Drug control law

Drugs in America Studies show that the rate of drug overdose has been a growing epidemic throughout the United States for decades (Rudd, 2016, p. 1323). The rate of deaths resulting from drug overdoses has increased by over 100 percent since the year 2000 (Rudd, 2016, p. 1323). The danger that drugs pose on nations are obvious. There has been a long history of drugs in the United States, leading to many changes in rules and regulations in regards to how they are handled. Furthermore, several controversial

recreational purposes. In Canada “a recent survey of Canadians over age 14 found that 44% reported using cannabis at least once in their lifetime” (The Legal History and Cultural Experience of Cannabis, 2017). In Health Canada’s 2015 ‘Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey’ reported 24% of the 12% of Canadians who used cannabis in the past year did so for medical uses (Health Canada, 2017). Of concern, is use among youth as “adolescents are particularly at risk for marijuana-related harms since

A drug is any material that modifies the central nervous system, brain chemistry or bodily functions. There is no single definition since there are different definitions of the word "drug", with regard to medicine, government and street usage. Dictionary.com gives the drug meaning as "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-bein". pharmacotherapy is an important part of the medical field and relies

history of drug use dates back for thousands of years with diverse purposes throughout humanity. According to Levinthal (2012), the drug-taking behavior gained federal awareness in the early 1900s, due to the lack of drug control regulations. Moreover, Levinthal (2012) mentions four major drug control laws which were established, including: (1) The Harrison Narcotic Act 1914, (2) The Marijuana Tax Act 1937, (3) The Boggs Act 1951, and (4) The Controlled Substance Act 1970. The drug control laws formed

war with drugs. Since drug use has become an epidemic in America, the government now has an extremely strict drug policy in effect. Some Americans deem the policy to be inefficient and as a result would like to banish drug laws completely. In contrast others find the strict policy to be an effective strategy in the war against drugs. Since the war on drugs has become a huge crisis in American society, one day Americans will have to decide whether or not they support the legalization of drugs. Those

The War on Drugs, like the war on Terrorism, is a war that America may not be able to afford to win. For over forty years the United States has been fighting the War on Drugs and there is no end in sight. It has turned into a war that is about politics and economics rather than about drugs and criminals. The victims of this war are numerous; but perhaps they are not as numerous as those who benefit from the war itself. History of U.S Drug Policy: While laws prohibiting the use of drugs, in one form

Drugs, Law and Race in American “We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.” (Whitaker) Those words by the reverend Al Sharpton summarize the feelings of many people about the modern face of racism in America. Unlike the Jim Crow laws of the 1890’s which created culture of overt discrimination enforced through fear. Modern day racism does not use blunt force, the fear of the lynch mob, or even outright separate but equal laws. It is more

speaking, this rhetoric stood as the ideology behind the War on Drugs as a logical and necessary response to a rise in drug crime and the emergence of crack cocaine in inner city communities (Alexander, 2011). The problem to be identified for the purposes of this report was the lack of an actual rise on crime. Nonetheless, the results were an increase in drug convictions. Those

committing illegal drug activity. Many of these penalties are mandatory – that is, judges may not impose a penalty less than the number of years chosen by Congress. However, many experts have claimed that these mandatory drug sentences have failed. The so

Abstract The War on Drugs that the United States has been fighting since the 1880’s has taken a toll on our society like no other issue. It has affected us on all fronts of social issues; immigration, imprisonment, poverty and resource draining costs. The question is then is it still worth it to fight it or move on to a new strategy. The War on Drugs: Is it time to switch strategies. Introduction The war on drugs in America has been fought since the 1880s when the Chinese Exclusion Act was