Drug Laws are banished: Use/ Posession of any substance is now legal.
The complete legalization of drug use and possession could lead to significant societal changes. The black market and drug cartels would diminish, reducing violence and gang-related conflicts.
Drug Laws are banished: Use/ Posession of any substance is now legal.
Government
Could open/ create new trade agreements with foreign countries
Could help with the war in Afghanistan. Find some peace with trading in their opium poppy seeds.
Save $50 billion dollars
Put money towards harm reduction indicatives
Put money towards treatment facilities
Put money towards education programs
Put money into laws that target pro drug advertisements
Prison Systems
Less stigma around drug use. Won't make someone seem like the "bad" guy. Meaning safer drug use if people are educated.
Overpopulation in prison wouldn't be such a large problem. Right now a little of 45% of inmates are in for a drug offense.
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Black Market
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No more drug cartels
Violence would go down
A buyer couldn't by a drug that is laced with something deadly
Reduction in gang violence
No drugs to move around
Less gun violence over drug wars
Kids stay in school
Treatment Facilities
Rehabilitation/ Education
According to the DEA, they only prevent less than 10% of illicit drug use. However, the United States provides $50 Billion a year to "...eradicate drugs from this country" (Standford). Meaning this money could be relocated to rehab facilities
There would be an increased amount of money available to educate individuals about drug use
Needle and Syringe Programs
Referals to Rehab facilties
Prevent HIV, AIDS
Provides information on how to control/ managae and overdose and other harmful effects from drugs
Provides HIV, and STI screening
Drug Testing Facilities
Could provide more employment opportunities since companies will still want sober employees and if more drugs being available then more facilities will open.
Could increase testing prices if testing becomes more accurate.
Encourage them to create more accurate testing.
Hospitals
More Hospitalizations
Inexperienced drug uses try new drug and don't know their safe limits.
Less hospitalizations
Education programs implemented in schools and other government educational programs provided by governments increased budget to teach safe drug use.
Education is provided on safe drug use. Also there won't be drugs that are laced if the government is controlling them and have accurate labels on what each one contains.