The Decriminalization Of Drugs

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There has been a big debate about drugs in America, but how much do drugs really affect the people? Despite the consequences drugs are used by many people, I believe if we have the same system towards drugs as Portugal it could benefit the people. If a person is caught with drugs or caught with someone who has drugs they are immediately put in jail, but depending on the quantity, drug, past convictions, and who has it comes up with how long you’d be in jail. While decriminalizing drugs can help with such things as getting people help with drug addictions and not get a huge fine for getting caught with drugs, how can we be sure it won’t affect us negatively? Going back to the 1920’s when there was prohibition which failed miserably and created …show more content…

A few weeks ago, reality television star Kim Kardashian met with President Donald Trump about prison reform, more specifically Alicia Marie Johnson. Johnson was arrested in 1996 for her participation in a cocaine trafficking organization, she was sentenced to life in prison. Life in prison just for her involvement is harsh. There are many other cases such as Lee Carroll Brooker a 75-year-old man from Alabama arrested for growing marijuana plants for his own medical use. He was given a life sentence with no probability of being released. This is an issue, arresting people who do no harm is wrong, especially over something as little as this shouldn’t happen. I could understand a fine, but something as cruel as life in prison isn’t fair. Not to mention, all the crime caused by illegalizing drugs. Growing up in a small town near the border you know who does drugs in high school, there’s drugs at every party you go to, that’s just how it is. It’s easy to get drugs, if people really cared about stopping drugs then shouldn’t there be more enforcement. People post their weed on snapchat or Instagram, but why isn’t it stopped, probably because there’s bigger issues. If the government wants to treat drugs as a huge issue then there should be more to stop

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