A controversial topic that has been widely discussed is the legalization of drugs in the United States. Many people see drugs as a very common subject but don’t understand how much of an impact it actually has. Drugs take part in the daily life of Americans and the effects of legalizing it would be life changing. This topic is especially important to young readers because their futures will be molded by the decision to legalize drugs or to prohibit them. This essay will be supporting the motion to legalize drugs because it would make the streets safer, allow people to relieve pain peacefully, and give the people of America its rights back.
A lot of people think that it’s more beneficial to prohibit drugs rather than to legalize them but that …show more content…
Paul Butler one of the debaters arguing for the motion described a moment in his life when his family member was diagnosed with lung cancer and the doctor had said that marijuana would be the best solution. “He didn 't live in a state where medical marijuana was available, and so our family faced the difficult choice of becoming lawbreakers, risking arrest and prosecution, or watching my relative live and die in pain” (Paul Butler). Almost everyone in the U.S has a family member or knows someone that has had a family member diagnosed with cancer. Just imagine the pain and suffering a cancer patient goes through, don’t they deserve the chance to live their life pain free? What kind of person would takes away someone’s right to peace? It’s not only just about the patient but what about their family as well. They’d have watch their family member die in agony and know that when the time comes it was a painful death. Let’s say that Paul Butler’s family got ahold of marijuana and gave it to their family member. It still wouldn’t allow the victim to relax because in the back of their mind they know that at any moment their loved ones could go to jail. By legalizing drugs the fear of going to jail for helping a loved one would be completely diminished and everyone including the victim could live with no
A lot of people think that it’s more beneficial to prohibit drugs rather than to legalize them but that …show more content…
Paul Butler one of the debaters arguing for the motion described a moment in his life when his family member was diagnosed with lung cancer and the doctor had said that marijuana would be the best solution. “He didn 't live in a state where medical marijuana was available, and so our family faced the difficult choice of becoming lawbreakers, risking arrest and prosecution, or watching my relative live and die in pain” (Paul Butler). Almost everyone in the U.S has a family member or knows someone that has had a family member diagnosed with cancer. Just imagine the pain and suffering a cancer patient goes through, don’t they deserve the chance to live their life pain free? What kind of person would takes away someone’s right to peace? It’s not only just about the patient but what about their family as well. They’d have watch their family member die in agony and know that when the time comes it was a painful death. Let’s say that Paul Butler’s family got ahold of marijuana and gave it to their family member. It still wouldn’t allow the victim to relax because in the back of their mind they know that at any moment their loved ones could go to jail. By legalizing drugs the fear of going to jail for helping a loved one would be completely diminished and everyone including the victim could live with no