Police issue seizures and searches based on racial profiling, the environment of their surroundings, and whether or not a person is in the wrong part of town. ... This obsession for a drug free society does nothing but create corruption, crime, and disease, and America, whose principals are based on freedom and whose freedom depends on our civil liberties being ensured, has failed its public because of this war which is taking too much time, money, and not enough results. ... Drugs play a significant role, obviously, but the crime comes about because of the money involved. ... The alcohol ...

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Marijuana prohibition has led to larger percentage of organized crime and gang violence. ... If marijuana was legalized crime rate will decrease. Current marijuana laws now do the opposite of lowering crime rates. ... It is a case of history repeating from the alcohol prohibition days when organized crime got its funds from the selling of alcohol. ... Based on the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates 1994, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services For every 100 people who have tried marijuana 1 currently uses cocaine once a week or more (Morgan 36). ...

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This inherently leaving various law enforcement agencies with less ability to confront other crimes. ... The statistics show a rise in crimes concerning personal property; drug abusers in hopes of supporting their drug habit committed seventy-five percent of all property crimes such as burglary and robbery. Studies have shown that out patient drug programs or programs that offered drugs for a lower cost drastically reduced the amount of crimes committed. ... This would lead one to acknowledge that maybe our opinion drugs may be based in fear and social The Goal The optimal goal of any policys...

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Since everybody has their own personal reasons why they do such a thing as use and abuse drugs, it makes even more difficult to prevent such a crime. ... The Control Act distinguishes among several categories of drugs based on their potential abuse and their medical utility. ... We tend to think that drug users are the victims of the drugs that they take, but it is a victimless crime, because nether the seller nor the user is likely to report the crime to the police. Drug use is a real crime that injures both users and the society, but its punishment should not involve infamy for it is itself ...

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"Some would argue that legalizing drugs would lead to substantial reductions in drug costs and a corresponding reduction in drug-related crime" (Inciardi/McElrath, 287). If drugs were legalized, all drug-related crimes would end. "The police prosecutors, and courts would focus their resources on combating the types of crimes that people cannot walk away from" (Inciardi/McElrath, 295). The police could focus on more important crimes. ... "Government corruption and intimidation by traffickers as well as drug-based foreign policies would be effectively reduced, if not eliminated entirely" (Inc...

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Tolerance of drug use resulted in terrible increases in crime between the 1960's and the early 1990's and the landscape of America has been altered forever. ... By the time that the DEA was created by Executive Order in July 1973 to establish a single unified command, America was beginning to see signs of the drug and crime epidemic that lay ahead. ... In addition to distributing cocaine and methamphetamine in the West and Midwest, these Mexico based groups are now attempting to expand the distribution of those drugs into eastern U.S. markets. ... Finally, criminal groups base...

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Drug trafficking and crime in downtown Vancouver hadn't increased, nor had relapses by drug addicts, while lives had been saved.... People believe that making safe injection sites would probably work based on the fact that needle exchange programs, that were implemented by non profit organizations had a positive impact. ... Supervised injection sites, saves lives, helps the community but it also reduces crimes rates. ... They usually get there money in illegal ways, so this lowers the amount crime associated around drug use. The distribution of these drugs are considered organized crime ...

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Today is the day you have been waiting for. You have promised your daughter that as soon as it stops raining you will take her to the park, push her on the swings and spin her as fast as you can on the merry-go-round. You know five year olds don't forget, so as soon as the sun broke through the blin...

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In 1933, the prohibition on alcohol was lifted due to an overwhelming public concern with widespread organized crime, police corruption and violence (Encarta, "Prohibition"). ... Also in relation to alcohol prohibition, those profiting most from America's "War on Drugs" are the organized crime barons, who make an estimated $10 to $50 billion dollars a year from drug trade alone (More Reefer Madness, 15-25). ... It is a criminal act of the U.S. government by it's own manifesto, the Constitution, to make a personal behavior a crime. ... The National Academy of Sciences issued its fi...

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In Section 6 of The Drugs Misuse Act (1986) (QLD), it states that a person who unlawfully supplies a dangerous drug to another, whether or not such other person is in Queensland, is guilty of a crime [ CITATION Aus86 l 3081 ]. ...

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The effect of a drug is based on many different things, for example your weight, gender, metabolism and genetic makeup. ... The addiction is usually based on genetics. ... Due to the loss of inhibitions, this drug is associated with crime and other potentially harmful behavior. ...

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Accidents and injury, sickness and disease, truancy, premature death, crime, violence and antisocial behaviour, as well as personal and social disruption, loss of quality of life, and loss of economic costs. ... The Hot House which is a community based service that provides free counselling for people under the age of 25. ... Other names for Speed are Crystal Meth, Sulph, Uppers, Wake Ups, Billy Whizz, Whites, Ritalin, Dexedrine, Base, Ice, and Shabu. ...

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Much of that credit goes to the large amount of community and faith based organizations throughout the country that are playing a vital roll in providing our youth with the right message. ... By curbing youth drug and alcohol dependence many millions of dollars can be saved in the areas such as crime prevention, poverty, and unemployment just to name a few. ...

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