American Drug Trade On February 28th 2001 in Nogalas, Arizona federal agents raided a border house and seized 840 pounds of cocaine that had been trafficked through an underground smuggling tunnel. "If we were to say that there are no more tunnels out there than we'd have our heads in th...

Chris Searls Public Policy Drug Prohibition Under the United States Constitution the federal government is charged with the responsibilities to protect our individual, as well as collective, rights to life and liberty. Often times this charge leads the various branches of the federal...

Marijuana: A Mind Altering Drug When Olympic officials decided to give snowboarder Ross Rebagliati his gold medal back, the cheers drowned out the boos. It was a minor scandal involving a minor sport, but it spoke volumes about the world's shifting relationship with its favorite illicit drug,...

Marijuana: A Mind Altering Drug When Olympic officials decided to give snowboarder Ross Rebagliati his gold medal back, the cheers drowned out the boos. It was a minor scandal involving a minor sport, but it spoke volumes about the world's shifting relationship with its favorite illicit drug,...

Since the end of World War II, almost every president has declared a war on illegal drug use. The efforts against drugs that are currently used, got their start from a series of laws passed during the Nixon administration's "War on Drugs". Many programs have been established includ...

History of the American Drug War The first act of America's anti-drug laws was in 1875. It outlawed the smoking of opium in opium dens. This was a San Francisco ordinance. The basis on passing this law was that Chinese men had a way of luring white women to their dens and causing their "ruin"...

There is considerable debate about the role that the Criminal Justice system should play in the control of illicit drug use (Study Guide 1001CCJ 2003, p.69). The Australian drug policy currently operates within a prohibition model, which states that the production, distribution and use of illicit dr...

The War on Drugs, particularly cocaine, is not very different from any other war that our country has fought throughout the years. It has all the components of a conventional war and just as much intrigue and emotion for those who observe or are involved in its undertaking. The War on Drugs is a one...

The decriminalization of illegal drugs in America has been a growing debate within both political and community circles for many years now. A lot of people can say that there are advantages on both sides of the argument. However, I believe that maintaining and enforcing our laws agains...

"At last, the nation allegedly has turned the corner in the war on drugs. In May, 1998, Attorney General Janet Reno and Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin announced more than 100 indictments and the seizure of about $150,000,000 from Mexican banks, representing a successful conclusion to the ...

“At last, the nation allegedly has turned the corner in the war on drugs. In May, 1998, Attorney General Janet Reno and Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin announced more than 100 indictments and the seizure of about $150,000,000 from Mexican banks, representing a successful conclusion to the ...

Gladiator vs. Traffic For a movie to be nominated for "Best Picture," it must be able to capture an audience's attention early and not let go for the entire movie. Gladiator and Traffic do just that. Both these films are extremely strong at all the points an Oscar movie must be: p...

Marijuana-Should it be Legal? In today's society, America is faced with a major problem. This problem happens to be the topic on the legalization of marijuana. The legalization of marijuana deserves to be looked at as a topic of legalization. Different options need to be considered in le...

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency, the DEA, classifies LSD as Schedule I controlled substance. Schedule I controlled substances are considered the most dangerous drugs in the known pharmacopeia. LSD shares its Schedule I classification with harmful substances like heroin and MDMA, commonly k...

The War on Drugs: A War Against Economics I. Introduction The United States of America has been engrossed in a so-called War on Drugs policy since the mid-nineteen seventies. Since the founding of the Drug Enforcement Agency in 1973 under then President Richard Nixon, and the Office of...

Table of Contents 1. ....................................... Introduction 2. ........................................ Defining Drugs 3. ....................................... Drug Use/ Misconceptions 4. ........................................Drugs and Corruption 5. ...........................

ECSTASY Ecstasy or MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a synthetic analogue of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), a psychoactive drug-possessing stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. First synthesized in 1912, by a German company possibly to be used as an appetite suppressa...

Marijuana, the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States, has four million regular users. Hemp, the plant that the drug marijuana is derived from, scientifically known as cannibas sativa, was first grown in 1611. The practice of smoking marijuana, however, did not begin until the 1920s...

In today's world, it seems skin color makes you a suspect. It makes you more likely to be searched and more likely to be arrested. "Tens of thousands of motorists on highways across the country are victims of racial profiling" (Dawson online). Fighting crime is surely a high priority but it m...

Drugs in America Illegal drugs have found their way into the heart of American society. They can be found in almost any city or town in the US. They are being used by young, old, rich, and poor people alike. There are many different types of drugs out there and they all seem to have different...

Anti-legalization of Marijuana Dear Congressman, I am honored to be writing to you on such a significant topic of national concern. Average citizens are annoyed and just plain fatigued with the drugs and crime problems in America. These upright citizens, that contribute to the growth of Americ...

Legalization of Narcotics Narcotics, or drugs, are substances that affect the body's functions. They can stimulate the mind, make people depressed, or make them hyper. Marijuana, heroin, LSD, PCP, cocaine, and anabolic steroids are all considered narcotics. Narcotics are illegal in the...

The use of illicit drugs is subject to much public concern and contention. Of the most popular and widely used is marijuana. Derived of the plant Cannabis sativa, the growing acceptance of marijuana's medicinal purposes as well as the continuing government campaign against drugs has created a...

The word marijuana means different things to different people. To doctors and pharmacists, it means a medication that can be used to treat pain and ease sickness. To police officers, it means an illegal substance that alters a person's mood, feelings, and personality. And to most law-abiding c...

Legalize marijuana For the past 30 years there has been an issue throughout the United States on whether marijuana should be legalized. Supporters believe marijuana legalization would decrease drug-related crime while also posing a new drug for medicinal purposes. The opposition believes legali...