Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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Page 81
... arrests in the state increased significantly ; with more lenient sentences and more discretion given to judges in handing down penalties to offenders , the police were more willing to arrest local youth , knowing that they would not be ...
... arrests in the state increased significantly ; with more lenient sentences and more discretion given to judges in handing down penalties to offenders , the police were more willing to arrest local youth , knowing that they would not be ...
Page 401
... arrests remains high , the likelihood that a first - time offender caught with a small quantity of marijuana will go to jail is fairly small . In this sense , then , for all practical purposes , the possession of marijuana has become ...
... arrests remains high , the likelihood that a first - time offender caught with a small quantity of marijuana will go to jail is fairly small . In this sense , then , for all practical purposes , the possession of marijuana has become ...
Page 409
... arrests took place in the United States in 1995 , the chances are extremely low that someone arrested for possessing ... arrest for marijuana possession is much smaller than it is for cocaine or heroin , simply because the police are ...
... arrests took place in the United States in 1995 , the chances are extremely low that someone arrested for possessing ... arrest for marijuana possession is much smaller than it is for cocaine or heroin , simply because the police are ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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