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Legalization of Recreational Drug Use

LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUG USE

B. Legalization of Recreational Drugs.

LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUG USE

This research explores the issue of the legalization of the use of recreational drugs. The problem is described, a theoretical background for examination of the problem is reviewed, a hypothesis is formulated, a research design is described, research results are presented, and a conclusion is drawn.

At present, the use, possession, or sale of recreational drugs is not legal in any jurisdiction in the United States. The possession of small amounts of the marijuana for personal use, however, is not treated as a criminal offense in some jurisdictions. The focus of this research, however, is not the issue of the decriminalization of recreational drugs, although the significance and relevance of this question is recognized. Rather, the focus of this research is in the issue of the legalization of recreational drugs for use, possession, and sale as regulated substances within the context that alcohol and tobacco products are legalized and regulated.

Literature is review in two areas. The first area of review covers the theoretical background, while the second area of review deals with discussion of the issue in the literature.

The functionalist approach to the explanation of social behavior focuses on the organizational structure of social life (Babbie, 1992, p. 56). This theoretical paradigm holds that individual behavior is a function of the way a society is put togetherùbecause of the structure, specific behaviors are promoted or facilitated (Babbie, 1992, p. 56). With respect to the use of recreational drugs, one functionalist explanation would be that the complex structure of contemporary society makes it difficult for people to make value judgments about the behavior.

The conflict paradigm views social life as a struggle between individuals and groups competing within a society (Babbie, 1992, ...

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