Legalization Of Drugs

While there are many ongoing topics in the United States, the legalization of drugs is one of the most largely debated in the United States. The common argument of this debate is whether drugs should be legalized or kept illegal. Within this debate, some writers agree that there is a potential profit from taxation, how the war on drugs has been a failure, but disagree on that the legalization of drugs would create a safer country. The first point of agreement among those who agree about legalization of drugs is that there is a large potential profit from the legalization of drugs. For instance Elliott Morse, who is pro-legalization, makes the point that legalization could net in $70 billion (paragraph 29) in taxes annually which he then compares

She is a firm believer that drugs kill and very dangerous and should remain illegal. Even if the rich and famous can succumb to the dangers of drugs, what is to stop everyday people to not follow in their steps if all drugs are available at one’s finger tips? She furthers goes on to plead to Progressives to “oppose drug legalization because the people most likely to be killed… the futures most likely to be destroyed are the very people progressives work hardest to help” (paragraph 7). While Joseph Califano too believes “if drugs where legalized, it is the nation’s children who could suffer long-lasting, perhaps permanent damage” (paragraph 1), but father and ex-junkie Tony O’Neill thinks otherwise. O’Neill firmly believes that a relapse is not a problem that would be prevented whether drugs are illegal or legal; but with full legalization, there is no dangers from using laced or contaminated drugs due to their being a standard maintained by an agency such as the FDA. O’Neill often asks himself why he is an advocate for the full legality of drugs, and his answer is simply that his daughter is in a society where it’s easier to obtain illicit drugs than it is to obtain alcohol (paragraph