The Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970, (Public Law 91-513), overhauled the nation's drug regulation apparatus. Title II of the law, known as the Controlled Substances Act, established criteria for determining which drugs should be controlled, mechanisms for reducing the availability of controlled drugs, and a structure of penalties for illegal distribution and possession of controlled drugs. ... 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, ...

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Some people may feel that this would lead to a sharp increase in its use, but it might be worthwhile because it would reduce the amounts of money spent on government enforcement of current laws, if taxed, it could increase our country's revenue. ... The Canadian government spends $100 million a year enforcing drug laws.4 The criminalization of marijuana does not prevent people from using it, in fact it makes the problem worse. ... (Family Council of Drug Awareness) According to leading doctors, nearly all drugs are toxic and have potentially lethal affects when taken in larg...

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What few people fail to realize is that this and other drugs were banned by the fault of racial intolerance. ... In 1962, a White House drug conference described the hazards of grass "exaggerated," and a 1972 presidential commission recommended decriminalization of the drug. ... Physicians of the time also used marijuana to treat headaches, insomnia, and menstrual cramps and the drug was available in most drug stores (Hermes 51). ... In my personal opinion, I feel that the only reason it is seen as a "gateway" is because in order to obtain it you have to go to a "drug dealer" who sells all ...

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The herb can be grown and cultivated in two forms; hemp (industrial) and marijuana (psychoactive drug THC). ... According to drug war facts there are an estimated 200 million drug users worldwide and 162 million of them use marijuana recreationally (Drug Sense, 2013). Now think about the money the government would save on the war on drugs if they eliminated marijuana from the equation. ... At least 72% of Americans feel as if the government's effort to enforce the war on drugs is not worth the cost to the American tax payer (Gieringer, 1994). ... Between the war on drugs and incarcerat...

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The herb can be grown and cultivated in two forms; hemp (industrial) and marijuana (psychoactive drug THC). ... According to drug war facts there are an estimated 200 million drug users worldwide and 162 million of them use marijuana recreationally (Drug Sense, 2013). Now think about the money the government would save on the war on drugs if they eliminated marijuana from the equation. ... At least 72% of Americans feel as if the government's effort to enforce the war on drugs is not worth the cost to the American tax payer (Gieringer, 1994). ... Between the war on drugs and incarcerat...

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So if hemp is clearly not the same as marijuana, then why does the government of the United States still classify hemp as a drug in the same category as marijuana? ... Despite these distinctions, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), refuses to acknowledge the difference between the two and will not allow hemp to be grown in the US. ...

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