legalization of drugs
Drugs - what do you associate with this word? I dare say most of you think of words such as violence, self-destruction, problems - and some of you might even think of gangs, wars or murders. But why has this word been so hard for so many people to come to terms with? Why is it, that so many of us has this violence depicted picture of drugs imprinted in our minds? Almost all conducted studies show that the claims of the media are all either exaggerated or just downright false. To understand this painfully obvious misconception of the problem, I must first tell you the history of drug prohibition.
The war on drugs was never based on any scientific proof, nor was it the drugs itself that led to prohibition - The prohibition had everything to do with who was associated with the drugs.
The first drug prohibition laws in the 1870s were outlawing opium, and were directed at chinese immigrants. The first anti-cocaine laws were made in the early 1900s, and were directed at black men. The first anti-marijuana laws were made in 1910s and 1920s, and were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican Americans. From there it wasn’t until the 1960s, when drugs became a symbol of youthful rebellion and political dissent, that the drug prohibition debate once again heated up. If we take a look at ancient greek and their Oracles, whom were asked crucial questions from big leaders of their time. The Oracles had a chamber in which they would awaken a connection with God and receive the answer - But has later been proved to be nothing but acid trips.
Looking back at this struggle, this political hysteria, do you still think that drugs were prohibited for the general safety of society? Or perhaps now you see this war more as a political tool, a symbol of power?
Drugs can have positive as well as negative effects on an individual person - and society as a whole. I am convinced, that legalization of all drugs would tip this balance in the favor of positive effects. Legalization would
The war on drugs was never based on any scientific proof, nor was it the drugs itself that led to prohibition - The prohibition had everything to do with who was associated with the drugs.
The first drug prohibition laws in the 1870s were outlawing opium, and were directed at chinese immigrants. The first anti-cocaine laws were made in the early 1900s, and were directed at black men. The first anti-marijuana laws were made in 1910s and 1920s, and were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican Americans. From there it wasn’t until the 1960s, when drugs became a symbol of youthful rebellion and political dissent, that the drug prohibition debate once again heated up. If we take a look at ancient greek and their Oracles, whom were asked crucial questions from big leaders of their time. The Oracles had a chamber in which they would awaken a connection with God and receive the answer - But has later been proved to be nothing but acid trips.
Looking back at this struggle, this political hysteria, do you still think that drugs were prohibited for the general safety of society? Or perhaps now you see this war more as a political tool, a symbol of power?
Drugs can have positive as well as negative effects on an individual person - and society as a whole. I am convinced, that legalization of all drugs would tip this balance in the favor of positive effects. Legalization would