What Are The Pros And Cons To Legalize Recreational Drugs

American voters need to look at the examples of Colorado and Washington and vote to legalize less-harmful recreational drugs like marijuana. Conservative politicians have been vocal about their stance on crime, and they were the architects of the U.S.’s harsh drug policy, dating back to Nixon’s and Reagan’s presidencies. Voters need to pressure their representatives and voice their support for fair drug policy. Fair drug policy would help reduce the inequality between rich whites and poor minorities, who are often the victims of enforcement in disproportionate numbers. It would also take power and money away from the gangs that often have free reign over Mexican cities. Taxation and regulation of drugs would provide money for social services and treatment of addicts, as well as removing the costs of enforcement. My target audience is the government of the United States, and the people who vote those officials into office, as well as the Drug Enforcement Agency and its leadership.
As I learned more about the War, I realized that drug prohibition causes more societal harm than good, and it is possible for people to use recreational drugs responsibly. We must admit defeat in the War on Drugs, before one of your family members, or friends, or your significant other is arrested and sent to prison for a non-violent drug offense, probably facing a harsh minimum sentence of a couple years and a felony hindering their post-release