Why America should Enforce Policies against the Legalization of Drugs.
The legalization of drugs is an issue that has been debated ever since regulations were placed on drugs in 1906. Some believe that legalization would be the best way to fight the drug problem. That it would reduce the disease, violence and crime associated with the use of illegal drugs. In my opinion, legalization is not the answer. Making drugs legal would set America at a moral decline. Should Americans just accept the abuse of drugs, and protest not to the violence, disease, and crime associated with drug use? By making drugs legal we are lowering the standards of our country. Drugs are dangerous and can not only harm the person using them, but also the persons that user comes in contact with. When I was in fifth grade I experienced a tremendous loss, the death of my cousin, due to drugs. And it is because of that experience I believe drug policies and regulations should be fully enforced. .
What happened to my cousin was not something he could have fully prevented. Seven years later I still remember the exact moment I heard the news. I remember where I was, what I was doing, but most importantly how I felt. I stood there looking at my dad; an immense amount of weight immediately came down on my whole body. The tears began to well in my eyes. I could not move. The shock was almost indescribable. Just three days earlier I had been eating cake and ice cream with him, celebrating my birthday. At sixteen he was well into the drug and drinking scene, but he also suffered from asthma. Smoking substances such as marijuana is extremely harmful on your body, but someone with asthma is at a higher risk to its harmful effects. The night he died he and his friends went to a bond fire, the smoke from the fire in conjunction with the substances he was smoking caused him to feel ill. His chest began to tighten up, something he was accustomed to, having asthma, but this time it was so intense he decided to walk home.
All recreational drugs should be legalized. ... The government should not have a say in what people do. ... The use of illegal drugs should be permitted for medical purposes even if they never get legalized. ... If drugs were legalized, drug-related careers would not exist. ... In conclusion, drugs should be completely legal. ...
Drugs: Should Be Legalized Our societies are decaying due to an incessant war against drugs. Effects of this war like assault, property crime, racial and economic decriminalization, murder, corruption, and many other undesirable things are developing and burning through societies fueled by the lack of determination between whether or not drugs should be legalized. ... Legalization is an option that should be heavily considered. ... Legalizing Drugs would increase our economy's revenue. ... The same thing should happen with drugs. ...
I do not agree with the idea of drug legalization. ... Furthermore, drug legalization is not as cost-effective as Szasz alleges. ... This right however, should only apply to adults and it should not be absolute. ... Children should not be allowed to take any drug they want. ... A major reason that drugs are not currently legal is because legalizing it would fly in the face our customs and ideals. ...
The case for legalization of drugs is not to encourage the use of drugs but to provide a more effective means of dealing with the societal effects of drug abuse. ... People argue that legalization would encourage the use and abuse of drugs and would make the present situation worse. Those against legalization are rooted in the belief that legalization would corrupt our society and destroy our moral values. ... The counter to the opponents view is that legalization is not encourage or condoning the use of drugs and that a transition to legalization should be accompanied by a campaign to disco...
Lately there have been many argumentations on whether we should legalize drug or not. ... For example, one problem that he points out is which drugs would be legalized and which should not be legalized. ... Problems will not go away by just legalizing drugs. ... There is no way that we should legalize drugs. Legalizing drug is not the definitive answer to end the abuse of drug. ...
With regards to drug use and young people, I believe that the number of young people addicted to drugs will not increase. ... If the government legalized drugs, they would also regulate the production of drugs. ... One can only imagine how dangerous cigarettes would be if tobacco production was not government regulated. ... The solution to this problem is the legalization of drugs. ... We should strongly consider the option of the legal but restricted sale of drugs. ...
Should drugs be legalized or not? ... Others view legalization as a surrender in the war on drugs. ... Consequently, legalizing drugs is the only way to win the drug war. ... Secondly, legalizing drugs will drop drug prices and end the violence against innocent people, as drug users will no longer need to steal or rob to support their drug habit. ... Therefore, the drugs should be legalized. ...
Drug Legalization What are you"re views on the legalization of drugs? ... Drug legalization would lead to increased drug abuse. No one should doubt that the demand for illegal drugs lies at the heart of the global drug problem. ... The percentage of our citizens that consume drugs is not the central problem. ... There are ways to deal with drugs that do not require criminal sanctions. ...
Legalization does not change the body's chemistry. ... Should the government tell our children that drug use is ok? The distribution of legalized drugs will not work. ... I know that legalizing drugs is not the answer to the war on drugs. ... Legalizing hard drugs is not the answer and never should be....
