Drug War.

Should all drugs remain illegal?
Proponants of the drug war say yes, opponants of the drug war say no, at least some drugs should become legal.

Shoud the war on drugs continue?
Proponants of the drug war say yes, opponants of the drug war say no, the DEA should be abolished or curtailed, at least regarding some presently illegal drugs.

I'd like you answer the following two questions in detail.

1. Under what circumstances would the Drug War be morally acceptable? 
2. Does the opposition to the Drug War bear burden of proving that those circumstances don't exist? Or does the government bear the burden of proving that they do? 

After you've answered these two questions in all appropriate detail, come to a conclusion about the drug war.

Here are some other questions you might want to consider. 
1. If drug use has declined, do we have compelling reason to think that this decline is due to the war on drugs? Or can it be explained by other factors? 
2. If the drug warriors had caused the reduction in drug use, would that, by itself, mean that the drug war was morally permissible?


Here's some links that should have useful information.

www.ehow.com
www.vahealth.org
www.sciencedaily.com
www.selectsmart.com



http://www.talktofrank.com/
http://www.ukcia.org/activism/dohjustifyprohibition.php
or CriminalJusticeList
or perhaps http://www.dea.gov/ongoing/legalization.htm
and http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1448/a14.htm
http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ct-prohibition.html
See http://www.facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/oct01bullet.html  (Links to Adobe Acrobat files)

http://www.norml.com/

Followups: drugpro.htm, drugcon.htm, drugsclear.htm

Here's a film about the American Drug War.


Here's a Bill Hicks video (warning, strong language, sexual references) on the subject. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1366476727111157120&hl=en


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