Week 9 Discussion

The War on Drugs

Many early examples of attempts to eradicate drugs exist such as the
Chinese opium laws, the Marijuana Tax Act, and Prohibition. In the last
century, certain policies were re-implemented that history had already
demonstrated were unable to achieve the desired effect.

It could be argued that the War on Drugs of the 1980s has had the
single greatest effect on the American criminal justice system. These
policies arguably had a greater impact on the social, political, and
economic criminal justice reality in the name of deterrence and
rehabilitation. For this Discussion, you examine unintended consequences
of the War on Drugs and whether or not society has benefited from this
war.

Post by Day 3: Explain two
unintended consequences of the War on Drugs. Explain whether or not you
believe society has benefited from the War on Drugs and why. What are
the potential international implications of the War on Drugs? Describe
the necessary strategies to remedy these issues.