https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo Made with big dreams en-us 2017-05-16 17:59:16 UTC 2025-04-29 22:27:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png jaketlehning711 https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172177982 PACIFICO]]> 2017-05-16 18:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172177982 jaketlehning711 https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172179988 Amore]]> 2017-05-16 19:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172179988 jaketlehning711 https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172223840 * The first anti-opium laws were directed at Chinese immigrants, the first anti cocaine laws were directed at black men in the south in the early 1900s, and the first anti-marijuana laws were directed at Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in the southwest in the 1910s and 20s.
"A Brief History of the Drug War." Drug Policy Alliance. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2017.]]> 2017-05-17 00:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172223840 8raian https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172295655 Source:http://www.activistpost.com/2011/12/10-ways-war-on-drugs-is-wild-success.html]]> 2017-05-17 10:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172295655 8raian https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172295906 Source:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/19/war-on-drugs-statistics-systematic-policy-failure-united-nations]]> 2017-05-17 10:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172295906 8raian https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172296388 Source:https://youtu.be/wJUXLqNHCaI]]> 2017-05-17 11:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172296388 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172374467 2017-05-17 16:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172374467 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172379377 2017-05-17 16:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172379377 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172380817 2017-05-17 16:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172380817 8raian https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172382509 Source: https://www.google.com/amp/www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/4169330-letter-war-drugs-has-been-obvious-failure%3Famphttps://www.google.com/amp/www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/4169330-letter-war-drugs-has-been-obvious-failure%3Famp]]> 2017-05-17 16:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172382509 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172383949 2017-05-17 16:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/172383949 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180719 -The increased spending on drug law enforcement increased taxes therefore increasing poverty in America]]> 2017-05-22 15:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180719 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180795 -The rate of incarcerated citizens per capita skyrocketed as the solution of Law Enforcement was to jail anyone involved in drug crimes]]> 2017-05-22 15:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180795 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180834 -An increase in political corruption]]> 2017-05-22 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180834 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180859 -Racial tensions and racism increased amongst law enforcement and ethnic minorities]]> 2017-05-22 15:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180859 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180909 -Lack of reform or any programs for helping addicts and drug criminals relying solely on getting them off the streets rather than helping them to get better]]> 2017-05-22 15:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180909 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180931 -Since the demand for drugs never lowered but the supply rates did, prices skyrocketed and increased ]]> 2017-05-22 15:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173180931 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173181179 * June 1971, President Nixon had officially declared a “war on drugs.” He then increased the size and presence of  drug control agencies, and pushed through measures such as mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants.
* In 1972 the commission unanimously made the suggest to decriminalize the distribution and take in of marijuana for personal use, Nixon disagreed 
* between 1973 and 1977 eleven states decriminalized marijuana possession and when Jimmy Carter was inaugurated it was under a platform of decriminalizing marijuana, but this changed as parents became concerned with their children coming in contact with this drug.]]> 2017-05-22 15:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173181179 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173181604 -A stigma against anything concerning drug use developed making it harder for drug users to accept their problems and come out asking for help in fear of being jailed instead of receiving legitimate reform and assistance]]> 2017-05-22 15:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173181604 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173181927
* When Ronald Reagan took presidency his wife paved the way for zero tolerance policies with drugs and her campaign "just say no" 
* In 1985, the proportion of Americans surveyed who saw drug abuse as the nation's number one problem was just 2-6 percent. This percentage grew through the remainder of the 1980s until, in September 1989, it reached about 64 percent 
* People such as Arnold Trebach and Kevin Zeese made foundations such as the Drug policy foundation and The drug policy Alliance in the late 1980s and early ]]> 2017-05-22 15:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173181927 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173182402 http://visionlaunch.com/pros-and-cons-of-war-on-drugs/

http://www.businessinsider.com/32-reasons-why-we-need-to-end-the-war-on-drugs-2012-7?op=1/#at-wasted-money-could-be-spent-on-programs-that-actually-matter-3]]> 2017-05-22 15:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173182402 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173185922 •It has set precedents that could be used on other missions like the War on Terror]]> 2017-05-22 16:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173185922 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173185961 * In the 1960s, drugs became symbols of youthful rebellion, social upheaval, and political dissent.
* The government halted scientific research to evaluate their medical safety and eeficacy.]]> 2017-05-22 16:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173185961 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186051 •It changed drug stores and banks into arms of that state that inform their customers]]> 2017-05-22 16:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186051 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186221 •It turned kids into informants who watch their parents for the authorities]]> 2017-05-22 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186221 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186354 •Programs such as DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, interact with Zero Tolerance policies and using dogs for drug sniffing]]> 2017-05-22 16:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186354 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186457 •There is a lessened distribution of drugs which would cause the price of drugs to go up and people would not purchase drugs]]> 2017-05-22 16:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186457 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186664 •There are stricter drug policies all around the world, including airports and schools, which would prevent most drug transactions from happening]]> 2017-05-22 16:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173186664 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173187150 Carson, Kevin. "15 Benefits of the War on Drugs." Www.counterpunch.org. N.p., 22 July 2015. Web. 22 May 2017.]]> 2017-05-22 16:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173187150 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173187208 * The number of people behind bars for nonviolent drug law offenses increased from 50,000 in 1980 to over 400,000 by 1997.
* Bill Clinton originally was going to crack down on imprisonment and increase treatment but in his first few months in the White House he went back to the previous ways of imprisonment]]> 2017-05-22 16:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173187208 8amorer https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173187536 "A Brief History of the Drug War." Drug Policy Alliance. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2017.

The United States War on Drugs. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2017.]]> 2017-05-22 16:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173187536 8pacifia https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173188744 2017-05-22 16:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/8raian/2k1sjaw3axwo/wish/173188744