This shows drug trafficking was recognized as a large problem over a century ago. With a better plan and more harsh consequences, drug trafficking can be under better control than it is today. “The position maintained by the United States, a drug-consuming country, was that the trade in dangerous drugs had to be prohibited and that narcotic drug supply should be eliminated at its source” (Keefer & Loayza, (2010), p. 88). This is still the goal for the United States today. Customs officers are expected to do their job and put a stop to the drug trafficking but the temptation of making some extra money may be extremely strong.
This drug policy has accomplished its aims which has demonstrated that the crime control strategy does work. This again shows that the technique that America use by prohibiting alcohol and the method that the UK use within their drug policy have been a failure and both countries should take on board a more powerful strategy like a similar one to
Legalizing the drug would upset few but in particular drug cartels with a control in the market. As I said earlier the demand could be met by the government regulating the product causing cartels to fall out and be non existent. With all of those reason I believe that crime declining is the biggest.too many people are being killed over the
The pro marijuana legalization is backed with many facts that make it the better option compared to the false assumption that marijuana is a terrible drug that only causes problems. Marijuana being legal would help the United States that is in dire need of help. Too many people still look down on the drug simply due to its false reputation. The states that have legalized marijuana have seen a change in how the drug is used. It is still in the top three drugs used around the world.
Drug Abuse Reform One of the major issues of today is the reform of drugs. Some people believe that all types of illegal drugs should stay illegal for the good of the community. They point out the dangers of long term drug addiction and usage. Others believe that the use of drugs should be legalized. They argue that the dangers of drugs and can limited and controlled if drugs are made legal.
The big problem as of lately with drug usage and small towns, is that the drugs are cheap to boost profit, meaning that the lower price may have a consequence of a more harmful substance, due to certain products being cut with cheaper, more harmful chemicals. In fact, the spread of cheaper drugs in such a small area causes problems not only for the locals, but for the law enforcement as well. When a small town or county has a sudden up rise in drug related incidents, the local jail cells begin to fill up quicker, while the product being sold also increases and spreads at rapid rates. Prescription drugs in particular are the leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer County alone, and at least 29 Larimer Residents died from overdose alone in just the last year, among 350 statewide overdoses following into 2014. (Hughes, Trevor, “A deadly habit”, Coloradoan Jan 18, 2014
Bennett’s chapter against the legalization of drugs he speculates that the legalization of drugs would remove the criminal stigma that currently labels drug users. Bennett theorizes that a removal of this stigma would take with it the hesitation felt by the majority of people who see no positives in a life of crime. He is talking about every drug which one would agree that such a broad decriminalization would send our country into a downward spiral filled with addicted citizens barely able to function within society. The hard drugs that Bennett describes are in fact a danger to society such drugs like PCP, heroin or crack cocaine. However, he barely touches on the fact of marijuana alone.
Cipla's generic inexpensive antiretroviral drugs were a true game changer. Lives that were considered lost were being saved. It also talks of the efforts of Western government, working on behalf of industry to hinder and cut off supplies of affordable generic drugs by the means of bi-lateral and multilateral trade agreements which low and middle income countries are placed under enormous pressure to sign. High prices are the only trade off for industries that spend a large amount on R & D to find new medicines. Formation of cartels can also be seen in the movie.
The simple truth is that the disproportional treatment for what is essentially two forms of the same drug is effecting minorities at an alarming rate. While evidence exists for some form of a disparity to exist between sentencing requirements for crack vs. powder cocaine, due mainly to crack cocaine’s typical use and distribution methods, the current ration of 100:1 is unjustifiable. Exemplified by recent statistics, something needs to be done immediately to rectify the current disparate impact on the African American community specifically as well as afford that population its constitutional rights under the 14th amendment. What is in place now is policy that targets the socially and economically disadvantaged, further ingraining a distrust for law enforcement and government in an already disenfranchised
How The Government Plans to Reduce Drug Trafficking in the U.S Shameka Williams Pro.Hope Umansky English 122 December 06 , 2009 The nature of the drug trafficking problem is that it is problematic because it continues to sucessfully endure in definance of established domestic and international laws. This problem could lead to to other issues such as war, because one group is reaping the nontaxable economic benefits while the other group is completely left out from these benefits. A good question would be why are some drugs illegal (heroin, cocaine, marijuana, meth., etc) while others are legal (pharmaceuticals, alcohol, tobacco, etc.) ? It doen't take a rocket scientist