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An Argument for the Legalization of Drugs, Based on John Stuart Mills' "Revised The question of whether or not to legalize certain drugs has been debated for decades. Although opponents have thus far been successful in preventing this, there a ....

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... on the side of legalization. Since Mills is concerned not with individual rights, but with the consequences of one's actions on other people, the question becomes: Is drug use an action that, although performed by an individual, threatens the vital interests of others? Using the example of a casual, responsible drug user who is a contributing (or non-detracting) member of society, it is clear that more harm is done to others if the user must resort to illegal methods to obtain his drugs. The very act of buying drugs is intrinsically illegal and carries the threat of establishing a criminal record for the buyer. This can have a d ...