[PDF] A Content Analysis Of The Drug Legalization Debate eBook

Author : M. Brielle Harbin
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Page : pages
File Size : 28,97 MB
Release : 2014
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Narratives are frequently employed by political elites to persuade citizens regarding the most ideal course of public policy. In this paper, I describe the features of narratives including their structure, content and characteristics. Building on Iyengar's and other's work on framing, I argue that the power of narratives lies in their ability to augment the effect of frames on political attitudes. In my study, I conduct a content analysis of media coverage about the political debate regarding the legalization of medical marijuana in 2013. Through this analysis, I reconstruct arguments made either in favor of, or in opposition to, legalization and provide a thick description of the types of narratives forwarded by political elites to sway public opinion during this period. This will inform the next steps in my dissertation project.

Author : James A. Inciardi
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 12,59 MB
Release : 1999-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1452264821

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Retaining the focus and the spirit of the acclaimed First Edition, The Drug Legalization Debate, Second Edition, addresses the major issues involved in the continuing drug legalization debate - including deterrence, treatment, education, and prevention. It also examines drug use trends at the end of the millennium, the use of cannabis as a wonder drug and a look at whether legalizing drugs would really reduce violent crime.

Author : James A. Inciardi
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 1999-08-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780761906902

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This completely revised and updated secong edition of the Drug Legalization Debate continues to address, and offer alternatives to, the major issues.

Author : James A. Inciardi
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 1990-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803936782

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If marijuana were legalized the drug problem would be eased. This is an assertion which this volume discusses in full. It describes the history of drug use and abuse and the US government's approach to drug control including deterrence, treatment, education and prevention. Articles confront topics such as the risk of a "war on drugs", an enlightened legalization policy, and ethical and legal dilemmas.

Author : Hassan Nawaz
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 35,16 MB
Release : 2017-08-23
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ISBN : 9783668504868

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Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Medical Frontiers and Special Areas, grade: A, International Business School Budapest, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with the controversy about legalizing marijuana. The essay looks at both the advantages and disadvantages. It lists the areas in which this drug is used and its reasons. In conclusion it is an article for readers who want to inform themselves of this topic. Firstly it defines the term Marijuana. It is among the drugs which alters the perception and the functioning of the human brain. It is obtained from the dried leaves of the hemp plant. Marijuana is occasionally used for medicinal purposes, in which case it is administered in small dosages. However, its use may include such purposes as leisure and recreation, where in such situations it is ingested in large amounts. Marijuana remains an illegal drug in most countries, wherein individuals in possession of its risk subjection to jail service. However, there are a number of countries with a differing opinion and have legalized the drug for individual and general use. The ever increasing numbers among individuals who use the drug has basis on continued protests from the public, on the benefits associated with legalization of the drug.

Author : Doug Husak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 30,45 MB
Release : 2005-08-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139445855

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In the United States today, the use or possession of many drugs is a criminal offense. Can these criminal laws be justified? What are the best reasons to punish or not to punish drug users? These are the fundamental issues debated in this book by two prominent philosophers of law. Douglas Husak argues in favor of drug decriminalization, by clarifying the meaning of crucial terms, such as legalize, decriminalize, and drugs; and by identifying the standards by which alternative drug policies should be assessed. He critically examines the reasons typically offered in favor of our current approach and explains why decriminalization is preferable. Peter de Marneffe argues against drug legalization, demonstrating why drug prohibition, especially the prohibition of heroin, is necessary to protect young people from self-destructive drug use. If the empirical assumptions of this argument are sound, he reasons, drug prohibition is perfectly compatible with our rights to liberty.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Drug abuse
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Defenders of marijuana use may seize on the ambiguity or absence of evidence for such damage and ignore any other effects on education or safety; those opposed to marijuana use may emphasize the possibility of chronic disease that is suggested by some laboratory findings and ignore the social, political, and economic costs of fighting a well-established custom. The Committee wishes to make clear what it regards as the limits of this report for the selection of policy alteratives. Scientific judgment can estimate the prevalence of different kinds of use, risks to health, economic costs, and the like under current policies and can try to project such estimates for new policies. It can come to some conclusions based on those estimates. But selection of an alternative is always a value-governed choice, which can ultimately be made only by the political process.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309453070

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Significant changes have taken place in the policy landscape surrounding cannabis legalization, production, and use. During the past 20 years, 25 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis and/or cannabidiol (a component of cannabis) for medical conditions or retail sales at the state level and 4 states have legalized both the medical and recreational use of cannabis. These landmark changes in policy have impacted cannabis use patterns and perceived levels of risk. However, despite this changing landscape, evidence regarding the short- and long-term health effects of cannabis use remains elusive. While a myriad of studies have examined cannabis use in all its various forms, often these research conclusions are not appropriately synthesized, translated for, or communicated to policy makers, health care providers, state health officials, or other stakeholders who have been charged with influencing and enacting policies, procedures, and laws related to cannabis use. Unlike other controlled substances such as alcohol or tobacco, no accepted standards for safe use or appropriate dose are available to help guide individuals as they make choices regarding the issues of if, when, where, and how to use cannabis safely and, in regard to therapeutic uses, effectively. Shifting public sentiment, conflicting and impeded scientific research, and legislative battles have fueled the debate about what, if any, harms or benefits can be attributed to the use of cannabis or its derivatives, and this lack of aggregated knowledge has broad public health implications. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids provides a comprehensive review of scientific evidence related to the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis. This report provides a research agendaâ€"outlining gaps in current knowledge and opportunities for providing additional insight into these issuesâ€"that summarizes and prioritizes pressing research needs.