| Term Paper Title | Drug Legalization |
| # of Words | 562 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.25 |
Drug Legalization
"Drug Legalization : For and Against"
ed. Evans L. , Rod and Berent M. , Irwin
Open Court Publishing Co. ; La Salle, Illinois
1996
Drug Problems in America
The issue of drug problems in America is a very broad topic with many
controversies. In the book, Drug Legalization : For and Against, three viewpoints
are discussed.
There are two main viewpoints to the question," Is the legalization of drugs a
good idea." Congressman Charles Rangel of New York City argues that legalization
is a very bad idea. He asked many questions on what would happen if drugs were
legalized. Among these are the following : which drugs should be legalized, should
they be available to anyone or just addicts who depend on them, who would
provide these drugs, where would the drugs be available, would use of legalized by
employees in certain occupations be prohibited, and would we be adding to the
spread of aids by the use of more needles. Charles Rangel has a very good point and
he is sure all of his questions will be answered , only then he hopes the war with
legalizing drugs will end.
One opposing viewpoint to Congressman Rangel's statements comes from
social scientist, Dr. Ethan A. Nadelmann. He argues that while drug arrested have
"swamped court dockets" those arrested represent less than 2% of the $35 to $40
million U.S. citizens estimated to consume illegal drugs. He also says, "while
currently between $10 and $50 billion per year goes to members of organized crime,
much of that money could be used for a large tax base if drugs were legal.
Nadelmann states that certain drugs be taxed, subject to restriction on time and
place of sale and consumption, that their use be subject to insurance adjustments,
and that...Read entire document
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