The United States Should Legalize All Recreational Drugs

I will never once doubt your love and care for those families but please don't ever twist my words to portray me as some heartless tool. When I said "more deaths", I mean the lives of Cartel Members and oppositions, NEVER DID I once refer it to "innocent lives". So don't ever speak of what was never told. You said many lives were lost as a cause to the drug war but you never stated how many lives were lost as a cause to the drug usage. It is equally sad and painful as being in the war. As most readers realised your stats do include the deaths of innocent civilians aswell as Cartel members, and this is disgraceful. Yet what I meant was that you argued and debated with OVERWHELMING figures that just repelled people from reading it. 1 or 2 is enough. By the way a debate is a debate, my love and most people's love goes out for all the families that have suffered from these situation and not just you. The desires of the Cartel You said "Drug Prohibition is the very thing that allows criminals to enrich themselves". NO, it is this idea of rebellion in which money is a side product that attracts. If drugs are legalised, then they will be after guns or chemicals- anything which involves rebellion and money. This analogy may be disant but it's like when you're a little kid, you chew gum because first it's nice (money), but it's also rebellious. The Cartels will be after anything and that's why if the government stops them here ,they show their authority. The Power of Cartels So taking down those big words in your sentences such as "monetary", your idea is to start up new addictions and let the public of the country suffer so you can "bring down the profits of those Cartels". Yes I understand that addictions start up everyday but it would be much harder to become addicted when prohibited. For me and maybe for others, this idea of bankrupting the Cartel by providing more services that will sell these products and so more production of these products is a bad idea - regardless of your source. Government Strength Yes of course are governments are "fallible". At the en of the day under those big suits and houses they are just like us. But let me remind you that a "bad" decision is different to a "wrong" decision. One shows regret and mistakes and can almost be forgiven. However a "wrong" decision shows immorality which will of course no matter what will show weakness. You mentioned "change" shows strength, and yes I agree but only for the good. Change for the sake of change or for fear or pressure or even money is one that shows immorality. Cost Benefit analysis Your argument of the jails being clogged because of the inmates being "nonviolent" does not work. If the crime is committed, it has been committed, despite violence or not. A punishment is the consequence of an action. However your quotes of "drug usage has increased. Drug trafficking has increased" seems to be false as a quote from . https://www.ncjrs.gov... stated that : "Cooperation between civilians and police forces working together within communities across the country have successfully decreased drug-related crime. " On a grand scale as such, money seems to be wasted yet this quote just proves how the prohibition has helped reduce violence and increase societal relationships and help reduced suffering. Small steps make large effects so one must not forget these. Lastly drug prohibition is not only morally correct and life saving, but think how much jobs it produces and income to working class people. If legalised drugs will corrupt the town by increasing unemployment and homelessness and hence more crimes.