the government and people in general should have no say on whether another does recreational drugs. Things like Marijuana, Heroin, etc., effect the user. If someone wants to sit in their basement and fry their life away that should be their business.
Now there should probably be some law on drug use in connection with driving, as someone out of their minds on cocaine might do something very stupid behind the wheel.
Similarly maybeeeee there shoudl be some level or ordinance related to parents with young children not being on hard drugs just because, again, sometimes people do bizarre things when on hard stuff.
but beyond maintaining road safety and appropriate behavior around children there is no reasonable excuse to try and control what others do to their own bodies (as long as its not directly effecting someone else). Its in the same vain of the concept of not allowing someone to kill themselves- its not our right to tell someone else what to do with their lives or body.
The reality is that the war on drugs, similar to prohibition in the 1930s, has been simply another attempt by the government to maintain a strong control on people. It doesn't help people. If anything attempting to prohibit drugs, again like booze in the 30s, has simply boosted the amount of violence and drug activity around it.
If it were legal to buy and sell cocaine then people would not need to get guns involved so often (not to say legalizing that sort of thing would end drug wars, but it might lessen them slightly).
It says a lot when the obvious best thing to do with harder drugs is to allow them and simply tax them yet the US gov doesn't do that. Taxing that market would help everyone really. Notice that the government typically does whatever they can to obtain taxes- and ask yourself why they haven't went that route with drugs. Control. That's why. Its a means of control and it gives an excuse and platform for the US government to continue ridiculous military and police spending.
Bear in mind if drugs suddenly became legalized something like half of the police force would be out of work since that's practically all police departments focus on these days (that and speeding tickets!).
I'm rambling but the point is that the 'war on drugs' is a facade, its not to help the general public, its just a means to an end for the gov to justify spending and to maintain an aggressive presence with the public in general.
Believe what you want but I think we all know that making this sort of stuff illegal has created more problems than it has solved. and in the end its supposed to be a country of freedoms, not control. I can't think of anything more controlling than not allowing someone to take a mind altering substance in the privacy of their home.
Another question you might want to ask yourself is: why the war on drugs but not the war on alcohol? far more deaths are caused by drunk drivers. The reality is that a fair balance should be met with drugs just like drinking- let people do what they want as long as its not on the road OR hurting others (i.e. children).
longramble. sorry
