The Pros And Cons Of Drug Prohibition

Intro
Drug laws are a highly controversial issue in several countries because there are many arguments for and against the legal prohibition of drugs. The main question that I will be focusing on is: Is the recreational use of illegal drugs, for pleasure or change, morally wrong or morally permissible? In order to analyze the debate over the morality drug use, it is required to take into consideration the various arguments that are established. Mainly arguments about the morality of humans using drugs for recreational use, along with utilitarian arguments over whether legalization or drug prohibition would be an improvement on the drug-related harm in our society. Utilitarianism is a great moral theory to use in evaluating this subject because it can

This is because most of the drugs in todays society are naturally produced which gives humans easy access to obtaining them. They have become so common in which they are now used for celebrations and other things such as religious ceremonies. Alcohol, which is considered a drug, has become so accepted in todays society that people view other drugs the same way. Some consider this an issue in our community because the access to drugs is gradually becoming easier as we legalize drugs. Many people use drugs for pleasure and celebrations today because they have the right to live as whatever seems good to them as long as there is no harm done to others. Thomas S. Szasz is for the right to recreational use of drugs, he stated, "I favor free trade in drugs for the same reason the Founding Fathers favored free trade in ideas. In an open society, it is none of the government 's business what idea a man puts into his mind; likewise, it should be none of the government 's business what drug he puts into his body." This issue is very controversial because the right to freedom justifies drug use only when there is no harm done to