Should Marijuana be Legalized? Abraham Lincoln once said, "Prohibition makes crimes out of things that are not crimes." This is true with the prohibition of marijuana: the use of marijuana should not be a crime, but prohibition makes it one. The real crimes are being committed by the ...

Just make it legal!" Hey man, lets go smoke a blunt. We are just too cool." Those words come out of so many teenage mouths. Marijuana also known as weed, Mary Jane, pot, hash, chronic, cannabis etc. is a common drug used among teens. Ever since marijuana was prohibited in the United States, use of...

The Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been one of the most discussed topics by politicians recently. Ever since 1937, when marijuana was criminalized, there have been many people who have become successful members of society and still smoked marijuana. These people ris...

Marijuana Legalization Most Americans do not want to spend scarce public funds incarcerating nonviolent marijuana offenders, at a cost of $23,000 per year. Politicians must reconsider our country's priorities and attach more importance to combating violent crime than targeting marijuana smoke...

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...

Should marijuana be legalized? There are many advantages and disadvantages of using marijuana with all the issues that have risen up about marijuana. Marijuana should not be legalized; the reasons are for safety for the human society, of the side-effects on human, the cost of rehabilitation programs...

The issue of whether or not to legalize marijuana has become a great debate in recent years. There are obvious negative of effects of legalizing it, but there are also positive results of making it legal. On the viewpoint of a police officer, it will seem like a bad solution to a great problem. Ye...

The war on drugs has been an ongoing issue among Americans for many years. The fight against illegal substances for the body has, however, been narrowed over recent years and focused on the drug Marijuana. Countless men and women have tried, used or use the drug hiding from the law enforcement off...

One question that has haunted every country in the world for a very long time is whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Some people say, "Yes", while others say, "No". Although it is illegal to use marijuana many people still use it. However, there is not a satisfactory answer to the question...

Legalizing MarijuanaThe argument of legalizing marijuana is an age-old argument. There are so many pros and cons that can be argued about this subject. Both sides have equally convincing arguments as to why it should or should not be done. The most common arguments for people that a...

Freedom? Something I believe in strongly would be the decriminalization of marijuana. With the decriminalizing of marijuana many things would be accomplished. First there would be the money benefits of the government not having to spend money on charging people with marijuana convictions. Second...

Marijuana is a major drug and crime influence in our country today. There are two groups fighting each other, those who are pro-marijuana and those who are anti-marijuana. The debate for legalization has been going on for many years. Consequently, there are no options to solve it; ending the argum...

Forty years ago, teachers said that the worst problems in their schools were students chewing gum and talking during class. Wouldn't it be wonderful if those were still our biggest problems. Unfortunately, however, teachers are struggling "Recently, a group of juveniles invaded a Meadowview...

The movie Friday is a comedy, but it also depicts many important social issues. The story is set in the city of Los Angeles, California, in what could be called a high-class ghetto. This movie is about a young black man who loses his job and is influenced by his best friend to smoke mar...

The connotations surrounding organized crime groups are typically shaped by the entertainment industry¡s portrayal on movies or in book publishing¡s. The Jamaican Posse does not fall into that typical description of an organized crime group. Their activities seem to be similar to those of an ev...

George W. Bush spends almost $200 million dollars per year to fight the "War on Drugs." You probably didn't notice this because the only results we've seen have been in the form of misguiding commercials claiming that "buying drugs supports terrorism," or "marijuana can get you busted". But is it re...

Crime at SLVHS: Influences of the ValleyIn our school here in the green San Lorenzo Valley, you wouldnÕt expect much crime for a small mountainous area in California. But like any place in the world, there is crime. The largest problem in our valleyÕs high school is a serious crime-the use, posses...

The legalizing of drugs have been an issue in the forefront since the 20's and the 30' with the probation of alcohol. Many have argued weather narcotics should be legalized or not. There are arguments supporting each side. People who are in favor of the legalization of drugs claim that dr...

I have a friend. His name is Danny. Danny is a pretty good kid: he is intelligent, he doesn't steal, he has a great personality, he is responsible, and he respected by almost everyone he knows. But, Danny IS still an adolescent. So, he does things most adolescents do; he drinks on the weeke...

Are they the same? Organized crime is bad. That statement is just about all I knew about organized crime before this assignment. I never saw any of the 'classic' movies about the Mafia, or even bothered to read anything about them. The only kind of crime that I knew about was the kind...

In modern day society, people have yet to overcome the primal fear of what is different or not a norm. This cause a great controversy over deviant acts such as abortion, capital punishment, suicide, premarital sex, and drug use. Deviance is defined as the violation of rules or norms. The result...

Legalize "It" EssayYou are driving back from your chemo treatment at the hospital, exhausted from the physical strain on your body. You are tired and speeding home in order to go to sleep. You pass a cop and he decides to pull you over. As the cop approaches your window and asks for your license and...

The rate of crime in the world is 0.82% higher than last year. Many factors contribute to crime. If these factors didn't exist, crime would disappear in the world. Drugs and alcohol are abundant in our society; the law doesn't impose enough restrictions or enforce the rules. Also parental ...

Everyday there is a war being waged on America's inner city streets--a war between residents, drug dealers and the people sworn to protect one from the other. This war has its casualties, none greater than L.A.P.D. Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris, a 13-year veteran narcotics officer whose questiona...

People Kill People There are many people in the world who own handguns, but we ask ourselves if guns are the problem, or if criminals are the problem. Many would believe that it's the guns that kill people, but what about the people who possess these guns? There is way too much focus on guns an...