An Analysis of Marijuana Policy (1982) / Chapter Skim
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As we have already noted, this latter effect has already occurred in some jurisdictions in which the law provides for complete prohibition but users are not in fact prosecuted. A REVIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MARIJUANA AND DRUG ABUSE An attempt to describe a full array of policy options together with associated benefits and detriments of each of them was made by the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse in its 1972 report, Marijuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding.
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The Commission considered such social conditions particularly important in examining marijuana controls because both use of the drug and the laws prohibiting supply and use had symbolic importance, representing a clash of values between a dominant culture that opposed marijuana use and a large minority that either used marijuana or condoned its use The probable effects of the various policies considered by the Commission include changes in use patterns, enforcement costs, and influence on related social concerns such as the marketing of other illicit drugs and general respect for law. The Commission commented on all three broad policy options.
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