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A War For and Against its People
What was once considered absurd in the past, is what is to be expected today. ... The government has staged a “War on Drugs”, though it appears to be fighting a losing battle. The war appears to be attacking more of America’s people than anyone else. And yet it continues…
Many of the laws created banning certain drugs were created initially to oppose certain groups of people who manufactured or used the drugs, not the drug itself. ... This also explains why certain drugs are legal, such as alcohol and nicotine (found in tobacco), whereas drugs such as marijuana are considered illegal.
When the U.S. ...
Marijuana was made illegal under Harry Anslinger, one of the many great racists of U.S. ... One group of Americans wants to focus on a policy of harm reduction, wherein the U.S. acknowledges that drugs exist and that people will use them, so at least make it as harmless as possible. This does not necessarily imply that they believe drugs should be legalized, but that more negative effects including crime, corruption, and disease come out of their illegality than do good ones. ...
Yet others in society are on a moral crusade, a war, against drugs. They oppose harm reduction and are undoubtedly against legalization of drugs. ... These are the people that support spending $40 billion dollars on a war against drugs. Drugs do cause problems, it cannot be denied. ... Unlike those who support the war on drugs suggest, the prohibition of alcohol created more crime than did the reinstitution of alcohol by far.
So what exactly does this highly publicized war on drugs entail aside from helping someone’s political campaign? There are two components of the war: stopping the flow of drugs into the United States as well as stopping use of the drugs within the United States through the criminal justice system. Interdiction involves guarding our borders to prevent drugs from entering. It also accounts for the foreign operations that attempt to end production or manufacturing of drugs in other countries.
Approximate Word count = 1680
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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