than adults. Because they engage in sex more, there is an increase in teenage pregnancy. Alongside it the Philippines face a common but very severe issue the country, Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs). According to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) the Philippines ... , teenagers engage in drugs because of abandonment, stress, influence, bad influences, etc. Basically, teenagers that are more exposed to a bad environment is more likely to engage in ...

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... not uncommon to hear of teenagers getting into trouble. The decline of values among the American youth is a serious problem. The decline of values among youth have led to an increase in crime and violence, sexual activity, and drug abuse. Today youths are committing more crime and acts of violence more than ever. News stories of kids killing kids and students ... try to mess with them. Many crimes committed involves guns. Teenagers commit crimes towards each other and well as adults. Teenagers commit crimes for reasons ranging from needing money for drugs to needing money to buy a new p...

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... of problems. Criminals jumped at the chance to supply the demand for liquor. The streets became stages for violence. Large amounts of unlawful money bribed law enforcement and court officials. Non-regulated liquor that criminals made crippled or even killed the people who consumed them. When Americans saw ... for drugs is the battleground. There, violence results as dealers and addicts clash. Robbery and burglary occur as drug users try to obtain money for their habit. Legalization would reduce or even eliminate the black market, eliminating the violence along with it. Addiction is the ...

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... aged twelve and older use illegal drugs. Consequently, legalizing drugs is the only way to win the drug war. First of all, legalizing drugs will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement because drug dealers and users are always one step ahead of the law enforcement. If one drug lord is caught, another one will show up somewhere else ... . We cannot win. We are just wasting our money on the enforcement. On the other hand, legalized drugs can be taxed heavily like tobacco and alcohol to increase our country's revenue, in order to gain immediate and long-term benefits. Secondl...

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... drug price. One of the ways to reduce the drugs price is reducing the marketing and advertising costs. The pharmaceutical companies spend massive amounts of money advertising. According to Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, "Merck (one of famous drug company) spent $160 million last year advertising one of their major ... the market. If the drug is effective, people will buy it. If the drug is useless, large amounts of advertising will not help them increase their sales. As Mrs. Marcia Angell pointed out, many of the recently released drugs are not new compounds but simply "copycat" drugs that ...

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... can take on. In my opinion, three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues, the effects it would have on the criminal justice system, and the increase in availability of drugs. According to the National Vital Statistics Reports, 19,102 deaths from drug-induced causes occurred in 1999. The use of drugs can lead to death, which ... buy drugs. According to the Bureau of Criminal Statistics, 11.5% of violent crimes and 24.4% of property crimes were committed in order to get money for drugs. By legalizing illicit drugs it would only increase the amount o...

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... make matter worse". Essential this is saying that, users and dealers wouldn't suddenly start abiding by the law. This would lead to an increase in underaged users buying, and using illegal substances, as well as an increase in corruption of society. On the contrary it might very well be worth the risk of reformation of US drug regulations. As of now ... rather than a criminal offense. Portugal was the first to take a risk and change its perception on drug use. So what happens now? Time Magazine says, "Although there were small increase in illicit drug use among adults, there were signif...

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... been using steroids. In the past two decades more drugs have become available. These new drugs produce similar results to those of anabolic steroids. Both increase testosterone, which is a hormone that increases muscle size and strength in the user. Steroids are taken orally in a pill form or taken by ... drugs? An athlete may choose to take drugs to excel in his sport or gain an edge over competitors. "Drugs build strength and endurance, increase weight, speed recovery from muscle injury, and improve performance" (Boyle 24). Some athletes claim that they considered taking performance enh...

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... are relief from nausea and increased appetite which can play a good role when it comes to eating disorders. Many people believe legalization will lead to an increase in crime rate. This how ever cannot be true if they were to legalize marijuana then I believe the crime rate would drop. Think about it ... crime as small as trafficking. It costs billions of dollars a year to keep these convicts in jail when there are bigger more important things to spend there money on such as health care. Over 600 000 people have criminal records for simple possession charges. So who should and shouldn't"...

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... main thing in the cause of violence could be blamed on drugs and gangs. Now that more people are buying and selling drugs, people are making the money to buy such weapons. Since gangs have been around for a while, violence has been increasing gradually. The spread of gangs and drugs has been mixed up with ... the increase violence of youth students. Experts have also said that most violent conflicts among school-age children can be traced back to long-simmered disputes. Carrying guns and ... very easy for someone to obtain a handgun. All they have to do is go to one of these four place...

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... 50,000 to 400,000 by 1997. The war on drugs was not effective because the drug laws have been poorly correlated and prisons are getting more money than colleges. One reason the war on drugs has been a failure is because The New Jim Crow has shown that in the past three decades, ... the United States prison population has skyrocketed from 300,000 to more than two million, the majority of the increase being from drug convictions. One fact is that blacks and latinos are being stereotyped as criminals. These stereotypes are a problem because law enforcement is only ... decrease. Enormous ha...

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... worlds nations are getting their acts together now, each day 15,000 people are affected with HIV/AIDS, so everyday that goes by, the numbers increase. Out if the 34.3 million people who are living with HIV and AIDS, only 2 percent are able to get access to antiretroviral drugs, or ... Prostitution has been on the streets and behind doors since the sixteenth century. The prostitutes that work to feed a habit, usually work to get money for drugs and alcohol. Intravenous drugs has become linked with prostitution in the past few years. The criminalization of prostitution has forced it into ...

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... and prostitution. One third of women addicts support their habit by working as prostitutes. This is where the economic theory is linked; women prostitute themselves for money intended for the purpose of drugs. A Baltimore study of female street addicts found that 96% of the daily users resorted to not only prostitution but ... , she would never get into a strangers car when she is sober, but when she is high, she will do anything for money for her next hit. She is currently incarcerated for putting a syringe to a taxi driver's neck and telling him that if he didn't give her his ... money...

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... and prostitution. One third of women addicts support their habit by working as prostitutes. This is where the economic theory is linked; women prostitute themselves for money intended for the purpose of drugs. A Baltimore study of female street addicts found that 96% of the daily users resorted to not only prostitution but ... , she would never get into a strangers car when she is sober, but when she is high, she will do anything for money for her next hit. She is currently incarcerated for putting a syringe to a taxi driver's neck and telling him that if he didn't give her his ... money...

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... , with only 734,000 arrests. These are far more than the total number of arrests for all violent crimes, including rape, robbery, and murder. NORML believes that more time and money should be spent on fighting real crime, as opposed to minor offenses such as marijuana use. Marijuana laws aggravate thousands of otherwise law-abiding citizens, and therefore should be changed ... , Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, Mississippi, and Minnesota. In these states small offenses of marijuana possession does not result in jail time or a criminal record. These laws have not lead to an increase in marijuana u...

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... might happen when Marijuana is legalized? Logically we could assume that the people who have always been using it will keep using it., and although there may be an initial increase in it's use, the number of people using it will gradually decrease as people get used to Marijuana and it becomes an every day thing. For instance, during prohibition people ... , and would positively impact it like nothing else seen for decades. The benefits of legalizing Marijuana are pure and simple. Making Marijuana legal would greatly reduce the vast amounts of money spent on drug law enforcement every ye...

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... , economic and cultural development. The dark side of globalization allows multinational criminals to broaden their range of operations from drug and arms trafficking to money laundering and trafficking in human beings. Organized criminals accrue huge sums of money through drug trafficking, arms smuggling, financial crime and other illegal proceeds. Drug smuggling by migrants, often at high risk to the migrants and at ... hubs for the development of criminal organizations. In concluding, with today's technology, the increasing loop holes in international monetary control, and weak or ill...

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... . One controversy is woman and how they are degraded in the lyrics. Another reason that Rap music causes problems today is by the way that they portray drugs, alcohol and money to be something they are not. In Rap music violence is talked about frequently to be a normal part of life. The criterion to bad rap music is explicit lyrics and ... a chorus which said, "I just want to f*** you." This line in the popular song lead to many teens believing that casual sex is okay. In the year 2002 drug use has increase in the youth immensely. In almost every rap music video they are either smoking ...

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