Current War Against Marijuana
Josh Williams | Current Was Against Marijuana | Final Scholarly Review |
Sanjay Marwah
Fall 2012 |
Josh Williams
Sanjay Marwah
Fall 2012
Scholarly Review
Current war against Marijuana
Introduction:
Law enforcement has developed a low tolerance for marijuana and other drug use. The newest policy concerning marijuana control was put into motion in 1994. Since then, there has been research and data exploring the advantages and disadvantages concerning the changes and innovations that have been made thus far. Reviewing the existing research gives a better understanding of why the marijuana policies are what they are and why they are still in place.
The war against marijuana has been a reoccurring problem since the 1960’s. There has been substantial research conducted in the past 40 years as to what proper administrative steps to take to continue to slow the growth of marijuana criminal activities (Stephanie, 2010). The problem with this particular type of research is that it uses qualitative data and surface marijuana production information to assess how to innovate policing policies and attempted strategies. In preliminary research, the common idea that there should be a different research method explored to enhance marijuana policing results was a continuing trend. The missing research must allow officials to accurately judge the performance of current policies their affects of the drug distribution process. The current strategy is missing another level of research rather than simply scratching the surface of marijuana affairs.
Because of the absences of valuable research concerning the base business of marijuana, the programs, strategies, and theories that exist are voided attempts to enforce irrelevant policies. Instead of making educated guesses about proper policing strategies, there has to be a greater, deeper amount of research taken to fully understand the businesses and production of marijuana. Porter, Gaines, and
Sanjay Marwah
Fall 2012 |
Josh Williams
Sanjay Marwah
Fall 2012
Scholarly Review
Current war against Marijuana
Introduction:
Law enforcement has developed a low tolerance for marijuana and other drug use. The newest policy concerning marijuana control was put into motion in 1994. Since then, there has been research and data exploring the advantages and disadvantages concerning the changes and innovations that have been made thus far. Reviewing the existing research gives a better understanding of why the marijuana policies are what they are and why they are still in place.
The war against marijuana has been a reoccurring problem since the 1960’s. There has been substantial research conducted in the past 40 years as to what proper administrative steps to take to continue to slow the growth of marijuana criminal activities (Stephanie, 2010). The problem with this particular type of research is that it uses qualitative data and surface marijuana production information to assess how to innovate policing policies and attempted strategies. In preliminary research, the common idea that there should be a different research method explored to enhance marijuana policing results was a continuing trend. The missing research must allow officials to accurately judge the performance of current policies their affects of the drug distribution process. The current strategy is missing another level of research rather than simply scratching the surface of marijuana affairs.
Because of the absences of valuable research concerning the base business of marijuana, the programs, strategies, and theories that exist are voided attempts to enforce irrelevant policies. Instead of making educated guesses about proper policing strategies, there has to be a greater, deeper amount of research taken to fully understand the businesses and production of marijuana. Porter, Gaines, and
References: -Porter, G., Gaines, L., & Holbrook, B. (2004). BLOWING SMOKE: AN EVALUATION OF MARIJUANA ERADICATION IN KENTUCKY. In American Journal of Police. Eastern Kentucky University. -Johnson, B. D., Golub, A., Dunlap, E., & Sifaneck, S. J. (2008). An analysis of alternatives to new york city 's current marijuana arrest and detention policy. Policing, 31(2), 226-250. doi:10.1108/13639510810878703 -Jonathan, P. C., & Rosalie, L. P. (2006). Marijuana markets: Inferences from reports by the household population. Journal of Drug Issues, 36(1), 173-200. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.guilford.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/208830046?accountid=11235 -Stephanie, F. W. (2010). Up in smoke. ABA Journal, 96(12), 50-55,64. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.guilford.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/817291284?accountid=11235