War on Drugs Philosophical Issues

War on Drugs Philosophical Issues

Have we really lost the war? What was shall you ask-the war on legalizing drugs in America. Is it ethically and morally correct to advocate the legalization of drugs, no matter what type-from marijuana to heroine and cocaine? Would legalizing drugs such as these, constitute a hypocoristic democratic government of the United States? The legalization of drugs has been an enduring question that has embraced our past philosophical scholars. Philosophers James Q. Wilson and William F. Buckley Jr., each have their own standpoint's and outlooks as to what it would be like if our government were to make such drugs legal in the United States. In order to validate this argument, I will attempt to show how the illegal use of drugs has been a concern of many American's for quite some time through philosophical findings.

First we must take into account the following philosophical quote, "the greatest good for the most amount of people", in asking ourselves, is it in the best interests of the American citizens to actually legalize such illegal drugs? How can so many people be fighting what is considered a "war" in the sense that they, the drug addicts, actually see a benefit in making illegal drugs legal, and readily available to them on a steady basis. However, this isn't to say that all of those who are fighting to legalize drugs are addicts, but for the purpose of my argumentative