Bush declares war on drugs
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The policies of the war on drugs as declared by President George Bush of the United States will not solve any of the problems associated with drug abuse. However, by issuing military assistance to countries in Latin America to control the drug lords, who have so much power in those countries, Bush's war on drugs will strengthen the reputation of the United States throughout Latin America. The war on drugs will impose harsher penalties on people who take drugs and on those who deal drugs. The weakness in the strategy is that there will always be a supply of drugs. One solution is the legalization of drugs. Governments would then have greater control over drugs and would gain financially from taxation. The government could use the profits to help the drug users and addicts and provide education and jobs. Other countries must not yield to the pressure of the Bush administration to follow the United States' policies for controlling drug use, but should search for policies that are better able to win the war on drugs.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1989
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Japan's protected wetlands grow under NGO pressure
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The fifth meeting of the Ramsar convention, a wetlands protection treaty signed in Iran in 1971, was convened in Hokkaido, Japan from Jun 9-16, 1993. Japan, a signatory to the treaty, added five more protected wetland sites totalling 70,000 ha to its list of four wetland sites with a total area of 10,000 ha protected wetlands. However, Japan insisted that proposed guidelines for environmentally-sound wetland practices should endorse instaed of require assessments.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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