Legalize Drugs

Illegal drugs are often blamed for the violence associated with them. I think that if most of these drugs were legalized there would be a lot less violence connected with them. Much of the violence is connected with the underground marketing system that is in place because of the prohibition. Regulation of these drugs would be easier if they could be sold on the open market. I did not adopt this point of view from a desire to be able to obtain some of these drugs more easily. It has long been my point of view. There are people who become violent under the influence of alcohol. I would not be surprised if alcohol caused more violent behavior than other drugs. Also there are probably more legal prescribed psychotropic medications that cause violence than there are illicit drugs that cause that kind of behavior. Of course with the legalization of these drugs education about the dangers of addiction would be needed. The same education is needed in regarded the addictive possibility of prescribed drugs. Whether or not to use these substances should be up to the individuals not the government.