Marijuana Smuggling

Marijuana is the most widely used drug in America. Its popularity has grown in recent decades, leading to a number of political movements to legalize the drug. Although marijuana remains illegal under federal regulation, bills have passed in several states such as California and Arizona allowing the medicinal use of marijuana. This movement has intensified concerns of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Customs Officials as a higher demand for the drug translates to a higher supply: "Relaxed public perception of harm, popularization by the media and by groups advocating legalization, along with the trend of smoking marijuana-filled cigars known as "blunts," contribute to the nationwide resurgence in marijuana's popularity"(DEA, 1999, 1). Much of the supply is crossing U.S. borders, and it is these agencies' responsibility to stop the illegal trafficking.

Growing of marijuana requires a substantial amount of water, a relatively warm temperature, and plenty of light. These requirements can all be met indoors with proper growing procedures. However, space is much more limited indoors and only limited qu

Related Essays

America's Drug Problem .... If marijuana and cocaine were legalized, and the money were used in social .... money partly in the continuing battle to stop drug production and smuggling in this .... (1491 6 )

The Legacy of Paablo Escobar .... smuggling business has, in the last thirty years, blossomed into an enormous multinational cocaine empire." Escobar's gang began by working with marijuana .... (3745 15 )

High Times Magazine .... remained a smuggler, so his basic editorial philosophy was pro-smuggling. .... magazine features are informational articles about hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic .... (2263 9 )

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs .... who go on to use harder drugs than alcohol, tobacco and marijuana need counseling .... girl known as Angie, both her parents are involving in drug smuggling and she .... (4641 19 )

Alcohol should be Illegal .... kept the alcohol flowing by means of bootlegging, illegal saloons and smuggling. .... was considered a "hard" drug, whereas cocaine and marijuana were categorized .... (3378 14 )

Category: Misc - M