CRM 3314 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prohibition Of Drugs, Police Corruption, Parachuting

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Many things that are legal are dangerous, should we make these things illegal? (i. e. rock climbing, skydiving) Adaptation a. i) physical pain a. ii) mental illness a. iii) Drug policies and laws have been put in place that increases harm to users and society in general. Our system of drug control: non-medical (recreational, medical (therapeutic) These drugs are regulated in terms of quality only (ex: coffee, tea, chocolate) Regulated through age and place of consumption (ex: tobacco and alcohol) Regulated in terms of actions while under the influence (ex: cannot drive while intoxicated) Criminalized in terms of possession, sale, importation, exportation, production (ex: marijuana, heroin, cocaine) Some are criminalized in terms of sale, importation, exportation (ex: prescription drugs) Money there is a lot of money to be made in this business. Coffee retail price is 3. 5 times the farmgate price. Heroin retail price is 322 times farmgate price.

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