Essays Tagged: "Drug liberalization"
Drug Legalization
Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime , drug use, and drug ... ated with the reduction in crime , drug use, and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient.Thi ... drug enforcement has become too lenient.This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby, civil libertarians, and misguided academic researchers to the public with l ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
An Argument for the Legalization of Drugs. Based on John Stuart Mills' "Revised Harm Principle"'
The question of whether or not to legalize certain drugs has been debated for decades. Although opponents have thus far been successful in preventing t ... ization should be given a chance. Their arguments range from the seeming ineffectiveness of current drug laws to the simple premise that the government has no right to prohibit its citizens from using ... vidual rights, but with the consequences of one's actions on other people, the question becomes: Is drug use an action that, although performed by an individual, threatens the vital interests of other ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Drug Legalization - Social and Economic Issues The social and economic effects drug legalization would have on Society.
DRUG LEGALIZATION - SOCIAL & ECONOMIC ISSUESThe debate over whether it is in society's best inte ... c Costs and Benefits.Before proceeding to a discussion of the social and economic impact legalizing drugs may have, it is important to define for the purposes of this paper the difference between soci ... e direct impact is the economic impact to private business enterprises.Social Costs.Legalization of drugs would have serious consequences on society. A percentage of drug users would be employed in cr ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
A Case for the Leagalization of All Drugs
A Case for the Legalization of DrugsThe beginning of the twenty first century has brought upon a new age of optimism and wonder. De ... of optimism and wonder. Despite all of the announcements on television, our world is far from being drug free. Our societies have given in to the modern war on drugs, which is being fought against our ... is being fought against our own citizens across the United States. An international effort to stop drug production and use has failed, leaving distress and political chaos. Assault, property crime, r ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Drug Legalization: My View
Here in the United States, we have made some significant progress in fighting drug use and the trafficking of drugs, and this is just not the time to legalize drugs. Illegal drug ... e illegal because they are detrimental, and they were made illegal for many reasons. I believe that drugs should not be legalized because of the dangers that may come our way. Although, many th ... lized because of the dangers that may come our way. Although, many think that if we legalize drugs then the amount of users would lessen, but that's not true, there could be a likely chance tha ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
As Different As Night And Day
As Different as Night and Day When it comes to the topic of drug legalization, the conservative and liberal mindsets are as different as night and day. Given a ... y find it difficult to conceive that they are both striving for one common goal: the elimination of drug abuse in America. One concept of the conservative's fight against drugs is legalizing th ... nservative's fight against drugs is legalizing them and selling them at cost. They propose that the drugs would be labeled precisely with all of the effects, positive and negative, they will have on t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Decriminalizing Drugs and Prostitution
Decriminalizing drugs and prostitutionFor many years, the topic of legalization of drugs and prostitution has been a ... as been a more and more controversial subject. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the war on drugs and prostitution causing many to doubt if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative su ... effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug and prostitution prevention. Opponents' stating that legalization of both industries will incre ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics