Attorney General Eric Holder disagrees when he says, "People cannot buy alcohol I guess now until you're age age 21, but young people find ways to get alcohol because adults can have access to it. ... From the information given, I would have to conclude that legalizing marijuana would have little to no effect in reducing crime. ... " In response to the information given above, I disagree with advocates view that prison overcrowding will improve with the legalizing of marijuana because, as recent research has shown, the number of marijuana related prisoners make up only a mino...

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I will also look at the role the media played in the stages of the "war on drugs." ... Lastly I will give my opinions and views on this subject, taking into consideration days and weeks of research on said subject. ... In essence the government wanted to change the public's attitude toward drugs. ...

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Long before marijuana was even known to most of the American Society, hostility towards it became evident within the next two decades because of reports that offensive minorities were using the drug; Mexicans in the Southwest, Hindus in San Francisco, Syrians in New York, urban blacks, and jazz musicians (Berendt 21). ... 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 types of drugs. ...

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Marijuana, hashish, and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) "the active constituent of marijuana and hashish that was first isolated from the Indian hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa)"(1) are listed in Schedule I of the act, the most restrictive classification. ... By capitalizing on racist sentiments, powerful criminal organizations could sell alcohol where they wanted. ... Amotivational Syndrome started as a media myth based on the racial stereotype of a lazy Mexican "drunk". ...

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