For Johnson to suggest that legalizing heroin and cocaine is equivalent t o the legalization of alcohol is ludicrous. Legal drugs like tobacco and alcohol do not have nearly the same effects on people as hard drugs, such as heroin and cocaine. There is a chasm of difference between smoking a cigarette and smoking a crack pipe. It would be morally wrong for lawmakers to legalize drugs because of the damage it would cause to the already embattled American Family. The penalties for drug use are appropriate.
Drug use can alter the mind and cause people to do serious violence to others.
Anyone who chooses to use drugs risks well-deserved punishment. The use of drugs among young people is going up. To turn back and cede ground already won in the drug war would send a horrible message to the youth of America. Student Advantage, Inc. Inc. All Rights Reserved.