LETTING GOVERNMENT LEGALIZE, CONTROL ALL DRUGS HAS APPEAL

Is America so wrapped up in reality shows and sports mania that it has
forgotten how to think? To get ourselves out of a bad situation we
need to concentrate on critical thinking. So think about this:

How would you like to effectively fight terrorism, gang violence,
poverty, political corruption and the Taliban, South American drug
cartels, while keeping kids off drugs and cutting government spending?

Sounds impossible, doesn't it? But as long as we don't think and we
let our emotions rule us, we can never solve these problems.

Could the "magic bullet" to cure these ills be the legalization and
control of drugs by our government? Let's think about it.

Way back when the Prohibition of alcohol ended, the money disappeared
and no one could make a buck on illicit booze. Gang activity dropped
off, and the mobsters had to find different employment in gambling and
other vices, including illicit drugs.

Many suppose that "drugs" are the problem because they affect people's
behavior and many are very addictive. These are similar to vices we
already put up with: smoking and drinking. The real problem with
illicit drugs is money, big money.

Money that can be used for anything bad: weapons, terrorism,
corruption, you name it.

And the quest for big money leads to addicted children, gang violence,
death, destruction of countless lives, and a seeming endless loop of
ignorance, addiction and poverty. Also, our illegal drug use has
destabilized many governments around the world.

Legalizing drugs would take the money out of the equation and deflate
the market. No one would be selling to kids because there would be no
payoff. Adults could obtain safe, clean drugs in measured doses from
licensed suppliers for a fraction of the present cost. The government
would be able to control all drugs like it does now-legal drugs, such
as tobacco and liquor. Drug crime and its black market would be a
thing of the past.

But there are many powerful enemies of this idea. In addition to the
drug dealers, there are many perfectly legal businesses and
professions that make loads of money on drugs legally: lawyers,
judges, parole officers, prison builders, guards, etc. Many religious
leaders would be against it on the same grounds as being against
alcohol and tobacco.

The war on drugs has been long, hard, costly and futile. We must try
an old approach. Is this a "magic bullet"? Think about it.