Decriminalizing Drugs
Decriminalization of Drugs
Decrimialization-n. The repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimesor subject to prosecution. The United States should decriminalize illicit drugs because it is a thing of the past, ineffective, and hurts millions of Americans by tarnishing both reputations and legal standings in society as well as families.
Arresting people for the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a thing of the past for some European countries. Although Marijuana is a new popular topic in the United States there are other drugs that deserve attention as well. The United States has more people in jail than any other country which costs tax payer money citizen …show more content…
“From the 1600s to the 1800s most pharmacies carried cannabis and farmers were required to grow hemp Hemp (a cannabis plant containing very little THC) was harvested on U.S. soil to create materials such as rope, paper, and clothing. During the 1800s, cannabis products became a popular medicinal substance found in tinctures that were sold in many pharmacies across the nation. Around 1910, the Mexican Revolution was starting to boil over, and many Mexicans immigrated to the U.S. to escape the conflict. This Mexican population had its own uses for cannabis, and they referred to it as "marihuana." Not only did they use it for medicinal purposes, but they smoked it recreationally, which was a new concept for white Americans. Southern states that were receiving the Mexican immigrants became concerned with this growing population. El Paso, Texas became the first U.S. city to ban marijuana in 1915, and city officials started rounding up Mexicans who smoked marijuana and had them deported. "A widow and her four children have been driven insane by eating the Marihuana plant, according to doctors, who say that there is no hope of saving the children's lives and that the mother will be insane for the rest of her life," read a New York Times story from 1927. It was clear the newspapers and tabloids were building a campaign against the plant, and much of it has been said to be based on racist ideologies against Mexican immigrants.”-Attn.com. Reading the one article proves that marijuana was actively discriminated against based upon illegitimate and weak accusations and conclusions as well as
Decrimialization-n. The repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimesor subject to prosecution. The United States should decriminalize illicit drugs because it is a thing of the past, ineffective, and hurts millions of Americans by tarnishing both reputations and legal standings in society as well as families.
Arresting people for the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a thing of the past for some European countries. Although Marijuana is a new popular topic in the United States there are other drugs that deserve attention as well. The United States has more people in jail than any other country which costs tax payer money citizen …show more content…
“From the 1600s to the 1800s most pharmacies carried cannabis and farmers were required to grow hemp Hemp (a cannabis plant containing very little THC) was harvested on U.S. soil to create materials such as rope, paper, and clothing. During the 1800s, cannabis products became a popular medicinal substance found in tinctures that were sold in many pharmacies across the nation. Around 1910, the Mexican Revolution was starting to boil over, and many Mexicans immigrated to the U.S. to escape the conflict. This Mexican population had its own uses for cannabis, and they referred to it as "marihuana." Not only did they use it for medicinal purposes, but they smoked it recreationally, which was a new concept for white Americans. Southern states that were receiving the Mexican immigrants became concerned with this growing population. El Paso, Texas became the first U.S. city to ban marijuana in 1915, and city officials started rounding up Mexicans who smoked marijuana and had them deported. "A widow and her four children have been driven insane by eating the Marihuana plant, according to doctors, who say that there is no hope of saving the children's lives and that the mother will be insane for the rest of her life," read a New York Times story from 1927. It was clear the newspapers and tabloids were building a campaign against the plant, and much of it has been said to be based on racist ideologies against Mexican immigrants.”-Attn.com. Reading the one article proves that marijuana was actively discriminated against based upon illegitimate and weak accusations and conclusions as well as