“To Legalize Or Not To Legalize”

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many assumptions throughout the years on what effects drugs are causing on society. In the 1960’s, the psychedelic drug movement said that drugs were used as a means of mind expansion, liberation, and ecstasy. Then in the 1980’s drugs were seen as a source of anguish, escapism, and denial of self. Neither of these assumptions are true though. Drug use varies between each individual and most of the time it all starts off with the satisfaction of enjoying the drug in the first place. Many experts argue since drugs are mainly used for enjoyment why is it such a major problem if they are legalized? (Toward a Users’ Drug Rights Policy - pages 386-387)
Drugs are also a way to provide personal insight and self-knowledge. They also are a way of teaching new modes of consciousness. One expert says that “Alcohol has been called a teacher of truth, Marijuana has been praised as an instructor on the realm of senses, bodily self-awareness, sexuality, music, and dancing. Drugs also ...

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as well. Heroin addicts have been getting older with relatively few new recruits which is a very good sign. This means that heroin is dying out and may die out altogether sooner or later. Two of the main reasons that heroin as shone such a dramatic decreases in popularity is because of the high cost and also the trouble that it causes with the law. It also took a toll on peoples health and well being. (Against the Legalization of Drugs - pages 357-358)
These days though cocaine is the major attention getter. In 1972 the government was trying to reduce its use and people were advocating legalization. Why is it an issue again today some people ask? If it was legalized in 1972 ...

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