The Legalization Of Drugs

The legalization of drugs has been a heavily disputed argument for many decades. If drugs were to be legalized, there would be many benefits that follow. The argument claims that there are two reasons why drugs should not be legalized. One being because moral reasons and the second reason is because of the consequences legalization would bring to our culture; but in reality, the legalization of illegal drugs is very beneficial for both of these issues. In fact the US as a nation would be a much better and safer place for our future generation. Legalization would lower crime rates, generate jobs and also generate more money for the federal government and states.

Morally, in the first argument, it is said that it’s the government's role to make sure our nation is very well protected from the evil of addiction. If the government truly wished to help people with drug addiction issues, drugs would be legalized. Because

legalizing drugs would change many people’s lives for the better and even save lives. The government would then be able to get the proper types of help to the addicts. Clinics could be opened for addicts, which will require them to come in every day to receive their daily dosage of which ever drug the individual is addicted to. By doing this, the government can control the amount to dosage each individual's intakes on the daily, which then can lead to little to non overdose death in our nation. The government could give the addicts options of pharmaceutical substitute for each drug because the pharmaceutical drugs will has less side effect and will have lower level of tow on the individuals body and it’ll help the addict get off the drug over a period of time. Drugs would no longer ruin peoples lives. The substance would be controlled and addicts could then take back control over their lives. This would benefit our society by reducing the rate of drug addicts, and homelessness.
The legalization of drugs would require openings of clinics, which will then lead to more job creation. This will benefit our society because it will stop the government from spending millions of dollars every year to try and catch drug trafficker. The millions could then be used to fund important things like school. Their could be taxes placed on these drugs, but it should still be lesser than that bought on the street corners. This will lower the crime rate in our society because the dosage the clinic will provide for individuals will just be enough to satisfy their craving of high and nothing more. This will then keep them a little aware of what they are doing which will lead them to make better decisions compare to if they were to take dosage that is not measured.
The moral argument says that drugs ruin peoples lives, but in fact some drugs save peoples lives. Lets use Marijuana for an example. Marijuana is used for medical purpose and benefits people in critical health. Marijuana is used for many diseases and conditions such as: Sclerosis, patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy, HIV, seizure disorders, and Crohn's disease. But it’s still classified as class 1 drug next to cocain.
The argument also claims that legalizing drugs would degrade our culture.

There is no way that this could degrade our culture, in fact it would better our culture. The neighborhoods and streets would become safer. Drug violence would no longer be existent with the government controlling all aspects of the flow and amount of drugs. Twenty five percent of convictions are drug related. If drugs were legalized with the government controlling the substance flow and all other aspects of the drug this would put an end to those crimes and there would be less overcrowding of prisons. At the same time it would unclog the court systems because less people would be impending a trial. Since drug legalization would significantly diminish crime by the elimination of drug and drug-related crimes, this would remove thousands of cases from the court dockets across the nation, enabling the remaining cases to move sooner and faster. Prosecutors would have more time to handle each case; judges could return to real law and render more thoughtful and realistic

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Legalizing drugs could also change drugs entirely. If clinics become the primary dispensary then drugs would no longer be sold on the street homeade. Drug dealers don't provide labels or instructions to the drugs they sell. The illegal nature of the business makes such things unnecessary or dangerous to the sale. After legalization, pharmaceutical companies could safely try to win customers, and guard against liability with better information and reliable products. Even pure heroin on the open market would be safer than today's impure drugs. As long as customers know what they're getting and what it does, they can adjust their dosages to obtain the intended effect safely. Information is the best protection against the potential hazards of drugs or any other product. Legalizing drugs would promote consumer health and safety.
Legalizing drugs would have an abundance of benefits to our society. There are four states where marijuana has been legalized for recreational use and 17 states for medical use. There has been a breakthrough but not entirely. If all drugs were legal the government would have complete control over all aspects of the drug which would initiate a safer intake and benefit our culture.