Kyerre Hawkins
3/19/11
1:04pm
The past few days in sociology class we have been discussing drug trafficking. We looked at how the drugs are traded and what country refers what drug. Some of the most trafficked drugs are cocaine, heroin, opium and marijuana. In the article I read, President Obama addresses a question that was sent in online asking "If marijuana was legalized, might the taxes and other fees be a boon to the economy?" Obama believes that will not be a good idea and it would not promote success for the economy. This statement has been considered by many because of the prescription of marijuana to citizens for medical problems.
The proposal of legalizing it is still being considered by many but rejected by the government. The article discusses the crime rates in relation to drugs. It gives statistics based on one racial group, African Americans. I do not understand why they only choose this group to discuss but it states that African Americans use of drugs is about 14 percent and they represent 12 percent of our population. African Americans are the largest ethnic group that uses drugs. I'm not sure if this statistic is based only on the United States or in all countries but either way this statistic is a problem. What can be done to fix this or lower these rates? What is the impact this is having on society? I believe the impact it has in the African American community is that it effects people that are not users because of the exposure. Exposure can bring problems such as drug wars(hence the name of the title), crime within the community and outside and much more. How will this end?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/the-war-on-the-war-on-drugs/?scp=10&sq=global%20crime%20dealing%20with%20drug%20trafficking&st=cse
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