Drug Use essays

Drug Use essays Should Society have the right to prohibit drug use? Why would the government care if you use drugs? Is it because drugs can be harmful to your heath? But what does the government care about your heath for. Shouldnt your health be your business and not the governments? These are some of the many questions people have asked throughout history. I think the government should be allowed to prohibit drug use. There are many reasons that it should be allowed to but the most important one is because drugs have always led to violence and crime. Many people have argued that if they legalized drugs that there wouldnt be anyone breaking the law because drugs were legal. But it has been known that heavy drug users sometimes need their drug so badly, that they will do anything to have it, leading back to crime. But what about alcohol? Alcohol is bad for you and can make people violent. So how come alcohol is legal? The reason alcohol is probably legal is because it is considered a lighter drug. So if alcohol is legal because it is a lighter drug, then why not legalizes marijuana? I think the main reason that marijuana is not legal is because there has been so much effort in the war against marijuana that they will never legalize it. Another reason they wont legalize it is because marijuana is considered a gate-way drug, which will only lead to more serious drugs. So in the end, the government seems to be right on top of keeping us healthy and smart about drugs. Although many people will continue use illegal drugs behind the governments back probably until the end of time. ...