Why Hard Drugs Should Be Legalized In Canada

Currently in Canada all hard drugs are illegal. There are many good arguments as to why hard drugs should be legalized in Canada Hard drugs should be legalized in Canada because the government will save money, the health of the people who live in Canada will be improved, and there will be less drug related deaths and injuries within Canada. In Canada there is a rough average of about 47000 deaths each year from drug abuse. By legalizing drugs people will feel less appeal to them, which would drop the death rate significantly if people stopped using or slowed down on using the narcotics. “congressional Record” (2013) Portugal legalized hard drugs in 2001 and has since found a steady decline in the death pertaining to drugs in their …show more content…
If people were to buy their narcotics from a government run store there would be less black market trade going on. “Bender. D” (1996) With people buying from government stores the drugs could not be laced with anything and would only be the pure substance. In Victoria B.C. heroin is being used as a way to help people addicted to opioids. “Purdon. N” (2016) This method helps people live their daily lives the way they want. They can still go to work and function on heroin it was only when they were addicted to opioids that it was taking over their lives. Although it is a new project they are finding success in their …show more content…
The penitentiaries would not spend as much due to the decrease in drug crime. There is over 100,000 canadians in jail right now because of drug offences once they are set free there would be a drop in spending because of how many releases there would be. The government can decrease these costs by legalizing hard drugs by not having to spend so much on the offenders because there will not be any. There would be no punishment which would cost less. Punishment increases the danger of drug use by forcing users into an illicit market. “Bender. D” (1996) The police cost the canadian government 6.5 billion dollars each year according to “Police resources in Canada” (2014) The funds could be cut in half by the legalization. It all has to do with the crime rate that involves drugs in our country. Legalizing marijuana alone would end more of all current drug arrests. “Bender. D” (1996) Other countries have spent billions trying to eliminate drugs using law enforcement programs. “Husak. D” (2005) The courts would be spending less as well with less people having to appear in court using the judge's time and the government's