... example, from the large quantities of drugs which have been seized The main elements of the policy are thus in line with international models. Production and trafficking are dealt with severely under the criminal law, in accordance with the UN Single Convention. Each year the Public Prosecutions Department deals with an average of 10,000 cases involving infringements of the Opium ... passed laws recognizing marijuana's therapeutic value. Most recently, voters in two states -- Arizona and California -- passed laws allowing for the medical use of marijuana under a physician's supervision. Y...

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... 1914.1 The act restricted the manufacture and sale of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and morphine. To ensure maximum compliance, the act was aggressively enforced. Physicians who provided addicts with drugs were severely punished; over 5,000 physicians fined or jailed between 1915 and 1938. In 1919, the "maintenance" of addicts was not viewed as a legitimate form of treatment and was ultimately ... $783 million being spent on raids and military tactics favored over a mere $34 million possible for treatment. The Drug Abuse Resistance through Education program increasing the youth's interest...

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