Cannabis Use In Prisons

Multinational character of drug trade requires law enforcement being close to the source of the drug production. Given that many local governments in drug producing countries are weak and lack resources, an outside power, like DEA is necessary to train local law enforcement, cooperate with them, and provide intelligence to address the problem. Moreover, expansive character of drug trafficking networks and the traffickers opening new routes to accommodate new markets might complicate interception of the drugs as they leave the country of production. Therefore, DEA’s operations might have more success being in such countries and try to intercept the drugs before they leave their countries of

The majority of prisoners, in both state and federal prisons, have been convicted of committing drug offenses. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 48.4%, nearly 94,000 people, of inmates in federal prisons are there due to drug offenses (“BOP Statistics: Inmate Offenses”). In state prisons, 53% of inmates had been charged with drug offenses ("People Sentenced For Drug Offenses In The US Correctional System"). The large number of those imprisoned on drug charges mimics the growing drug problem in America.

In the periodical article, “South Africa: The Drug Trade's Bitter Taste," published by IRIN, a Kenyan-based news agency, states that South Africa is trying to reduce its issues, and that drugs correlate with crime rates in SA. The article supports this claim by detailing on a drug known as “tik”, or crystal methamphetamine. The drug causes aggressive behavior, which can last up to three or four hours, and is common in areas with high crime rates (South Africa: The Drug Trade's Bitter Taste). In addition, the article believes that certain drugs are used often by members of certain races. For example, it listed tik as a largely-used drug by the mixed raced population, while sugar, a mixture of cocaine and heroin, is used more by the Indian population (South Africa: The Drug Trade's Bitter Taste). Afterwards, the periodical states that one reason crime rates increase because of drugs is that people commit thievery in order to pay for their next hit. Towards the end of the text, the IRIN noted that while SA’s drug trade was parallel to its economic growth and disposable income, it’s also increased the amount of people in need of rehabilitation. The Institute for Security Studies’ Huebschle believes drug trade to be an international issue that needs every country’s help to reduce drug trade. SA’s police have

National Intelligence Analysis et al. (2010) claim that in the early 2000s, Canada's heroin market was controlled by South and Southwest Asia, and these regions took Southeast Asia's place. Since 2004, heroin seizures have been increasing even though heroin is allegedly one of the least commonly used illicit drugs in Canada (NIA et al., 2010). Asian, Latin American, and West African organized crime groups, functioning in Canada as well as in foreign countries, remained to be participants in smuggling and transporting heroin in Canada (NIA et al., 2010). That is not to say that Canadian organized crime groups were not participants in the heroin market; Canadian organized crime groups took part in the heroin trade as well (NIA et al., 2010).

Heroin is a powerful narcotic and is illegal in most parts of the world. This drug is obtained from poppy opium plants. The farming of heroin can most likely be found in Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Central America, South America, and Mexico. Since the 1980’s

The act of imprisoning drug offenders for long periods of time puzzles my mind. A crime that is considered non-violent, has the potential to sentence drug offenders to decades in prison. Countries that faced similar problems such as Portugal, turned to a different solution, ultimately leading to success in rehabilitating drug offenders. However, the United States has failed to create a system to reintroduce former convicts back into society. The future of drug offenders relies on the programs that the United States government chooses to put them through, and for most of the time, it’s a poorly executed program. No human should spend years locked away for a non-violent drug crime, it’s just morally incorrect. In order to come together collectively

The meaning of the term ‘decriminalization’ according to the context of the readings is when offenders caught with the possession of a controlled substance, which in this case is marijuana would instead be given a lesser punishment rather than jail time. The government has suggested that officers instead of arresting the offender, ticket them instead. This would save a lot of tax payer money, and generate some also.

While mental health issues and violence are common in prisons throughout the country, developing solutions to these problems has proved challenging. This study aims to evaluate cannabis along with training, rehab and knowledge support inside of prisons as a solution to these problems. The legalization and medicinal movement for marijuana is one of the most highly debated issues in our country. The new recreational laws further complicate the issue in states in which the legislation is in between medical and recreational legality. Massachusetts for example, passed a bill legalizing cannabis. This makes it legal for any person over the age of 21 to use, possess, and grow cannabis for Massachusetts residents (Edelson). This differs from cannabis laws in other parts of the United States. For example, in Michigan cannabis is legal for medical

In 2014, approximately 13 million people are injecting drugs worldwide, which is an alarming 0.3% of the entire adult population (UNAIDS, 2014). Injecting drugs often results in increased negative health consequences and may lead to the transmission of blood-borne viruses such as HIV. As of now, about 1.7 million, or 13% of the injected drug users are living with HIV (UNAIDS, 2014). Though featured in nearly every country, injected drug use is still treated as a crime and lead easily to incarceration (UNAIDS, 2014). This essay seeks to examine how incarceration fails as a method of illicit drug control and puts an already at-risk group in further peril.

Just last year , at least 17 million people used the drug, allegedly consuming between 700 and 800 tons of pure cocaine with a street worth of at least $20 billion. Colombia is the number one producer in the world of cocaine. Where the cocaine is made is where the government has a lack of control. “In Colombia, the coca used to produce cocaine is grown mostly in remote parts of the country where the state has long lacked control” (Colombia Drug). Though their government is getting stronger, there is still an abundance of land being used for the production of coca. Colombian coca farmers use approximately between 69,000 hectares (266.5 mi2) and 112,000 hectares (432 mi2) in area to make the country’s cocaine. The law enforcement is starting to crack down on the issue and beginning to end the production of coca, but slowly. Authorities are trying to stop coca cultivation by pulling plants and, until recently, spraying chemicals over areas where coca fields are most present. Nevertheless, Colombia last year had a potential cocaine production of 487 tons, over half of what is consumed globally. The law enforcement started slow, then just exploded with

In the span of 2013-14 the reports of drugs in Australia increased. There were record high reporting’s of many types of illicit drugs at the border patrol. Furthermore, many other illicit drugs had their second highest reporting in history. Cannabis is the most common drug in Australia. The number of detections of cannabis in 2013-2014 decreased, but the total weight of detected cannabis at the border control increased dramatically and was the biggest cannabis find in the last decade (Australian Drug Commission 2014). In the draft for the National Drug Strategy 2016-2025 cannabis is mentioned as a priority drug as it is the most common used illegal drug (Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs 2015). As the recent news that the Australian government is planning to legalise growing of medical cannabis there a gap in the policy of how to regulate medical cannabis and cannabis used as an illicit drug (Yaxley 2015).

Between one-third- 50% of prisoners in the recent studies have admitted to the use of illegal drugs and a significant percentage of them reported having injected drugs at some point. This would have a big impact on their health and would cause them to be treated differently when they are brought into hospital because doctors and nurses will not treat them unless they are calm and when they sober up they are willing to get help to get clean. {Christine Friestad; Socio-economic status and health in a marginalized group: the role of subjective social status among prison inmates, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 20, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 653–658,

The highest percentage of ventilation exists in the open prison (0.24 m/s) and R2 (0.16 m/s), because of the small space of the open prison and the big discharged door of iron bars opened to the courtyard and the breezes that sometimes comes comes to both of these rooms from the western and southwestern

Drug trafficking has become an increasingly growing problem in the world today. Illegal drug trade is a worldwide black market consisting of production, distribution, packaging, and sale of illegal substances. Although today’s "War on Drugs" is a modern phenomenon, drug problems have been a common problem throughout history. The market for illegal drugs is massive, when we consider the estimated global drug trade value is worth $321 billion (Vulliamy). The most drug trafficking happens on the border between Mexico and the United States. Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon said, “Our neighbor is the largest consumer of drugs in the world. And everybody wants to sell him drugs through our door and our window”

Drug trafficking and drug abuse has long been a frustrating feature of United States and other country around the world. The United Nations Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention points out that the fight against drug