The use of steroids is one of the biggest issues in the current debate weather or not it is fair for drug-free athletes to have to compete with athletes that break the law and take illegal steroids. ... After its initial use in bodybuilding the drug spread like wildfire thought the rest of the sports world, ranging from sports in high school to professional athletes in the Olympic Games. ... It has been estimated that at least 1 in 15 male, high school sports athletes have used steroids, which means more than a half-million high school athletes have used steroids. ... A "NIDA" funded survey ...

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In the decades to follow several federal agencies had drug law enforcement responsibilities. ... Nevertheless, American children could still walk to school in relative safety, worrying only about report cards and the neighborhood bully. Today however, as children approach their schools, they see barbed wire, metal detectors, and signs warning drug dealers that school property is a drug free zone. ... Drug law enforcement agencies such as the DEA face a daily challenge in protecting the country's borders. ... Additionally, a small amount of LSD manufacturer's are distributing prim...

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Libertarianism can trace its history as far back as sixth century BC philosopher Lao-tzu who accordingly stated "Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony." (6:27) Nevertheless, Libertarianism as it pertains to the United States struck a cord with Americans under the despotic colonial rule of Great Britain. ...

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Most of those that are for the mandatory sentencing laws justify their reasoning for it by claiming that drugs often lead individuals to commit violent crimes. Yet a 100-page study on prisoners in Massachusetts, written by William Brownsberger, an assistant attorney general specializing in narcotics and a researcher in drug policy at Harvard Medical School, stated that two-thirds of men sentenced to state prison from July 1, 1994, to June 30, 1996, under mandatory drug-sentencing laws had never been convicted of a violent crime. The report, called Profile of Anti-Drug Law Enforcement in Urban ...

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The federal government, seeing the increase of marijuana use, passed new drug laws. ... The Court ruled that the state laws were unconstitutional since they violated the federal drug law (Supreme Court 1). ... They state that in many cases, drug users have quit because of trouble with the law. ... Sherry Stevens, a high school teacher, said, "Legalization of marijuana would increase the number of younger users. ... Until then, marijuana remains illegal under federal law....

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Poor school achievements are known to be a good predictor of involvement in crime. ... Research investigating the shared outcomes of IQ and school achievement on crime, still, mainly agrees that it is school performance, which stops being significant (Hirschi, and Hindelang, 1977). This then could be pointing to poor school performance as only comparable with delinquency because those who do inadequately at school are usually less intelligent. ... Since procedures, which help school attainments are really not going to cause much effect on intelligence, this proposes that school performance d...

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[were] more than 14 times more likely to be arrested and booked for such offenses as driving under the influence, drunkenness, or liquor law violations, [along with] more than [nine] times likely to be arrested and booked on assault charge[s]" (ONDCP 2000). ... A study conducted for the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, for example, found treatment to be 15 times more cost-effective than law enforcement at reducing cocaine abuse. ... In the 1980s, many new American drug laws resulted from escalating efforts to "get tougher" on drugs and drug users. ... Common measur...

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Besides this law the drug has been commonly used among US citizens. ... In 1996, voters in California approved a law that relaxes regulation on medical marijuana. ... Ethan Nadelman, an assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University has written about several strategies of legalizing the use of marijuana. ... This legalization strategy would allow the United States to reduce government expenditures on enforcing drug laws and would allow the United States to enjoy new tax revenue from legal drug produ...

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With the control of the Canadian government, rules and laws much like the tobacco industry can regulate the growth of the plants, along with the usage of certain pesticides and plant stimulants/steroids. ... However, if legalized marijuana would be subjected through the same laws as cigarettes and tobacco, where one may have to present identification and be of a certain age "over 16" (CBC), to obtain the substance. ... As taken from a recent poll, high school students whom "63% drink regularly" (SNN), claimed if marijuana was legalized, "83% of the students would instead switch from alcohol ...

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Marijuana on prescription basis has become legalized in nine states, but the changes in our laws are long overdue and our society can no longer postpone this decision. ... Somewhere in between providing bored high school kids something to do and being used to treat terminally ill patients marijuana has acquired the title of the "gateway drug." ... On September 6, 1988, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Chief Administrative Law Judge, Francis L. ...

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Likewise, Venumadhava (2013), cited that when teenagers abuse drugs, it affects their school life. He pointed out that students start losing interest in school, they also start developing a negative attitude towards school in general and their grades start falling. ... Additionally, teenagers who abuse drugs tend to stay away from school very often and without permission, also, they become very disruptive at school. ... "Not surprisingly, cannabis users displayed overall poorer school performance, spent less time on homework and had more school absenteeism than non-users. ... There is a bre...

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The fact these individuals qualify for welfare programs indicates their low economic condition; drug or alcohol use decreases any disposable income the family might otherwise be able to use for food, medication, school supplies, etc. ... There are currently no laws prohibiting states from drug testing TANF recipients, but states do expect to face backlash and legal challenges when they implement drug testing. ...

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The law makes it legal for patients and their designated primary caregivers to possess and cultivate cannabis for their personal medical use given the recommendation or approval of a California- licensed physician[ CITATION Can13 l 3081 ]. ... Therefore, since Spanish laws cannot reach into homes and other privately-owned spaces, the practice of medical cannabis is prevalent. [ CITATION Med l 3081 ].Legalising CBD cannabis in these countries is allowing people suffering from medical conditions to obtain pain relief by legally ingesting and possessing this drug. ... Under the Australian const...

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Former Hawaii Governor, Benjamin Cayetano signed a bill on Wednesday, June 15th 2000, legalizing the medical use of marijuana, making his state the first to pass such a law through the legislature. While Hawaii joins seven other states like Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Maine and California, as well as the District of Columbia they are other states who approved the medical marijuana laws. But of course, people in Hawaii are taking advantage of recent changes in Hawaii's laws and using marijuana for recreational purposes. ... Law enforcement officials described marijuana ...

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Others, make the claim that the legalization of marijuana would actually bring an increase in the use of other drugs, an increase in violent crime, and create a virtual nightmare for law enforcement. ... First, however, I feel it is important for us to take a quick glance at the origins of our current laws against marijuana and how they progressed to where we are today. ... This money could be used, to give an example, to fund drug prevention programs in our schools or community centers. ... Taxpayers are forced to fund the militarization of domestic law enforcement. ...

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According to investigative legal writer, Karen Zivi, in her law review article, "Who Is the Guilty Party? ... The lack of laws protecting the unborn from forced drug and alcohol exposure is a disturbing trend that must be revised. ... Despite all of those cases, there have been no official laws created to protect unborn children from prenatal drug and alcohol exposure. ... An afflicted person's home, school, and work life are likely to suffer from the psychological disorders caused by the use of drugs or alcohol before he or she was even born. ... Ultimately, it is important that s...

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Foster's plight is not an isolated event; marijuana laws in six states permit marijuana importers and traffickers to be sentenced to life in jail 3. Federal laws prohibiting marijuana are also severe. ... Large scale marijuana cultivators and traffickers may be sentenced to death.3 Federal laws also deny entitlements to marijuana smokers. Under legislation signed into law in 1996 states may deny cash aid (e.g., welfare, etc) and food stamps to anyone convicted of felony drug charges. ... Keith Stroup (executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) ass...

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The possession of synthetic marijuana is against a federal law, yet twenty-three states have approved medical marijuana for some unknown reason ("23"). It does not make sense to utilize something that is a federal law everywhere but twenty-three states. ... Many high school students report that it is easier to obtain illegal drugs than alcohol and tobacco ("ARGUMENTS")....

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The law enforcement used in this "war of drugs" has their time nearly monopolized by the approximate thirty to forty million people yearly who purchase and use drugs. This inherently leaving various law enforcement agencies with less ability to confront other crimes. ... Of the nearly eight billion that Bush asked Congress to allocate, the plan outlined that seventy percent would go to law enforcement, which also included a billion and a half for jails. ... These circumstances then encourage children and teenagers in these poor neighborhoods to neglect or totally drop out of school, which leav...

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This is true even among students attending church supported schools (Underage Drinking & Alcohol Abuse 2). ... Technically, alcohol is already banned for people under the age of 21; however, the law does not stop teenagers from finding ways to obtain alcohol. ...

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The first national drug law was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required accurate labeling of patent medicines containing opium and certain other drugs. ... In the 1930s most states required antidrug education in the schools, but fears that knowledge would lead to experimentation caused it to be abandoned in most places. ... Drug laws have tried to keep up with the changing perceptions and real dangers of substance abuse. By 1970 over 55 federal drug laws and countless state laws specified a variety of disciplinary measures, including life imprisonment and even the death penalty. To...

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Chie Rufus Chamberlain, the Chief Constable of the Vancouver City Police believed that the use and possession of opium should be a punishable offense under the law, and thus be subjected to harsher penalties. ... This portrait was even more believable because it took place within the political movement to expel the Chinese from Canada; to segregate them in school from Canadian children; and to place restrictions on their business' and landownership capabilities. ...

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The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) was signed into law on August 20, 1964, by President Lyndon Johnson as part of the War on Poverty. ... In the meantime, I plan on staying here working and going to school until I get my bachelors degree. ...

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Strong evidence suggests that the law was instituted in order to prevent casual or non-medical users, frequently called dope fiends from obtaining the drugs outside of medical practice. ... Duke is a law professor at Yale University, and Gross is a lawyer from San Diego, California. ... Gazzaniga, professor of neuroscience at Dartmouth Medical School, puts it, There is a base rate of drug abuse, and it is [presently] achieved one way or another (121). ... The Netherlands provides another great example, as they have chosen not to enforce their anti-drug laws, exhibiting tolerance in hopes that ...

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Strong evidence suggests that the law was instituted in order to prevent casual or non-medical users, frequently called dope fiends from obtaining the drugs outside of medical practice. ... Duke is a law professor at Yale University, and Gross is a lawyer from San Diego, California. ... Gazzaniga, professor of neuroscience at Dartmouth Medical School, puts it, There is a base rate of drug abuse, and it is [presently] achieved one way or another (121). ... The Netherlands provides another great example, as they have chosen not to enforce their anti-drug laws, exhibiting tolerance in hopes that ...

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