More reefer madness
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Many states impose severe sentences for people who possess, grow or sell a small amount of marijuana. However, the use of marijuana by teenagers has not declined as a result of stricter sentences. The US should decriminalize marijuana and stop making drug policy on the basis of emotions.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
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In the strawberry fields
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Strawberry production is a lucrative segment of the California agricultural industry that is dependent on a supply of cheap migrant labor, largely provided by illegal immigrants from Mexico. Exploitive sharecropping schemes are among the many hardships that the workers face.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
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A grief like no other
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Being the parent of a murdered child is one of the most painful situations imaginable. Many support groups exist to help survivors try to come to terms with their losses, but the pain really never departs. Several such parents are profiled.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
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