Decriminalize Marijuana For The Good Of America
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Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and
are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see
stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs.
To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality th ....
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.... the nation and was cultivated heavily in colonial period. After
130 years of being legal, the potential problems of marijuana were brought into
the public eye by Harry J. Anslingler, the commissioner of the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics and author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth (Goldman 88). In his book,
Anslinger portrayed images of Mexican and Negro criminals, as well as young boys,
who became killers while under the influence of marijuana. With the added
public pressure, President Frank ....
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