Legalization On Drugs

Western society is undergoing a change, as progressive activists are working hard to bring attention to the fact that current laws against drugs are ineffective. Tens of thousands of people are convicted for drug offences each year, often seeing long prison sentences for relatively minor crimes. It seems as though addicts are incarcerated for drug possession, then released into a society without any help or support systems. This results in addicts continuing to abuse drugs, and being caught with possession again. There are many flaws with the current system regarding drug possession, most of which can be traced back to the unsuccessful policies of the War on Drugs and the increase in enforcement that followed. Fortunately, there are alternative

There would be fewer people being charged for the possession of drugs which would result in more space in jails all over. It would leave room for more serious offences such as murder or assault instead of something that should be considered a smaller offence such as drug possession. It was reported by CBC news that in 2016, around 55,000 offences were reported to the police just relating to marijuana possession. They also stated that the year before that in 2015 there were 6,000 fewer of the same offences reported to the police. Consuming drugs and being charged for possession continues to increase in Canada,which is creating a problem for jails across the country as they are forced to deal with

Many of the large cartels have accrued extraordinary power thanks to the money made off the streets by selling a product that is unavailable elsewhere. This monopoly on drug dealing would be shattered in an instant if the government stepped in to legalize drugs. As it stands, there are no regulatory bodies overseeing the production of drugs, and the current increase in cases of Fentanyl being found in other drugs demonstrates the dangers inherent in trusting unscrupulous criminal organizations. The legalization of drugs would see the cartels hemorrhage clients as buyers would have access to safer and more convenient sources that would be subject to government regulation. Once cut off from their major source of money, cartels would see their influence and power decrease as they would be forced to focus on less-profitable