The thing is, legalizing drugs would not make for more users!! Look at it this way, cigarettes are legal and avalable for purchase in every corner store, always have been, but smoking rates are extremely low (roughly 15% of the US population smokes). Not only is the smoking rate pretty low, it's also steadily decreased. With alcohol, when Prohibition ended MANY, MANY great things happened-violent gangs and bootleggers were essentially snuffed out overnight, and guess what?? The drinking habits of the people did NOT increase when Prohibition ended!! Drinking rates were basically steady throughout history, still are.
Opponents of drug legalization, what are your reasons?
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The thing is, legalizing drugs would not make for more users!! Look at it this way, cigarettes are legal and avalable for purchase in every corner store, always have been, but smoking rates are extremely low (roughly 15% of the US population smokes). Not only is the smoking rate pretty low, it's also steadily decreased. With alcohol, when Prohibition ended MANY, MANY great things happened-violent gangs and bootleggers were essentially snuffed out overnight, and guess what?? The drinking habits of the people did NOT increase when Prohibition ended!! Drinking rates were basically steady throughout history, still are.