The necessary and proper clause gave rights to the states that were not clearly defined and assigned to the national government. ... The federal government has a problem with this issue. ... These type's issues concern the voters against the proposition as well as the federal court system. ... A couple reasons that the federal government would support it is because there have been cases where chemotherapy made the patient worse and other prescription medicine did not work against cancer. ... These are just a few items in the proposition that need to be clarified so that the state an...

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Many governments including Canada's are talking of decriminalizing marijuana. ... The government could be tapping into this resource and making millions. ... But our government chooses to pour billions into locking up these nonviolent offenders. ... These drug imprisonments are thought to be one of the leading causes in the rising tax burdens and yet they haven't stopped people from smoking marijuana. 58% of the federal prison population in America is made up of non violent drug offenders and as you can see this can be very costly to taxpayers since they are the ones who must pay the...

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However, the doctors who prescribe it risk having the national government revoke their license. ... Judge Whitman Knapp said that: "After twenty years on the bench, I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." ... The government shouldn't tell individuals what to do as long as they don't harm others. ... In the U.S., all levels of government participate in the "War on Drugs". ...

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 Imagine a drug that is less addictive than nicotine, safer to use than alcohol, and can even help in relieving the pain in cancer, glaucoma, and AIDS patients. Now, imagine that same drug being banned from the United States. Yes, this drug is marijuana, Mary Jane, reefer, pot, green, an...

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In a free society the government's duty is to protect individuals from others who might harm them. In 1980, there were almost twice as may violent offenders in federal prisons as drug offenders (Schlosser 91).5 Today there are far more people in federal prison for marijuana crimes than for violent crimes. ... Under civil forfeiture statues passed by Congress in the 1980's, the federal government now has the right to seize real estate, vehicles, cash securities, jewelry and other property connected to a marijuana offense. ... When property is seized, its legal title passes insta...

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Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. ... To the springing forth of the federal government to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs. These efforts by the government were followed by the education of America about the dangers of drugs. ... In essence the government wanted to change the public's attitude toward drugs. ... This led to efforts in 1972 by the federal government to stop the drug trade. ...

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Some states have gone as far as to de-criminalize the drug, but it will still be a while before the federal government goes that far. ... It is a plant that grows naturally and can be used medicinally for nausea and glaucoma patients but the government can not tax it so it is illegal. ... It is safe to say that the legalization of marijuana still has a long way to go before the federal government takes it into serious consideration. ...

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However federal law supercedes state law and prevents marijuana possession in those states (18). People in individual states are seeing the need for medical marijuana but the medical use of this is being restricted because of federal government intervention. ... Removing the prohibition the government could allow controlled distribution at low prices would make lower the price of drugs. ... If marijuana is legalized the government can circulate it and even put a tax on it. The money would in turn go into the United States Government hands instead of the terrorists. ...

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The government has done studies, but what they say does not support the real evidence. ... In more recent years there have been many debates within state governments about the medical usage and benefits. ... Although marijuana essentially may be legalized in certain states in the eyes of the Federal Government it is still an illegal dangerous drug. For this assignment I plan to research more on the history of the Federal Governments studies and justifications. ... Does the government really need another program? ...

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There have been federally funded researchers who have been studying high school students" drug use since the mid 70's. ... Even during the "drug war" of the 80's their were still just as many marijuana users, and marijuana was just as easy to obtain according to the federally funded Monitoring the Future Survey, a consistent number of 85% of out nations high school seniors stated that pot was very easy to obtain. ... Our government consistently spends about 10% of its drug control budget on prevention and education, while 50%-80% is spent on domestic law enforcement. 1) The money ...

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It costs the states millions of dollars yearly in keeping marijuana prohibited while decriminalizing it could potentially boost the economy by eliminating costs to incarcerate marijuana users, as well as eradicating government funded programs for alleged marijuana abusers placed there by the criminal justice system as an alternative to prison. ... It costs federal and state government far too much to crack down on marijuana consumers, when funding should be enforced on areas of greater concern, such as education and healthcare. ... Under the federal Higher Education Act, young students are f...

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Our state legislature is going against federal law. There are hundreds of Americans using marijuana despite federal law. Who has the right to choose what people can break a federal law. ... But now the government is trying to say that ok you are sick enough so you can break federal law. ... While attending school they are learning about our nations government and its laws. ...

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The second important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save the government a lot of money. In the united states, all levels of government (Federal, state and local authorities) participate in the "war on drugs". ... In addition if marijuana were legal the government would be able to place taxes on it and use that money to pay for effective drug education programs and other important causes. ...

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According to the DEA, the national government spends around $30 billion dollars annually. ... Imprisoning 458,000 people costs our government $9 billion annually. 2. $10 billion a year in prosecutions 3. $10 billion a year in local and federal law enforcement 4. $19 billion for 2002 for anti-drug budget ( High Times Magazine ) Transition: With so many people in our country using marijuana and the government still spending billions a year trying to stop it you would think they would get the point that it is impossible to prevent and that they should realize that thousands are taking it to h...

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Under federal law, possessing a single joint (or less) of marijuana is punishable by a fine from $1,000 to $10,000 and up to a year in prison .For people on probation or parole for any criminal offense, a marijuana arrest can result in their immediate incarceration. ... Under state and federal law, mere investigation for a marijuana offense can result in the forfeiture of property, including cash, cars, boats, land, and houses. ... An average of 3,677 marijuana offenders has been put in federal prison each year since 1990. ... In the late 1970's law allowed the Dutch government to create ...

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"Most government research on marijuana is based on the "Pathology theory", or trying to find diseases caused by marijuana." ... The government admits that it is harmless, and there is little evidence it is addictive. ... However, "the Supreme Court rules there is no exception in Federal law for people to us it." ... The government is providing people with lies about marijuana, and the effects it has. ... Since marijuana is so beneficial to the medical industry, why can the government just take a chance? ...

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The government is exercising many options to control the problem or even solve the problem. ... The government should consider using different options than ones they have used in the past. ... The government could then focus on cracking down on the harder drugs like crack and heroine. The government should also legalize marijuana because of its several medicinal and industrial purposes. ... The government could make money while putting the black market in disarray. ...

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The federal government cannot take action against California doctors who recommend marijuana to their patients. ... The government seems to be always looking for new ways to tax people. Instead of spending all the money they spend on arresting people in possession of marijuana, the Government should put it on a shelf at the store and tax it like any other merchandise. ... The legalization of cannabis would allow the United States to reduce government spending on enforcing drug laws and would allow the United States to enjoy new tax revenue from legal drug production and sales. ...

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It wasn't until 1937 that marijuana was prohibited for the first time under federal law; it was called the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, signed by F.D. ... People are smuggling marijuana into the states just like they did when the government banned alcohol. ...

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Short and Long Term Effects of Marijuana Use Marijuana comes from the cannabis sativa plant. The plant is a native to central China. It is one of the oldest nonfood crops ever grown by man or women. The drug was used as a pain killer during operations. It has been used for thousands of years...

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A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." (36123) His opinions were the same as some Americans feel today over the prohibition of drugs. ... The federal government cannot take action against California doctors who recommend marijuana to their patients. ... His strategies would consist of the government exercising strong regulatory powers over all large-scale production and sale of marijuana and to make marijuana available only to competent adults, just the same as alcohol and tobacco. This legalization strategy would allow the United State...

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Also think of the money the government could make off that billions of dollars. ... The Senate committee made 11 formal recommendations for action to the Canadian government: -Create a "National Advisor on Psychoactive Substances," who would be less a drug czar than an inter-ministerial facilitator. ... -Amend the federal medical marijuana program to ease rules regarding eligibility, production, and distribution, and do more research on medical marijuana. ...

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The current drug policy of our government is obviously failing. ... Anslingler, the commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth (Goldman 88). ... This law made the use and dale of marijuana federal offenses. ... Government. In fact, the legal process would include a law passed by Congress allowing the government to control the content, quality, and distribution of marijuana. ...

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For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. ... In order to combat the crime wave, the government formed a large police force. ... Incidentally, it was about this time when the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (FBNDD) was reformed, and a man named Harry J. ... 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, opium, and cocaine. Getting uniform drug laws passed in all States and th...

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Nonsmokers are said to not have the moral right to put smokers in a government cage, seize their property and in many other ways ruin the lives of those doing something that has been a normal and natural part of human life throughout history.   ... The US government, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and The Bureau of Mortality Statistics has annual American deaths caused by drugs: Tobacco-400,000 Asprin-500 Alcohol-100,000 Marijuana-0   All Legal Drugs-20,000 Caffeine-2000   All Illegal Drugs-15,000   Like any substance, pot can be abused. ... The government has tried to use criminal p...

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