rights organizations like the International Red Cross‚ The American Public Health Association‚ American Civil Liberties Union‚ have joined the approach of worldwide drug decriminalization. So‚ what is decriminalization? It can be defined as “the lessening of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts.” By implementing decriminalization laws on drugs around the world‚ consumption and abuse of substances along with overdose rates can be significantly reduced. As we can see around the world‚ alarming
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First‚ Laskey explains what the War on Drugs is in regards to the US and the definition of decriminalization. This article shines a light on the many advantages legalizing marijuana as a substance useful in medicinal uses‚ increasing revenue‚ and lowering the burden for law enforcement. The revenue that legal marijuana is predicted to bring in on
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restrictive system in the case of soft drugs? This paper examines the attitude of law enforcement in The Netherlands regarding soft drug use and assesses whether or not The Netherlands ’s permissive system is a successful one. Soft Drug Decriminalization in The Netherlands Contrary to popular belief‚ when the Dutch parliament revised the country ’s drug laws in 1976‚ it did not actually legalize any narcotic substances. Rather‚ it separated illegal drugs into two distinct categories: drugs
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advocating the legalization of prostitution is dignifying and professionalizing the woman in prostitution. But dignifying prostitution as work does not dignify women. It simply dignifies the sex industry. People often do not realize that decriminalization is the decriminalization of all sex industry‚ not just women. No woman should be penalized for her own exploitation. But states should never decriminalize pimps‚ clients‚ brothels‚ or other sex establishments. Moreover‚ legalization of prostitution does
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to the Congress.‚" August 2‚ 1977. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley‚ The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=7908. Normal. "Marijuana Decriminalization Talking Points." Normal. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://norml.org/marijuana/personal/item/marijuana-decriminalization-talking-points-2>.
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Debates about decriminalization often focus on the conflict on the harm of drug use and the harm of drug laws. Many drug laws are imperfect and can often cause more harm than the use of drugs. Decriminalization means that a use of certain drugs is not against the law‚ but the production and selling of certain drugs is still a criminal act. Decriminalizing the use and possession of non-addictive drugs can help limit the harm of drug laws. I am not discussing medical marijuana in this paper because
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Entertainment. Ingraham‚ C. (2016‚ October 28). Legal Marijuana Created More Than 18‚000 Jobs in Colorado Last Year. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved April 8‚ 2017. Lukitsch‚ B. (2017‚ March 28). Public Finds Most Illinois Voters Davor Marijuana Decriminalization‚ Legalization. UWIRE text‚ p. P.1. Retrieved April 8‚
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industrialized life or‚ to free it for general use. It appears that Marijuana may be with us well into the future. The decriminalization of marijuana refers to removing drug offences – concerning marijuana – from criminal law rather than completely legalizing and allowing public use of the drug whether regulated or not. This argumentative essay will outline: the steps towards decriminalization‚ the repercussions displayed in an argument‚ counter argument form‚ current status on it‚ and an interview with
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describe the philosophies of decriminalization‚ legalization and drug treatment. I will conclude with my opinion regarding the good and bad about these said philosophies. Crime Reduction Decriminalization The philosophy behind decriminalization is regulating and reducing the severity of penalties (Dolgon‚ Baker‚ 2011). Decriminalization‚ legalization‚ and drug treatment are all approaches to the nation’s war on drugs and ever growing jail compounds. Decriminalization reflects changing social and
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Legalizing/decriminalization of prostitution increases clandestine‚ hidden‚ illegal and street prostitution. Many women don’t want to register and undergo health checks‚ as required by law in certain countries legalizing prostitution‚ so legalization often drives them into
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