The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs

For more than a hundred years, our nation has had to face a war that can=t be stopped.

An unbeatable illegal market that has affected millions of families around the United States. This country has spent more than fifty billion dollars in the past year fighting against the illegal drug trade. During their time at war, it seemed as they were making progress; but in reality, they haven=t made the slightest change. We still have thousands of teens using drugs regularly and have drugs smuggled through this country daily. What would occur if the country was to legalize drugs?

Legalizing drugs would save this country billions the we waste each year. Money that we can use on more important issues, such as poverty. It could be set up that the distributers would have to pay the government a percentage of what they sell. Handling the issue in this matter would keep cartel violence lower then what is is now. So, every dealer who sells would be working for the U.S. government. There might be the occasional fights between distributors and fights against our government. They might not want to be told what to do by a single leader.

Mandating an age limit would be a good idea. The age limit would give teens less of a chance on getting their hands on drugs. In today=s society, kids have an easier time scoring on

some drugs then they do with alcohol because of an age limit. Making the age to buy illicit drugs should be made at 30 years old. There would still be a chance of young adults getting high but, not as many. Keeping our youth safe from danger should be this country=s number one priority.

The best idea would be to have the drugs legalized in one state. There would be more