01:920:240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jimi Hendrix, Long Hair
9 Aug 2016
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What factors are related to weather it is normal. Economic considerations how much revenue can be generated. Addiction quality why they should be illegal. Health impacts chronic long time drug use = other diseases. Alcohol in moderation red wine = improves heart. Marijuana harm is less harmful than alcohol but alcohol is legal and marijuana is not. Historical this has had a powerful effect on social responses. Alcohol irish/ german immigrants early 20th century. The link between types of users and the drug normal when used by respectable groups. Or encourage because people like to use drugs = high taxes for government. Benefits: bringing in money for federal government, less cost for law enforcement, tax drugs. Costs: negative impact of drug uses, alcohol = traffic accidents when drinking and driving. Mexican laborers to the southwest and brining marijuana. That is why it is associated with mexican immigrants. Hipster culture = jazz music, underground subcultural association out of mainstream.
