Drug Laws and Prevention Archive

Sponsoring Terrorism The War on Terrorism IS NOT a political toy. It is a real and present danger for the civilized world and should not be used to perpetuate others ideals upon the masses. To …

In the last decade, 14 states in the US have decriminalised the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. And although the current legal status is still somewhat confused, indications are becoming clear that its acceptance …

There are two distinct harms being discussed here. There are the harms of drug abuse that destroys bodies, minds, families and communities. There is physical harm, multi generational harm, death, damage and destruction to the …

Current laws banning illegal drugs should be revised because they are not working.  In 1973, there were 300,000 arrests for drug law violations.  In 2007, there were 1,800,000 drug law violation arrests, according to FBI …

Salvia Divinorum becoming the next marijuana is about as absurd as crack cocaine becoming the next cigarette. An experienced Salvia Divinorum user knows that this is a ridiculous proposition, but to the uninformed parents of …

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 facilitated the creation of a drug-free America as a policy goal. A fundamental provision of that acts was the establishment of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) …

The United States of America is a great country. We help each other out by offering money to people when they are down on their luck and don’t have a job. Unemployment insurances enables families …

The war on drugs is an industry that purports to serve society, but in many ways creates more criminals. Illegal drug dealing is a bloody, violent, harmful business.  Regulation is inconsistent, and sometimes insane. Because …

If there were ever to be a vote to lower the national drinking age, it would be immediately challenged as a “states rights” issue. Each state is very concerned with the constitutional imperatives that allow …

I had a debate earlier today with my head teacher in my A level Politics lesson on whether drugs of any kind should be legalised. It isn’t on the syllabus but he is one to …

Top Ten Reasons to Legalize Marijuana. In our lifetimes, it is likely that cigarette smoking, once touted by doctors and television commercials, will become increasingly socially stigmatized.  It may even be made illegal, because like …

Would I turn in a friend who was abusing his child? Yes. Would I turn in a friend who was smoking pot? No. Would I turn in a friend who was smoking pot with his …

Many people may argue that policies should be created to treat drug abuse as a health problem rather than a crime problem. In the United States and most other countries, drug abuse is treated as a …

Stating that we have won or lost the war on drugs is suggesting that this issue can be easily defined in black and white terms. This is not the case for a variety of reasons. …

You can be easily tricked into thinking that your neighbors are dealing drugs when they could in fact just be using drugs. Whether they are selling or just using them, you will see a lot of people going …

Our United States of America, a country in the grip of reality television, which gives the public instant gratification and the producers instant fat wallets due to minimal production costs needs to rethink its stance …

Cocaine Killed My Soul Its only weed, so what, everyone does it. This is what we hear all the time when we ask today’s youth about it. Nothing will happen, it’s just a little weed. …

Washington voters passed Initiative 692, the Medical Use of Marijuana Act, in November of 1998. This law allows patients who meet certain medical criteria to use marijuana for medicinal reasons with a doctor’s recommendation. The law …

Let’s ask a pothead what he has to say… In the eyes of the (in-)Justice System, I’m a vile dope fiend, a terrorist loving traitor with no regard for this great nation’s laws, which are …

 “On May 13th about 49 bodies were dumped on a roadside near Monterrey, in Nuevo León (the figure was imprecise because the victims had been dismembered).” This comes from an Economist article from November 2012 …

Recently, I have noticed that the advent of 24 hour drinking is finally coming into fruition in the grand ol’d City of London. Of course this is causing an uproar, society will collapse! We will …

William Blake once stated, “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks …

The prohibition of marijuana in America, as well as worldwide, entails many intangibles and unclear statutes surrounding it. Although it has been pushed by media and other propaganda outlets that marijuana is a dangerous, illicit …

All signs of drug dealing in a neighborhood vary but they do have similar characteristics. The first tell tale sign is an increase in traffic of a residence. The duration of a visitor or visitors …

The reporting that supported the Invasion of Iraq is not surprising. Jingoism has been the hallmark of the press from the days of the Revolution. “Cry Havoc, and loose the dogs of war” has been …

75 years have passed since United States government agencies began laying out rules denoting marijuana, or cannabis, sales and usage as offenses punishable by fines, jailing, and imprisonment. Attempts to legalize marijuana, to take marijuana …

The drug, methamphetamine, is running full tilt in todays society. Sure, it seems harder to get, but thats because the people who are making it are trying to get the prices to go up. Yes, …

Unintended Consequences. Laws are mans way to maintain a sense of order and justified punishment for those who try to disturb that existence of order. These violations that result in a disturbance are referred to …

ILLEGAL DRUGS:  The Case for Revising Current Laws LEGALIZATION VERSUS DECRIMINALIZATION Introduction. Cannabis Activists are a-buzz with excitement at the prospect of California’s “Tax and Regulate” campaign, as well as other “legalization” attempts about the …

I’m a very old guy and I believe marijuana should be legalized immediately in the US. I never was in danger of becoming addicted as a heavy smoker or an alcoholic, except when I was …