The illicit drug market, pre-drug war, is estimated to be a hundred billion dollar a year business. ... The law enforcement used in this "war of drugs" has their time nearly monopolized by the approximate thirty to forty million people yearly who purchase and use drugs. ... (Wink) Other indicators that can be easily observed such as the rise in illicit drug use by teens and children reported the Drug Enforcement Agency. In fact only twenty-eight percent of teens used illicit drug compared to a whopping forty percent in 1996. ... (Cundruff) This type of surge in price of illicit drugs have not ...

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In the decades to follow several federal agencies had drug law enforcement responsibilities. By the 1960's the two agencies charged with drug law enforcement were the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. ... In too many communities, drug dealers and gunfire force proper, law abiding citizens to seek refuge behind locked doors. ... • Seizure and for feature of assets derived from, traceable to, or intended to be used for illicit drug trafficking. ... Drug law enforcement agencies such as the DEA face a daily challenge in protecting the country...

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Outer containment is like the your bonds to teachers, friends, family, and the law. ... The use of illicit drugs among eighth graders is up 150 percent over the past five years. ... In 1995, 10.9 percent of all youngsters between twelve and seventeen years of age used illicit drugs on a past-month basis. ... Within the past year, nearly twice as many seniors used marijuana as any other illicit drug. Marijuana also accounts for most of the increase in illicit drug use among youths aged twelve to seventeen. ...

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Everyday billions upon billions of dollars worth of illicit drugs are smuggled into the country to take over our street corners, turn our neighborhoods into war zones, and turn children into puppets. ... America has let this happen by trying not just to prevent or even slow down, but to put a complete halt to all forms of illicit drug use and trafficking. ... "Zero tolerance" laws throughout the nation have resulted in the decay of the constitution's Due Process clause. ... While it has been proven that teenagers are more likely to be susceptible to experimenting with drugs as compared...

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Through the rise of globalization, it has become easier for criminal enterprises to move across borders in pursuit of illicit trades, while connecting with other crime syndicates across the globe. ... There is no clear solution in solving America's drug problem, but serious solutions should be explored as the War on Drugs is not working. ... They take advantage of breakdowns in authority and weak law enforcement. ... Illicit networks are challenging to states as states are militarily and diplomatically organized to deal with other States. ... A new approach would be decriminalization of ...

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Every law-abiding citizen in the United States with the gift of common sense would agree that the more heinous the crime the more the punishment should be. ... Illicit drugs are a major part of today's world. ... The Netherlands now has very liberal drug laws. ... "Defenders of America's harsh drug laws criticize the Dutch policy because its very success poses a threat to the prohibitionist ideology of the drug war" (Reinarman, pp102-108). ... Illicit drugs have a place in medicine, religion, and recreational purposes. ...

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There are an estimated 21millilon people over the age of 12 addicted to illicit drugs (drugwarfacts.org). ... Unlike the law enforcement model which simply wants to punish users with arrest and stiff jail terms, harm reduction wants to meet the addict where they are while not condoning their drug use gives them a safe way to use and dispose of their used syringes. ... " He continues by bulleting: * Addicts still are prone to death, perhaps not from HIV, but from overdose, collapsed veins, poisoned dope, or the violence and criminality that go along with the illicit drug trade... * Drug...

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Drug use may be down since the 70's but is still on a rise from the early 90's The current reports on illegal drug use have shown that 9.9 percent of youths age 12-17 reported current use of illicit drugs in 1998. ... They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law." In regard to Laws on drug testing the catholic catechism states that: "2211 The political community has a duty to honor the family, to assist it, and to ensure especially:...in keeping with the country's institutions, the right to medica...

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"Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America today (Nation 5)." ... The regular use of marijuana with or with out other illicit drugs is correlated with higher levels of fighting, delinquency, arrests and written above health problems. ... There should also be more law enforcement. ... More laws can be created to help solve the drug problem. Many ideas for laws have come up, but sometimes many these proposed laws won't be passed according to Congress. ...

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(Drugs in Sport) According to Dr. ... (Is drug use a problem in sports) Like other people, athletes take drugs for a variety of reasons. ... (Athletes and Drugs) In order to solve the complex problem of drug abuse in sports, we need a comprehensive drug policy developed by all those concerned. ... (Drugs in Sports) It is not enough to tell athletes that drugs are wrong, the drug supply must be cut off to guarantee the extinction of drug use among athletes. ... Over the past three years a number of federal and state laws have been enacted for the purpose curbing steroid use and distribution. ...

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Former Hawaii Governor, Benjamin Cayetano signed a bill on Wednesday, June 15th 2000, legalizing the medical use of marijuana, making his state the first to pass such a law through the legislature. ... But of course, people in Hawaii are taking advantage of recent changes in Hawaii's laws and using marijuana for recreational purposes. ... Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States and tends to be the first illegal drug teens use. ... Califano, Jr., (CASA's) president said, "This study reveals a consistent and powerful connection between the use of cigarett...

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When the law was passed there was virtually no opposition against it and there were no surveys or scientific studies that aided this decision made by congress. ... The vast majority of these people are regular, law-abiding citizens that otherwise would have no confrontations with the law. ... Long-term studies show that use of other illicit drugs among youth almost never occurs unless they have first used marijuana (Kane, Yacoubian). ... There are petitions in every state for laws that are somehow in favor of marijuana. ... My proposition would be to legislate a law permitting the restricted u...

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On November 27, 2001 a National Household Survey stated, "34 percent of all Americans 12 and older have tried Marijuana today" (Marijuana Remains European Illicit Drug of Choice). ... Marijuana is a rather harmless drug compared to the legal drugs that aren't controlled by the law. ... President Ronald Reagan signed several different anti drug laws during his presidency. ... The presidents" 1993 budget allocated about $15.8 billion for all law enforcement programs, which included hiring more drug agents for The Drug Enforcement (Bender). ... This change in the law would greatly improve ...

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Marijuana should be legalized because current drug laws are not working, it has medical uses, crime rate will decrease, and the War on Terror can be won if marijuana is legalized. ... American drug laws are not currently working marijuana is still a widely used drug. ... Many more people use marijuana than other illicit drugs and is a drug that can be detected after days and weeks after the initial ingestion (134). ... However federal law supercedes state law and prevents marijuana possession in those states (18). ... Current marijuana laws now do the opposite of lowering crime rat...

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Therefore, since Spanish laws cannot reach into homes and other privately-owned spaces, the practice of medical cannabis is prevalent. [ CITATION Med l 3081 ].Legalising CBD cannabis in these countries is allowing people suffering from medical conditions to obtain pain relief by legally ingesting and possessing this drug. ... Under the Australian constitution, Queensland is responsible for enacting the state's criminal laws. ... Within the Drugs Misuse Regulation (1987), the legislation is categorised under two types of dangerous drugs: Schedule 1 and Schedule 2. ... The trials come as d...

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Others, make the claim that the legalization of marijuana would actually bring an increase in the use of other drugs, an increase in violent crime, and create a virtual nightmare for law enforcement. ... First, however, I feel it is important for us to take a quick glance at the origins of our current laws against marijuana and how they progressed to where we are today. ... This money could be used, to give an example, to fund drug prevention programs in our schools or community centers. ... Taxpayers are forced to fund the militarization of domestic law enforcement. ... Whether all drugs a...

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