tical world”. The problem is government is attempting to control a system that is so complex that nothing short of God could even conceive of making an effect. Drug policy is too simple in comparison to the complexity of drug use therefore it is highly ineffectual. Keniston’s article discusses the world of the hippies in relation to drugs. It talks about the disillusionment with the world by these people who in turn often turn to drugs to create a strong experience to counteract their lack of place in society and to rebel against the socially created values of success and monetary gain. According to Keniston, “in broader developmental context the immersion in the drug-using hippie sub-culture is generally a part of a phase of disengagement from American Society. The hippie culture is a prime example of the rebellion dimension. These people were so distraught over their perceived corruption of society, that the rebelled by using drugs, to escape what they thought to be evil. He does well in the way that creates a strong argument for the analysis of the hippie culture as a group to be studied in order to further a better drug use model. The only weakness is he fails to incorporate other such groups such as the black rebellion and the recent pop culture.Clarke and Levine’s (1972,300) study is based upon the idea that marijuana “appears to have been assigned a peculiar political significance as a catalyst of social and political nonconformity among young people.” In his analysis of social alienation he found that there are substantial differences in opinions from non-users and users. Such as percentages of those who perceive their parents as being opposed or indifferent to their political views, 45% of users agreed and only 29% of non-users agreed. This shows that users tend to be more alienated or rebellious against the norm, Also users are obviously much more liberal in comparisons to non-users in many ...
