As some of you may have heard the movement to legalize marijuana is an ongoing debate. So first we must go back in time and remember the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920's and 1930's.
Our government banned the manufacture, possession and sale of alcohol for about 13 years. This country had an explosion of violence due to the demand for alcoholic beverages, organized crime was responsible for a majority of it, they killed their competition, and any law enforcement agent who stood in their way of making money. Innocent lives were lost in this attempt to mold people into what some considered to be an ideal respectable and responsible citizen. This did not deter the peoples demand for it. Until finally alcohol prohibition was abolished.
Now, just because it was abolished doesn't mean our government approves or disapproves the consumption of alcohol. We now have laws that basically hold you responsible for the the damages or deaths that you caused while under the influence of alcohol. With that in mind let's consider the amount and cost of property damages, the number of deaths by drunk drivers, the number of people abuse by some one under the influence of alcohol.
After thinking that over, I have come to the conclusion that even though I didn't spend any money on pursuing a higher education at some college or university, it shouldn't take too much common sense or intelligence to see that alcohol is not the right choice for a whole lot of people, yet it's the only legal choice for all the people. Prohibition is still failing in the war on drugs.
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