Against the Grain Response to Legalization Madness

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Against the Grain Response to Legalization
Madness

• The authors James A. Inciardi and Christine A.
  Saum believe that drugs should not be legalized,
  and they give 4 main points to support this view.

• Authors Argument
• The authors argue that legalizing drugs would
  not necessarily have a depressant effect on
  violent crime.
• The authors state that legalizing drugs would
  increase physical illness.
• The authors argue that any psychiatric problems
  had by users would only be made worse by the
  legalization of drugs.
• The authors say that marijuana has a connection
  with violence and crime.

• Counterpoint
• If drugs were legalized, there would be
  significantly less drug related crime, as the
  drugs are readily available.
• The legalization of drugs would help promote
  safer usage of paraphernalia, such as syringes.
• It has been shown that some drugs, such as
  marijuana, have medicinal benefits.
• If marijuana were legalized, selling would be
  regulated by age, quantity, and quality of the
  drug.