Should Drugs Be Legalized?

I am certain in my belief that most students who have attended any university in the US have in one way or another been around drugs. However, whether or not they partook in them is debatable. They have more than likely made a decision: to do the drug, or not to do the drug. If they are like me, they did not do the drug, but continued to socialize with those that did partake. If they are not like me, they may have taken the drug and continued to socialize with those they are around. Drugs have become a large part of college culture, and more ultimately, human culture. The reasons vary as much as the reasons why people personally choose to partake in the drug of their choice. Peter De Marneffe states in his article “Decriminalize, Don’t Legalize”, that “people use drugs because they enjoy them; they find them fun and relaxing. If it is easier, safer, and less expensive to do something fun and relaxing, more people will do it and do it more often” (De Marneffe, 200). Currently, the US is dealing with drug prohibition (War on Drugs) which has become a topic of hefty discussion. As David Boaz states in his article “Drug-Free America or Free America?”, political entities have attempted to stop the use of various drugs since drugs were first used. He goes on to say the most familiar example to the American people is the prohibition of alcohol (Boaz, 194). In this position paper, I will do the following: I will define

For many people, the thought of making drugs easily accessible for consumption by the masses may be frightening. After all, we have drug laws in place because they have the potential to be harmful. It also may not be difficult to imagine that it could very well be subject to failure due to a numerous amount negative externalities that may occur. Our nation has been engaged in a war on drugs for several decades now. The effectiveness of this war, however, is a topic that has continuously been debated. Some argue that universal legalization of drugs, an alternative that has never been tried, may have a greater benefits when compared to the present state of the war on drugs. On the other hand, the opposition believes that legalization would only pave the way for a vast amount of crime and many wasted resources.

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 730 in 100,000 people behind bars. Why has America imprisoned so many of its own citizens? The recreational use of marijuana and other drugs has been banned in all but four states. This has led to the mass of approximately one million drug offenders incarcerated in the United States today. The legalization of recreational drug use in the U.S. would reduce the nonviolent prison population and provide funds for improved rehabilitation for prisoners.

There always seems to be debate on whether the decriminalization of drugs would be of great public interest. It is a very important and controversial issue that has many people wondering if legalizing drugs would be a right move or not. In the article, “Decriminalization Would Increase The Use and The Economic and Social Costs of Drugs” by David Mineta, Mineta argues about why drugs should not be decriminalized and how keeping illicit drugs illegal outweigh the possible negative consequences of legalizing these substances. Mineta himself writes that, “Our position is simple and evidence-based: both decriminalization and legalization of illicit drugs would increase their use, along with their associated health and social costs” (Americas Quarterly). According to Mineta the decriminalization of drugs will only allow more people to become addicted causing more health and social costs because seen as they will be more widely used. (Americas Quarterly)

Drugs in society have been a part of society for hundreds of year, and the usage of them definitely has to do with the psychology in the users and certainly the abusers. Throughout history, the way society views and uses of drugs has been different from culture to culture. In some cultures it is a natural consumption, while in others it is strictly forbidden both by law and society’s stigma. Addiction to drugs has always been around and it has always been a problem, in both places with strict and relaxed laws about drug use, how different patients are treated is a different issue. There are many facets to the battle against drugs like in the United States there is a current debate on the legalization of marijuana in all the states. When you

One of the author’s reasons to support his view is that the majority of society already does not use drugs regularly, so legalization would not dramatically increase the number of drug-dependent users. Another main reason is that most harms caused by illegalization of drugs are not only in effect in the United States, but also in less developed countries. Concerning regulations, one of his reasons to legalize drugs is that legalization can open more opportunities to enhance

Drug legalization is an enduring question that presently faces our scholars. This issue embraces two positions: drugs should not be legalized and drugs should be legalized. These two positions contain an array of angles that supports each issue. This brief of the issues enables one to consider the strengths and weakness of each argument, become aware of the grounds of disagreement and agreement and ultimately form an opinion based upon the positions stated within the articles. In the article “Against the Legalization of Drugs”, by James Q. Wilson, the current status of drugs is supported. Wilson believes if a drug such as heroin were legalized there would be no financial or medical reason to avoid heroin usage;

The country was split during the Nixon administration over the topic of drugs. Nixon claimed a “War on Drugs” during his administration. This controversial topic is still being discussed today. Although no one party has a set, fool proof plan on how to handle the situation, there have been two obvious propositions. From a utilitarian standpoint, the goal is to maximize happiness. Some people believe that to maximize happiness, the government must legalize all drugs. The opposing side believes that there should be more action taken to stop the distribution and use of hard drugs in society. As difficult as this topic is, prohibition of drugs would ultimately maximize utility. Prohibition is the best option for society, because it will help save potential and current users, it would save addicts and their families, and it would stop the increase of the criminalization around drugs. In order to save the portion of society who are involved in the drug game, the government must take some action to help society.

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Should drugs be legalized in the US Why or why not, the truth if the matter is; drugs are already legal in the US. We have prescription medicines that are more addictive than recreational drugs, and let us not forget Bacardi Rum 151, which could probably jump start an engine, and we drink it, with or without a chaser. We give our kids Ritalin, and any other drug for ADHD and ADD, which by the way did not exist before the late 1990s, and the early 2000s, and nobody seems to think we were creating a generation of substance dependent adults (when Big Momma had a natural cure for this ailment, a switch). Any substance that alters your thinking should be regulated, however, it is a proven fact, that an addict will ingest anything, that will

In my opinion I think marijuana should be legalized across the country because it does benefit a lot of people with autoimmune problems, anything that weakens the immune system, cancer, M.S., and more. Doctor’s believe that the prohibition of marijuana causes the public more harm than good. Those are some of the pros. Some of the cons of legalizing marijuana is it has an addictive nature, it can alter a user 's perception, is popularly known as a gateway drug, does damage to the brain, and more.

In this paper, I am going to be writing about the war on drugs and its controversial approaches. There are many debatable solutions, but legalization and decriminalization seems to be a go to for other countries, like Mexico has done with cocaine. I will be highlighting the legalization of marijuana in particular because it is a hot topic in America right now. We are watching the government’s approach to combating the use among Americans unfold present day. We will discuss what the government is doing to stop drugs from entering and leaving the United States as well. In each sub topic of my paper I will explain in further detail.

Recreational drug use has been controversial for years. Government has deemed the use of certain drugs to be dangerous, addictive, costly, and fatal. Governmental agencies have passed laws to make drugs illegal and then have focused a great deal of attention and money trying to prohibit the use of these drugs, and many people support these sanctions because they view the illegality of drugs to be the main protection against the destruction of our society (Trebach, n.d.). Restricting behavior doesn’t generally stop people from engaging in that behavior; prohibition tends to result in people finding more creative ways to obtain and use drugs. However, just knowing that trying to control people’s behavior

A multibillion dollar industry, with a consumer population of about 125 to 203 million people; the drug industry affects lives of all racial, ethnic, economic , social background, including participants in the drug industry, addicts, teenagers, parents, families, and officers of the law. Many people have encountered an experience with drugs and or drug education; the shared experience regarding the discussion of this topic or illegal experience brings importance to this current issue and validates the proposal for change. How much change, what change and how long will the change take place. Although this issue has many perspectives and opinions on how the war on drugs could be “won”, I will focus on two perspectives: drug criminalization and drug legalization. In a Human Rights lens, I will discuss the limitations and strengths of both methods. In the opinion of some and with hindsight the status quo regarding drugs requires reform in order to reverse the unintended consequences of drug prohibition. In the opinion of others criminalizing participants in the drug trade should be penalized under the law.

Drugs are a substance that can either enhance someone 's abilities or completely diminish them. Certain drugs, or commonly referred to as pharmaceutical drugs, are legal because over time people have realized that there is a cure for their temporary pain; although, arguably some have negative side effects worse than the original diagnosis. But there still is a dispute on certain illegal drugs because while some people prefer the outcome of having it legal, others strongly do not. Should their opinion solely dominate whether other people can have the ability to choose? Hopefully not, that 's why tobacco is legal (and far more damaging), that 's why some people are strippers and other doctors; one position does not make the employer better than the other, but it just proves how they can essentially do as they please which should be applied to what they choose to put in their body. Therefore, with marijuana and all of its benefits and consequences, should it be legal? "No!" will likely shout from many people 's angry and often biased mouths. This is because most people associate a connotative definition as to what that drug is and how it affects people. Most people have this faulty knowledge that marijuana is detrimental to someone’s health because of what they associate with it, such as a dropout teenager or a drug addict. But many never stop to think of someone using this drug as an individual in real medical pain, or as a grown adult choosing what to put their body. After