Drug legalization is a hotly debated topic in today’s society. Proponents of this plan state that it will put drug dealers out of business and take away the rebellious allure that causes many young people to take drugs. This theory could not be farther from the truth. If illegal drugs were legalized, drug dealers would be brought to the forefront of one of the fastest growing industries in history. They would form giant corporations …showed first 75 words of 712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 712 total…health as before. It would also cause a giant increase in crime due to the probable increase in drug-related incidents. There are no definite benefits of legalizing drugs and several definite drawbacks. There is a reason why some drugs have been made illegal. They are extremely detrimental to society in many ways. Legalizing them would only increase the amount of drug use in the country, thereby increasing the many ill effects that accompany such drugs.