With analysis of how drug policy evolved in the United States, it is safe to say that the war on drugs is indeed a failure, hypocritical and the cause of unintended consequences that resulted from an effort to prevent drug use in America. ... The illegal drug trade can be understood with an analysis of a market in economics. ... Franklin Zimring and Gordon Hawkins assert this outcome, stating that the concentration and eradication of a drug source would only bring about the production to move from one place to another.2 With a high need for a certain drug, and the unavailability of a legal d...

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The new laws gave prosecutors the right to confiscate the monetary funds that might be used to obtain legal counsel. ... Section II: Analysis 1.The official problem surrounding drug use and drug policy in the U.S. corruption, which can be broken down into a subclass of police corruption. ...

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According to Bourgois (2002:92), "Ray's workers, for example, averaged slightly less than double the legal minimum wage - between seven and eight dollars an hour." ... Thus, jobs as drug dealers are not stable, sometimes low paying, and are very dangerous compared to legal jobs, which are stable, and there are no risks involved. ... For example, when Primo worked legally at an office, he had a very prejudice boss who embarrassed him all the time. ... Caesar also had problems when he was employed at various legal jobs. ... Similar to Primo's situation, Caesar was also taken advant...

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If two drug dealers have a dispute, they have no legal way for it to be settled. ... These drugs are both harmful and legal. ... In fact, most drug users begin with alcohol and nicotine before marijuana, usually before they are of legal age." ... By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care." ...

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If two drug dealers have a dispute, they have no legal way for it to be settled. ... These drugs are both harmful and legal. ... In fact, most drug users begin with alcohol and nicotine before marijuana, usually before they are of legal age." ... By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care." ...

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Since the passage of the Harrison Act in 1914, the federal approach to drug abuse control has included a variety of ways for reducing both the supply of, and demand for, illicit drugs. At first the supply and demand reduction strategies were grounded in the traditional deterrence model: Though leg...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure i...

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