Pubdate: Sat, 10 Apr 2004
Source: Springfield News-Leader (MO)
Copyright: 2004 The Springfield News-Leader
Contact:  http://www.springfieldnews-leader.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1129
Author: Tony Wang

DRUG LEGALIZATION

Time and Money Are Wasted Now

I think drugs should be legal because of all the people that use
drugs. The war on drugs takes a lot of money from the government that
could be used for other purposes, such as education. Cops spend time
trying to bust drug users instead of real crimes like rapes, murders
and child abductions.

Since drugs are illegal, smugglers must smuggle the drugs into our
country and that would cause violence. But if drugs were legal, there
wouldn't be a need to smuggle drugs in and have conflict about the
drugs.

Government could tax the drugs if they were legal. If companies make
drugs, it will make the drugs safer because of better and cleaner
equipment and supplies. There would still be an age limit if drugs
were legal.

Tony Wang, eighth-grader, Pershing Middle School 
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