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Provides a clear understanding of the topic. However, it uses a lot of sources and has limited contend surrounding public opinion on war on drugs. Arguments for and against drug prohibition is not explained enough. Introduction: The introduction contains only two sentences that does not provide an overview of support and opposition of the topic. Needs more content and explanation. Body paragraphs: The body paragraphs uses good sources to support there topic but it can be overwhelming throughout the section of the article. The sources in the section is not summarize into the overall meaning of public opinion in war on drugs in the United States.

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Public Support And Opposition In The United States
Public opinion on war on drugs has shifted throughout years. In earlier years, war on drugs had increasing support. Now, Americans are ready to significantly reduce the consequences of consumption of drugs.

The public is ready to support the new compromise on Drug Policy. According to the Pew Research Center national survey, 67 percent of Americans say that the government should focus on providing treatment for those who use illegal drugs such as heroine and cocaine. This percentage is larger than the opposition of this treatment, where just 26 percent of Americans support the government prosecuting users of hard core drugs. These statistics demonstrates that Americans public opinion on war on drugs has reduced. Americans are ready to reduce the role of the government in dealing with people who use drugs. Instead, Americans are ready to explore the option of a treatment - based approach, where individuals won't go to jail for addiction. This option is nearly agreed upon amongst all democratic groups in America. And despite that Republicans are less likely to be supportive of this option of treatment - based approach, they have represented half of the Americans who support this option. Based on the Pew Research Center national survey, about Half or 51 percent of Republicans that the government should focus more on treatment than prosecution in dealing with illegal drug users.

Despite the significant shift in public opinion, war on drugs still requires the complex system of state, local, and federal policies in order to revoke change. This requires these systems to ease penalties for drug violations. According to Pew Research Center, more than 1.5 million people are arrested in the U.S every year for a drug violation. In continue, more than 80 percent of those people are arrested for possession only, not for distribution. Around 500,000 Americans are in jail, at any night for a violation. Of those people, 55,000 are serving time with murders in state prisons for just a drug violation. Overall, this continuing approach encourages Americans to want a change in drug policy.

However, a growing number of states are trying to ease penalties for drug possession, as the public becomes more positive towards moving away from sentencing for non-violent drug crimes. Based on the national survey, nearly 62 percent to 32 percent say that the treatment - based approach is a good thing rather than a bad thing that some states are moving a way from strict drug penalties. Even in the 2001 survey, Americans were evenly divided over states who chose to abandon mandatory drug policies. Americans have moved away from strict sentencing based on the increased support for the legalization of Marijuana. The survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, finds that the support for the legalization of marijuana use continues to increase. And that a full 75 percent of the public, think that the sale and the use of marijuana will eventually become legalize nationwide. Also, the public views marijuana as less harmful than alcohol in terms of personal use and society. Moreover, Americans prefer a less punitive approach to the use of drugs. According to the Pew Research Center, an even larger majority (76% of the public) - including 69 percent of Republicans and 79 percent of Democrats - think that people who are convicted of marijuana should not have serve jail time.