Should certain illegal drugs be made legal to buy for recreational purposes?

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Many people each year die from drug overuse, many of these deaths are from the use of different ingredients placed in the drug to make them cheaper. This could be prevented if drugs were to become legalised and controled, much like Alcohol.

Fears of making certain illegal drugs legal are the fact that many more people will become addicted to such substances and could cause much more harm to our communities today.

But some people argue that by legalising drugs you could quash many crimes that go on in this day in age, drugs are what fund large crime gangs and if drugs become legal to buy in such places like pharmacies and supermarkets then this could destroy lots of organised crime gangs and decrease the amount of murders and violence originating from such gangs.

Do you think the legalisation of some drugs would have good or adverse affects on todays society?


DEBATE!!!

[Conservative,]

I think there should be like a ration book type thing so you can only get so many of a certain drug in a certain amount of time.

But I think it should only be ones that have a benefit eg; marijuana. Ones that just ness up your mind should be kept illegal.

[Special]

not sure but they could make some drugs legal for say a month to see how it goes

[Ed.]

I think there should be like a ration book type thing so you can only get so many of a certain drug in a certain amount of time.

But I think it should only be ones that have a benefit eg; marijuana. Ones that just ness up your mind should be kept illegal.

But what's to stop people selling a certain drug on the black market? If a drug is available to everyone legally on a rationed basis, people will sell it to those who want it and this means that the people who buy it will be able to access more of this drug and will have its harmful effects.

Also, many drugs such as marijuana also have harmful effects and can be seen as "stepping stone" drugs which lead onto harder drugs.

not sure but they could make some drugs legal for say a month to see how it goes

Why should we risk public health as a "test"? The health service is already being overworked and substance and drug abuse is costing the tax payer even more money as they have to fund these druggies who go to the NHS after they have a bad reaction with the drug.

[Conservative,]

But what's to stop people selling a certain drug on the black market? If a drug is available to everyone legally on a rationed basis, people will sell it to those who want it and this means that the people who buy it will be able to access more of this drug and will have its harmful effects.

Also, many drugs such as marijuana also have harmful effects and can be seen as "stepping stone" drugs which lead onto harder drugs.




Why should we risk public health as a "test"? The health service is already being overworked and substance and drug abuse is costing the tax payer even more money as they have to fund these druggies who go to the NHS after they have a bad reaction with the drug.

They're readily available on most street corners already, legalising them will just mean people won't abuse them as much.

[Samantha]

They are illegal for a reason.

Many people each year die from drug overuse
That is just one of the many reasons that they shouldn't become legal! If someone has died from the abuse of drugs then making them legal will just make things worse surely? Surely if people abuse them now then if they become legal the sales will go through the roof and more people will abuse them, this may be a serious problem.
Apparently, murders will decrease, but I highly doubt that they will - if people are udner the influence of drugs they are not in the right frame of mind to do anything other than sleep in my opinion I'm sure the murder rate will increase as more people will get involved with drugs as they can be easily bought and supplied.
However, if they were made legal, looking at the positives I think yes you are right that there will be less gangs, and although less gangs may mean less crime, it also may increase it. gangs will no longer be on the streets, this is probably true, but I'm sure they will find another hobby, as they no longer feel 'cool' because drugs are now legal. They may turn their obsession to burgulary or petty crime.
I feel gangs only take drugs as other people do it, so they follow the herd, like I said before, if they become legal they will not find themselves as 'cool' and so change their hobbies; this doesn't necessarily mean they will stop taking drugs, if anything they will already be addicted and as you can get them easier they will be taking more; harming their body and vital organs.

overall, drugs shouldnt be made legal, the illegal drugs should stay illegal, as I said in my firts statement they are illegal for a reason!


Edit: Also, I am sure my next door neighbours take drugs and they keep us up most nights. They slam doors, the neighbour even hits his girlfriend, I don't want it to be a reccurring thing I tend to like sleep at 4am.

Also, I know making them legal may make us sleep easier, and also keeps them off the street, but I would rather have them on the street, taking drugs, not doing much harm, rather than being scared when my neighbours or others are arguing.

[Conservative,]

They are illegal for a reason.

Many people each year die from drug overuse
That is just one of the many reasons that they shouldn't become legal! If someone has died from the abuse of drugs then making them legal will just make things worse surely? Surely if people abuse them now then if they become legal the sales will go through the roof and more people will abuse them, this may be a serious problem.
Apparently, murders will decrease, but I highly doubt that they will - if people are udner the influence of drugs they are not in the right frame of mind to do anything other than sleep in my opinion I'm sure the murder rate will increase as more people will get involved with drugs as they can be easily bought and supplied.
However, if they were made legal, looking at the positives I think yes you are right that there will be less gangs, and although less gangs may mean less crime, it also may increase it. gangs will no longer be on the streets, this is probably true, but I'm sure they will find another hobby, as they no longer feel 'cool' because drugs are now legal. They may turn their obsession to burgulary or petty crime.
I feel gangs only take drugs as other people do it, so they follow the herd, like I said before, if they become legal they will not find themselves as 'cool' and so change their hobbies; this doesn't necessarily mean they will stop taking drugs, if anything they will already be addicted and as you can get them easier they will be taking more; harming their body and vital organs.

overall, drugs shouldnt be made legal, the illegal drugs should stay illegal, as I said in my firts statement they are illegal for a reason!


Edit: Also, I am sure my next door neighbours take drugs and they keep us up most nights. They slam doors, the neighbour even hits his girlfriend, I don't want it to be a reccurring thing I tend to like sleep at 4am.

Also, I know making them legal may make us sleep easier, and also keeps them off the street, but I would rather have them on the street, taking drugs, not doing much harm, rather than being scared when my neighbours or others are arguing.

I disagree.

The drug dealers are the murderers. Take away their trade, they won't be able to demand money - not for drugs anyway.

As long as they're monitored - as I said some kind of system where everyone's drugs are logged and you can only get X grams per month - then it should be fine.

People say people will buy them on the black market, people will die. THEY DO ANYWAY. It's not going to stop it - nothing will, but it will decrease illegal drugs trades, decrease drug-related murders, and decrease drug overdoses.

[Ed.]

They're readily available on most street corners already, legalising them will just mean people won't abuse them as much.

Alcohol is readily available and people abuse it as a result.

If drugs were more available, then people who probably wouldn't otherwise take them would.

People say people will buy them on the black market, people will die. THEY DO ANYWAY. It's not going to stop it - nothing will, but it will decrease illegal drugs trades, decrease drug-related murders, and decrease drug overdoses.

Yes people already buy them on the black market but if everyone can get x grams of drugs per t time then the amount of drugs on the black market will increase and there will be just as many illegal drug trades etc..

[Conservative,]

People do it for the rush of doing something bad, it's like a child doing something the mother says not to, we instinctively go against that. If you just let them do it, they'll get bored and move on. If you keep retaliating and trying to stop them they'll do it more.

[Samantha]

I disagree.

The drug dealers are the murderers. Take away their trade, they won't be able to demand money - not for drugs anyway.

As long as they're monitored - as I said some kind of system where everyone's drugs are logged and you can only get X grams per month - then it should be fine.

People say people will buy them on the black market, people will die. THEY DO ANYWAY. It's not going to stop it - nothing will, but it will decrease illegal drugs trades, decrease drug-related murders, and decrease drug overdoses.

Bold: Then surely that shows how the increase in other crimes like burgulary will occur.