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    In 1971 Nixon Declares the “war on drugs” this entailed placing marijuana under a schedule one drug‚ dramatically increasing the size of and presence of federal drug agencies‚ and made strict prison penalties if caught with a schedule one drug. As the war on drugs became more and more prominent in society there emerged a growing racial disparity in drug related arrests and prison populations. Which brings the question of was the war on drugs focused on targeting low income African American neighborhoods

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    Rough Draft on Drug Wars

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    been taken due to the huge demand for drugs crossing from Mexico into the United States. The murder rate is extremely high‚ and has caused so much chaos between both countries because of this. Drug dealers in the United States contact drug dealers in Mexico‚ and vice versa‚ to cross the drugs between borders illegally. A high percentage of the time‚ either of the drug dealers from both sides will have a scape goat swim the border while carrying high amounts of drugs with them‚ or will attempt to cross

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    Against America's Drug War

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    decades‚ drugs use remains a very serious problem in the US‚ even though the drug war has made these substances less accessible. There are a lot of supporting views for the motion that government should legalize drugs‚ the reasons being: to spend less on war drugs‚ to make drugs more accessible to people and scientists in need of drugs‚ to collect tax revenues‚ etc. Two well-known professors and authors‚ Michael Huemer and Gabor Maté‚ argue‚ in their articles‚ against America’s drug war with two

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    Head: The War on Drugs The War on Drugs and Sentencing Disparities Social Policy Analysis Paper Janet Gaines Hood College Introduction This paper will examine the history of the “War on Drugs” and the racial and sentencing disparities that have resulted because of it. In the House of Representatives a new bill was introduced on January 7‚ 2009. Policy number H.R.265‚ was cited as “Drug Sentencing reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. The never ending drug trade and

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    Essay On Mexican Drug War

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    The Mexican Drug War can be solved with nonviolence. A person who doesn’t live in Mexico sees drugs as many things such as medical supplies‚ overdoses‚ and doctors. But‚ when a person in Mexico hears the word “drugs” many will visualize the conflict and violence their country has with drugs. The Mexican Drug War is causing violence between the government and drug cartels in areas like Jalisco‚ Chihuahua‚ and Veracruz (Taylor). Authorities are scrambling to intercept the illegal good which have common

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    Drug-Wars Op-Ed The war on drugs has failed throughout the world and countries globally have some sort of problem pertaining to narcotics and other drugs. The United States is on top of the list of countries for drug use and abuse of drugs. It got so terrible that forty years ago President at the time Richard Nixon declared the United States government ’s "War on Drugs‚" a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention. Having foreign countries participate in the "War

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    Drug War: Failure or Success? Many people would claim that President Richard Nixon started the war on drugs. Although it is less well-known today that the Nixon Administration also repealed the federal 2–10-year mandatory minimum sentences for possession of marijuana and started federal demand for reduction programs. He also endorsed drug-treatment programs‚ and that Nixon only made an effort of continuation towards the states original acts of prohibition dating back to 1905-1914. Even with these

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    disease. Smoking increases your likelihood of developing high blood pressure. The carbon monoxide inhaled from cigarette smoke interferes with the way oxygen is carried by your blood to organs‚ including the heart‚ which links it to heart disease. Smoking also increases the incidence of blood clots‚ which can lead to strokes. Lung Function The lung is the main target of the smoke inhaled by cigarettes because it has direct contact with the chemicals. Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive

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    Short Thought Essay on Drugs Marijuana is the most commonly abused drug used by teenagers. Adults‚ teens‚ and even children abuse drugs. The war on drugs does not do much to solve the problems of people abusing drugs. The war on drugs has been inefficient to the world. History has proven that the war on drugs has been a defeat. In the last four decades‚ the government has spent over 2.5 trillion dollars to fight the war on drugs. In those years‚ the number of drug abusers has risen to

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    War on Drugs: Mexican Cartels Geography101B Baker College As Americans in the United States face the war on drugs‚ we struggle to get a grip on the killer of a nation. It seems as if illegal narcotics are killing and destroying families at an alarming rate. Since the early eighties‚ children have dropped out of school to make a profit from this dream killer. Many parents were either addicted to these illegal drugs‚ or in denial of their corruption. In many legal cases you hear the convicted

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