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The legalazation of something would likely peak the interested in a lot of people, especially when they are out partying on a Friday night and stop into 711 when they are drunk and high on weed and can pick up some meth and herion. There are very few meth heads, crack heads, ect that are productive in any society. We don't need to be taking hard working Americans and helping them turn into junkies. We need to be doing the opposite. The value of making these substances illegal is because they have been proven to take over a persons life even when initially used recreationally and destroy it completely. Can you name any benefits of legalizing meth?
Yes. The benefits of legalizing meth is that we will spend less money for police, prisons, and the court system. Instead, that money can be used for rehabilitating meth addicts that want it.
Because they can get rehabilitation rather than a prison sentence, they won't be considered a felon. Therefore they won't be automatically dismissed from job interviews for being an ex-convict with a felony on their record. Which will make it easier for them to get a job after they've gotten their life straight.
Because meth will be legal, companies will be in charge of providing it. As opposed to current manufacturers now - drug criminals. And because legal businesses will resolve conflicts via the court system, rather than through street violence, less drug violence overall will happen.
Because meth is legal it can be taxed, and thus is a revenue generator for the government and can be used for projects for the general beneficial use of the people. As opposed to right now in which those who sell meth pay no monies to the government, and so enjoys greater profits because of it without being required to give back to society in the form of taxes.
And those are only the benefits to legalizing meth I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure I could think of more if I really thought about it.