Agenda for 5/12

1. When It Comes To Illegal Drug Use, White America Does The Crime, Black America Gets The Time.
2. Race and Drugs - a sociological study

• read pages 1-6

3. Continue "The House I Live in"

• Click here for a digital copy of the documentary if you were absent.

HW - using the article from item #1 above, and what we read (pages 1-5) from the article in item #2 above, write a paragraph explaining why black Americans experience drug arrest and incarceration at far greater rates than white Americans, despite the fact that the majority of drug use is by white Americans? Submit your paragraph to Assignment #22.

Agenda for 5/11

1. What is civil asset forfeiture?

2. Continue watching "The House I Live In." Click here for a digital copy of the documentary if you were absent.

•  take notes on the movie questions as we watch

Agenda for 5/8

1. The Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Race - fact sheet

2. War on Drugs Statistics - fact sheet

3. Begin watching "The House I Live In" - a documentary on the effect of the War on Drugs America. Click here for a digital copy of the documentary if you were absent.

• What are some unintended consequences of fighting a "war on drugs?

Agenda for 5/7

1. When It Comes To Illegal Drug Use, White America Does The Crime, Black America Gets The Time.

2. Race and Drugs - a sociological study

• read pages 1-6

3. Continue "The House I Live in"

• Click here for a digital copy of the documentary if you were absent.

HW - using the article from item #1 above, and what we read (pages 1-5) from the article in item #2 above, write a paragraph explaining why black Americans experience drug arrest and incarceration at far greater rates than white Americans, despite the fact that the majority of drug use is by white Americans? Submit your paragraph to Assignment #22.

Agenda for 5/5

1. The Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Race - fact sheet

2. War on Drugs Statistics - fact sheet

3. Begin watching "The House I Live In" - a documentary on the effect of the War on Drugs America. Click here for a digital copy of the documentary if you were absent.

• What are some unintended consequences of fighting a "war on drugs?"

Agenda for 5/4 (May the fourth be with you!) - Gold

1. In-class Quiz

• Read this article about the debate surrounding drug testing for welfare recipients in Maine.
• What is your POV on this issue? Discuss and explain your opinion in a substantial paragraph. 
• Be sure to provide specific reasons for your opinions. 
• You must also include one quotation from a person quoted in the article that you AGREE with, AND a quote from a person quoted in the article that you DISAGREE with. Be sure to explain why you agree and disagree with the quotes.
•  Due by 8:45 am. Submit to Assignment #20

2. Read this article from Time Magaznie called Pot Kids about parents who medicate their epileptic children with a low-potency form of marijuana oil to treat seizures.  

• After reading the article, explain your POV on this issue. Discuss and explain your opinion in a substantial paragraph.
• You must also include one quotation from a person quoted in the article that you AGREE with, AND a quote from a person quoted in the article that you DISAGREE with. Be sure to explain why you agree and disagree with the quotes.
• Due on 5/6 at the start of class. Submit to Assignment #21. 

Agenda for 5/1

1. More on laws that require drug testing for welfare recipients. What about drug testing the politicians? How did Trey Radel vote on a proposed federal law requiring welfare recipients to get drug tests?
2. In-class Quiz

• Read this article about the debate surrounding drug testing for welfare recipients in Maine.
• What is your POV on this issue? Discuss and explain your opinion in a substantial paragraph. 
• Be sure to provide specific reasons for your opinions. 
• You must also include one quotation from a person quoted in the article that you AGREE with, AND a quote from a person quoted in the article that you DISAGREE with. Be sure to explain why you agree and disagree with the quotes.

3. Finish "Drugs in America - Keynote"

4. Clip from Botany of Desire