... grounds. Both of these people are strongly for drug legalization. "Anti-prohibitionists state that the legal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, are involved in the deaths of far more people than all illicit drugs combined, thus negating the idea that illicit and licit drugs deserve their current legal status" ... (Debate, 3). If tobacco and alcohol are legal, then illicit drugs should be legal too. "Relative to alcohol and tobacco, marijuana is a far safer drug of choice" (Scriven, ... 191). Drunk driving and lung cancer are one of the number one killers. This makes illicit drugs not as harm...

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... is going to be effective. Myth is an engine pushing the drug war, factual arguments may be dismissed as irrelevant by persons who live the myth. To affect the drug war we must address its mythological content. Drug abuse unifies America. Drug abuse, however, is universally regarded as deviancy. Illicit drugs are considered immoral because they harm people, plenty of approved substances ... and activities have that drawback. Illicit drugs are immoral because users feel better than normal or even experience ... diabetics who wanted to avoid habitual arrest. Prescription pills outside th...

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... for me the worst habits a man can have. Smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol have been legalized for a long time now. Some people argue that illicit drugs should be legalized also, while others promote war on drugs instead. Anthony Lewis, a reporter in the New York Times wrote: "Drugs are ... (Paragraph 2) Legalization of Drugs is based on 4 argumentative points: -Taking drugs is an individual's choice. -Legalizing drugs will mean less government. -The drug war is not working; we need to try something else. -Legalizing drugs will reduce crime. -Legalizing drugs will take the thrill out o...

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... , and the increase in availability of drugs. According to the National Vital Statistics Reports, 19,102 deaths from drug-induced causes occurred in 1999. The use of drugs can lead to death, which alone is a factor to keep them illegal. The use of illicit drugs should remain illegal due to their intoxicating effects on the brain, their potential for abuse, and the ... it would have on the criminal justice system. The U.S. has very strict laws on the use and distribution of illicit drugs. Even though drugs are still widely available and used, the "War on Drugs" has kept many Americans away...

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... in any stores, they are sold by gangsters in the streets. These type of people may not care about anybody but themselves, which is why drug deals can go wrong, resulting in fights and gunfire. If drugs were sold in government regulated shops, which would be under surveillance, this scenario would ... is unfair to the offender, and just means that there is a lucrative job opening the dealer's area, not that the world has one less drug dealer. The government currently spends around $20 billion per year to stop the use of drugs. That figure has doubled since 1990 with no decrease ... in u...

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... point of view, I say not. We pay in so many ways because drugs are illegal, such as taxes for law enforcement to chase drug dealers or overcrowded prisons for drug offenders. This in of itself seems a bit hypocritical, as many of the prisoners are using large amounts of drugs inside. We find our communities ... and schools over ridden by those making a buck selling the drugs that we as a society pretend to find so illicit. What is illegal; ... on sale now type of idea. However, later might be decreased by the novelty effect wearing off and the lack of profit being made by the drug deal...

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