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support 80% · Dangerous to othersmoderated to 100%; argued down by 20%
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 19:59:48Drug use is dangerous to persons besides the user, in the rise of health care costs, violence associated with the use of drugs, neglect of children by drug-addicted parents, and other third party effects. Drugs should remain illegal to minimize these effects of drug use. -
oppose 80% · Re: Dangerous to othersmoderated to 100%; argued down by 20%
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 20:41:45The violence associated with the use of drugs would be greatly decreased if the price was lower, as would certainly happen upon drug legalization. Most drug-related crime is caused by users attempting to find funding to buy drugs at artificially inflated prices (caused by prohibition raising the risk and cost of creation, transport and sale of drugs). reference -
oppose 80% · Re: Re: Dangerous to othersmoderated to 100%; argued down by 20%
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 20:42:09The spread of crack has shown the exact opposite to be true.
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by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 20:42:30
A 1988 study showed 85% of all crack-related violence were caused by the market culture, primarily territory disputes among dealers. There's no reason this trend would not be comparable today. (Goldstein et. al., 1997)
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 20:42:50
As a bastardization of powder cocaine, crack is a unique case of an ideal "dealer's drug" that would have not arisen without the initial black market conditions we now live with.
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