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I would advocate the legalization of drugs as Milton Freidman does and for the same reasons.

1. It takes the money out of the lawless element hands
2. It decreases the level of personal crimes..Burglary, Muggings
3. Increases the Tax base by imposing a useage tax
4. It decreases the level of law enforcement necessary to combat both the distibuter and users crimes
5. It decreases the need for so many prisons.

In any society there are roughly 6% to 7% of the population that is addictive in nature.

I agree that the user should bear the liability for his actions the same way a Drunk Driver is held accountable for his. As it stands denying access to Medical services in case of an OD...once it becomes legalized I would argue that the level of services needed would be about the same as they are under the current system.

America before 1913 was a user nation with Cocaine in Coca Cola, Laudaum, Heroin/Opimum .