Although many people believe that making marijuana legal would increase the amount of use, Marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on the related law enforcement and there are many benefits to be considered especially in pain reduction for the terminally ill. Legalizing marijuana would increase our country's revenue. ... Making marijuana legal will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement each year. ... Too much money is wasted on a cause that seems to have no end. All of this money could be spent on better things. ...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement, and will therefore increase our countries revenue, lessen crime, and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... It will allow for money spent on drug law enforcement to be spent more wisely and it will increase revenue. ... All of this money could be spent on things of greater importance. ... Weed should be heavily taxed to increase revenue. ... In conclusion, marijuana should be le...

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In 1971, President Nixon declared war on drugs and increased the presence of federal drug agencies. ... The number of people behind bars for nonviolent drug offenses increased from 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. ... Second reason why war on drugs has been a failure is because prisons get more money spent on them than state colleges or UC systems. ... Politicians are able to dump tuition costs on students and their families by shifting costs on tuition increases and...

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Although many people feel that decriminalizing drugs would increase the amount of use, drugs should be decriminalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement, decrease crime rates and it will increase our country's revenue. We simply just spent too much money each year implementing drug laws. ... The estimated cost of housing the increasing number of non-violent drug offenders is some $315 million a year. ... Taxes should immediately be placed on drugs thus resulting in a significant increase in government income. The more money that governme...

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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. ... In concluding, with today's technology, the increasing loop holes in international monetary control, and weak or illegitimate government, organized crime will continue to increase unless countries unite and take on organized crime and the war on drugs on an international le...

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Under the Bush Administration, exorbitant amounts of money with medial reform were spent. ... Those in the medical and therapeutic fields would have the opportunity to become more educated on drug use and its effects, make more of a monetary profit with the increased flow of patients, and possibly develop treatments or vaccines for other diseases. ... Some of that money is deducted for this, that, and the other, however a percent of that is spent on drug research, drug education, and various others. ... Our culture's attitude toward materialism, money, and power as a representation for...

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The government is constantly raising the taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to make money off of the publics' bad habits and toxins of choice. ... Imagine how much money the government could make off of marijuana sales. ... Furthermore, the advertisements of the marijuana products would be regulated and limited, so popularity of the drug would not increase due to efforts by the market. In addition to the government making money from the marijuana tax, billions of dollars could be saved upon the crop's legalization. ... Cigarette Tax Increase. ...

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High School students are spending their money or their parent's money on their drug habits when money could be going to more important things like a college education for example. ... Ecstasy experimentation is on the rise and the number of emergency room visits is increasing. ... This increases the desire to continue using it. When ecstasy is used often increased dosages are needed to get the same effects. This means the user is putting themselves in even more danger and spending even more money. ...

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Drug trafficking will increase and violent crimes as well. ... I believe that crime could possibly increase, however, over time it would decrease once society and law officials adapt to the legalization. ... The U.S. government is spending way too much money trying to control a drug which is incredibly hard to control and not worth the time. ...

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The use of informers as well as the vast amount of money at stake will lead to corruption. The prison rate has been greatly increased due to drug prohibition. ... It's also true that there has been increasing pressure on those who prescribe medications. ...

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Most users also report an increase in their appetite also known as the munchies. ... It also cost a lot of money to run rehab centers and make sure there is enough law enforcement to control the amount of drug activity that is going on. ...

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This is because the availability, crime, health problems, and peer pressure has increased considerably over the year, making drugs a #1 problem in the world today. ... The availability of drugs increased greatly, especially to teenagers of all ages. ... They are either force to do it by being unemployed and very desperate to make money or conned into it. Drug dealers are usually the ones that need money and can't think of any other way of getting it, come from a broken family and think that no one cares what they do, or tries to take the easy way out. ... Try to think of raising the bab...

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Many have their own opinion about how drugs should be dealt with, but many times more money is spent on incarcerating drug offenders than on some education plan. ... The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 significantly increased penalties for the possession and trafficking of such drugs as marijuana, LSD, and cocaine. ... The only successful thing the government has accomplished over the last decade was wasting tax money, and filling up the already crowded prison system. Information from the Office of National Drug Control Policy stated the funding for the war on drugs increased from $1.65 b...

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Increasing public support and media attention is slowly forcing the legalization issue into the forefront of the American political arena. ... Much of the money normally spent on law enforcement, court time, and the cost of incarcerating prisoners would be saved and used towards something more beneficial. The United States spent roughly one billion dollars on marijuana enforcement last year and the Drug Enforcement Agency has proposed a four hundred percent increase in anti-pot spending within the next ten years yet domestic marijuana has only been reduced by ten percent (NORML 2). ... Lega...

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Juvenile delinquency has increased each year in this country since 1948 (McClellan 1956,p.8). While teenagers are most likely to commit crimes, their delinquency is related to the overall incidence of crime in society: teen crimes increase the same as adults (Gale, 1). ... The increasing rate of poverty has been greatly attributed to juvenile delinquency (Gale, 1). ... When I asked them what made them want to sell drugs, there answers ranged from supporting their family to quick easy money. ...

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He would come around my house and ask me for money, so he could buy drugs. The first two weeks I gave him money. ... I was shocked because I did not know that he was buying drugs with the money. ... I went there to talk to him about the money and why did he lied to me. ... Drug related deaths are increasing each year. ...

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Due to the increased level of poverty, crime and drugs in urban community's young males and violence seem to be the cause of almost every victim there is to report. ... Generation after generation of this same type of lifestyle has only made things worse as the neighborhoods decline, jobs are more scarce, families have no money to relocate or to survive and the only way to make money is to take money and violence to many becomes a way of life rather then a way to die. ... In order to remove these things there needs to be money to make these neighborhoods better. If a drug deal...

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This is not coincidence though, since illegal immigrants make it a common practice to send home most of their money to their Mexican families, rather than spending it inside of the city itself. ... While having good effects on the economic situation, this has also made drug trade easier since the amount of goods going over the border is increased. ...

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Everyone knows the government won't do anything for Americans unless they're making the most money out of the deal. ... Not to mention that these same people that run our country, and make up the laws are the people making most of the money off illegal drugs in The United States. ... There would be a significant drop in crime in the nation, as well as an increase of happiness, and a new prosperous market for many people to indulge in. ...

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Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money and wealthy lifestyles. ... Addicts need money to support their habits, and will do just about anything to get it. ... It is hurting our country by causing increased crime, soaring insurance rates, stealing tax dollars, hurting families, and hurting children. ...

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(7) Marijuana smoke has five times as much "tar" as cigarette smoke and significantly increases chance of lung cancer, inflammation and infection... (3) Since some bronchial cell changes appear to be pre-cancerous in frequent users, an increased risk of cancer must be considered for this group. ... That study was based on interviews with methamphetamine users and found users reported eradication had increased the price of marijuana. ... (1) That is a high percent of increase in marijuana abuse. ... Millions of dollars in federal drug enforcement money began to flow into Hawaii, but ...

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The Police Commissioner has stated that an increase in sales of drugs on the streets will raise the crime rate in its area. ... Heroin users may do anything to obtain money that they do not have. ... The open-air drug market has been under intense scrutiny due to its potential to increase crime and ruin lives. Many wanted to know if its operation would be the cause of an increasing crime rate in the city, and in fact it absolutely would because ones desire for the drug will eventually become a necessity as the body will require continued usage in order to function normally. ... Crime will alwa...

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This is what introduces Tony to the world of money, drugs and power. ... His cocaine abuse increases and he is additionally charged with tax evasion and money laundering. ... When she marries Tony, her greediness for cocaine becomes much worse, as does Tony's greed for money and power. ... Frank's greed for power and money might be related to Tony's greed for power later in the movie. ... The movie would not be the same without greed and the characters needs for materialistic values, such as money and cocaine. ...

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The most common are money, sex, glamour, and power. ... The gang also provides some money for these children who quite often need to feed their families. ... It is not unusual for a gang, in order to install fear and maintain order within the membership, to "punish" a gang member for the theft or loss of drugs and/or money. ... But this situation quite often deals with racial issues also, and the police forces regularly display their increasing inability to deal fairly with these issues. ...

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Opium dens increased. ... In the 1950s, use of marijuana increased again, along with that of amphetamines and tranquilizers. The social disturbance of the 1960s brought with it a dramatic increase in drug use and some increased social acceptance; by the early 1970s some states and districts had decriminalized or legalized marijuana and lowered drinking ages. ... The Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988 increased funding for treatment and rehabilitation; the 1988 act created the Office of National Drug Control Policy. ... It became so only after mankind learned to increase the efficiency and...

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