All Drugs should be Legalized.

Round 3 Rebuttals [they would increase in quality reducing the risk of overdose] People are overdosing on pain killers, perfectly legal medication where they know precisely how pure it is and with perfect knowledge of how much they are supposed to take. It isn't solely the purity of the drug that kills you, it is also the amount. People are greedy, gullible creatures that make mistakes and are quick to develop immunities towards certain stimuli. The drug hit that was enough the first time isn't as effective the second time so they increase the dose. They want to get a bigger high, they increase the dose. They just measure the amount incorrectly, and sooner or later they will accidentally place more drugs into their system than the body can cope with and die of overdose. We are not going to do any better if we increase the accessibility: we'll just find new and improved legal ways to kill ourselves like we've done for millenia. [Some homeless people are addicted to drugs am i supposed to cry about it? they chose to do the drug . ] That's faulty logic for two reasons: Fallacy of the single cause and excluding the target audience. Firstly you assume that the only reason someone becomes an addict is “because they chose too.” this is incredibly inhumane: It's the same reasoning as: “Why should I care about the holocaust? They chose to be Jews” and “Why should I cry over those that commit or attempt suicide? It's their choice to take their own lives.” It may not be as drastic and those examples are wrong for multiple other reasons, but they all share the fact that you're assuming that the sole reason for something is choice. People are pressured into drugs, they test drugs out of curiosity but failed to realize the addiction and they are forced into that world. It's not a single cause of choice and you should care. The second fallacy is that you can't choose to cry over everyone else that dies but exclude those that don't specifically fit your case. If you care about legalizing drugs on the basis of overdose you must be concerned over the loss of those that die, otherwise you wouldn't be making the case. But why should you cry over them? It was their choice to do drugs, right? [they cannot purchase them through a drug dealer that has an unregulated business. ] Think again: Legalizing something does NOT take it off the black market as you propose. In fact a large majority of teens in my local area that are under-age can rather easily buy home-made, illegal alcohol because it is cheaper. As long as someone offers them cheap drugs they'll buy it there. You said it yourself in the rebuttal below this one: It is easier for a child to buy from a drug dealer then asking for favour. Same rule applies here: Contradictions aren't going to work in a matter as grave as this one. As long as someone is selling black someone is buying black: and it is simpler to find the illegal unmonitored one than finding a bypass for the legal one. [It is easier for a child to buy from a drug dealer than asking for a favour]No. It isn't. Ask your older brother if he'll buy a bottle of vodka and if he doesn't really care he'll do it. There will always be at least one that will buy for you and you pay him. [it is more dangerous and expensive for their parents to get their next fix]An estimated 51.3% of the U.S population could classify as alcoholics while only 9.2% are classified as being regular drug users. By opening up access to drug use would we really expect that percentage to lower? the public will use the new-found freedom and thus drug abuse will become more frequent and will affect more families [he hurts someone he is responsible for it … how does prohibition deal with that?] It's not the same: We take a license to prove that we are fit to drive safely. We can have our license removed and the odds of someone that knows perfectly what they are doing still has rational thought. Imagine if you'll let everyone and anyone drive a car after the age of 16 without any training or licensing. Accident rates are going to go up as a logical conclusion of the fact that more bad drivers that didn't pass the exam are now on the street along with all the drivers that lost their rights due to not following traffic laws. Prohibition limits the access to drugs and are removed from play. '[Sure why not it is safer than when people buy it from a black market , ]We where discussing bath salts in this context. It's not safer for no reasons. Selling a drug that effectively can force you to kill a goat and become a cannibal isn't any safer if it is sold legally. [ Krokodil is not just your addictive drug that people start doing it is a drug that heroin addicts turn to. ] you missed the entire point of that argument: should Krokodil, a drug that makes your body start rotting, be legal? IF it shouldn't be legal the resolution is negated. It's a drug, it's illegal, how popular it is is not important, it exists and falls under the resolution. [by trying the drug you are making the concious decision to do so you are accepting that there is a risk and if you choose to do it is not my business to stop you]If I told you there was a chance I'd attack you and eat your face would you then consider it to be your business? Replace you with anyone ever related to a drug addict, heck, anyone that has a reasonable will to live and he'll quickly step in. it doesn't just affect the user. [assuming that if drugs were legalized more people would do it , this is not a certain thing] It's illogical to use “It might be x, we don't know” so this point should be dropped as it is. Also remember that Portugal has only allowed the possession of small amounts while all methods of obtaining it are still illegal. Say you have a 10g cap. You want more. You're no longer allowed to possess what you want. You cannot buy it. You turn to the black market. The reason the numbers didn't change is because the situation is still the same. [I don't see how making something available that was already avaiable gone have a big impact . ]Pricing. You suggest that drugs are expensive and will be cheaper if legal. Isn't this increasing the availability? Now you can get more amounts with less money (which again lowers the price at the black market; welcome to capitalism and trade competition). If I told you that you could buy 10gr of cocaine without restrictions at $50 or 15gr for $100 but would get a 10 year sentence if you're caught would you really buy the 15 gram pack? More appeal, more people, more problems. [Capitalism doesn't work that way the drugs we would see in drug stores would be the most common ones that receive the most interest like Cocaine]Again, the point went completely passed you. All drugs must be legal for the resolution to be fulfilled. If we cannot make all drugs legal due to them killing you the resolution cannot be fulfilled and is negated, giving con the victory. But you mentioned cocaine. Let's look at the side effects of cocaine that can happen at any time no matter how often you use the drug: -chance of heart attacks -chance of strokes -in case of crack: Permanent lung damage. In case of snorting, nasal tissues rupture -chance of ulcers and other related stomach issues -kidney failure -erectal failure. Common does not equal good. Legalizing Weed, I can get behind. Legalizing this? It's as bad as smoking normal cigarettes and that's saying something. ROUND 2 REBUTTALS NOT COVERED HERE [humanity has been using drugs for thousands of years of human history it is a part of human culture] so is war, complete lack of female rights, slavery and oppression, all of which have been embedded in human culture since the dawn of time until recently in the western world and all of which are by definition bad. Your point being? [ The black market would collapse] This is oversimplification: You're assuming that the only produce that black markets offer are drugs? Not even close; The black markets goes on to the next law it can break and sells that. Buy a gang controlled prostitude to see my point. [heroin apart from its addictivness is almost harmless for your body] Become an addict and then type that one again. Being an addict is a serious condition: it won't be like “hmm, haven't had a smoke in a while”. You're obsessed with it: you need your shot, the withdrawal symptoms include cramps, vomiting, fever, muscle and bone aces, crying and insomnia. You're going to loose your focus a bit and unlike smoking you can't really pop out back for a moment and inject yourself with heroine. Also, overdose is possible, shoot a bit much in your arm and you're out cold. [Drug addicts often how to commit crime to get money for their drug] And they won't stop. If suddenly all drugs are legal are you really going to expect me to believe that gangs would vanish and those already in deep s***(pardon) would suddenly stop going to the black market? They'll still exist, and still operate at a similar level. A drug lord isn't going to look at the next pharmacy and think: “Oh, fiddlesticks; pack up guys, they got us, we have no further business here!” He'll fight back and use the same old methods for the same old clients. Just as illegal alcohol vendors exist illegal drug vendors will exist and crime will still hang around. My opponent has still not a dressed the two conditions I set out for him and until he does that the resolution is not properly defended. WHY and HOW should ALL drugs, good, bad, popular or unpopular, be legalized. I await the next set of arguments by my opponent. http://www.cdc.gov...http://www.overdoseday.com...http://www.drugwarfacts.org...http://www.cdc.gov...http://www.webmd.com...http://www.timberlineknolls.com...