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    to illicit drugs. However, I believe legalizing some of the illicit drugs such as heroin, methamphetamines, cocaine would cause more harm than good. I do not place marijuana in the same category as the drugs I listed previously. Sure legalizing these drugs may reduce the drug cartels income. The drug cartels are very ingenious when it comes to ways to earn money and distribute their product. Should these drugs become legal; the cartels will undercut the market and sell the drugs cheaper. I

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    The Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Should drugs be legalized ? Drugs are resources that are capable of affecting theAmerican economy in many ways--both positively and negatively. Drugs often have a bad name even though they help us everyday in medical cases. and the drugs with the worst reputations are not the most abused drugs One may benefit from the legalization of drugs in many ways, while others would suffer greatly. Almost every person in the United States has their own

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    Legalization is Not a Realistic Alternative to the War on Drugs For years, the issue of legalization has been an increasingly controversial subject. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. Opponents state that with legalization would come an increase not only in availability, but also with everything associated with

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    Legalization of all Drugs - Persuasion Essay “I 've never had a problem with drugs. I 've had problems with the police.” This quote, told by Keith Richards, represents a major problem affecting the rights of the American people. Contrary to what former presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and much of the American population believed, the effects of illegalizing drugs and declaring the “War on Drugs” have been far more detrimental to the wellbeing of the nation than if all of the drugs on the

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    The legalization of illicit drugs has been a popular topic of debate. While there is often concern about the potential toxicity and the habits that may form, drugs are not necessarily the problem. In fact, the legalization of illicit drugs may be the answer to some of society’s problems. More drugs should be legalized because the drug is not the cause of the problem, our behavior is. Also, when compared to other substances that are legal we see the same social ills arise. If drugs were legalized

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    Drug Legalization Drug abuse has progressively, over the last thirty years, become a tool for crime organizations and bureaucracies, independent and under the control of the federal government, used to transform drug addiction into a profit through the passage of countless laws against drug abuse. Gore Vidal's assertive essay communicated his belief that drug addiction should be legalized in order to ensure the eventual well-being and individual freedom guaranteed to Americans by the constitution

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    The enforcement of drug related offenses is coming into question as U.S states begin to legalize marijuana. While some people do not believe legalization is the correct choice, many agree that the penalties for drug possession are too severe. The prison populations are continuing to grow and treatment for addiction is not improving. A popular solution is to decriminalize drugs to prevent possession charges from ruining lives, better treat addiction, and reduce prison populations. Over ten thousand

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    a story with the phrase "drug-related"? Probably too many times to count. Indeed, it is an expression so thoroughly imbedded in the media lexicon that it qualifies as a kind of unintentional propaganda. Like all successful propaganda, "drug-related" has become so hackneyed that no one bothers to examine its fundamental truthfulness. And, also like successful propaganda, the phrase is rarely a complete falsehood but at the same time is rarely completely truthful. Drugs are often given central importance

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    currently illegal drugs, it would a disaster and would only lead to more addiction by making a drug easier to obtain and cheaper, and it would only increase the rate of drug users. The idea behind the government controlling addictive drugs is good in theory because it would monitor and control the drug use. However, if we look at the abuse of drugs such as Oxy Contin, many people have died from overdosing on this drug, and many of these illegal drugs are very addicting. (Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized

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    For many people, the thought of making drugs easily accessible for consumption by the masses may be frightening. After all, we have drug laws in place because they have the potential to be harmful. It also may not be difficult to imagine that it could very well be subject to failure due to a numerous amount negative externalities that may occur. Our nation has been engaged in a war on drugs for several decades now. The effectiveness of this war, however, is a topic that has continuously been debated

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