All drugs should be legalized.

1.Why does a black market exist for hand guns? Because they aren't completely legal, they are restricted with permits in regards to type (automatics for example) and the quantity owned. For example, most civilians cannot attain a sniper rifle capable of blowing a hole in a tank from 2 miles away. That makes sense, most don't need that capability. Now, imagine if it was perfectly legal to sell that sniper rifle...the black market would not need to exist. The REASON that the black market exists is because there is underground demand. By bringing the demand aboveground vendors are safe and in the daylight where cops are around and people can get them. Now, there will always be people who 1. want a gun that is "off the grid" those are what we call Career criminals, murderers, thiefs, etc. Or, those who want a gun tax free, that market will ALWAYS exist. Drugs are underground because ANY form of possession is illegal under the federal government. If they were legalized people would buy from their local tobacconist and get doses of controlled purities. Yes there would be people growing marijuana/poppies/coca plants at home that would be "under the table" in regards to taxation but perfectly legal. 2.The amount of money we make from Cigarettes is staggering, it's huge. It's public info on the government. Tobacco is a big product in this country, know whats the biggest? Marijuana, thats right, according to the DEA... Marijuana is Americas biggest domestic product. The addicts that you claim we would abusing are 1.Not all drug users are addicts, personally I've tried a lot of drugs, I'm in college studying economics I don't need a daily fix of anything. But you argue the physical dependence of something like heroin, sure, It's addicting. But the amount you take can be regulated with a doctor instructing you and can be brought to a manageable level as most addicts manage to do (according to the speaker I listened to that I mentioned before) Further, "While I agree that a hit of Marijuana might not entail an immediate degradation of personal standards and well-being, I think that hard drugs like heroin are extremely harmful, even if taken only once. In fact, heroin is so dangerous because that first time is the initial high, and every fix after is an effort to return to the high of the first time. Not only that, but drugs like heroin and Crack create real, physical addictions. It's not about a psychological habit, it's about a body being hijacked by a drug and responding with real and dangerous withdrawal symptoms." Are you a doctor? No. So don't propose anything further the section "personal standards and well-being" is COMPLETELY subjective. This is a lifestyle you disagree with, that's hardly a basis for a decision. Even further...is it your business? The government should butt out of what I put in my body, I know the risks and the government should educate children about the risks so they know the real stats instead of "their buddies" telling them. If we follow your chain of reason then we should make illegal most things in our society, caffeine, aspartame, cars, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. You argue if something is dangerous then it should be illegal, so make up your mind. I'm sure you use one of the things I just listed... 3. We have two choices, waste billions of your tax dollars or make drugs legal and finance a way for your children to have free college education! 4.Why do you play soccer? Because you like it. Why do I take shrooms and smoke weed? Because I like it. It's my personal decision to not take anything harder, why should anyone decide what I can and can't do with my body. You must be opposed to my getting piercings, giving blood, etc. They ARE NOT in a separate category, they are completely recreational. If a casual user passes into a stage of chronic addiction then send him to an addiction clinic, or let him die, that is his personal decision. My point with that dialogue argument is that NO ONE would give up something they like unless they had a gun pointed to their head. I've tried some addicting drugs, I didn't even have a twinge of a desire to try them again the next day. Because of the illegal status of drugs, the only users of drugs you hear about are addicts and dealers, you hear nothing of the casual users who 1. don't get addicted 2. get caught. Never of the others, and anyway it's NO ONE'S BUSINESS WHAT I PUT IN MY BODY! 5.Evaluate the sources of the studies that those websites quote. It's extremely ignorant of you to dismiss them so quickly. The point is that the government is lying to us with their ads and trying to turn us off to drugs through propaganda. I didn't send you to propaganda data. I sent you to propaganda websites that quote REAL Studies. Read through the articles and find the original source, I believe the fox news one was from quite a prestigious institute. OH! The Journal of the National cancer institute..... THAT'S REALLY UNCREDITED!! 6. I will reiterate, guns are not completely legal. They are illegal to own without permits, and they are illegal to posses certain genres of guns. Alcohol is "legal" why do people like to drink ever clear and absinthe? Because the government regulates it. If something is COMPLETELY LEGAL with NO restrictions then the black market will dissappear because there will be no need for it to exist. Norm Stamper DOES constitute an argument, as one of the police officers dealing with drugs and the chief of police of one of the drug capitals of the world I think he would have the authority to rule yes or no on the legalization debate. I'm sure you could present 1 million and 1. But 1 million and 1 people proposing xyz are not right because of numbers. 1 million and 1 people can be wrong. 1 expert vs. 1 million and 1 people who don't like drugs. Also, Norm is a part of LEAP a national organization, I recommend reading up. Bottom line, the government has no role telling me what I can and cannot do with my own person (up until I endanger someone by DUI or something) this doctrine is otherwise known as natural liberty. If I do not infringe upon the rights of others then my rights shall not be infringed against. Ladies and gentlemen, in the interest of saving our government money, releasing good americans from prison who should never of been sent there, and being able to enjoy my free time, I strongly encourage you all to vote pro.