Tougher Drug Penalties There should be tougher penalties for offenders of drug laws. There are very evident reasons for need in change of laws. The first and for most is that drugs kill. If not kill then drugs present many physical and mental damages. It wrecks relationships with everyone ...

The earliest knowledge we have of marijuana comes from the Chinese around 3750 B.C. (A Brief History of Marijuana Prohibition par 1). A philosopher and farmer by the name of Shen Nung showed the Chinese how to use the oil and seeds for food and how to make rope and clothing from hemp. When Shen ...

Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems caused by drug abuse. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so most serious problems in today\'s world, threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians, health experts, and much o...

PDH Drug research 1) Albert Hofmann first created the odourless, colourless and tasteless Hallucinogen, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 1938; from a fungus, ergot that grows on grains, such as rye. He hoped that it would stimulate blood circulation but his tests proved that it did not achiev...

Drugs are a subject that is the concern of all. Especially today, where drugs are easy to accesses and the age ranges of drug users have dropped dramatically. Drugs are abusive and addictive, they are not only chemically addictive, but they are also psychologically addictive. Today, there are many t...

In 1937, with the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act, the United States effectively banned recreational and medicinal use of marijuana. Many nations followed suit and, in 1961, through the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, fifty-four nations agreed to \"adopt such measures as may be ...

Drug use is generally defined as the use of a drug on a consistent basis which can have physical or mental effects or can impair a person's social abilities. The substances which I will discuss consist of hallucinogens, stimulants, and depressants. These drugs affect moods, emotions...

According to government figures, nearly 70 million Americans have smokedmarijuana at some time in their lives. 18 million have smoked marijuana within the lastyear, and ten million are regular smokers. Almost all of the people arrested for marijuanaare arrested for possession. And beca...