The war on drugs has been an ongoing battle for decades. Too many people are wrongfully filling our jails and prisons at a cost of wasted taxpayer dollars. Shouldn’t it depend on the drug? Shouldn’t it also depend on the individual? These are questions that tend to be overlooked based on society’s stereotypical black and white views of the government’s attempt to protect us from ourselves. The definition of a Drug is a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. It can be argued that some over-the-counter and prescriptions drugs, depending on the amount taken and how it is used, do the same exact thing. So long as one consults with a licensed physician, everything is above …show more content…
Lawyers who specialize in this defense have noted a steady flow of interest from new and former clients. This lesser-known provision of Proposition 64 allows some convicts to wipe their records clean, and offers hope for people with past convictions who are seeking work or loans.
"Why should [marijuana users] be lumped in with murderers and rapists and people who really deserve to get a felony?" (Melley).
Marshall Frank with a 30-year police career in Miami-Dade claims his personal trials and tribulations have taught him that Marijuana may have some positive points, but that doesn't excuse the harmful aspects. One, is what is called the gateway dilemma for graduating into drug abuse, especially among the youth. As a police officer, he believes that over ninety-five percent of cocaine and heroin addicts were first introduced to drugs by using marijuana.
Robert L. Dupont, former director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, published an article in the New York Times in 2016 which he concluded that most heroin users began their drug abuse with marijuana and/or alcohol. He also stated that regular marijuana users during their adolescent years are three times more likely to become addicted to stronger