I believe the drug laws are in serious need of reform. We tend to forget that alcohol is a drug and that at one time it was prohibited without success. Also, I believe that a civil body of government rather than a criminal one should regulate drug use. It is a social problem, not a criminal one. As a largely victimless crime they should not have their civil rights taken away just because they like to take drugs which we have arbitrarily made illegal.

Drugs are very expensive because they are illegal. Their procurement and use fuel crime and violence, which could be largely eliminated if organized crime did not have a monopoly and the free enterprise system could control the market. Potency regulated by licensed drug companies would prevent unusually pure substances from causing accidental overdose. There is an epidemic of unnecessary deaths from this cause. This problem is exacerbated by the fear users and bystanders have of seeking a highly effective antidote for drug poisoning that is universally available at hospitals. The U.S. drug laws violate

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Even if drug laws could be justified morally, they could never be enforced. Since the demand for drugs will never be eradicated, a network for supplying them to consumers will always be in place. Short of adopting a system of immediate capital punishment, like the one used in Singapore, it is impossible to keep buyers and sellers apart. The money to be made from drug trafficking is so huge that there will always be those willing to risk the consequences. The desire of the addict for the substance is so great that it will never be quelled by any amount of legislation.

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