Drug arrests in the United States involve a wide variety of controlled substances, including MARIJUANA, CO-CAINE, HEROIN, PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP), and others, and a number of different charges, including possession, dealing (selling), and conspiracy to...

The federal prison system of the United States has made repeated efforts to treat drug-abusing prisoners. The issue was first raised in 1928 by the chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. He reported that the three...

The application of financial investigative techniques to sophisticated forms of CRIME began decades ago in campaigns to bring underworld bosses to justice. They were charged not with the underlying offenses of bootlegging or extortion, but for reaping...

This section includes two articles that introduce the reader to some of the issues surrounding public debate on the decriminalization of, or the legalization of, drugs. Prohibition of Drugs: Pro and Con is a short summary of the diverse opinions,...

The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is the common means of controlling the perceived consequences or natural right of drug use. Prohibition of drugs has existed at various levels of government or other authority, from...

Drug prohibition not working: Cliff Kelly calls for legalization of drugs WVON's popular talk show host Cliff Kelley Tuesday called for legalization of drugs he says will put a "bunch of pimps" and hustlers out of business and end the violence that's creating...

I. Introduction AROUND the world, the legal status of commodities such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin differs dramatically from that of nearly all other goods. Most commodities are subject to substantial regulation and taxation, but the production, distribution, sale, and possession of...

A federal judge Friday prohibited top tobacco companies from marketing cigarettes overseas as "low tar" and "light," in a move applauded by anti-smoking activists.But U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler declined to apply internationally an earlier decision ordering companies to post signs in U.S. stores saying...

Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place _ for now _ a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday,...

In August 1999, federal agents announced that they had broken up one of America’s twenty largest drug rings in a yearlong operation dubbed “Operation Southwest Express.” In all, agents indicted 100 suspects, arrested 77, and seized...

The prohibition of drugs is a relatively recent phenomenon in the history of the United States. During the nineteenth century, the federal government applied a laissez-faire philosophy to drugs and asserted no control over their manufacture or...

Over the years, drug abuse has been a rising problem in almost every country in the world. Day by day more people are involved in this endless cycle of drug craving, money shortage, and drug related crimes. The most popular proposition set forward by growing number of leaders now is to legalize the use of drugs; but will it help solving the problem or make it even worse?

This essay is about the legalization of addictive drugs.