DRUG LEGALIZATION PRIMER
(A Public Service Announcement from Suburra Publishing.)
The criminalization of drugs is a relatively recent concept that was popularized by the American government at the beginning of the 20th century. Because of the horrible side effects of criminalization and massive propaganda, illegal drugs are now considered an uncontrollable evil. Illicit drugs are not any more dangerous than legal drugs like alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine. That is, they are safe when used responsibly. It is wrong to persecute people for actions that do not harm others. The criminalization of responsible recreational drug use denies citizens the pursuit of happiness that inspired the American Revolution.
Note: To expose all the fictions, faulty reasoning, and misguided motives behind drug criminalization cannot be accomplished in a handful of web pages. Hopefully these pages will rouse readers to either purchase the book, You Will Die, or even better, begin to investigate the issues themselves (see links). For those tempted to dismiss the following assertions as radical bunkum, please refer to The Drug User Hall of Fame to see the impressive list of those that also support decriminalization.
6. Drugs will make you do bad things.
7. Drugs do not do anything for you.
A. Meeting God: Mind Expansion / Religious Reasons
E. Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Relaxation
F. A Whole New World: Creativity
I. It Does the Body Good: Health Reasons
J. Drugs Make Life Fun: Pleasure
1. Drug criminalization destroys freedom.
2. Drug criminalization destroys civil rights.
3. The drug war is fought largely against urban minorities and the poor.
4. Drug criminalization destroys children.
5. The drug war debilitates our government.
A. Bush Got High. Why Can’t I?: Hypocrisy
B. Why They Hate Us: The DEA Pisses On The Whole World
C. Tax Addiction Is A Moral Issue: Bloated Bureaucracy
D. Corruption Is A Third World Thing: Wrong
6. The drug war made 9/11 possible.
7. Drug Criminalization Is the Lifeblood of Criminal Organizations.
8. The horrible side effects of the drug war are in vain because it will never be won.
9. American bureaucrats slander the real lands of the free to keep drug war dollars flowing.
(successful drug users and esteemed supporters of decriminalization)
All information taken from You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos, Book I by Robert R. Arthur. Detailed documentation of sources can be found therein.
The Drug Legalization site was last modified December 14, 2007.
Constructive comments and suggestions are welcome at service@suburra.com.