Should Drugs Be Legalized? - CliffsNotes.
Gore Vidal, supporter of legalization and author of the essay “Drugs,” states that all drugs should be made available and sold at a cost (Vidal, 355). All of this may be true and helpful in a sense for a short while, but looking towards the long run many other aspects also need to be put into consideration.Drugs should not be legalized There are also many arguments against legalization. Legalization would increase the number of casual users which, in turn, would increase the number of drug abusers. More drug users, abusers, and addicts would mean more health problems and lower economic productivity.Marijuana is a drug that often smoked in a cigarette or bong. Because this drug is illegal, it is affecting us as individuals and as a country. Many people believe legalizing this “miracle drug” could be very beneficial to our country, including myself. It is argued that, “Like sex, alcohol, or cigarettes.
These drugs will do no good so they should not be legalized. Not now, not even, under any terms. Not only do these and other drugs need to be kept illegal, but the government should do better sweeps and awareness on the streets to keep anyone else getting addicted to these drugs, to help save a life.Consideration should also be given to whether the harm drugs cause, which may not be great for many users, warrants the government’s intervention. The harm of current laws While the drug laws are there to prevent what the government sees as harmful behaviour, some see them as harmful in themselves.
Should Marijuana be Legalised? Deriving from the Cannabis plant, marijuana has many names such as Mary Jane, grass, weed, pot, and many more. Judging by how many names it is given, one can only imagine or in UNODC’s case, estimate, just how popular it is.
