1. Decriminalization Of Marijuana
During the 1970s it became apparent that the war on drugs was winning few, if any, battles. ... In 1988 The White House anti-drug policy was "zero-tolerance". Zero tolerance meant: (1) that if there were no drug abusers there would be no drug problem, (2) that the market for drugs is created not only by availability, but by demand, (3) that drug abuse starts as a willful act, (4) that the perception that drug users are powerless to act against the drug availability and peer pressure is an erroneous one, (5) that most illegal drug users can choose to their behaviors and must be held responsib...
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