Greetings,
I hope you have had a safe, enjoyable weekend.
A few things before we meet again on Tuesday...
1. IF you are submitting a rough draft of out of class essay #1, please be sure it is typed, double spaced, and follows MLA format. You need not submit a Works Cited page with your draft, but please have in text citations in place. Also, I cannot provide sufficient feedback unless your essay is complete--in other words, do not submit a partially written essay. I realize that it is in rough format and may not be completely developed throughout, but it should have a beginning, middle and end.
2. Remember to have the readings due for Tuesday in hard copy or on your laptop.
3. Packet 3 Assignment (due to be read by Wednesday's class session) :
Should Drugs be Legalised? (June 2011--one year ago)
In the Independent, the UK's politically neutral and arguably most informative daily newspaper, there has been some interesting articles and debates regarding calls to legalise some or all drugs as the so called 'War on drugs' has undoubtedly failed.
So says a panel of world leaders who called yesterday for the biggest shake-up of drug laws in half a century. "The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world," declared the Global Commission on Drug Policy. "Fundamental reforms... are urgently needed."
The Commission, which counts the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan along with former presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia as members, believes governments must now experiment with "legal regulation of drugs."
Ecstasy, which is currently considered a class-A substance, ought to be reclassified in line with medical opinion that it is far less dangerous than legal drugs such as nicotine and alcohol, the report suggests. Users of narcotics should be offered education and treatment, rather than being incarcerated, it advises. And countries which insist on continuing a "law enforcement" approach to drug crime should focus resources on taking down high-level traffickers, rather than arresting everyday drug mules and street dealers
My initial response was an astounding no. However if we was to view it from a more critical view, such as the the success of stopping drug use and the millions of pounds spent on the 'war on drugs'.. I do feel there needs to be some changes.
"Calls to Legalise Cannabis and Ecstasy" by Guy Adams
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/calls-to-legalise-cannabis-and-ecstasy-2292485.html
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