The reading on Unjust Drug Laws was the most enlightening of the last five. It definitely changed my perspective on the legalization of drugs, to which I initially felt very opposed. What triggered my shift in views were his refutations to prohibitionist arguments. Before the reading and heading into the seminar, I firmly believed that drugs should be outlawed because they can harm the user and others around them. I still think that many drugs are harmful and the use of them should be discouraged, but I now realize that it is unethical to take away someone’s right to do whatever they wish with their own body, even if it does endanger themselves. The author, Michael Huemer, made a really good point about how there are countless everyday things
