Drug use around the world has been stable over the past decade. There has been a 40% drop in cocaine use since 2006 in the U.S. and overall all drug use has fallen by about 30% since 1979. Mostly the reason for this drop is because of Columbia. Their security system has gotten a lot better, thanks to the U.S we have helped them get rid of the land dedicated to coca growing by two-thirds from 2000 to 2010. Many trends with drugs have been going around and one of them is legalizing the drugs. Legalizing drugs could lead to people becoming addicted to the drugs because they will be right at their finger tips and they can by them for themselves. This would not be a good idea to legalize drugs because students at schools would do it and they would bring it to their schools. It would also lead to more people getting hurt or dying from the drugs. Legalizing drugs would not be a good idea and if they decide to go through with it then there is going to be some problems in the U.S. and we are going to have to fix all the messes that its going to make.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/02/opinion/sabet-war-on-drugs/index.html?hpt=us_mid
Oh yeah, let's legalize drugs so every could become more crazy than they already are. Smoke at school, work, church, public parks, because that is such a f=good idea,
ReplyDeleteWHAT?! I honestly don't know what is wrong with out world now a days, this is crazy.
Byron Otis- I agree. Drugs are terrible, and can do terrible things to people's lives. However, looking at the atrocities committed by the drug cartels in Mexico, and knowing they are funded by smuggling drugs into the US makes one wonder whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
ReplyDeleteI disagree completely, drugs are also used for health reasons like pharmaceuticals. I think it depends what the drug is and what effect it has on a person biologically because if it's like a "mental" addiction and not a physical, real, addiction then I don't believe that is a reason to illegalize it. Caffeine, cigarettes, and alcohol have all been proven to cause horrible health conditions but it's still legal because of lobbyists. All things are bad in excess.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, legalizing pot is stupid. Although it is commonly used for medicine, I think making it legal is just an excuse to do it and easily have it in possession. The drug is already popular enough, even though it shouldn't be.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that legalizing drugs would be smart. Marajuana is still not good to inhale into your lungs and it can cause hallusionations. I understand using it for pharmaceuticals, but making it legal for any and everyone is not smart in my oppinion.
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