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Drug Legalization by Seth Sprague. Page 1. I think that society should permit
the use of drugs for recreational purposes. After all ...
Submitted by Jagidawar on May 5, 2005
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Page 1.
I think that society should permit the use of drugs
for recreational purposes. After all, over twenty years of
troop sweeps, police actions and military rhetoric, the
evidence is all around us. The war on drugs has flopped. It
has been more then ineffective and has actually made things
worse. We as American citizens have to wake up and realize
that there will never be a "drug free" utopia that we have
been promised. People will always be willing to experiment
with their bodies and use drugs no-matter the cost involved
in doing so. It is our human nature to want things we can't
have and to crave addictive substances whether it is heroin
or that addictive chocolate bar in the express lane aisle
of your favorite grocery store. In this case we need to
permit new stimulants and legalize illegal drugs so that
American companies and tax paying citizens can profit.
If all drugs were legalized tomorrow, drug dealers,
terrorists funded by illegal drugs, and black market rings
would all suffer; if not permanently put out of business.
There would be no need for expensive anti-drug commercials
and D.A.R.E. type programs, which have only flooded the
minds of children with curiosity. "Also, taxpayers would
save billions each year, in fact through the Office of
Page 2.
National Drug Control Policy, the federal government spends
an estimated $17 billion". With the strain of drug related
policing removed, serious crimes could be given the
resources they deserve. This would free up more space...
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