Drugs were no longer seen as just methods of healing.  ... Although President Carter favored tolerant laws towards marijuana use, he was against legalization. ... Ryan Grim's book, "This is your country on drugs" illustrates several issues accompanied with the United States method of handling the war on drugs. ... No more propaganda centered on marijuana legalization not benefitting the economy, and pharmaceutical companies benefiting from their legal distribution of hard drugs. ...

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The role of the government is not to be a patriarchal figure or the big brother to tell Americans how to live, rather it should inform Americans of the dangers of drug abuse and safer methods in which to use drugs if they choose and the treatment available. ... With the legalization of drugs, billions of dollars per year would be realized from tax revenues and savings on law enforcement; crime would diminish because addicts would not have to hustle to keep themselves supplied with drugs; the murders of big-city drug trafficking would abate as lower costs, legal drugs drive the traffickers out...

• Word Count: 1859
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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. ...

• Word Count: 5106
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate