Alcohols use as a socially acceptbale narcotic should be banned forthwith

EconomyWhile a person who may be unemployed for a while may suffer short termWhen the demand of grapes for alcohol production reduces, the grape farmers will suffer immensly and it will not be short term either. Due to monetary issues, many farmers in Inida commit suicide, more than 290 thousand farmers have committed suicide since 1995[1]. Who is to say that a similar situation cannot happen in a country where alcohol is prohibited, especially where wine is a popular alcoholic beverage.As such the disappearance of the alcohol market for the common good will result in a new business as there is more disposable income available to spendAnd that disposable income will be used to buy unregulated, illegal and hence, far more dangerous alcohol.Prohabition vs leagalized consumptionYes, people do tell the questionnaires that they are breaking the law by participating in marijuana use.I doubt every single marijuana user would tell the truth during the time where marijuana was illegal. I would not tell the truth if I were them, neither would many people.Freedom of choice and Effects of ProhibitionPro says that Al Capone style gangs will not happen since the statistics show that murders due to organized crime stay the same regardless of police activityPolice activity? What does that have to do wiht anything? This needs clarification.What Pro fails to realize is that instead of honest alcohol businessmen making money, the alcohol 'cartel' and gangesters will be the one making money in the event of a prohibitionRegarding government control. It is important that my opponent needs to show that alcohol is in fact safe enough to be government controlled.Safe enough to be government controlled? That does not make any sense.it should be noted that the lethal dosage of alcohol is more dangerous than that of heroin, cocaineBut how many people actually take the lethal amount of alcohol? Almost every person who drinks does not drink a lethal amount. If Alcohol is so dangerous and deadly, why then do people take it, fully educated of its deadly affects? Simple, because they prefer shorter lives of intoxicated paradise. Who are we to decide that for them?Should we increase the education about alcohol's so called deadly affects? yes, should we ban it? no.Why was the United States prohibiton [of alcohol] act repealed?What we need to realize is that the United States of America did have such a prohibition of alcohol for 5 years. The fact that they chose to repeal such a prohibition itself shows that it was not such a good idea. An excerpt from a quote below by a 1925 US Journalist sufficiently summarises why the prohibition act was repealed."None of the great boons and usufructs that were to follow the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment has come to pass. There is not less drunkenness in the Republic but more. There is not less crime, but more. There is not less insanity, but more. The cost of government is not smaller, but vastly greater."[2]Even people who supported the prohibition initially came to oppose it since they found the act to be detrimental more than beneficial to societyAlcohol has health benefitsBeleive it or not, alcohol has health benefits provided you take it in moderation[3], a) It may reduce your chance of getting diabetesb) it reduces your chance of strokec) it reduces the development of heart disease.Infact everything edible has health benefits in moderation but health detriments in extremities. Perhaps we should ban burgers and french fries because of the growing obesity problem which leads to heart disease, stroke and diabetes which are coincidentially the things that alcohol helps with!Victimless crimeIn my previous round I have provided sufficient evidence that shows that alcohol is anything but a victimless crimeYes, such as drunk driving. But then again put more stricter laws on that. As far as home abuse in concerned, the person being abused can leave the presence of the drunk abuser and go to the policeIn contrast all my opponent has done is made an assertion that alcohol is safe, this assertion I (and voters should) refuse to accept without proof.I did give proof (i will cite the source again[4]). Just because some people who drink alcohol become drunk drivers and abusers and at times kill people, does not mean that prohibition is the best solution. Is banning Islam to prevent terrorism or banning christianity to prevent homophobic abuse and bombing of abortion clinics viable solutions? There are some muslims, christians and other religions who take the extreme side. This does not mean that that religion should be banned. Likewise Alcohol should not be outright banned anywhere in the world. Sources:[1]http://www.nytimes.com...;[2]http://www2.potsdam.edu...;[3]http://www.mayoclinic.org...;[4]http://www.philforhumanity.com...;