For as long as we’ve been alive, human begins have sought to alter their consciousness by indulging in substances we no call recreational drugs. Some use them as an escape, some think of them as nothing but a good time, some use them to treat various illnesses, and some have their lives utterly destroyed by them. Most recreational drugs are currently illegal. Should they be legalized?
I’ll tell you what I think; just remember - I could be wrong.
History of drug use
https://inpud.wordpress.com/timeline-of-events-in-the-history-of-drugs/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9924-timeline-drugs-and-alcohol/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/buyers/socialhistory.html
Prohibition
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/unintended-consequences/
https://prohibition.osu.edu/why-prohibition
https://www.britannica.com/event/Prohibition-United-States-history-1920-1933
https://www.history.com/topics/prohibition
Cost of War on Drugs
https://www.vox.com/cards/war-on-drugs-marijuana-cocaine-heroin-meth/war-on-drugs-cost-spending
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/financial-figures-americas-drug-war.html/?a=viewall
https://elevationshealth.com/annual-cost-war-on-drugs/
https://impact.vice.com/en_us/article/pad7jm/the-war-on-drugs-has-always-been-a-big-waste-of-money
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-drug-war-where-the-money-goes-100201/
http://www.drugsense.org/cms/wodclock
Impact of legalized marijuana
https://nypost.com/2017/09/14/marijuana-legalization-hasnt-led-to-more-drug-abuse-study/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733622/
https://news.lift.co/five-years-effects-legalization-colorado-washington-state/