“Drug’s: A Case for Legalizing Marijuana,” is a essay written by Gore Vidal. In it, Vidal goes point by point in a effort to convince the reader the recreational marijuana should be legalized. However, it is in the opinion of the writer that Vidal used marijuana as a tool to push his real agenda, which is the legalization of all drugs. Dangerous narcotics should not be legalized in America, because making them legal would not decrease use, it can’t be compared to the prohibition, and it would not take the money out of the gangs. One of Vidal’s arguments is that if we were to legalize drugs, and simply sell them at a cost and label them with what the effects may be, then people would be less likely to buy them. And if they did, then the government