Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Drug decriminalization would remove the "glamorous Al Capone-type traffickers who are role-models for the young". [153] The lack of government regulation and control over the lucrative illegal drug market has created a large population of unregulated drug dealers who lure many children into the illegal drug trade.
Drug possession, and recreational drug use (see: drug liberalization) Euthanasia (see: legality of euthanasia) Gambling (see: gambling age) Homosexuality (see: decriminalization of homosexuality and LGBT rights by country or territory) Polygamy [3] (see: legality of polygamy) Prostitution (see: decriminalization of sex work) Public nudity ...
Variations of drug liberalization include drug legalization, drug relegalization, and drug decriminalization. [1] Proponents of drug liberalization may favor a regulatory regime for the production, marketing, and distribution of some or all currently illegal drugs in a manner analogous to that for alcohol , caffeine and tobacco .
The most groundbreaking news comes out of Oregon: The state’s residents became the first in the nation to vote to decriminalize possession of all drugs, including substances like heroin and ...
But while DARE didn't "work" in the sense of keeping many kids from using drugs, Felker-Kantor argues the program was wildly successful at normalizing the presence of police, and the war on drugs ...
She explains that helping kids understand “how drugs change how the human body and brain work will help them understand why they should avoid using drugs at all costs.” Talking to teens may ...
Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong ...
Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [17] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [18] In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [19] [20] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time.