The legalization would probably reduce overall costs to society. The issue has never been studied and looked at without emotion by the politicians. Once it's legal the prison population would drop. That saves a lot, and I mean a lot of money. Then there's the reduction of trials. That saves a lot and I mean a lot of money. Then there's the possibilty (although we know it wouldn't happen, God forbid the government would reduce payrolls)that the government would fire all those DEA agents they have hired, and the money they spend on interdiction, and that too would save a lot, and I mean a lot of money.
In addition business might improve, because for every unit of drugs that a person buys that costs 100 per illegal, instead of the 3.00 per that it would if it were legal, is 97 dollars less than can be spent on other things.
The drug issue is kind of like the gun issue in the sense that the people who are against guns are too emotional about it and won't look at the facts, and the people that are against legalizing drugs are similarly emotional about it, and won't even allow any facts to be researched.
The point is, that things should be tried another way, and see what happens. Give it 20 years and change it back if things don't work out.
No one says that they should be allowed to commit crimes while under drugs influence, but why punish them and have all these drastic laws and measures if they just get high and don't bother anybody?
The drug war has caused our society to lose a lot of freedoms. |
