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Arguments For Legalizing Drugs

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Shannaz Rahaman Duston Mason Philosophy 1301 December 4, 2014 Legalizing Drugs The most recent argument I have seen and heard over the news and social media is debate on whether or not drugs should be legalized. There are many continuous arguments over which drugs should be legalized and which ones should be restricted. Drug legalization is really only being considered because state governments have been facing enormous fiscal deficits and would use the legalization of drugs as a way to alleviate those debts. Personally I am for legalizing drugs but I am also for the regulation of drugs and I mean all drugs. I feel as though if drugs were legalized and regulated we would have such a problem with suicides, accidental drug poisoning and mental disorders stemming from drug use. Asa Hutchinson, argued that having drugs readily available to anyone scared him and all he would want to do is stop it. The easy availability of drugs would only create a new set of customers rather than saving current ones. He also mentions his kids and states that legalizing drugs would send a horrible message to children that drug use is acceptable and it is okay to do them. Hutchinson and Dalrymple believe that the legalization of drugs could only cause an …show more content…

It is estimated that 2.3 million American are in jail or they are in prison and roughly half of them are convicted of drug use or drug possession. America has created an entire nation of warring gangs and rivals by making the use and possessions of drugs illegal. The opposing side to the legalization of drugs argue that legalizing drugs will take more lives than it already has, which in the eyes of many people is the opposite of what we think. As of today, non-prescribed drugs are illegal and because of the government's doing it has caused a countless number of lives to be lost due to the battle for control of the illegal drug

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Randy E. Bartnett claims that “drug laws cause more harm to addicts and society than drugs themselves.” According to Bartnett, “Drug prohibition makes drugs so expensive, the addicts trying to crime in order to obtain money to buy them. Furthermore, drug prohibition is unfair in that it punishes users for committing a “crime” that has no victim.” Some people might agree with the idea that legalizing drugs would benefit addicts because then they would not be able to obtain drugs so easily.

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Upon reading Gore Vidals "Case for Legalizing Marijuana" one may wonder why drugs are not legal in the United States of America. Afterall, several valid reasonings were made throughout the article. There is a demand for drugs and many people are supplying them, while also making a small fortune. If drugs were made legal and sold for high prices, their market would decrease because many people would not be able to afford them. Most people involved in the drug world do not know the consequences of that which they consume.

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Drug legalization has been a very fiercely debated topic in the United States. Therefore, William Bennett took on the fight for the war on drugs. He states that "he has learned from the former Secretary of State George Shultz that our concept of fighting drugs is "flawed." The only thing to do, he says, is to "make it possible for addicts to buy drugs at some regulated place." He will discuss into depth each of these 4 points in his argument which are 1.

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In his first point regarding marijuana addiction, Hawkins misinforms the reader by providing evidence that causes confusion. For example, Hawkins cites a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services statistic that claims that over 7.3 million people, 12 or older, depend on an illicit drugs. Of these people, nearly 4.3 million either had a “dependence” on, or “abused” marijuana. However, Hawkins fails to note how the Department of Health and Human Services defines “abuse.” As previously defined by the HHS, “abuse” contains anyone who has used a substance or liquid illegally.

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Fiona Montalvo GOVT 2305 14 September 2016 Professor Nicholas Creel Many American Citizens are abusing drugs on a daily basis, while others on a weekly or monthly basis. Many illegal drug businesses exist because of the federal government restricting marijuana with the Controlled Substances act(CSA). Abolishing the CSA will most likely create less drug abuse cases, cut down the number of illegal drug businesses, and create a healthier, legal form of economy. It will also benefit those with serious medical conditions that benefit from only medical marijuana after trying other forms of treatment. A Supreme Court case, Gonzalez vs. Raich, involves a consumer of medical marijuana who got it taken away from her.

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Drugs are legal in the United States! How would you feel if you heard that on the news after waking up one morning? Some would be angered others would be jumping for joy. Many opinions are floating around about whether or not drugs should be legalized. Thousands of articles have been written stating opinions on such matters.

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A country where all drugs are legalized can be the perfect economic and social compromise. Ultimately, it contains the both of best worlds as it would allow for the economy to flourish due to the infusion of new income from tax reforms. Drug liberalization is the next step for the United States for us to become a new country with limited violence less drug abuse and a better prison system. Drug liberalization needs to happen and happen fast for the progression of the people as a civilization. Portugal in 2001 decided to take the initiative to decriminalize all drugs within the country.

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Drug prohibition, is a term rarely attached with a negative connotation for many Americans. Its failure has sparked some debate in the last fifty years, however, the ignorance about illegal substances has led to little discussion on alternatives. Legalizing all drugs is a better alternative than perpetuating the failed war on drugs. Alcohol prohibition has given us the opportunity to see the transformation of a once illegal drug become a legal and regulated substance. The 18th amendment of the constitution made alcohol consumption, distribution, and production illegal.

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Final Paper Scott Gebhard PHI 103: Informal Logic Instructor Joel VanZanten June 16, 2018 Final Paper The debate around legalizing the use of marijuana for recreational purposes has taken place for many decades. Many politicians and American citizens believe that marijuana is a harmful substance that has the capacity to lead towards heavier drug abuse, however, other's think the substance is harmless and beneficial towards maneuvering through life's circumstances. Marijuana, alongside alcohol, has been labeled harmful and destructive since the 1920's. One example of this is Nancy Regan's 1986 Just Say No campaign that was created to raise drug abuse awareness.

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The thought and debate about wither or not Drugs should be legalized has been an ongoing debate between the Government, States and the people of the United States picking up more momentum over the past few years. Like the time when alcohol with in its own right is also classified a drug and went through its own period of debate which we called the probation area. The Debate of which drugs are to become legalized and to what purpose will always be an ongoing issue as society is always changing. Using the word drugs is a debatable word as there is so many classifications of drugs is that it is ineffective to debate Drugs as a whole. The most and current debate is about marijuana, Cocaine and Heroin.

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AGAINST MARIJUANA AGAINST MARIJUANA BARB CORBINE ENGLISH COMMUNICATIONS II JULY 22, 2015 -2- AGAINST MARIJUANA What if everyone was high? Would the workforce get anything done? Would we still have any munchies left? These are a few of the questions in the legalization of marijuana.

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Bill Murray once said “I find it quite ironic that the most dangerous thing about weed is getting caught with it.” The reason this quote is here is because the meaning behind it is quite powerful. There are many people in this world that think marijuana legalization is not a good decision to make due to society's preconception that marijuana is bad (D'Alimonte). A preconception that if teens smoke marijuana now, then when they enter adulthood they will have cognitive impairment or that smoking marijuana can develop chronic bronchitis which are two things that has never happened; although, the view on marijuana has changed slowly over the years due to the evidence that is provided (D'Alimonte). The legalization of marijuana without a medical

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Recently, people being calling that they have freedom to do what the want—using drugs, and proposing legalizing using drugs. This essay will discuss drug legalization issues only in America by giving valid data and considerate suggestion to explain why researcher believes drug should be legalized in the U.S. Drug can lead to multiple social problems and potential threats in most case, and there are several reasons why the US is currently suffering from serious drug problems. The US has a great amount drug user: according to the statistics provided by the U.S Federal Government, An estimated 3.6 million people met diagnostic criteria for dependence on illegal drugs in 1999, including 800,000 youths between the ages of twelve and seventeen (America’s Drug Use Profile, p.1). In recent years, there has been a worrying trend of young drug addiction and the lower age of drug users. Age between 18-25 years, current use of any illegal drug has been rising since 1994 and currently stands at 18.8 percent.

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The U.S. leads all nations in opioid usage. Another 8 million use cocaine in the U.S. this number is 3rd overall across all nations. These statistics have lead me and many others to believe the war on drugs is anything besides a success. Opposing views claim, that the war on drugs has been rather successful.

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The War on Drugs that the government has been fighting for almost two centuries has been a failure. The War on Drugs has made criminal organizations, violence around the world, and drugs themselves worse. The War on Drugs has negatively affected the lives of millions of people around the world as it has led to massive incarceration in the United States; corruption, political destabilization, and violence in Latin America, Asia, and Africa; to systemic human rights abuses across the world. Prohibition of certain drugs has actually led to higher rate of violence and murders all around the world. Which drugs are legal and illegal is not really based on any specific scientific assessment of the relative risk of the drugs, but it has everything

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