Federal drug enforcement : history, policies, trends / Collin Valponi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Valponi, Collin, editor.

Series:

Drug transit and distribution, interception and control.

Drug Transit and Distribution, Interception and Control

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--United States--History.

Drug control.

Drugs--Law and legislation--United States.

Drugs.

Substance abuse--Prevention.

Substance abuse.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The federal government prohibits the manufacturing, distribution, and possession of many intoxicating substances that are solely intended for recreational use (notable exceptions are alcohol and tobacco); however, the federal government also allows for and controls the medical use of many intoxicants. Federal authority to control these substances primarily resides with the Attorney General of the United States. This book discusses domestic drug enforcement. It outlines historic development and major changes in U.S. drug enforcement to help provide an understanding of how and why certain laws a

Contents:

""FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT: HISTORY, POLICIES, TRENDS""; ""FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT: HISTORY, POLICIES, TRENDS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: DRUG ENFORCEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: HISTORY, POLICY, AND TRENDS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT""; ""OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""ENFORCEMENT TRENDS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 2: REAUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY: ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""SELECTED REAUTHORIZATION ISSUES""""Chapter 3: THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT: REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""FORMAL SCHEDULING""; ""REGULATION""; ""EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CSA""; ""APPENDIX. CLASSIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES""; ""Chapter 4: DRUG OFFENSES:MAXIMUM FINES AND TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT AND RELATED LAWS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Chapter 5: STATE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION INITIATIVES: IMPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""BACKGROUND ON FEDERAL MARIJUANA POLICY""""TRENDS IN STATES""; ""ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES: A FOCUS ON TRAFFICKERS""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT""; ""LEGALIZATION IMPACT ON CRIMINAL NETWORKS""; ""GOING FORWARD: CONGRESSIONAL OPTIONS""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 22, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-797-6

OCLC:

899495654