Current drug legislation has failed to reduce demand. ... A persistent myth about marijuana is that it is a gateway drug, leading to the use of harder drugs. ... It is the enforcement of the laws criminalizing the possession, use, manufacture, and distribution of marijuana that are causing the violent crime. ... The following is an excerpt from their policy on drugs which was adopted in 1994: Criminalizing the use, possession, manufacture, and distribution of drugs violates the principle that the criminal law may not be used to protect individuals from the consequences of their own autonomou...

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It has been found to be a myth that marijuana is a gateway drug, or a stepping-stone to harder more dangerous drugs. The war   on drugs is really a war on marijuana.   ... Arrests for marijuana possession affect blacks and Hispanics, reinforcing the perception that law enforcement is biased and prejudice against minorities.   8. ... Law enforcement is responsible for arresting 750,000 people a year for simple possession. ... They are wasting jail space, clogging court dockets and diverting the time of the various law enforcement   officials from more violent crimes. 2. ...

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How much do we spend a year in Drug enforcement? ... The current drug-war strategy is; 75% for "interaction" and enforcement, 15% for education and prevention, 10% for treatment. ... The country has experienced a proven decrease in drug use since it became legal. The total percentage of drug users ages ranging from 10 to 18 years in Holland is now 4% and in the U.S is 12%. 3. ... Crime has decreased and the government has been enjoying a no drug related crimes atmosphere after the legalization of marijuana. ...

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The most common drug used today is marijuana. Hemp was originally made illegal not because it was some harmful drug. ... It is often reported that marijuana is a gateway drug. ... If marijuana really were a gateway drug, hard drug use would have gone up, not down. ... It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." ...

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The Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970, (Public Law 91-513), overhauled the nation's drug regulation apparatus. Title II of the law, known as the Controlled Substances Act, established criteria for determining which drugs should be controlled, mechanisms for reducing the availability of controlled drugs, and a structure of penalties for illegal distribution and possession of controlled drugs. ... The FBNDD is the organization that proceeded what we now call the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and was responsible for enforcing the new Federal drug laws against heroin, ...

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Some people may feel that this would lead to a sharp increase in its use, but it might be worthwhile because it would reduce the amounts of money spent on government enforcement of current laws, if taxed, it could increase our country's revenue. ... The Canadian government spends $100 million a year enforcing drug laws.4 The criminalization of marijuana does not prevent people from using it, in fact it makes the problem worse. ... (Family Council of Drug Awareness) According to leading doctors, nearly all drugs are toxic and have potentially lethal affects when taken in larg...

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Marijuana is probably the most popular drug used by people across the country. ... There is also nothing in marijuana that would cause people to use other drugs. ... The deaths in which have been caused by marijuana were not from the drug itself, but from police officers trying to enforce the marijuana laws. ... (Rosenthal, pg.74) Years of researching marijuana prove it is just as safe, if not safer than prescription drugs, and less dangerous than alcohol. ... Not only does the marijuana prohibition make buying pot more dangerous, it exposes people to more dangerous drugs, and violence...

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What's changed today is that our attitudes towards illegal drugs are becoming more sophisticated and discriminating. ... We know that it is plain nonsense to regard cannabis as a performance-enhancing drug, just as it is a myth to think the substance rots the brain or is a gateway drug. ... One major contributor to the spread of anti-legalization information is the Drug Enforcement Agency. ... The DEA is clearly opposed to the legalization of illicit drugs. ... Suddenly they are arrested, jailed and treated like criminals solely because of their recreational drug of choice. ...

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One of the main arguments stopping the decriminalization of marijuana is that it is believed to be a gateway drug. ... Using marijuana may put people, adolescents included, in contact with people who are users and sellers of other drugs. 1) The prohibition of marijuana is the very reason that there is more of a chance for a marijuana user to be exposed to, and urged to try more drugs. 2) So basically what prohibition did was created a mixed drug market, putting consumers in contact with hard drug dealers. 3) Drug use is lesser in Holland where marijuana has been decriminalized; regulatin...

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So if hemp is clearly not the same as marijuana, then why does the government of the United States still classify hemp as a drug in the same category as marijuana? ... Despite these distinctions, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), refuses to acknowledge the difference between the two and will not allow hemp to be grown in the US. ...

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