Would Crime Rates/drug Use/abuse Be Lowered by the Legalization of Certain Drugs?
Question by SQUEAK: Would crime rates/drug use/abuse be lowered by the legalization of certain drugs?
i had this question in school and this is my answer what is you thoughts and comments about it?
YES!!!!!
i think it would lower the crime rate ALOT if marijuana was legalized because now a days alot of drug dealers are selling it on the street so if you can buy it in the store with out risking going to jail or robed wouldn’t you go to the store? that would mean less drug dealers and less the government has to pay every time they go to jail once they get out they are going right back to doing it and then back to jail again and government has to pay again , marijuana is not a drug its a plant
i mean to be honest drinking is alot worse for you then marijuana see how many people have died and got hurt from drunk driving and marijuana is a actual medicine for people with glaucoma,multiple sclerosis,nausea,sleeping disorders and also chemotherapy or aides treatment what dose drinking cure or help? …nothing ….and cigarettes are just all around bad for you im not going to get into that i will be here forever
but marijuana is the only drug i thin should be legalized crack cocaine,heroin all of those things should be highly illegal if you make the punishment worse alot less people would do it because it wont be worth it and that gos back to the less d rug dealers and less robbing and killing over drug no drug wars and the government gets to make money off of people who buy it
p.s i DONT use the “drug” i just do not understand why its illegal
Best answer:
Answer by Accebkidrah
It’s always great to take a stand on things, but I disagree.
I studied law for fours years and have my degree.
Personally, statistics show that whether or not certain drugs are legalized, the drug dealers, users, and abusers will find a different avenue to make themselves money.
It’s not any different than how legal businesses keep business running. they come up with new products that are more addictive.
The reason why cannabis (marijuana) is illegal is mainly because the government would have almost an impossible task at their hands if they tried to regulate it. Private growing and selling makes it impossible.
Great stand, but some of your facts are far fetched.
Marajuana is not a great drug for people with Multiple sclerosis to do. I’m not saying they don’t use it, but marijuana is a neurological suppressor and as a person with MS, I know that this would be a problematic drug to take for the disease because it would weaken and disable me.
Otherwise, I think your deductions are excellent but you need to think causally to win arguments such as this. You’ve got to go farther in your head and figure out the probable time line, not just make assumptions. Look at facts. The past is the best predictor of the future. Base your facts off of statistics and the past, not assumptions.
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