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Statement: Free the drugs trade now! (Source: 2 (Eliminate the criminal…
Statement: Free the drugs trade now!
Source 1
reduce government costs/raise tax revenues
no prohibition - save money
($41.3 billion US)
tax revenues ($46.7 billion US)
increase crime
worsen health
saving police resources -> more dangerous criminals
marijuana illegal -> dangerous/violent people -> a lot of money.”
drug users -> not able to perform at work
workplaces less safe
increase liability insurance costs/encourage worker lawsuits
drug trade:
kills
fly -> illegal immigration
Source: 2
Address the real issues
help people -> Poverty/despair
lesser drug use
Eliminate the criminal market place
organised crime
profits -> billions of pounds
Legalisation -> regulate/control
Massively reduce crime
illegal drugs = expensive
Crimes -> money
Legalisation
reduce prices
Drug users are a majority
young people ->illegal drug use = normal.
Holland -> cannabis laws, far less harsh -> drug usage = amongst the lowest in Europe
Provide access to truthful information and education
honest/truthful information -> users/non-users -> help make decisions -> whether/how to use
Make all drug use safer
Prohibition -> high rates HIV infection/Hepatitis C
Restore our rights and responsibilities
criminalises - law-abiding people
Race and Drugs
stereotyping black people.
Global Implications
Whole countries -> run under corrupting influence - drug cartels
developed countries - political power over producer nations under 'drug control programmes'
Prohibition doesn't work
no evidence prohibition = succeeding