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ACC Government Topics Wrote about legalizing about a certain green herb. I do not agree with Cremente’s opinion on legalizing marijuana. Cremente states legalizing the drug will help the nation's economy and create more jobs. Won't legalizing drugs take jobs away from DEA’s?  Also, most people that are convicted of drug-related arrests are more likely to commit more serious crimes, so releasing all convicts would create more conflict. If legalizing marijuana helped the economy any, it would be helping Taco Bell and other fast food chains that cure the "munchies" or hospitals that would treat patients having negative effects of the drugs such as: chronic bronchitis or blood vessel blockage. 

Would the same laws that go along with alcohol apply to marijuana? Stoned driving is just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. Marijuana is also often used as a stepping-stone for harder drugs, just such cocaine. Or should we just legalize all drugs to completely elimate the problem and focus at more “important issues”? Marijuana should continue to stay illegal, there is already leeway with how many grams are considered worthy of time behind bars, more freedom with the drug will just create more problems than there already is.

 

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The Huffington Post posted an article regarding Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's prison regulations. Today, U.S. officials have come to an agreement to loosen Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's prison restrictions in response to his attorney’s complaints. Dzhokhar along with his older deceased brother, Tamerlan, have been accused of bombing the Boston Marathon finish line on April 15^th and face 30 federal charges. Tsarnaev's lawyers argued his regulations were too harsh and it was difficult to have a successful defense; the new rules include letting his attorneys discuss their defense tactics with third parties and allowing Tsarnaev to meet with a mental health specialist without having an attorney present, but his cell isolation doesn't lift. The government is still deciding whether or not to pursue death penalty for Tsarnaev, but he has yet to be found guilty.

What the Tsarnaev brothers did was horrid and absolutely wrong, but Dzhokhar has just a right to a fair trial as anyone does, innocent until proven guilty correct?