Legalizing Ecstasy
Have you ever believed in something your entire life, only to come to terms that your belief is miss-informed? Recently something like that happened to me. For a speech class I had to do research on a popular drug called ecstasy, used at raves and underground parties. My first take on the drug was that it was very unstable and that it could eventually lead to death. Obviously you believe most stuff you read in the news, and so I took the news to heart about ecstasy. The problem was that the source of my information was really unsubstantiated rumor. I used to believe that all drugs were bad no matter what but in fact, after extensive research on ecstasy, I discovered that there is therapeutic value in that the drug helps patients of therapists open up more during sessions. I believe the DEA should lift the ban it has placed on ecstasy. Obviously you are taught from an early age that all drugs are bad and using them is only for the bad and scary people of the world. But research has shed new light on the popular drug ecstasy. Ecstasy was developed and patented in the early 1900's, but it wasn't until the 1970's that it came in to the hands of a therapist. About to retire from a life long career in therapy,
Ecstasy is still under a Schedule 1 ban, a group that carries the highest penalties for possession and dealing. Even today, Ecstasy users are still prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. For this ban to be lifted there is a few things that would need to be done. A medical group would have to come along and convince the DEA that ecstasy is not as harmful as originally thought. If the DEA moved Ecstasy into a Schedule 2 category it would be legal for medicinal research to be done, but only on animals, not humans. Lab tests would need to be set up and results most likely would come after 3 years of research. Already, at this point, a lot of money has been spent. But, if the medical group can prove that Ecstasy's positive effects outweigh its negative effects, than the DEA may lift the ban. Hoping for abolishing the ban any time soon is pretty much impossible. With the way the DEA and Government works, research would be challenged legally and most likely stopped before it ever started. The budget would have to be extensive, which, this day and age, is becoming harder and harder to find. Most investors are very hesitant to go against super powers like the DEA and the government. We can only hope that sometime in the near future people will begin to open their eyes to new and experimental drugs. After all, we're not going to find the cure for Aids or Cancer if we ban every new drug before they can be thoroughly tested. The reason this drug strikes me as so useful is that my family is full of manic depressants, and those that attend psychiatrist's session
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