Mind Altering Drug Choices

Banning recreational drugs, while allowing other mind altering drugs (e.g., alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine) to be legalized with little regulation by government creates numerous inconsistencies. Some may advocate that the use of drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine will harm the person involved. Others may proclaim it will lead the drug user to commit crimes against other individuals. I advocate that individuals should be left with the choice to partake in the drug use or not. As long as the drug user does not infringe on the rights of other individuals, government should not step in the way of the user.
To prohibit something which might lead to a crime is an invasive attack on the rights of a person and their property. Only the evident operation of a crime should be illegal. If a person has not committed a crime, to impose force on a person’s right to choose is unjust. It also conveys a sentiment that individuals do not know what is right for them. This can lead to the government having too much power over individuals. A way to reduce crimes committed under the influence of any mind altering drug is to be more attentive about the crimes themselves.
Outlawing something because it may harm the user further allows the government to control the individual right to choose. Government may outlaw all sorts of self harming enjoyments like excessive junk food intake, allowing the government the right to force the individual to eat a salad instead of junk food for their “own good.” This begs the question—where does the government end and the individual begin?
I believe giving the individual the right to choose whether or not to partake in drug use will decrease crime. Some crimes are committed by addicts driven to theft by the high price of drugs caused by the ban itself. Drugs would be off the black market, decreasing the cost and curbing police payoffs. Also, if a minor would like to partake in the use of mind altering drugs, the parent of that individual should make the choice. The property rights the parents posses grants them the right to decide whether they would allow their child to use the drug on their property. Giving the individual the liberty to choose takes the power out of the government’s hands and leaves the decision up to the individual. As long as the drug use does not violate individual and property rights of other individuals, the government should not get involved.

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