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10 Reasons to legalise all drugs (Drug users are a majority (Amongst young…
10 Reasons to legalise all drugs
Adress the real issues
Most illegal and legal drug use is recreational
Poverty and despair are at the root of most problematic drug use
Adress these underlying causes
Drug users are a majority
Amongst young people, illegal drug use is seen as normal
Intensifying the war on drugs is not reducing demand
In Holland, where marihuana is legal, is the drug usage the lowest in Europe
Eliminate the criminal market place
Legalizing drugs eliminates organized crime and gives control back to the government
Massively reduce crime
Illegal drugs are expensive, so poor people steal to get the money
Legalisation will lower the price and eliminate almost all stealing caused by raising funds for illegal drugs
Provide access to truthful information and education
Legalisation will help giving better information for people about negative and positive effects and how to use them
Make all drug use safer
Things like providing clean needles will reduce the HIV-rate and make drugs safer
Restore our rights and responsibilities
Prohibition unnecessarily criminalises millions people
Legalisation will result in less criminals due to no more distribution
Race and Drugs
Black people are over ten times more likely to be imprisoned for drug offences than whites
Prohibition stimulates ethnic profiling and reduces racism
Global Implications
Legalisation will remove the power of drug cartels in countries and governments will regain this power
Legalisation causes the return of lost revenue to the legitimate taxed economy
Prohibition doesn't work
No evidence showing prohibition works
Legalisation not perfect, but eliminates problems caused by prohibition