Should Drugs Be Legalized

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only allowed for controlled experimentation. They have the highest potential for abuse. These drugs are: heroin, LSD, marijuana, and Ecstasy. Schedule II drugs are also restricted, but can be prescribed by doctors under special circumstances. These drugs are cocaine and PCP. Schedule III drugs have medical use, but can be abused. These are mostly painkillers and barbiturates such as codeine and morphine. Schedules IV and V are prescription drugs with low potential for abuse. Tranquilizers like Valium and Librium are Schedule IV or V. Also included are sleep aides and weak stimulants. In 1973 the Drug Enforcement Administration was formed. The DEA is in charge of stopping drug trafficking and those who violate drug laws. There are DEA offices in every state and in fifty foreign countries. The Drug Abuse Act of 1986 made mandatory minimum sentencing laws. A person who makes the mistake of buying, delivering, or dealing drugs can end up in prison for five years even if it is a first ...

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the best solution to the drug problem faced today in the U.S. Anti-drug laws cause more problems than they solve. Some people believe that there should be full legalization of narcotics. They believe that narcotics should be legal and sold like alcohol and tobacco. Others believe in “controlled legalization”. There are two forms of controlled legalization. They are medicalization and decriminalization. Medicalization means that doctors should prescribe drugs to addicts and it should be free. It should be treated as a medical problem instead of a criminal problem. Medicalization is safer because it would make addicts receive pure drugs and not die from overdose. Decriminalization means ...

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