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Drug Use

            
             One of the biggest obstacles in the way of legalization is the fact that it is illegal in the first place. From those being born today to those reading this paper to those in charge of U.S. policy making, all have been born and raised with illegal marijuana. That means that most, if not all, preconceived notions of marijuana today are that it, "diminishes the productivity of the drug user,.
             encourages violent and non - violent crime, contributes to moral degradation, damages the public purse" (Miron), etc. We are told that prohibition is what's best for us. But where is the compelling evidence that public welfare is best served by prohibition? It is imperative that, especially under circumstances such as prohibition, that we as a people ask "why?". The questioning and defiance of authority has been among the most central themes of American history. Every time a law has been changed or rights have been gained throughout our history, the questioning of authority has been the beating heart from which everything else sprouted. It indeed was the reason that our country was founded in the first place. These are values that we must not ever forget; for they gave to us the world that we live in today. With those ideals at hand, we take a look at prohibition of marijuana. When you look with some depth into the subject, you find that much of the negative stigmas associated with marijuana are in fact products of prohibition itself. Throughout this.
             paper, I intend to make clear that prohibition tampers with the natural forces of supply and demand, increases crime and decreases safety to consumers and those close to them, as well as show alternate routes to prohibition that could truly best serve public welfare.
             The strongest force that drives a "consumer-nation" such as America is that of supply and demand. What makes this force even stronger is that, in the case of a victimless crime like the purchasing/selling of marijuana, "whenever any two people engage in commercial activity, there are always gains from trade" (Dordrecht).


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