How Do You Dispute The War On Drugs?
• Understand the Black Market. The most harmful element of the War is that it forces substances out of the normal economy. This raises the prices of illicit goods due to lack of availability, making them both very profitable and draining on the salaries of addicts. This profitability SUPPORTS the drug trade, and is responsible for reports of muggings for drug money: if the drugs were cheaper, addicts could afford them instead of committing MORE CRIMES. • Understand that prohibiting drugs makes them FAR MORE DANGEROUS. As an example, heroin is lethal on its own, but since it cannot be supervised by medical professionals, it also has helped to spread the AIDS epidemic due to dirty needles. In countries such as Amsterdam, where heroin is available, these needles are regulated in such a way that they are far safer to use, and the percentage of overdose occurring is far smaller. Users who buy drugs off the black market CANNOT LEGALLY KNOW THE QUALITY OR DOSAGE THAT THEY ARE RECIEVING. • Und
