Law enforcement has little effect, and it alone cannot defeat the giant problems that come with drug use in America. ... Large amounts of unlawful money bribed law enforcement and court officials. ... Also, drug legalization would reduce the amount of money needed to spend on law enforcement. ... Presently, criminal laws only drive the problem underground and put money in the pockets of the criminal class. ... It would reduce government spending while increasing government income. ...

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Not only are there medical uses for marijuana but the government could also benefit if it was legal. The government can tax the sale of marijuana as they do for cigarettes. ... This way the law can focus more on violent crimes and more serious offenses. ... However, in reality I do not see congress passing laws that legalize marijuana in the future. ... The government should at least legalize it for the medical uses....

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Another Macleans writer, Julian Beltrame, makes a good analogy in her article, Reefer Madness: The Sequel: "The chief rationale for defending the cannabis law is protecting youth. But by ensuring the only supply for marijuana is from the same people who also sell crack cocaine and heroin, the law is actually making it more likely they will get access to harder, seriously harmful drugs. ... The government of Canada has allowed a handful of Canadians, albeit not very many, a medical exemption. ... The potential marijuana tax money coupled with the saved revenue from law enforcement could be...

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Prohibition undermined respect for the law, corrupted the minions of the law, created a decadent moral climate - but did not stop the consumption of alcohol. ... It is still yet to be expected that some relatively low-paid police and other government officials and some high paid ones as well, will give in to the temptation to pick up easy money. ... Ultimately, I think that, the legalization would reduce the amount of crime and raise the quality of law enforcement, and society will someday see that it is best in sense....

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Billion of tax dollars are wasted each year in regulating tougher drugs laws, in anti drugs ads, and in prevention programs that have no effect. ... The real problems are not from drugs, but from the anti drugs laws and prevention efforts. ... Despite all efforts made by the government the usage of drugs has continued to increase. ... In 2001 the federal government spent $929 million on anti drug ads and what are the results? ... In making narcotics more valuable than gold, there will be more corruption in society and law agencies. ...

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"In 1987, 10 billion dollars were spent alone just on enforcing drug laws. ... Forty percent of the people in federal prison are drug law violators" (Long 114). ... This change in the law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. ... The most important gain would be in the quality of government. ... It would set more achievable goals for law enforcement, and this would lend strength and credibility to the government. ...

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"In 1987, 10 billion dollars were spent alone just on enforcing drug laws. ... Forty percent of the people in federal prison are drug law violators" (Long 114). ... This change in the law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. ... The most important gain would be in the quality of government. ... It would set more achievable goals for law enforcement, and this would lend strength and credibility to the government. ...

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The American government has hidden the reality about marijuana and it is time for this to stop. ... It would be taxed just as alcohol, which would create more revenue for the government. ... Police would have more time to spend on the enforcement of serious laws. ... One problem that could be addressed is how the government would make money if people could get their hands on seeds. ... The government could put a limit on how much a household could grow. ...

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By legalizing marijuana, the Government could bring millions in tax revenue. ... There is nothing Americans and our government love more than money; after all, it's what makes the world go round, right? ... In turn, the government has been able to control the sale of the product and more importantly become an advocate for "drug tourism". ... Despite the current laws on smoking bud, it is still easier to organize weed than it is to get an ice cream stand on most college campuses. ... Let the government take control as they do with many issues facing the United States today. ...

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The bill is based on a law enacted by Hawaii's legislature in 2000 allowing patients to grow, possess and use medical marijuana with physician approval. One option the government has is legalizing marijuana for medical use. ... Most people don't realize that some government officials are behind the legalization of marijuana. ... US officials believe we should follow in the path of the law in the Netherlands. The Netherlands law separates the marijuana market from other drugs by allowing small amounts of marijuana to be sold to people over 18 at certain businesses. ...

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Thirteen states have laws authorizing marijuana for therapeutic research programs, with Massachusetts being on of them. ... If the United States government were to legalize marijuana they would be able to put a tax on this similar to the taxes on cigarettes. This would raise a lot of money for the government and maybe even be a cause to lower income taxes and even property taxes. The government would also be able to reduce the number of policemen enforcing the drug regulations on this substance. ... Choosing to legalize marijuana would mean that our government would be able to concentrate o...

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In Alaska there are laws against marijuana however, law enforcement refuses to punish individuals who grow up to two plants. ... Everyone knows the government won't do anything for Americans unless they're making the most money out of the deal. ... When the government presented prohibition to the American people they went crazy and began finding ways around the law and killing people to get what they needed, which was alcohol. ... Not to mention that these same people that run our country, and make up the laws are the people making most of the money off illegal drugs in The United S...

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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. ... In Japan, increased prohibition laws on marijuana has led to a dramatic increase in usage of harder drugs such as MDMA (ecstasy), which can result in holes made within the bra...

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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. The federal government cannot take action against California doctors who recommend marijuana to their patients. ... 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 production and sales. ... There are proven facts that the NIH has provided, but government officials seem to have their own set ...

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However, under its laws, it doesn't take a whole lot of drugs to get some major time. ... The federal government recognized this and, in an effort to get the small time dealers to give up their big time connections, a "loophole" was created. ... This new epidemic was quite startling to the federal government. ... Mandatory sentencing laws have done little to reduce drug trafficking. ... However, the existing laws are outdated, namely the mandatory sentencing laws. ...

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As the government sees that it begins to work, congress should pass a law making the commercial sell and distribution of Marijuana legal. The government would then place F.D.A. regulations on Marijuana, therefore prohibiting the inclusion of toxins, and other drugs in the plant. Then, just as it does with its other goods, the government could heavily tax Marijuana, increasing our country's revenue. ... Making Marijuana legal would greatly reduce the vast amounts of money spent on drug law enforcement every year. ... The legalization would reduce the amount of...

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Crime- an act prohibited by law. ... Government- those individuals and groups who control the state apparatus and direct state power. Malaysia's government had forceful control over the three boys. Laws- rules that are enforced by a political body. The laws in Malaysia placed a great restriction over people of a different country. ...

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The government admits that it is harmless, and there is little evidence it is addictive. ... The deaths in which have been caused by marijuana were not from the drug itself, but from police officers trying to enforce the marijuana laws. ... However, "the Supreme Court rules there is no exception in Federal law for people to us it." ... The government is providing people with lies about marijuana, and the effects it has. ... Since marijuana is so beneficial to the medical industry, why can the government just take a chance? ...

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This change in the law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. ... The government spends 15 billion dollars on a war that they are losing. The legalization of marijuana will allow for money spent on drug law enforcement to be spent more wisely, and it will increase revenue. The government could make billions of dollars off of the taxes it could impose on the sale of marijuana, and its implementation into the industrial world would create thousands of new jobs for the economy. ... The government only has a right to limit those choices if the individuals actions endanger som...

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Because the big cigarette companies have already been established, and the smokers are paying a huge sin tax on cigarettes in which the government gets. ... Just think, all the money that is going to drug lords, cartels, so on and so on, all the way to your local dealer, could be the government's profit to spend as the government pleases. ... There should be strict laws just for marijuana if it was legal just as alcohol has firm laws. Marijuana should be regulated and controlled by the government. ... There should be penalties if laws are broken, and also penalties for the store if they...

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Those supporting the legalization of marijuana feel that the government has withheld a soothing drug from those who are suffering from severe illnesses, and as a result, these advocates find the government to be uncompassionate to those in pain. ... These opponents encourage the government's political involvement in the controversy because they feel that, with government funded experiments, the drug can be proven ineffective and unsafe. ... "Numerous large-scale cost-benefit analyses reveal that every dollar spent on drug treatment saves between $2 and $7 on law enforcement, corrections, ...

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In 1930, the government founded the Federal Bureau of Narcotics who started a misinformation campaign against marijuana citing reports of insanity and violence known as "reefer madness." Because of this propaganda, a law was introduced in 1937 to criminalize marijuana. ... Between 1978 and 1996, legislatures in 34 states passed laws recognizing marijuana's therapeutic value and there are currently bills in Congress to allow physicians to legally recommend or prescribe marijuana to patients where state law permits. In fact, the United States Supreme Court upheld a ruling this...

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"Why is marijuana against the law? ... Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit... unnatural?" ... In December of 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was signed into law initiating years of marijuana prohibition. ... All levels of government (federal and local authorities) in the United States, participate in the "War on Drugs." ... The U.S. government tried prohibition with alcohol and it failed miserably. ...

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Some states in America have already passed some kind of law that there is to be a drug test in order for them to receive a certain kind of welfare benefits such as TANF, and food stamps. ... Florida, was a state that passed the law and then was later dismissed by a federal judge. ... The Federal Judge, Mary Scriven, dismissed the case and the law saying that it was unconstitutional (Sutton). ... People also argue that in order for the government to successfully drug test everyone, it would take more of our tax paying dollars than what the system already does now. ... There are so many people t...

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One major topic throughout the U.S. government's infamous drug war is the controversy of mandatory minimum sentencing for drug crimes. ... 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, und...

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