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Don’t Fear the Reefer - College Paper

Don’t Fear the Reefer

Zach Shepherd
Ms. Lindberg
English II Honors 6th block
March 17th, 2011

Pot, weed, green, tree, dope, ganja, kush, bammy, chillums, funk, bo-bo; whatever you may have heard it called, it’s all marijuana. Cannabis, as it is known to scientists, has quickly become the world’s most commonly used illegal drug. Even though the effects of this drug are far less harmful than tobacco and alcohol, it is still not currently legal in any country. Some countries, however, have taken, in my opinion, the proper approach to such a drug; decriminalization. Decriminalization is defined as the abolition of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, in this case, cannabis possession. This action ...

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million per year in reduced police costs. On a national level, a recent report by Jon Gettman estimated that national criminal justice expenditures for enforcing marijuana laws is $7.6 billion per year with $3.7 billion being allocated to police, $853 million to the courts, and $3.1 billion to corrections.
Similarly, the 2005 report by the Sentencing Project claims that $2.1 billion is being spent by police on enforcing marijuana ...

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Added: 3/29/2011 10:17:15 PM
Submitted By: ashley
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 246
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