CON- SIDE: Many would argue that if it drugs were legal that there would be people all over the place under the influence of drugs that might make people feel like they are superman. ... All you in here think about it, if drugs were legal tomorrow would you suddenly become a frequent drug user? ... According to the office of National Drug Control Policy the U.S. federal government will spend over19.2 billion dollars this is at a rate of 609$ per second on battling drugs a year. ... (show visual) BENEFITS: By legalizing drugs there will be no need for drug dealers and with drugs leg...

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When a person uses a psychoactive drug and the affects that drug has also depends on the person's expectations, the social setting, and cultural beliefs and value. Addiction is known to be a brain disease or disorder, which affects multiple brain functions, including those involved in sending signals for reward and motivation, learning and memory, and inhibitory control over behavior. ... In Freudian psychoanalysis, the client will be instructed to talk about the troubles that come to mind, with little editing as possible and without inhibiting or controlling thoughts and fantasies. ... P...

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Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit or control. ... There are essentially two categories of drugs: mind expanding drugs and mind constricting drugs. ... The drug should educate the user and "expand" the user's mind. ... The rare drugs which stimulate violence, such as angel dust, must definitely be considered mind-constricting because not only does the user not gain knowledge from the experience, but the user destroys self-control and liberty and triggers desires to act immorally. ... It is generally the case that in retrospect, a previous user of a mind constricting...

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Also, gangs are in control of the drug so because of that there is a lot of violence around the drug. If the drug is legalized then the government can control the drug and there will not be that many gangs in control of marijuana. ... If it is legalized then we can control the dosages that are taken by these people. ... If we control the amount that people use it is a pretty safe drug. ... "THC is a very safe drug. ...

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Others include the governments' laws, distribution and dosage complications, and possible drug abuse problems. ... Marc Schuckit, a professor at the University of California School of Medicine, stated in a newsletter that "the 1970 Uniform Controlled Substances Act listed marijuana as a schedule 1 drug, indicating a substance with a high potential for abuse, lacking acceptable medical indications, and considered unsafe even for use under medical supervision.""... There are plenty of reasons for this, aside from federal laws and the current scheduling of the drug. ... If it were legalize...

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THE WAR ON DRUGS I know that many other people have written on the subject of drug control and legalization, but I felt the urge to add my own two cents (ok, perhaps it'll be more like a cent and a half, but hey...). ... We accept these drugs in society, with a minimum of bias. If these types of drug use can be taken for granted, why can we not accept that drug use itself is a fact of our lives? ... The black market industry which harms so many people today would be virtually eliminated because government controlled substances would be safer and legal. ....

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This change has shown us many different trends of drug use throughout the past few decades, from the fluctuating popularity of illegal marijuana use to the use of controlled substances like alcohol or tobacco. The population of drug users includes a wide variety of different peoples as well, one can see the use of drugs spans across a spectrum of people of various backgrounds. Other aspects relating to the frequency of drug use by individuals can also demonstrate how diverse the population of drug users is, as well as it brings up the issue of differentiating between using, abusing, and being ...

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While drugs such as penicillin and aspirin have few side effects and are very useful, there are other drugs like marijuana, which can destroy your mind and body. ... The federal law however remains unchanged stating that marijuana falls under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. ... In addition, since marijuana is a naturally occurring plant, purity and potency of the drug cannot be adequately controlled for medical use. How is marijuana safe to use when doctors cannot control its use for medicine? ... Abuse of marijuana may cause the use of other drugs because marijuana use is associated...

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Global drug production and consumption have grown steadily for decades, in spite of large government efforts to control supply (Wodak 2014). Drug prices have also continued to fall, and drugs remain easily available for much of the population (Wodak 2014). ... Additionally, many of the harms traditionally associated with drug use can be attributed to the effects of drug prohibition. Violence in drug markets is one of the negative effects of drug prohibition (Miron 2001). ... The time has come to end drug prohibition....

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Research disproves this argument, from 1972-1978, eleven states decriminalized the drug. ... The mother would be risking passing THC into the baby, impairing the motor development (control of muscle movement)(Narconon, 2003). ... The government had no control over bootlegging. ... If the government decriminalized marijuana, not only would they save money that they would have been spending on the war on drugs, but they could control the substance more effectively. Drug manufacturing would allow companies to create safe ways to use the drug, possibly to prevent getting cancer (Mcvay, 2003). ...

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Classified as a Schedule I drug, cannabis belongs to the most restrictive categories for psychoactive drugs in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) five categories. Drugs in this category meet three criteria: the drug has high potential for abuse; the drug has not therapeutic value; the drug is not safe for medicinal use. ... The quantities of the drug patients would be allowed to posses would be limited. ... Compared to other drugs, dependency on marijuana is rare. ... The Office of National Drug Control Policy said that efforts to "define marijuana as a "medicine" fail to address...

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Through the legalization of marijuana, the Canadian society can benefit through positive effects, including; a control of the marijuana substance; a decrease of usage of both legal and illegal drugs; and an increase in tax revenues, along with a decrease in government spending on drug enforcement and crime. ... Although the control of marijuana may seem hard to regulate, many positive effects can be the result if achieving control. ... The control of marijuana is far from the only positive outcome. ... By allowing drug users a legal way of stimulating and achieving a similar high, many drug...

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Is saying "no to drugs" truly the case to marijuana? ... I have a friend that even uses it for his bipolar disorders instead of the prescription drugs because he says the drugs are harder on him and make him feel no emotions. Medical marijuana is a very flexible drug, cheap, and has fewer critically damaging side effects than prescription drugs. ... Money that has been adding up from each fiscal year that the Federal Drug Control budget uses to keep the use marijuana "a state of emergency.... If controlled and regulated the drug can create a great revenue for our economy might e...

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Drugs In Sports When athletes use drugs In many schools athletes are required to sign a contract in order to play sports. ... The use of drugs and alcohol are strictly forbidden. ... Some people take these drugs under medical supervision to control their appetite, but many of these drugs are used at parties to "get high." ... Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep. ... Most of these drugs will leave a lasting effect for more then one day. ...

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Many benefits and detriments towards one's health can come from the use of this drug or the influence marijuana has on the use of other drugs. ... Also this way we could control the amount of the substance being given out and the amount people are using for their illness. ... Marijuana can also be controlled by the person using it. People can control themselves on this substance as opposed to people using substances like alcohol, painkillers, or especially schedule one drugs. ... People can tend to share drugs even if they are prescribed and that could lead to putting more of this drug o...

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Caine continually watched his parents abuse drugs. ... Movies today make drug use appealing to our youth. ... Although many may believe that it is up to the parents to control what their children see, realistically parents cannot always supervise their children. ... Likewise, the use of drugs in movies contributes to the drug problem among our youth today. ... In other words, censorship should be seen as a positive factor in helping parents control what messages are being sent to their children....

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Today, drugs are incredibly expensive and highly uncertain in quality. ... Legalizing drugs would extremely reduce these risks. ... With the large sum of money saved from selling drugs could go towards promoting several different programs on the effects of addictive and mind-altering drugs. ... There is so much pressure to take tobacco out of the workplace, restaurants, public spaces, even the home, but with the production of drugs or any other activity, we struggle to control. ... So we are able to purchase drugs easily enough. ...

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The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control it or even solve it. Ending the drug war seems to be a bit impossible. ... The same thing should happen with drugs. ... The drug enforcement authorities might reduce their budget requests, or, more likely, focus more intensely on hard drugs and violent crimes. ... In the essay "drugs," Vidal states, "It is possible to stop most drug addiction in the United States within a very short time, Simply make all drugs available....

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Drugs are a major influential force in our country today. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control it or even solve it. Ending the drug war seems to be a bit impossible. ... The same thing should happen with drugs. ... In the essay "drugs," Vidal states, "It is possible to stop most drug addiction in the United States within a very short time, Simply make all drugs available....

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Today Marijuana is still classified in many states as an illegal schedule1 drug alongside Heroin, Cocaine, and Morphine by the controlled substance act. ... One reason is that marijuana is less dangerous than other drugs and is used for medicinal benefits. ... Lastly Marijuana can be a prescription drug or it can be a recreational drug. Is it true that marijuana is often used to get high; this is why most people want to call it a recreational drug? ... I think drug use should be treated as a crime or, and a health issue. ...

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I have chosen to write about a drug called marijuana and it's advantages and disadvantages. ... Many of those who believe illicit drugs are a major problem in America however are usually referring to hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. ... Unfortunately, the "efficacy" of marijuana is unclear because as an illicit drug studies to adequately test it have been thwarted by drug control agencies. ... Most drug-related crime is either when the person is on drugs or the entire crime is about drugs. ... I have also come to believe that more people have gotten addicted to other drugs m...

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Each year crime barons make an estimated 10 to 50 million dollars in the marijuana drug trade (Against drug prohibition. ... In February 2001, D.A.R.E. received 13.7 million dollars to design a new program to increase education about drug abuse. ... Then the government could control the potency, time and place of purchase, as well as purchasing age limits, making it safer for users. ... Since the individual isn't hurting anyone else by smoking marijuana how can the government justify their right to control this harmless substance especially when it can help so many individuals? ... In con...

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So, they stand against recreational drugs and harm caused by illegal drug trades to increase their reputation. ... This drug is the most frequently used prohibited drug in the United States. ... Drug dealers will sell marijuana to anyone, this includes minors. ... After drug kingpins are tried and jailed, neither the supply nor demand for drugs differs. ... Prohibitions has failed to control marijuana, the government has tried to penalize dealers for almost a century, and today over 25 million people are still using this drug yearly. ...

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Well on a dictionary outlook it means " A habit-forming substance whose use may lead to the abuse of drugs that are more addictive or more dangerous"; or more simply put a substance that opens the doors to more harmful drugs. ... Just because over the years it has become socially acceptable, there is no denying that alcohol is a drug and a drug that truly open the doors to a world of much more potent and dangerous self-indulgent drugs. ... It is a powerful drug with a variety of effects. ... On September 6, 1988, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Chief Administrative Law Judge, Fr...

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With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentrate on more hazardously addictive problem drugs such as amphetamines or MDMA (Extacy). With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow but steady descent of these types of accidents, more concerns are placed onto whether it is just alcohol causing them since they seem to be decreasing slower than predicted. ... This has led to a crackdown on marijuana and more frequent attempts at harsher legislation against the drug to be passed, but the fact still remains that marijuana is ...

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